We had a great time at Kehl Lake Natural Area showing off the new boardwalk there to 31 of our supporters who attended our Director’s hike on January 2, 2020. […]
Category Archives: Kehl Lake Natural Area
New Boardwalk at Kehl Lake Natural Area Creates Opportunity for Hikers and YouthWork
A new 400-foot boardwalk for hikers is in the works at Kehl Lake Natural Area, which winds through lush ferns, cardinal flowers and towering hemlocks along the lake. The boardwalk […]
Kathleen Stocking Essay on Kehl Lake Natural Area
Kehl Lake Natural Area: A Tip of the Peninsula Jewel Geologic time is palpable at Kehl Lake. This low, marshy area around a small, shallow lake, like a sheet cake […]
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, […]
Birds spotted or heard April 2006 at the Kehl Lake Natural Area
Along Densmore Road: Double-crested Cormorant Mute Swan Canada Goose Common Merganser Northern Harrier Sharp-shinned Hawk Ruffed Grouse, heard Killdeer, heard Mourning Dove Belted Kingfisher Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, heard Downy Wood-pecker Northern […]
Kehl Lake Natural Area Expands by 52 Acres
From our 2011 Spring Newsletter March 2011–When Marcia Boynton and Karl Wizinsky’s children were young, the Kehl Lake Natural Area was a favorite hiking destination. Marcia says that family treks […]
162 Acres Adjacent to Kehl Lake to be Protected: Natural Area will Expand by 40 Acres
From our 2007 Summer Newsletter What better time than midsummer to celebrate even more precious wildlife habitat that will be protected at the Tip of the Peninsula! With the signing […]
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 […]
