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Preserve Guidelines

Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve

Brower Lake Nature Preserve

Cascade Peace Park

Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve

Maas Family Nature Preserve

Roselle Park

Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve

The Highlands

Wege Foundation Natural Area

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About Us

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to keep nature nearby and conserve ecologically critical land in West Michigan. We protect land by creating public nature preserves, providing support to communities and local governments creating natural areas, and helping private landowners protect their own land.

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Artists are at work on our preserves capturing the beauty of the lands we've protected together over the last 50 years. 🎨 Their completed pieces will be shown at a gallery exhibit at @lafontseegalleries this October. Proceeds from the sales of each piece will benefit the continued work of keeping nature nearby.

Save the Date: Preserved! happens October 2-3, 2026.

Artists Pictured: @betsyoneillfineart at Palomita Nature Reserve, @kathleenkalinowski at Brower Lake Nature Preserve, and @lynnandersonpainter at Brower Lake Nature Preserve
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Volunteer with us this Saturday! 🌿 We'll be removing invasive garlic mustard from Brower Lake Nature Preserve in Rockford.

Brower Lake Nature Preserve permanently protects wetlands and forest in an area increasingly pressured by development. Along with a sphagnum bog and a mature oak-hickory forest, the preserve also contains remnants of an oak barrens natural community—one of Michigan’s rarest ecosystem types. 

We need your help ensuring the continued health of these important habitats! Learn more and register to attend this Saturday's workday on our website. Link in our profile!
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This is what community looks like. To everyone who rode, cheered, and volunteered at the Explorathon Preserve Pedal: thank you for showing up for the places we love! It was lovely to celebrate the impact of 50 years of conservation in the Eastern Glacial Corridor with you. 🚴🌳

Keep the momentum going: the Explorathon Preserve Paddle is August 29! More details to come on that event soon.

#westmichigan #lcwm50 #cycling #conservation #community
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EDIT: Pre-registration for tomorrow's Preserve Pedal has closed. On-site registration will be available tomorrow! Meet us at the Wittenbach Wege Center between 7:30-10 a.m. to sign up the day of the event.

Three routes, five preserves and parks, miles of fun. 🚲🌳 Learn more and sign up to attend on our website. Link in our bio!

Thank you to Tim & Jane Stoepker, @grchair, and @loosespokesbikeshop for sponsoring this event and supporting 50 years of keeping nature nearby!
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The routes are ready. 🚴 Last week our team hit the road to ride the 7-mile Explorathon: Preserve Pedal route to make sure everything is dialed in for this Saturday. If you are registered, we will see you on June 6th at the Wittenbach Wege Center! If you are not, there is still time. Link in bio!

#explorathon #westmichigan #keepingnaturenearby #lowellmi #lcwm50
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Update regarding access to Meinert Park and Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve! A culvert has been installed and crews are currently working to fill the road in with gravel. Walking access to the beach and preserve will be restored for the weekend. The road will be paved at a later date.

Learn more about these parks on our website at naturenearby.org/explore or the link in our bio!

Image by @sjessmo
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Controlled burns are one of the most misunderstood tools in conservation.

A few weeks ago, our Burn Crew carried out a controlled burn at Wege Foundation Natural Area. It was planned, permitted, and carefully managed from start to finish, the way every controlled burn is.

Unlike wildfires, controlled burns are intentional. Land managers use them to clear out invasive species that crowd out native plants, return nutrients to the soil, and mimic the natural fire cycles that Michigan’s prairies and savannas evolved with over thousands of years.

Without periodic fire, these ecosystems don’t just change, they disappear.

We asked our crew how long they’d been doing this work and what they love most about it. If you want to get involved, LCWM offers a Burn Crew training open to new volunteers every spring; no experience required! Comment “good fire” if you want to learn more.

#BurnCrew #PrescribedFire #LandStewardship #WestMichigan #KeepingNatureNearby
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The Preserve Pedal is coming up on June 6! 🚲 🌳 Explore and support protected natural land as you bike through the Eastern Glacial Corridor. We hope you can join us!

🗺️ Choose between three routes—50 miles, 25 miles, and 7 miles.
🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ Join a group ride and bike alongside others at your preferred pace.
🌱 Learn about the lands we’ve protected together over the last 50 years at aid stations with education opportunities, refreshments, and activities.
🎉 Join us for an afterparty to celebrate our enduring commitment to conservation in West Michigan!

This event is generously sponsored by Tim & Jane Stoepker, Grand Rapids Chair, and Loose Spokes Bicycle Shop.

Tickets are required to attend! Learn more about the event and purchase your tickets on our website. Link in our bio!
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