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Dr. Bill Scharf Named Leelanau Conservancy’s 2018 Volunteer of the Year
The Leelanau Conservancy named Dr. Bill Scharf, a leading authority on birds in northwest Michigan, as our 2018 Volunteer of the Year. Conservancy staff presented him with the award at […]
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 […]
Contractor Hired to Build Mountain Bike Trails at Palmer Woods
We’re excited to announce that we’ve hired Flowtrack Mountain Bike Trails, LLC, a professional trail-building company from the Upper Peninsula, to lead the design and construction of the new mountain […]
A Generous Spirit: Pam Fraker
Michigan State University Professor Emeritus Pam Fraker has two passions when it comes to philanthropy. One is helping promising college students who are in need. The other is the mission […]
10 Years Later…What Happens After the Farm is Protected? A Q & A With Steve and Pam Bardenhagen
The back story: In 2008, Gary and Christi Bardenhagen preserved their 184-acre farm, which produces the much-celebrated local strawberries that are sold at area grocers and farmers markets. The farm […]
Baby Goats Video: How Conservation Grazing is Making a Difference at Clay Cliffs
Kids’ Work – Conservation Grazing with Baby Goats
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 […]
Partnerships Make it Happen: Over 1,200 Trees Planted at Conservancy Natural Areas
See more photos DeYoung Tree Planting Facebook album. It was a cold grey day but that couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of 120 middle-schoolers from Traverse City’s Greenspire School who arrived at […]
War on Garlic Mustard–Goats, Volunteers and Dumpsters
Watch Nature Change’s in depth video about the baby goats and how conservation grazing is making a difference 9&10 News goat story The Leelanau Conservancy is launching an all-out […]
