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Something Garlic This Way Comes…

By the pricking of my thumbs (on stinging nettle and raspberry bushes), something wicked this way comes. This week we saw hordes of garlic mustard marching towards our preserves via deer trails, two tracks and old logging roads with no regard for the unsuspecting native plants which are disappearing one by one, nowhere to be found. [...]

Posted: June 8, 2011

Great Article from Center for Michigan

Check out this great article by John Bebow, Center for Michigan: http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/undiscovered-traverse-city/

Posted: June 2, 2011

Saturdays at Railroad Point!

Memorial weekend was the official kick off to summer and the weekend also served as a public launch to the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy’s expansion project for the Railroad Point Natural Area.  The project will add an additional 140 acres to the existing Railroad Point Natural Area for an anticipated project completion that will [...]

Posted: June 2, 2011

Garlic mustard bad… wildflowers good!

Okay, so that was my Frankensteins monster impersonation (sorry, my nerdiness cannot always be contained), but it’s a fairly good description of what I (and hopefully some of you) will be doing this summer. Garlic mustard is a terrible invasive species threatening our beautiful forests. If you’re not familiar with the plant, our partners at [...]

Posted: June 1, 2011

New Site Live!

Welcome to our new website!  While content will continue to evolve in early June, we welcome your questions and comments relating to the new site and its functionality.

Posted: June 1, 2011