A Treasured Natural Area in the Village of Empire There’s a large field, remnants of an old orchard, a sixty-five-year-old planting of pines, and a little creek on the outskirts […]
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New “Farmer to Farmer” Website Helps Farmers Find Land, Employees, Work
New Farmer to Farmer Website Up and Running A new program provides matchmaking for farmers. “Farmer to Farmer” will connect buyers and sellers as well as lessors and lessees of […]
Leelanau Conservancy Farmland Preservation Efforts Earn Kudos
Saving Land Magazine, a publication of the Land Trust Alliance, talks about the state of farmland conservation, the Farm Bill, and the role the Leelanau Conservancy has played. From its […]
Swanson Farm: One Year Later
From our 2012 Summer Newsletter The old wooden flats Sonny Swanson used to start his seeds in for decades found new life this spring. Ben Brown, the young farmer who […]
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 […]
Kids in the Woods, Thanks to “Wheels to Woods” Program
Leelanau Montessori Students Learn, Play, Explore at Palmer Woods A neat program called Wheels to Woods pays for bus transportation so that teachers can get their students out into a […]
Remembering Julie Weeks
Leelanau County, the Grand Traverse Region and the world lost a dear friend this week. Leelanau Conservancy Board Vice President Julie Weeks passed away from brain cancer on Saturday, February […]
The Plant Life of Leelanau Conservancy’s Natural Areas
A Natural Observer As a little girl, Liana May spent hours hiking at Sleeping Bear Dunes with her mother, a Glen Arbor artist. “She was my first botany teacher,” says […]
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 […]
2016 Heritage Society Gathering
We were pleased to spend time with 50 members and friends of our Richard O. Ristine Heritage Society at our annual gathering on September 1st. The Heritage Society recognizes those who […]
