The ecological powerhouse that is our Cedar River Preserve got bigger this year with the completion of two projects. Why does it matter? The Cedar River Preserve and its extensive […]
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Gregory Family & Cherry Bay Orchards Protect Farmland
Above: Emily and Mark Miezio with Sam and baby Amelia; the land that has been preserved Gregorys and Cherry Bay Orchards: Two Generations’ Love for the Land The year was […]
Leelanau Conservancy Announces Challenge Grant in Final Push for Clay Cliffs Natural Area Project
A generous family, who wishes to remain anonymous, has pledged to match all donations to the Clay Cliffs project from now until the end of the year—up to $200,000. “We’re […]
Leelanau Conservancy Receives Top Award from Land Trust Alliance
September 30, 2012 Your Leelanau Conservancy – along with the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy – won the Land Trust Alliance’s Land Trust Excellence award tonight. Here are board chair […]
Early Detection, Rapid Response
Early Detection, Rapid Response May 17, 2012–I have to admit that I wasn’t paying too much attention to the street names as I drove up through Northport towardsCatheadBay. It was […]
Plein Air Painters Gather at Cherry Basket Farm
June 20, 2012–In late June, a dozen painters arrived at Cherry Basket Farm in Omena, easels and paint boxes in hand. The painters had bid on and won a spot […]
Wildflowers, Warblers, Water and Wonder!
Wildflowers, Warblers, Water and Wonder! May 19, 2012–Kay Charter claims not to be a bird expert. Now, I don’t claim to be a bird expert either, but she’s definitely a […]
Conservancy Partners with Three Families Again for New Farmland Protection
From our 2012 Summer Newsletter For the third year running, the Leelanau Conservancy has partnered with three farm families to successfully apply for funding to conserve their farms. With the […]
Glen Noonan Protects 506 Acres and Beloved Family Lands
From our 2012 Spring Newsletter February 2012-When I first moved to Leelanau County 25 years ago, one of the names I kept seeing in the newspaper was Glen Noonan’s. At […]
Protecting Leelanau—And Our Country
Captain Claude Lambert has been a member since 2003, but this year he decided to join the Sustainer Circle because “I love Leelanau County, and it’s one place I can […]
