From our 2010 Fall Newsletter November 2010–Two years ago Nancy Miller viewed a video on the internet about Phragmites australis and how the invasive plant had created a 20-foot tall […]
Category Archives: Volunteer
Conservancy Seeks Help From Property Owners Who are Planning to Build
From our 2010 Spring Newsletter “Every time I see a new driveway or house going in and we missed a chance to dig up the wildflowers there before the bulldozers […]
Making a Commitment: Northport Teens Hold Annual Triathlon to Raise Funds for Conservancy
From our 2009 Fall Newsletter August 2009–A group of teenagers who spend part of their summer on Northport Point—29 to be exact—held their ninth annual triathlon in early August, 2009. […]
“Fate” Brought Us to Leelanau
From our 2008 Fall Newsletter When Bart and Gail Ingraham returned from the Peace Corps in 1974, they began a lengthy job hunt. Their search began in Denver, led to […]
Volunteers Go to Great Lengths For Whaleback
Volunteers who were sure-footed, strong-backed, cooperative and experienced in transplanting native species came out eager to protect the bluff at Whaleback Natural Area in early October, 2005. The beautiful trees […]
A Day in the Life of a Wildflower Rescuer
The night before the Wildflower Rescue outing I felt strangely like a kid anticipating a field trip back in elementary school. I laughed at myself for having the same nervous […]
