Imagine that you are a brook trout. Anglers revere your very existence; Nobel Prize winning author Ernest Hemingway waxed poetic about you in his famous Nick Adams stories. […]
Fall Panorama: Three Leelanau Conservancy Natural Areas to Take in A Lakeside View
Picture yourself on a beautiful trail, trees ablaze on either side. As you hike through filtered sunlight, bright orange, yellow and garnet colored leaves drift down, dotting your path. The […]
2016 Heritage Society Gathering
We were pleased to spend time with 50 members and friends of our Richard O. Ristine Heritage Society at our annual gathering on September 1st. The Heritage Society recognizes those who […]
2016 Volunteer of the Year: Ann Nichols
Leelanau Conservancy Names 2016 Volunteer and Conservation Partner of the Year at Annual Picnic on August 4 Since its founding in 1988, volunteers have been the heart and soul of the […]
Making a Difference, One Nesting Box at a Time
Bird Lover Dan Kerby loves birds. But in particular, he loves swallows. “Seeing them on the wing just makes me happy,” he says. A favorite place to see them is […]
Leelanau Conservancy Receives $557,500 Grant to Protect Lake Leelanau Watershed
Great News For Everyone Who Loves Lake Leelanau! A $557,000 grant from the Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI) will help the Conservancy to purchase conservation easements–and therefore forever protect–lands that are […]
Steichen: A Place for Family
Female bobcats won’t share their territory, and each one requires about five square miles to thrive. So when Mike and Teri Steichen glimpsed a bobcat skirting past their house north […]
Water Monitor Volunteers
Going With the Flow: Leelanau Conservancy Volunteer Stream Samplers Kim and Dennis Armbruster are part of an important group of volunteers who monitor our lakes and streams every year, collecting […]
Chairman’s Auction Item: “The Big August Storm” Wooden Bowls & Tray
Beauty from the Beast that was the August 2nd, 2015 Storm Artist David Watt of Glen Arbor has crafted three stunning wooden pieces for the Conservancy Auction. They were created […]
Good Harbor Bay Property Donation: Sale Will Help Protect More Land and Water in Leelanau!
Your Dream Property? We are so fortunate that a generous family with deep ties to Leelanau has gifted a half-ownership over a spectacular five-acre residential lot on Good Harbor Bay […]
