April 6, 2022
Muskegon County opens the southern 214 acres of Dune Harbor County Park
Thanks to the support of many generous donors, the southern portion of Dune Harbor County Park is now open to the public.
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April 6, 2022
The Highlands is now protected by a conservation easement
The Highlands is now protected by a conservation easement.
April 6, 2022
Six acres added to Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve
A generous neighbor to the preserve has donated 6 acres to expand the protected natural area.
April 4, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Nick Sanchez, Conservation Easement Stewardship Specialist
When it comes to helping people protect, enjoy and care for nature in West Michigan, LCWM’s staff make it all happen. This post is part of a series of interviews to help you get to know our team members!
March 21, 2022
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Saving our hemlocks
The deep green leaves of the Eastern hemlock add a dark, shadowy character to the forest. The stately trees can live for hundreds of years, but an invasive pest is devastating their populations.  Hemlock wooly adelgid (HWA) is an insect that feeds on the sap of
March 8, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Emily Ambs, Annual Giving Manager
When it comes to helping people protect, enjoy and care for nature in West Michigan, LCWM’s staff make it all happen. This post is part of a series of interviews to help you get to know our team members!
February 15, 2022
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Spring’s Earliest Bloomer
Take an early spring hike through Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve and you are likely to see the mottled, purplish spathes of skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus, poking through the snow and ice.
February 7, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Lucas Dykstra, Stewardship Specialist
When it comes to helping people protect, enjoy and care for nature in West Michigan, LCWM’s staff make it all happen. This post is part of a series of interviews to help you get to know our team members!
January 10, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Jill Bannink-Albrecht, Development Operations Specialist
When it comes to helping people protect, enjoy and care for nature in West Michigan, LCWM’s staff make it all happen. This post is part of a series of interviews to help you get to know our team members! Introduce yourself! Share three fun facts about
January 4, 2022
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2021 Holiday Hike Challenge Results
This holiday season, many of you set out to find the big red holiday bows hanging on trees in 16 of our nature preserves. You travelled across West Michigan with your friends, family and pets and discovered gorgeous natural places—some for the first time! A hearty thanks to everyone who participated in our Holiday Hike Challenge! Today we