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, […]
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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, […]
By Jeannie Williams, Conservation Easement Monitor This article originally appeared in our 2019 Conservation Easement Landowner Newsletter. I’ve walked nearly 100 conservation easements in Leelanau County this year. These walks […]
Dr. Dan Palmer has a passion for ferns. The retired physician is the author of two books on the ferns of Michigan and Hawaii. And long before the Leelanau Conservancy […]
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 […]
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 […]
Docent Marsha Buehler is a fan of benches. She sees them as integral to getting people of all ages out to our natural areas. Moms nursing babies. Grandparents using walkers. […]
Asking Price: $1.385.000 If your idea of a sound portfolio includes sweeping vistas, rolling hills, evergreen forests, and the soft, colorful splendor of cherry blossoms in springtime, then then look […]
Private Conservation Easement in Glen Arbor Township (17.5 Acres under conservation easement and 4 acres for a home site ) Listed for $189.000 What a great find, peaceful Northwood Drive, […]
I can remember that just a few years ago at DeYoung Natural Area, in a field near the entrance, invasive wild parsnip grew five feet tall. It was about to […]
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. […]