For 25 years, volunteers have helped rescue wildflowers and native plants, cultivating community and nurturing biodiversity in Leelanau’s woodlands. Every spring in Leelanau County, a group of dedicated volunteers quietly […]
Category Archives: Wildflower Rescue
Wildflower Rescue Reaches 25th Anniversary of Saving Leelanau Wildflowers
Celebrating 25 years of blooming success, the Leelanau Conservancy’s Wildflower Rescue Committee continues its important work. Since 1999, Wildflower Rescue has been on a mission to protect our native blooms […]
2021 Wildflower Rescue Sale is On!
The Annual Plant Sale on the Village Green in Leland is on tap for Memorial Day Weekend! Don’t miss your chance to purchase native ferns, trillium and more native wildflowers […]
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 […]
2020 Memorial Day Wildflower Rescue Sale Canceled
Leelanau Conservancy’s Annual Memorial Day Weekend Wildflower Rescue Sale Canceled Leland, MI: The Leelanau Conservancy’s Annual Memorial Day Weekend Wildflower Rescue Sale has been canceled for 2020. “We’re sad to […]
How One Person (or two) Can Make a Difference
Back in 1999, Patty Shea (right) teamed up with her good friend, Joanie Woods (left), and they began something called the Wildflower Rescue Committee (WRC). Patty had been involved in […]
Leland Village Green: A Brief History
Posted September, 2013–The Leland Village Green is located in the Village of Leland on Main Street, across from the post office. The Leelanau Conservancy, founded in 1988 and celebrating its […]
Say No to Sweet Woodruff
Pretty? Yes. Fragrant? Yes. Deadly to native wildflowers? Yes! When choosing plants at the nursery this spring, please don’t buy sweet woodruff. In the photo at right you can see […]
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 […]
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 […]
