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Anderson Woods Nature Preserve

Barrier Dunes Sanctuary

Bradford Dickinson White Nature Preserve

Brower Lake Nature Preserve

Cascade Peace Park

Castle Park Nature Reserve

DePersia South Highlands Nature Preserve

Dumaw Woodland Nature Preserve

Dune Harbor Park Muskegon County

Dune Pines Nature Preserve

Flower Creek Dunes Nature Preserve

Huyser Farm Park

Kuker-Van Til Nature Preserve

Lake Breeze Nature Preserve

Lamberton Lake Fen Nature Preserve

Lost Lake: Muskegon State Park

Maas Family Nature Preserve

McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve

Meinert County Park

Minnie Skwarek Nature Preserve

Muskegon River: Henning Park Access

Muskegon River: Thornapple Access

North Ottawa Dunes County Park

Ottawa Sands

Palomita Nature Reserve

Pere Marquette Conservation Park

Pere Marquette River: Bowman’s Bridge

Pere Marquette River: Forks Landing

Pere Marquette River: Mapleleaf

Pere Marquette River: Rainbow Rapids

Pere Marquette River: Walhalla

Richmond Woods Nature Preserve

Roselle Park

Saugatuck Dunes State Park

Saugatuck Harbor Natural Area

Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve

Tallmadge Woods

The Highlands

Upper Macatawa Natural Area

Upriver Nature Preserve

Wege Foundation Natural Area

Whitey’s Woods: Lake Harbor Park

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About Us

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to keep nature nearby and conserve ecologically critical land in West Michigan. We protect land by creating public nature preserves, providing support to communities and local governments creating natural areas, and helping private landowners protect their own land.

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Grand Rapids, MI 49534
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Thank you for your support this Giving Tuesday! ❄️ In a single day, you raised nearly $6,000 for the permanent conservation of West Michigan's ecologically critical land. These funds directly support the continued care and restoration at our 20 nature preserves and our efforts to protect more natural land in West Michigan.

We continued to be inspired by and all the ways you show up to keep nature nearby. Thank you for being a part of our community.
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Don't want to bow it alone? 🎀 Join Lea Sevigny of @joyfulwildcrafting this weekend at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve to look for the Holiday Hike Challenge bow!

All ages are welcome on this free group hike. We will discover the preserve together, looking for the “bow tree” and noticing special plants along the way. Lea will share plant identification, as well as, uses for food, herbal remedies, and creative connections. She’ll also talk about tips for winter tree ID. Participants will leave with their picture at the “Bow Tree,” to enter the Challenge, and with inspiration to connect with nature in new ways. 

Learn more and register on Facebook. Link in our profile!
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It's Giving Tuesday! ❄️ The local preserves and parks we've worked together to protect have given us many gifts this year, as they always do. They are the places we go to ground ourselves, connect with friends, learn something new, and see the impact of efforts to care for the land.
 
Today, we have a great opportunity to return the favor and ensure future generations can enjoy these gifts, too.

Please support nature nearby with a gift to the Land Conservancy of West Michigan this Giving Tuesday. You can make a donation via the link in our profile.

Thank you for your support!
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On Black Friday, we celebrated the completion of the prairie restoration project at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve and planted the last patches of prairie together.

Thank you to the more than 60 people who joined us to celebrate this milestone—and to @breweryvivant for providing the libations!

Saul Lake Prairie is a volunteer-led project: It began 25 years ago, the idea of a single volunteer. With the help of hundreds of volunteers since, it has grown into a 34-acre prairie with over 150 unique species of plants.

The work at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve is not done—we've made a promise to protect this land in perpetuity. Together, we'll continue to maintain healthy habitats, trails, and infrastructure so that people can explore, enjoy, and learn from this land for generations to come.
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We are grateful for you and all the time we get to spend together outside. 

It's always a pleasure to see you on the trail, whether we are working together to restore healthy habitats or looking at cool bugs. With every solitary preserve hike, every workday spent getting our hands dirty, every time we encounter and learn the name of a new plant, bird, or insect, the land leaves a mark on us. Moments like these add up to deep connections with the natural world and with each other. The result is strong, inspired communities—both human and ecological in nature.

The places where these connections happen exist because you contributed to protecting them. Thank you for being a part of this community! 🌱
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Next Tuesday is Giving Tuesday! 🍁 As we are amidst our fall fundraising season, Giving Tuesday is a great opportunity to show your support for nature nearby. We hope you'll consider the Land Conservancy of West Michigan among the organizations you support on this global day of giving.

Image: A downy woodpecker searches for food at McDuffee Creek Nature Preserve, captured by Steve Jessmore.
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The Holiday Hike Challenge starts TODAY 🎀 It's bow time.

🥾 Explore select LCWM nature preserves any time between November 24 and December 31, 2025 and look for trees decorated with holiday bows! 
📸 Take a photo with the decorated tree! 
📲 Share the photo with us on Instagram* (@naturenearby) or email it to kendra@naturenearby.org for a chance to win prizes! 
🔎 Correctly identify the tree species the bow is affixed to for a bonus prize entry!

*Note: Your Instagram profile must be public for us to see and count your entries.

Each holiday bow found enters you into a raffle to win exciting prizes from West Michigan businesses. Learn more about the challenge and group hikes with @joyfulwildcrafting on our website: https://naturenearby.org/events/holiday-hike-challenge-25/
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The Holiday Hike Challenge starts next week! 🎀 Soon, a red bow will appear on a tree in several of the Land Conservancy of West Michigan's nature preserves. If you find it and submit a photo, you'll be entered into a drawing for prizes! Bonus points are awarded if you can identify the tree the bow is affixed to.

The challenge kicks off on Monday, November 24, when we'll reveal the preserves where you can look for bows. Learn more on our website at naturenearby.org/events
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