What happened?

What happened?

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Nature has our backs. Let’s return the favor. SWMLC’s public preserves remain free and open from dawn to dusk – and your support helps keep them that way! please donate What Happened Here?  It’s easy to understand how this might be a...
Before? Meh. After? Wow!

Before? Meh. After? Wow!

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Before? Sad weeds that provide little food for wildlife, all the way from here to there. After? A colorful mix of native wildflowers and grasses that are eye candy for humans and a feast for pollinating insects! The weeds, called horseweed or mare’s tail, had taken...
Hemlocks for the Holidays

Hemlocks for the Holidays

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Nature has our backs. Let’s return the favor. Do something good for nature and donate to SWMLC today! please donate In this four-part series, we will introduce the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid problem, explore solutions, and highlight the work that SWMLC and our...
Let It Flow!

Let It Flow!

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Nature has our backs. Let’s return the favor. Do something good for nature and donate to SWMLC today! please donate Let It Flow!27 wetland acres added to Donald and Hilda Myers Nature Preserve Although Dr. Donald and Dr. Hilda Myers are no longer alive to see...
Ask the Birds

Ask the Birds

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Ask the Birds Cornell grant will enable SWMLC to monitor grassland bird populations and assess the results of our restoration work Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy was recently awarded $20,000 through The Cornell Labs Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative which...