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Charles Hood Conservation Easement“I’m very grateful for how things worked out and want to pay it back in some small way.” — Jim Hood Protecting a century-old family legacy. We’re all sandwiched between the consequences of our ancestors’ actions and the effects our...
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Causeway Repairs at Portman Nature Preserve August 27, 2025 The causeway dam repair project at Portman Nature Preserve is mostly finished and the preserve has reopened! The earthen dam looks a bit raw right now but SWMLC’s Stewardship Crew have started the healing...
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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...
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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 SWMLC Receives $100,000 Legacy Grant from Entergy-Palisades for Creation of Dune...
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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 Black River Back 40 New forest management strategies at Black River Preserve “Our...