ROCKFORD, Mich. – Dozens of volunteers recently worked to complete seeding on the final acres of a major prairie restoration project at Saul Lake Bog Nature Preserve in West Michigan.

The Land Conservancy of West Michigan has worked for 25 years to restore native tallgrass prairie habitat at the property. The site initially was acquired in 1989 to protect the sensitive bog ecosystem at an old farmstead.

Over the years, the nonprofit replaced the old pastures of non-native livestock feed grass with native grasses and wildflowers.

The preserve near Rockford is known for its breathtaking displays of native sundial lupine during spring, along with a sphagnum bog, hardwood swamp and surrounding oak-hickory and beech-maple forests.

The last acres at the restored prairie were seeded on Fr

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