There's no place like Leelanau.
Natural Areas + Preserves
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Explore our 28 natural areas and preserves, offering hiking, biking, paddling, skiing, snowshoeing, and more.
Find Your Leelanau AdventureThe Therapeutic Effects of Forest Bathing
Time spent in nature has impressive healing powers for mind and body. By Brighid Driscoll Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my grandmother. Her way of living […]
Read MoreThe Cedar River Preserve: The Everglades of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula
Thirty-three years ago, we started the work to save Victoria Creek, also known as the Cedar River or the Solon Swamp. With help from hundreds of citizens passionate about water […]
Read MoreFinnegan Family Donation Expands Hatlem Creek Preserve by 82 Acres
Near the edge of Glen Lake is Hatlem Creek Preserve. Spongy wetlands and an unofficial trail in the form of an old two-track make the preserve one of our less […]
Read MoreWhat We Do
Our mission: conserve the land, water and scenic character of Leelanau County
We opened our doors in 1988 dedicated to the idea that there's no place like Leelanau. Our founders believed that the Leelanau Peninsula's unique landscape deserved to be protected forever.
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2025 Call for New Docents
Leelanau Conservancy Docent Program Seeks a New Group of Docents-in-Training Do you enjoy a good tromp through the woods? Do you find yourself craning your neck to discover what birds you're hearing? Does soaking in the air, the water, the light, and the hilly terrain of your surroundings delight you? If you’re enthusiastic about the loveliness of Leelanau, if you enjoy conversations with all sorts of people, and if you like to work as a member of a team, then becoming a Leelanau Conservancy docent might be the volunteer role for you! Leelanau Conservancy Docents are trained volunteers who initiate interactive learning experiences with visitors in the Conservancy’s many Natural Areas. A new training class will be forming in Spring, 2025. The application period runs from December 1, 2024 – Feb 28-2025. Group interviews will take place in March, and training will begin in April. To find out more detailed information regarding program requirements, training schedule, and to obtain an application, please contact Lindy Kellogg, Volunteer Manager at the Leelanau Conservancy: lkellogg@leelanauconservancy.org
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