It’s My Legacy

It’s My Legacy

"My Gift to the Future"Celebrating the completion of the Patricia Huberty Conservation Easement. A beech-maple climax forest has been protected forever,thanks to Pat Huberty and Richard McBride! The forest rings with the shouts of spring peepers and the clatter of...
Good Fire Woods

Good Fire Woods

Good Fire WoodsCarrying forward the conservation vision of Gary Stock in the Paw Paw River Watershed. SWMLC recently acquired a new property in Van Buren County that was previously owned by one of our founders, Gary Stock, who sadly passed away in 2023. With it came a...
Sometimes, Everybody Wins

Sometimes, Everybody Wins

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

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...
Birdathon 2024 Highlights

Birdathon 2024 Highlights

Birdathon 2024 Highlights! Another year, another SW Michigan Team Birdathon, and another great and very full day of birding!   Thanks to your support, we raised $2770 towards trail improvements at Wolf Tree Nature Trails! Thank you! SWMLC’s 2024 Birdathon...