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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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Bailey Nature PreserveSWMLC and Barry County Parks Have Teamed Up! When they donated their land over 20 years ago, David and Eleanor Bailey envisioned a beautiful place where local people, especially children, would have access to a nature experience. Now,...
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Sometimes, Everybody Wins In spring 2024, SWMLC purchased the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kalamazoo’s former camp in Barry County with the help of several conservation donors, then transferred the property to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to become part of...
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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...