Before? Meh. After? Wow!

Before? Meh. After? Wow!

News

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

News

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...
Locust Posts

Locust Posts

News, Stewardship, Volunteers

Farmers have used cut black locust trees as fence posts for eons because they are slow to rot away when buried in soil. The hard, dense wood quickly dulls chainsaw blades and kills cordless drill batteries – but the hardest part of all is finding straight ones...
Better Birding on the Way for Sora Meadows

Better Birding on the Way for Sora Meadows

News, Preserve Stewardship

Sora Meadows Better birding coming soon! We are pleased to announce that Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy has been awarded a grant from Entergy-Palisades’ Environmental Initiatives Fund to create public access amenities at Sora Meadows Preserve in Paw Paw Township....