Clay Cliffs Natural Area offers majestic views of both Lake Leelanau and Lake Michigan and provides ample recreation opportunities. This stunning natural area created in partnership with Leland Township […]
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Swanson Preserve
The Conservancy had two goals when it purchased the Swanson Preserve along M-22 near Sugarloaf. First, to protect 2,000 feet of shoreline on Little Traverse Lake and its two distinct wetland communities […]
Crystal River
This beloved river in Glen Arbor was preserved in partnership with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Over a several year period, the Conservancy played the role of bridge builder and […]
Nedows Bay
Dig your toes into the sand at this calm, family-friendly beach on beautiful Lake Leelanau. Enlarging a Popular Waterfront Park. In 1998, the Leelanau Conservancy assisted Leland Township in […]
Lighthouse West Natural Area
For thousands of beautiful songbirds and broad-winged raptors that migrate to nesting grounds in the Upper Peninsula, our Lighthouse West Natural Area at the Tip of the Peninsula is a […]
Narrows Natural Area
This iconic wetland that joins North and South Lake Leelanau is perhaps one of Leelanau’s most viewed landmarks, seen from the bridge on M-204 and by boaters who traverse […]
Kehl Lake Natural Area
Located between the Leelanau State Park and Cathead Bay is a pristine jewel known as Kehl Lake. Three quarters of its shoreline is protected along with 279 acres of wetlands […]
DeYoung Natural Area
The 191-acre DeYoung Natural Area combines an historic farmstead with a mile of shoreline on Cedar Lake and was preserved in partnership with Elmwood Township. The farmstead dates back to 1855 […]
