September 28, 2022
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Nature is for Everyone: A reflection on Second Saturday Workdays
LCWM volunteer Stephanie Gerling shares her reflections after attending a few Second Saturday Workdays.
News & Blog
September 20, 2022
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Cirsium pitcheri: A thistle at risk
The following is a guest post from Maisie Wiler (pictured above), a student at Grand Valley State University studying Natural Resources Management and Writing and a Land Conservancy of West Michigan volunteer. She is an avid hiker, cyclist, gardener, and hobby photographer. This past summer, I
August 31, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Chris Long, 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!
Where Once were Oaks
This post is excerpted from an article originally published in the Grand Valley State University College of Liberal Arts & Sciences e-newsletter, CLAS Acts, and is republished here with permission. Anyone fighting a battle in a Michigan backyard with volunteer maple trees could be forgiven for
July 18, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Jason Googins, Stewardship Technician
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!
July 18, 2022
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Stream daylighting begins at The Highlands
Work has begun to “daylight” an underground stream at The Highlands, a natural area protected by Blandford Nature Center and the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. Several partners met to break ground on the project on July 11, 2022. As part of the ongoing restoration of
June 13, 2022
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Meet the Staff: Ari Henson, Stewardship Intern
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!
May 24, 2022
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Land Protection Director April Scholtz retires from the Land Conservancy
The Land Conservancy of West Michigan would not be the organization it is today without April Scholtz, who retires this spring after a nearly 30-year tenure as its Land Protection Director. April was the Land Conservancy’s first and longest-serving employee. She was hired as LCWM's first
155-acre riverfront property donated to Land Conservancy of West Michigan for public exploration
An anonymous donor has given their family property to the Land Conservancy to create a public nature preserve in Newaygo County.
