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When Little River Wetlands Project volunteers pull invasive garlic mustard or share information at a booth at a community event, such as the Monarch Festival, it may not always seem like you’re making a difference in efforts to protect land, plants and wildlife. You are!  Locally, volunteers’ work conserves and encourages the growth of a wide variety of plants and animals at LRWP nature preserves and lands protected by other area conservation organizations. LRWP and its volun

We all make daily decisions about how we use our limited resources, especially our time, talent, and money. The world around us is a direct result of the ordinary choices we make each day. More than anything else, we will be remembered for the world we create through these choices during our lifetime.   Because they are limited, the things we choose to invest these precious resources in directly reflect our values. Every time we make a choice, we shape the world around us in

The sun rises over bare treetops, casting light across frost-covered seed heads, giving the wetland a quiet, glittery magic. Winter wetlands can feel especially still. After a prescribed burn at Eagle Marsh, the landscape might even look empty at first glance. But looks can be deceiving. These wetlands are far from inactive. The wetlands we currently protect and care for primarily fill from precipitation, rain, and snow. Water only enters during high-water events, which means