Belwin seeks to restore the ecological processes that enable the native species of our region to thrive. Belwin has extensively surveyed the lands it owns and utilizes safe and effective land management techniques to accomplish this goal. At the same time Belwin teaches an appreciation and understanding of the complex natural world.

Belwin’s successful land management techniques support several native plant communities including dry sand-gravel prairie, oak forest, oak savanna and three types of wetlands, including floodplain forest, seepage meadow, and rich fen.

In addition, seven animal species and three plant species considered rare by the Department of Natural Resources have been documented on the Belwin property. The rare species documented and managed at Belwin include: hooded warbler, Louisiana waterthrush, Blanding’s turtle, Eastern hognose snake, Eastern racer snake, American brook lamprey, Eastern spotted skunk, James’ polanisia (Polanisia jamesii), kittentails (Besseya bullii), and old field toadflax (Linaria canadensis).