News Releases

New Black River Nature Preserve Will Protect Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat

Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy (SWMLC) has been awarded a $250,000 matching grant to purchase and restore 120 acres of forest and wetland along the banks of the Black River, 3.5 miles east of South Haven. SWMLC proposed the project to the GLRI Joint Venture grant program in partnership with the Conservation Research Institute (CRI), Van Buren Conservation District (VBCD), Two Rivers Coalition (TRC), and the Bangor to South Haven Heritage Water Trail Association (BSH/HWTA). SWMLC and its partners in this grant will provide their expertise in ecological restoration, management and public outreach efforts.

Watervliet Dams Removal Project - Paw Paw River Restoration Project Overview and Benefits. June 2011

Maple Lake, Paw Paw - While the following was  prepared especially to report on lake saving progress in Maple Lake, the information presented has broad applicability to our watersheds.  April 4, 2011

Lake saving in progress...

• Spring 2011 update on Lake Saving Efforts
• The Trouble With Geese, Swans and Ducks
• The Trouble With Seawalls