Making Conservation Personal with StoryCorps

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Making Conservation Personal with StoryCorps Two people are talking on the radio. Their heartfelt conversation is so real that you pause to listen and realize . . . it’s a StoryCorps interview. jump to interview links! StoryCorps is a non-profit organization that...

2023 La Grange Valley Appeal

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LaGrange Valley WetlandsRECOVER  •  RESTORE  •  REWILD We are thrilled to announce that, through a combination of pledges and gifts received from over 200 individual donors, we have met the $125,000 Carls Foundation Challenge to protect and steward the 457-acre...

Friend to Birds

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Friend to Birds Gail Walter’s interest in birds was hatched by a childhood copy of Golden Guide to Birds, and intensified as an active adult birder. Now, that enthusiasm for birds has fully fledged into a passion for saving them. A former SWMLC Board member Gail, is a...

Outfoxing the Beavers

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Outfoxing the BeaversAnd other improvements at Spirit Springs Sanctuary Does the sound of running water make you so crazy that you have to drop everything and find the leak right now? If this is you, chances are you’re a beaver! Beavers build dams of mud and sticks to...

Birdathon 2023 . . . Highlights!

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Birdathon 2023 Highlights! We are happy to report that the SWMLC Land Larks had a great day at Southwest Michigan Team Birdathon! documented bird species "lifers" (species seen for the first time) for our team of four birders miles driven hours of birding...

Farewell

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FarewellThank you for helping us celebrate the work and legacy of Pete Ter Louw! Dozens of friends and SWMLC supporters came to offer best wishes and farewell to Peter Ter Louw, former Executive Director of Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) at a recent party...

“A river seems a magic thing.”

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"A river seems a magic thing."Celebrating the completion of the Vogtmann-Leet Conservation Easement. Bob Leet and Donna Vogtmann had been looking for the perfect spot for a long time. When they finally found the 41-acre diamond-in-the-rough with frontage on the Paw...

Introducing SWMLC’s New Executive Director

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Please join us in welcoming new SWMLC Executive Director, Michael Larson. Deeply rooted in southwest Michigan, Mike has fond childhood memories of camping, hunting, and fishing at his grandparents’ cottages on Gun and Payne Lakes. He looks forward to blending his...

Birdathon 2023

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Sponsor SWMLC’s Land Larks in the 2023 Southwest Michigan Team Birdathon! Tap to make a flat donation or per-bird pledge. This spring . . .  1 County. 4 Birders. 18 Types of snacks. 5 Forms of caffeine. And LOTS of birds, that don’t care whether we see...

What’s in Your Trunk?

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What's in Your Trunk? When the Wednesday Warriors pull up to a preserve, we pop open our trunks, and amazing things appear.  Guest writer, Kristi ChapmanSouthwest Michigan Land Conservancy Volunteer When we volunteer for Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy, we are...