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Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2016

April 25, 2016

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by Colin Hoogerwerf, Communications Director

Newsletter: Spring/Summer 2016

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The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to keep nature nearby and help people protect, enjoy, and care for natural land in West Michigan. We conserve 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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If you recently visited Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve, you probably saw some trees with blue and red markings. These trees will be removed in a future forest thinning, due to the discovery of oak wilt on the preserve. Oak wilt is a devastating disease, but all hope is not lost! Read more on our blog:
https://naturenearby.org/taking-on-oak-wilt/

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Volunteer Peggy Falk completed her monthly monitoring trip to the bluebird boxes at The Highlands and found these little ones! Another box had a nest with five bluebird eggs.
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Bluebirds prefer tree cavities and woodpecker holes for nesting sites, but today, natural cavities can be hard to find. Building bluebird boxes can help, but it's important to know how to place them to prevent competition with other species. You can read all about that from National Audubon Society here: https://www.audubon.org/news/how-build-bluebird-nest-box
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Thank you to Peggy for her commitment to carefully monitoring the bluebird boxes and for sharing her photos!

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What kind of world will we leave behind? The theme of our spring fundraising campaign this year is "legacy." The work of a land trust is enmeshed in legacy—our mission is to protect, enjoy and care for nearby natural areas forever, so that future generations may benefit from them in the same ways we do every day. Whether you are a Land Conservancy volunteer, a Circle of Oaks member, or an annual supporter, you are helping to create this powerful legacy.
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Our board of directors has pledged to match donations to the spring fundraising campaign. Your donation goes further when you give today. Visit naturenearby.org/donate to make a gift online—and thank you for your support!

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Tomorrow is World Migratory Bird Day. We are in the midst of spring migration, and at many of the natural areas we've helped protect, you can catch glimpses of a variety of birds passing through as they make their way to their summer habitats.
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There are a couple of great ways you can celebrate migratory birds tomorrow. You can help remove invasive species from 2 Land Conservancy nature preserves at our Second Saturday Workday (learn more at naturenearby.org/events). Or you can stock up on native plants at the @calvinecopreserve native plant sale! Both activities will support better habitat for these brightly colored sojourners.
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Pictured: A male wood duck.

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We are so proud to be a part of this team! 🌲 The Rogue River Tree Army will be back to work this fall—stay tuned!
Posted @withregram • @troutunlimitedgreatlakes That’s a wrap! Over the past two weeks, a great crew, amazing volunteers, and collaborative partners worked collectively to plant over 7,000 trees of 14 climate adapted species. From snowy days on big rivers to cooling off in small icy streams, this team saw it all and overcame every challenge. They worked in their homewaters of the Rogue River and travelled to the Muskegon, White, and Pere Marquette as well as Lake Michigan. After a summer hiatus, the Tree Army will be back at it this fall planting more trees across West Michigan waters so stay tuned for opportunities to get involved! Thanks to our partners at @naturenearby and @kent.conservation and to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative through the @u.s.forestservice for making this project possible.

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Looks like maybe a bobcat took a stroll along the shore of the Muskegon River before we showed up to plant trees.
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#naturenearby #protectenjoycare #bigforestswildrivers

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Join us for a birding walk at The Highlands on Saturday, May 22! Birders of all experience levels are welcome. Learn more about the event and register to attend at naturenearby.org/events
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Image: Paul Raiman

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This week, the Rogue River Tree Army has been hard at work on a conservation easement property on the Muskegon River. They're replacing ash trees devastated by the emerald ash borer with climate-adapted tree species.
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We're grateful to be working alongside @troutunlimitedgreatlakes to restore resilient riparian and shoreline forests!

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