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Join Us for the Berrien County Agritour, Saturday, June 22!

Chikaming Open Lands is pleased to present a Berrien County Agritour on Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 12:30 to 5:00 p.m. Discover sustainable agriculture in Southwest Michigan!

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Chikaming Open Lands is applying for renewal of accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. The program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting natural places and working lands in perpetuity. Chikaming Open Lands was among the first 39 land trusts out of 1,700 in the United States to be accredited when the program was initiated in 2008.

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The Riverside Woodland Conservation Easement protects approximately 31.3 acres of forest land currently used for recreation and wildlife habitat. There is a wonderful variety of wildflowers, including the state threatened Prairie Trillium. Pileated Woodpeckers, wood ducks, orioles, and wood thrush are all known to nest on site. Evidence of turkeys, owls, and hawks have also been noted. Vernal pools are present on the property. Most notably there is a large area in the center of the property encompassing nearly 3.5 acres that has been identified as a forested wetland in the National Wetlands Inventory. Such areas provide important habitat for aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, and aquatic vegetation.

 
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Chikaming Open Lands
14913 Lakeside Road

Lakeside, MI 49116

Main Number: (269) 469-2330
Fax Number: (269) 469-2471
Email: info@chikamingopenlands.org

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