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...
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...
The Missing Piece

The Missing Piece

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The Missing PieceAdding grazing animals to habitat management.  Removing invasive plants, adding native species, conducting prescribed burns  . . . SWMLC staff and volunteers have worked hard to bring savanna and grassland habitat back to Chipman and other preserves,...
Black River Back 40

Black River Back 40

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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...
There Are Already Frogs!

There Are Already Frogs!

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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 There are Already Frogs!Hydrology Restoration at Heath Road Preserve Watch "The Day They Broke the Tiles" Video! We had a feeling that...