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November 22, 2019

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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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We are more than halfway to our goal to raise $200

We are more than halfway to our goal to raise $200,000 to acquire 43 acres of forested dune habitat and expand Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve. Thank you to the generous donors who have already supported this project!
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We want to give you a sneak peek at this special landscape! Join Land Protection Director April Scholtz and Stewardship Director Justin Heslinga for a virtual tour of the forest beyond Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve. The tour premieres live on Friday, August 7 at 11 a.m. on Facebook. Tune in to learn about the natural communities and history of this special place!
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A snowberry clearwing enjoys some bee balm at The

A snowberry clearwing enjoys some bee balm at The Highlands.
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This is what July fireworks look like at The Highl

This is what July fireworks look like at The Highlands. This multicolor summer spectacle wouldn't have been possible without volunteer help planting seeds the last few years. Thank you to all who have participated!
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Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve is located at t

Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve is located at the intersection of a variety of unique and important habitats. Lake Michigan shoreline, open dunes and forested dunes border a tributary to Lake Michigan and a Great Lakes coastal marsh. We have the opportunity to ensure this landscape remains healthy and able to support an abundance of plant and wildlife species forever! Learn how you can help at naturenearby.org/backthedunes
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Summer wildflowers are in bloom at many of our pre

Summer wildflowers are in bloom at many of our preserves. These ones are popping up in the forest restoration area at Wege Foundation Natural Area. Visit naturenearby.org/explore to find where you can see them yourself.
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Thanks to everyone who participates in photo monit

Thanks to everyone who participates in photo monitoring on our preserves, we get to see restoration in action. Each of these photos was taken at Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve in July or August, 2016-2020. What once was a wall of invasive glossy buckthorn is now a view of native wildflowers in bloom along the edge of the fen.
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We are so grateful to the volunteers who have made this progress (and witnessing it) possible. Thank you!
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It is increasingly difficult to protect land along

It is increasingly difficult to protect land along the Lake Michigan Shoreline, but the region's globally rare ecosystems and unique plants and wildlife depend on it. That's why when the opportunity arises, we need to step up.
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You can help protect these sun-dappled forested dunes and expand an important lakeshore habitat corridor! Visit our website to learn more. naturenearby.org/backthedunes

Today, we are excited to unveil our first-ever Str

Today, we are excited to unveil our first-ever Strategic Conservation Plan.
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Increasing pressures on the West Michigan landscape—urban development, habitat fragmentation and degradation, and climate change—all amount to a louder call for the Land Conservancy of West Michigan to be strategic in our approach to land protection and stewardship.
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With support from Land Trust Alliance, Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science and many other organizations and individuals, we have developed a visionary plan for the proactive conservation of natural lands in West Michigan that will guide our work for the next 10-15 years.
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Explore the plan on our website at naturenearby.org/strategic-conservation-plan
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