A Magical Place

A Magical Place

Nature has our backs. Let’s return the favor. Do something good for nature and donate to SWMLC today! please donate A Magical PlaceA new conservation easement in the Paw Paw Headwaters Sometimes, ‘professional’ language just doesn’t cut it. “The first time I...
Hemlocks for the Holidays

Hemlocks for the Holidays

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...
Better Birding on the Way for Sora Meadows

Better Birding on the Way for Sora Meadows

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....
Closer to the Water

Closer to the Water

The new observation deck at Portman Nature Preserve is finished – thanks to kids, community, and volunteers! Everyone wants to get closer to the water. People want to look for turtles snoozing on logs, see little birds flitting through the shoreline shrubs, and watch...
Taking the Classroom Outdoors

Taking the Classroom Outdoors

It is amazing to learn how much the landscape of southwest Michigan has changed since European settlement began in the 1800’s. Take the case of Portman Nature Preserve. The slopes on the northern shore of Mud Lake were once part of an open oak savanna, a habitat...