It’s Official!

It’s Official!

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It's Official!LaGrange Valley Wetlands is SWMLC’s newest and largest nature preserve. If snakes had voices, the massasaugas would be cheering! We’re excited to announce that 457-acre LaGrange Valley Wetlands is now officially SWMLC’s newest and largest nature...
2023 La Grange Valley Appeal

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...
Farewell

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...
Camp Hazelhurst

Camp Hazelhurst

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Camp HazelhurstA Systematic Rehabilitation Approach How a group of determined property owners are working together to restore habitat. Guest writer, Mike MaloneyPresident, Prairie Club I first visited Camp Hazelhurst in 1999. My wife was writing a book about the...
A Place to Share

A Place to Share

Community Partners, Land Protection, News

A Place to ShareWorking with land owners and conservation partners to protect the Myron Perlman Nature Preserve. The land owners generously donated their property to our conservation partners at Chikaming Open Lands to own as a public nature preserve and placed a...