November 11, 2017
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Stewardship Workday at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve (Second Saturday)
Another day of collecting seeds of native prairie plants to use in restoration projects at Saul Lake Bog and other nature preserves....
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October 14, 2017
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Stewardship Workday at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve (Second Saturday)
Help collect seeds of native prairie plants to use in restoration projects at Saul Lake Bog and other nature preserves....
September 9, 2017
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Stewardship Workday at The Highlands (Second Saturday)
Time to get to work on our newest preserve! Join us in removing invasive shrubs from the edge of a wetland! ...
June 23, 2017
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A Forest in Recovery
This summer, 5 acres of pine trees will be removed from Brower Lake Nature Preserve. But why would we cut down perfectly healthy trees? Unlikely as it may seem, sometimes cutting down trees is the best way to help an ecosystem flourish. Removing pine trees...
May 1, 2017
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Prescribed Fire in Pictures
Each spring, as plants respond to the lengthening days with new buds, leaves, and flowers, the Land Conservancy begins a dose of prescribed burns across many of the Conservancy's nature preserves. Several of the preserves contain ecosystems that depend on occasional fires to keep them...
December 1, 2016
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Planting a Prairie
Restoring Land, Restoring Hope. On Black Friday, 23 people came out to Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve and planted a prairie. While the rest of America was out fighting crowds, standing in line, and getting into altercations over parking spots, 23 people were outside, breathing fresh...
October 12, 2016
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The Surprising Legacy of Suzie
As a young boy I lived in central Illinois, a region better known for its endless seas of windswept corn than any magnificent natural wonders. So I was lucky, perhaps, that my parents’ house backed up to one of the largest oak forests in the...
August 24, 2016
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Cutting Trees to Protect Rare Oak Barrens [Update]
[caption id="attachment_6834" align="alignright" width="421"] A Karner blue butterfly spotted during this summer's butterfly survey[/caption] Post Update: This week, a crew will be working at Maas Family Nature Preserve to remove trees from six acres of forest that is encroaching on rare oak barrens. Some may wonder, "why...
August 4, 2016
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One Week as a Stewardship Intern
"Ugh… day one" says everyone else on Monday mornings. Not a Stewardship Intern at the Land Conservancy of West Michigan. Our week is action packed, full of adventure and beautiful sights! Monday Herbiciding at Wege Foundation Natural Area Dorthea and I spent the day at The Wege...
June 29, 2016
Help us Photograph Change
Creating Images of Changing Landscapes with your Photos Fifteen years ago, Lamberton Lake Fen was at the brink of becoming permanently overrun by the invasive glossy buckthorn. The buckthorn threatened to destroy the endangered plants and animals living there and rid the City of Grand Rapids...
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