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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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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...
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Conservation Partnership in Action!Working with Michigan Department of Natural Resources to create the new Paw Paw River State Game Area Protecting this big, beautiful, untamed land is a great example of how essential strong partnerships can be for conservation in...
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Fairway to HeavenCelebrating the completion of the Fairway to Heaven Conservation Easement. Another healthy chunk of land along the Paw Paw River has been protected forever, thanks to Carol Harris and her generous conservation spirit! Not content to just love nature...