Juliet Sprouse Preserves 18 Acres in Sensitive Hatlem Creek Watershed With Conservation Easement From our 2011 Summer Newsletter One of the many things that gives Leelanau County its unique charm […]
Category Archives: Land Protection
New Beginning for Farming at Conservancy’s Swanson Property
From our 2011 Summer Newsletter April 2011–On a brisk day in April, farmer Ben Brown lent a hand at a Leelanau Conservancy work bee, helping staff to remove a massive […]
Swanson Farm Purchase Completed!
From our 2011 Spring Newsletter March 2011–It’s official! The Leelanau Conservancy took ownership this week of the 90-acre Sonny Swanson farm with its 2,000 feet of natural shoreline. “The Swanson […]
Spinniken: East Leland
Alan and Nancy Spinniken Farm 1 of 3 Farms to Be Preserved With $1.5 Million Grant From our 2010 Fall Newsletter When you have a gravely ill child, the term […]
Goss: Cedar Lake
Two New Projects on Cedar Lake Protect 1,690 Feet of Shoreline – Now 1/3 of the Lakeshore Has Been Forever Preserved! From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Great news for Cedar […]
Olsen Farm: Bohemian Valley
Landmark 4th Generation Olsen Farm in Bohemian Valley: First 40 Acres Forever Protected From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Bill Olsen is a man of few words. But one phrase he […]
Kohler: Suttons Bay
Joe’s Place: Diana Kohler Protects the Swamp Her Late Husband Loved From our 2010 Spring Newsletter There’s a sweet spot at Diana Kohler’s farm where her late husband, Joe, used […]
Conservancy Seeks Help From Property Owners Who are Planning to Build
From our 2010 Spring Newsletter “Every time I see a new driveway or house going in and we missed a chance to dig up the wildflowers there before the bulldozers […]
Goudschaal: Near Leland
Claudia’s Big Picture Perspective From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Claudia Goudschaal left quite a legacy behind when she passed away in November. “She was a person who was very visible […]
Dean Family: Glen Lake Watershed
Dean Family Protects Land in Crystal River/Glen Lake Watershed From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Howard Dean has been spending summers on Glen Lake since 1937, the year he was born. […]
