From our 2011 Summer Newsletter July 2011–Standing between the rows of cherry-laden trees on the family’s historic farmstead, Blaise and Sarah Korson, with their grown children Allen and Julie and […]
Deck Honors Houdek Family
From our 2011 Summer Newsletter July 2011–Three years ago Lori Beurele took a hike at Houdek Dunes Natural Area with her mom and aunt. Our beautiful 330-acre area is land […]
Q & A With Dr. Bill Scharf About Gull Island Preserve & Herring Gull Eggs
From our 2011 Summer Newsletter Dr. Bill Scharf, a gull, tern, and colonial waterbird biologist, has dedicated much of his career to studying Herring Gulls on the Conservancy’s seven-acre Gull […]
Berkshire-Sprouse: Glen Lake Area
Juliet Sprouse Preserves 18 Acres in Sensitive Hatlem Creek Watershed With Conservation Easement From our 2011 Summer Newsletter One of the many things that gives Leelanau County its unique charm […]
New Beginning for Farming at Conservancy’s Swanson Property
From our 2011 Summer Newsletter April 2011–On a brisk day in April, farmer Ben Brown lent a hand at a Leelanau Conservancy work bee, helping staff to remove a massive […]
Carol Benner Remembers Sonny’s Stand: Why She Contributed to Help Preserve the Farm
Since announcing the project, the Leelanau Conservancy has been the grateful recipient of many emails and phone calls from people remembering Sonny and the farm. The following letter (and photos) […]
Swanson Farm Purchase Completed!
From our 2011 Spring Newsletter March 2011–It’s official! The Leelanau Conservancy took ownership this week of the 90-acre Sonny Swanson farm with its 2,000 feet of natural shoreline. “The Swanson […]
Phragmites Eradication: A Success Story
From our 2011 Spring Newsletter Over the last several years the Conservancy has increased the number of restoration projects that focus on invasive plant management. Most of our efforts have […]
It’s Official! Lake Leelanau Narrows Land Once Slated for Dockage Area Now Forever Protected
March 2011–Lovers of the Lake Leelanau Narrows will be happy to know that the Leelanau Conservancy has officially taken ownership of an embattled 2.25 acres and 430 feet along the […]
Kehl Lake Natural Area Expands by 52 Acres
From our 2011 Spring Newsletter March 2011–When Marcia Boynton and Karl Wizinsky’s children were young, the Kehl Lake Natural Area was a favorite hiking destination. Marcia says that family treks […]
