Long before the state of Michigan was made up of a patchwork of geometric farm fields, sprawling cities, meandering highways, and stretches of forest, the state was made up mostly of a dynamic mixture of three landscapes--prairie, oak savanna, and oak forest. Those habitats shifted...
Garlic mustard, while a nice addition to a salad, is a threat to many of our nature preserves. Join other volunteers and help pull the garlic mustard before it takes over the preserve! ...
Each winter, volunteers come out to Lamberton Lake, bundled in warm clothes and armed with loppers, to restore the fen. Lamberton Lake Fen is threatened by takeover by invasive glossy buckthorn and years of diligent work have started to show amazing sings of success. We'll...
Another day of collecting seeds of native prairie plants to use in restoration projects at Saul Lake Bog and other nature preserves....
Another day of collecting seeds of native prairie plants to use in restoration projects at Saul Lake Bog and other nature preserves....
Another day of collecting seeds of native prairie plants to use in restoration projects at Saul Lake Bog and other nature preserves....
The following post is from Preserved! artist Randi Ford. The post was originally posted at randifordart.com where you can see more of her work. Learn more about the Preserved! art program here. I visited the Flower Creek Dunes for the first time recently, to become inspired for the Land...
Help collect seeds of native prairie plants to use in restoration projects at Saul Lake Bog and other nature preserves....
The following post is from Preserved! artist Kathleen Kalinowski. The post was originally posted at kathleenkalinowski.com where you can see more of her work.Learn more about the Preserved! art program and purchase tickets to the Grand Rapids gallery opening here. When visiting a place in west Michigan called Saul...
The following post is from Preserved! artist Kathy Mohl. The post was originally posted at https://kathymohl.com/blog where you can see more of her work. Learn more about the Preserved! art program and purchase tickets to the Grand Rapids gallery opening here. The first step of plein air painting is...