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Newsletter: Fall/Winter 2015

November 19, 2015

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by Colin Hoogerwerf, Communications Director

Newsletter: Fall/Winter 2015

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We returned to Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve this weekend to continue our removal of invasive buckthorn. Thank you to all the volunteers who joined us to participate in this effort. The removal of these shrubs will allow for the growth of native plants, making way for a healthier habitat.

Your efforts are part of a decades-long commitment to restoring a prairie fen oasis in the middle of the city. The health of this rare habitat is possible because volunteers have shown up year after year to tend to it. Be sure to visit again in the spring and summer and witness the difference you've made!

Join us again in the fen in February! Learn more on our website: https://naturenearby.org/events/ssw-at-lamberton-021426/

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2025 Holiday Hike Challenge! The winners of our prizes have been contacted. Thanks again to all the wonderful businesses who donated prizes for this year's challenge.

We hope you enjoyed the invitation to get outside during this beautiful, cold, and sometimes dreary season. Our protected lands are available to explore year round, always offering you a chance to slow down and connect. Find where you'll visit next on our website at naturenearby.org/explore.

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This incredible crew showed up in frigid temperatures and deep snow to add six acres of native prairie and oak savanna habitat at Wege Foundation Natural Area in Lowell. Now that's what we call commitment to conservation.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at this month's Second Saturday Workday. Your efforts will germinate healthier habitat—an enduring impact you'll be able to come back to this place and see in the years to come.

In the meantime, our next Second Saturday Workday will take place at Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve in Grand Rapids on January 10, 2026. We hope to see you there! Learn more at naturenearby.org/events.

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