From our 2006 Summer Newsletter The place known today as Duck Lake Corner has forever been preserved through purchase of a conservation easement. This junction, where M-22 and M-204 converge […]
Category Archives: Land Protection
Sanborn: Birch Point
Local Heroes: Sanborn Family Protects 43 Acres in Lake Leelanau Watershed From our Fall 2005 Newsletter There’s an ancient hemlock on the Sanborn/Robinson property that, some years back, brothers Will […]
Bartle/Spaulding: Lake Leelanau WS
A Powerful Tool by Holly Wren Spaulding, Land Owner From our 2005 Fall Newsletter In 1999, my partner, Robert Bartle, and I were missing good air and our beloved lakeshore […]
Newton Farm: near Gills Pier
Newton Family Protects a Farm With an Incredible View From our 2005 Spring Newsletter Take a couple of conservation-minded landowners, partner them with the Leelanau Conservancy, add member-supported and federal […]
Crystal River Forever Preserved
From our Fall 2005 Newsletter The journey to preserve the beloved Crystal River near Glen Arbor is over. In mid-October, 2005, federal funds appropriated for the river’s transfer into the […]
Theiss: Glen Lake Hillside
The Theiss Easement Protects a Glen Lake Hillside From our Spring 2004 Newsletter A scenic hillside near Glen Lake and the birthplace of skiing in Leelanau County has been forever […]
Buffum: near Cedar
The Buffum Easement Protects the Family’s Hunting Lands From our Fall 2003 Newsletter Dennis Buffum’s 80-acre slice of tranquility lies out Cedar-way, past the dairy barns and the Centerville Township […]
Shuster: Lighthouse Point
A 40-Year Love Affair: Shuster Family Protects Lighthouse Point – Again! From our Spring 2002 Newsletter The year was 1963. Dick and Rosemary “Posy” Shuster were pregnant with their third […]
