By the time you read this, Niles Segerlind will have just become an Eagle Scout. The 16-year-old Suttons Bay High School junior put many hours towards the high achievement, including […]
Category Archives: Recreation
Five Can’t-Miss Natural Areas This Summer
Michigan summers are the long-awaited reward at the end of a harsh winter and cool spring. We trade in our heavy layers and early nights for sunshine-soaked strolls that linger […]
Volunteer Spotlight: The Palmer Woods Mountain Bike Trail Crew
One group that was able to eventually meet up and work in a socially distant fashion was the “Palmer Woods Mountain Bike Trail Crew.” Every Tuesday evening from late August […]
The People of Palmer Woods–And Why They Want to Grow it to 1000 + Acres
By Carolyn Faught, Senior Writer for the Leelanau Conservancy. This piece was created for and originally appeared in The Boardman Review’s summer issue. People fall in love with Leelanau Conservancy […]
Joy Riders: Palmer Woods’ Popularity Grows Thanks to Mountain Bike Trails
(From our Fall, 2019 Newsletter). On a Monday morning in early July, a steady stream of cars circulates through the parking lot at Palmer Woods Forest Reserve. It had only […]
Palmer Woods Mountain Bike Trail Opens to the Public
Maple City, Mich.- The Leelanau Conservancy’s new three-mile mountain bike trail at Palmer Woods Forest Reserve has officially opened. Close to 150 people attended an opening ride & party on […]
Stewardship Evolved: Bringing Mountain Biking to Leelanau’s Palmer Woods Forest Reserve [Boardman Review Video]
We were thrilled to collaborate with The Boardman Review to showcase our new mountain bike trail at Palmer Woods. The Traverse City-based print & digital journal focuses on the creative culture […]
Message From Executive Director Tom Nelson
Published in our 2017 Annual Report “We will not fight to save what we do not love.” —Scientist and Author Stephen Jay Gould When people ask me about the successes […]
Palmer Woods Trail System Expansion Project Set to Begin in Late Summer of 2018
The Leelanau Conservancy is pleased to announce that work to expand Palmer Woods Forest Reserve’s trail system is slated to begin at the end of this summer. A professional trail-building […]
