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Fall Panorama: Three Leelanau Conservancy Natural Areas to Take in A Lakeside View
Picture yourself on a beautiful trail, trees ablaze on either side. As you hike through filtered sunlight, bright orange, yellow and garnet colored leaves drift down, dotting your path. The […]
Invaders! Combating the Spread of Garlic Mustard
Thank you to our friends at NatureChange.org for putting together this video on invasive garlic mustard at our Natural Areas and around the County. Visit the original article here. […]
Fall Color Tour of 5 Conservancy Natural Areas
(Published Fall, 2015 in the Leelanau Enterprise authored by LC staff..) It is difficult to pick a favorite season in Leelanau. The cherry blossoms of spring, sun-drenched beaches of summer, […]
Leelanau Forever Video
We hope you enjoy this beautiful video celebrating your generosity and welcoming your participation in the Leelanau Forever Campaign! Leelanau Conservancy Forever Together from Petersen Productions on Vimeo. Thanks so […]
A Leelanau Love Story : Presented at the Winter 2014 Sustainers Gathering
I’m sure each one of you has your own Leelanau Love story. I would like to share mine with you. My parents met at The Homestead in the summer of […]
Leland Village Green: A Brief History
Posted September, 2013–The Leland Village Green is located in the Village of Leland on Main Street, across from the post office. The Leelanau Conservancy, founded in 1988 and celebrating its […]
New Trail at Lighthouse West Natural Area
October 2009–On a blustery day in early October, two dozen people gathered to officially open a new hiking trail at Lighthouse West Natural Area near Northport. “This property and the […]
Restoration Work Begins at DeYoung Natural Area
From our 2007 Fall Newsletter Usually, folks at Leelanau Conservancy aren’t fond of seeing bulldozers in beautiful places. But in the case of the DeYoung Natural Area on Cedar Lake, […]
New Trail at Kehl Lake Natural Area
From our 2006 Fall Newsletter Our “Old Birch Trail” at Kehl Lake Natural Area is completed! This summer, the Stewardship crew and volunteers cleared a beautiful new three-quarter-mile trail at […]