Bailey Nature Preserve

Bailey Nature Preserve

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Bailey Nature PreserveSWMLC and Barry County Parks Have Teamed Up! When they donated their land over 20 years ago, David and Eleanor Bailey envisioned a beautiful place where local people, especially children, would have access to a nature experience.   Now,...
Noodles in a Haystack

Noodles in a Haystack

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Noodles in a HaystackEastern massasauga rattlesnake research at SWMLC’s LaGrange Valley Wetlands Guided by memory and a navigation app on his phone, SWMLC’s Conservation & Stewardship Director Mitch Lettow blazed the trail, breaking through forests of broken...
Sometimes, Everybody Wins

Sometimes, Everybody Wins

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Sometimes, Everybody Wins In spring 2024, SWMLC purchased the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kalamazoo’s former camp in Barry County with the help of several conservation donors, then transferred the property to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to become part of...
Searchin’ for ‘Saugas

Searchin’ for ‘Saugas

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Searchin' for 'Saugas in Soggy SituationsEastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Surveys at SWMLC There’s a special feeling of gratefulness when a friend shares their umbrella during a storm.   When the umbrella is so large that it protects a whole ecosystem of plants and...
Conservation Partnership in Action!

Conservation Partnership in Action!

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Conservation Partnership in Action!Working with Michigan Department of Natural Resources to create the new Paw Paw River State Game Area Protecting this big, beautiful, untamed land is a great example of how essential strong partnerships can be for conservation in...