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William Erby Smith’s bequest of 365-acre Wau-Ke-Na is the largest of Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy’s preserves and includes forests, fields, streams, ponds, bluffs and beaches.

The nation’s coldwater streams, rivers and lakes are beloved by many Americans. For anglers, these clean, cold waters that hold trout and salmon are also the highest conservation priority. Unfortunately, uncontrolled development and poor land management practices have dramatically reduced the habitat for these iconic species, and climate change looms heavily in their future.

How three land trusts took on their filing cabinets and won

The community forest idea spreads around the country

Sustainability lies at the heart of every land trust’s mission, central to achieving our core promise to ensure perpetual stewardship of the land.

Most people, upon seeing the Great Lakes for the first time, are stunned by how vast they are, and by the fact that they are made of freshwater, not saltwater. I felt this way the first time I saw the eastern shoreline of Lake Michigan. Having grown up near Philadelphia, I simply wasn’t prepared for the grandeur of this place.