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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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After a day celebrating all we have to be grateful for, it only makes sense to channel that energy into generosity. Every year, #GivingTuesday encourages us to do just that. This coming Giving Tuesday, we hope you will consider giving back to the natural areas that have given us so much.

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This pileated woodpecker was hard at work on a dead beech at Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve, while volunteers planted trees like spice bush, paw paw, hackberry, and quaking aspen nearby. The trees planted by the volunteers will help the forest remain resilient when pests and pathogens, like beech bark disease, leave other trees vulnerable. The trees that die will go on to play new roles, providing food and shelter for critters like pileated woodpeckers.
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We all work together to support the health of our forests. We are so grateful to our volunteers, partners, and donors who make this important work happen. If you would like to support a healthy future for West Michigan natural lands, you can make donation at naturenearby.org/donate. Thank you for helping to keep nature nearby!

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The 🎀 hunt is on! Land Conservancy's Holiday Hike Challenge is back again this year. Join this scavenger hunt and you could win cool prizes from local artists and businesses! Learn more at naturenearby.org/events

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It's a #FallFungusFriday megapost! There is a plethora of beautiful fall fungi at Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve—we simply couldn't stop at sharing just one photo. Where did you find your photogenic fungi this week? 🍄🍁

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Thank you to all the volunteers who braved the wintry mix and joined us at Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve for the Second Saturday Workday. We planted trees to fill in gaps in the canopy and help improve forest resilience. Thanks to our partners Trout Unlimited's Great Lakes Program, U.S. Forest Service, and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for supporting this workday. 🌲

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We recently learned that one of our dedicated volunteers, Caroline Clark, passed away. Caroline found the Land Conservancy's Second Saturday volunteer events while she worked to become a master naturalist. After that, she was a steadfast volunteer, bringing her bright spirit to as many of the workdays as she could make. We will deeply miss working alongside Caroline and send our condolences to her family.
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She is pictured here on the left, helping to expand the prairie at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve. Photo by Raul Alejandro Photography.

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