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AllTrails Asylum Lake Preserve review

Reviews, photos and recorded tracks regarding the Asylum Lake Preserve.

Asylum Lake Preservation Association

The Asylum Lake Preservation Association is a volunteer organization dedicated to assuring that the preserve remains a natural open space, to see that it is preserved as a habitat for wildlife and continued use by the community.

Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation

The foundation supports research and development that provides strategies and techniques for the environmentally sound management, conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems. To accomplish this mission, they support research on the biology and ecology of nuisance aquatic and wetland plants, particularly exotic species.

Center for Watershed Protection

Since 1992, the Center for Watershed Protection has been working in numerous communities to provide the solutions for clean water and healthy natural resources. Their work is based on sound scientific research and guided by a passion for advancing the state-of-the art, ensuring practitioners have the right tools and promoting the widespread implementation of the most effective watershed management techniques.

Exploring Asylum Lake Preserve

A review of the Asylum Lake Preserve by Awesome Mitten, a travel and tourism blogger in Michigan.

The Gibbs House

The Gibbs House for Environmental Research and Education is a program of Western Michigan University's Environmental Institute that focuses on undergraduate research and community engagement. Research fellows live at the house and undertake research projects that center around residential sustainability.

Kalamazoo Nature Center

The Kalamazoo Nature Center is a not-for-profit organization located in Kalamazoo, Michigan whose mission is to inspire people to care for the environment by providing experiences that lead them to understand their connection to the natural world.

The Kalamazoo River Watershed

Water resource information for the Kalamazoo River Watershed communities.

Kleinstuck Preserve

Kleinstuck Preserve is a 48 acre nature preserve owned and managed by Western Michigan University. It is one of the last remaining open spaces in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The property is open to the public for passive recreation and is used by WMU and other institutions for research and education.

Land Trust Alliance

The Land Trust Alliance promotes voluntary private land conservation to benefit communities and natural systems. The alliance is the national convener, strategist and representative of more than 1,700 land trusts across America.

Natural Resources Conservation Service—Michigan

The Michigan Natural Resources Conservation Service (originally named the Soil Conservation Service) has provided conservation technical assistance to Michigan landowners since the 1930s. The first Michigan Soil Conservation Service Office was established on the campus of Michigan State University in 1958.

North American Lake Management Society

The purpose of the society is to forge partnerships among citizens, scientists and professionals to foster the management and protection of lakes and reservoirs for today and tomorrow.The focus of the society is on lake management for a wide variety of uses, but to do this it is necessary to address land use and other issues on a watershed level. We get involved in land, streams, wetland and even estuaries in the course of our activities, as lakes are a logical endpoint in systems that incorporate all of these resource types.

Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy

The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy is a tax-exempt organization created by local residents in 1991. Their mission is to permanently protect the natural, historic and scenic landscapes to ensure the health and quality of life for the people of southwest Michigan. They are dedicated to protecting natural areas, historic sites and open spaces through gifts, purchases or conservation easements; encouraging ecologically sound land practices; enabling individuals and organizations to protect land important to wildlife and people; and providing opportunities and sites for education, research, outdoor recreation and nature study.

The Stewardship Network

The Stewardship Network is a grassroots cooperative organization working to protect, restore and manage Michigan's natural lands and waters. It helps individuals, organizations and businesses manage specific sites through sharing ideas, resources and information.

Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University is a dynamic, student-centered research University with an enrollment of 25,000. WMU is focused on delivering high-quality undergraduate instruction, advancing its growing graduate division and fostering significant research activities.

WMU Business, Technology and Research Park

The Business Technology and Research Park is a high-tech business development that shares WMU’s Parkview Campus with the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The park’s location means partner firms in the life sciences, advanced engineering and information technology will have regular opportunities to interact with the faculty, research staff and students of one of the nation’s top public universities.

WMU Natural Areas and Preserves

WMU's Natural Areas Program partners with students and faculty, local ecological organizations, area schools and volunteer groups in order to promote environmental stewardship, provide research and education opportunities and create healthier natural areas on WMU properties.

WMU Office for Sustainability

The mission of the Office for Sustainability is to guide and assist the Western Michigan University community in fulfilling and growing its sustainability commitments. Through building a diverse and flourishing learning community around sustainability, we will continually explore and develop new opportunities to create a culture of sustainability and improve quality of life for all.