Spring in northern Michigan feels like biding time until summer. We still experience frost and snow. Rain stretches from the end of March through May. We make do with the […]
Category Archives: Natural World
The wild, wonderful world within the Cedar River Preserve
One of our most diverse properties is the Cedar River Preserve. A mixture of river, wetlands and forest come together to create a home for a wide variety of flora […]
The Queen’s Garden
Their finicky nature and breathtaking beauty make orchids some of nature’s most admired flowers. The orchids that might come to mind are the ones we see in markets and are […]
Wondrous Wildflowers
It’s wildflower time in Leelanau—a time of wonder and renewal. We are sad to report that the annual Wildflower Rescue Sale will not take place this Memorial Day Weekend due […]
Living in Harmony with Beavers–Nature’s Ecosystem Engineers
Snow falls softly on the trees surrounding Carol Waters’ tiny cabin near Maple City as we wait for her to answer our knock. I have never met this 82-year-old woman, […]
Clay Cliffs: Home for Eagles
In 2013 while conducting a botanical survey along the shore beneath Clay Cliffs, two of our staff members came upon a pair of eagles. One, which looked to be an […]
Saving our Showy Lady Slippers
Saving our Showy Lady Slippers Last spring Paul Rebori found a pair of rubber gloves on his property located just across the road from the Leelanau Conservancy’s Soper Preserve. The […]
Wildflowers, Warblers, Water and Wonder!
Wildflowers, Warblers, Water and Wonder! May 19, 2012–Kay Charter claims not to be a bird expert. Now, I don’t claim to be a bird expert either, but she’s definitely a […]
