Our journey into historic restoration of the 164-year-old DeYoung farmhouse reached a satisfying place this summer. The 191-acre DeYoung Natural Area contains the only remaining buildings of any of our […]
Category Archives: News
From the Director: Peninsula’s Progress
Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long. —Ogden Nash, American Poet Picture a boy. He’s ten years old. Brown hair, brown eyes, and ears […]
“Leelanau is in my Cellular Matrix”
Cammie Buehler calls herself “a 5th generation Leelanau summer kid,” and her roots in this peninsula run deep. Her great-great grandfather, Leo Cloud, was a widowed mining engineer who worked […]
Cedar River Preserve Grows to 548 Acres
80-Acre Addition Along with State Land Swap Will Provide New Access and Fantastic Views Conservancy founders Ed and Bobbie Collins remember well the trip they took to Chicago some 30 years […]
Report on the Leelanau Conservancy’s Water Program and Upcoming Symposium
Here in the ‘land of delight’, we are blessed with an abundance of water. Did you know the Conservancy has been working to protect Leelanau’s clean water since our first […]
Guides, Newsletters & Annual Reports
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Chairman’s Message: We All Need to be Guardians of Leelanau
We all need to be guardians of Leelanau. Recently our Executive Director, Tom Nelson, talked about how the Conservancy channels people’s love and passion for Leelanau into making good things […]
From the Director: 2018 Annual Report
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. – Scientist Loren Eiseley To the Leelanau Peninsula, water truly is magic. It’s the one of the most […]
Bringing the Next Generation Along
The older I get, the more I enjoy being around young people. They give me hope for the future in what often seems to be a crazy and chaotic world. […]
The Evolution of Stewardship
Miriam-Webster’s Definition of Stewardship: “The conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially : the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.” From our Fall 2018 Newsletter–This spring, Natural Areas and […]
