Dean Family Protects Land in Crystal River/Glen Lake Watershed From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Howard Dean has been spending summers on Glen Lake since 1937, the year he was born. […]
Partners in Preservation: Elmwood Township and Leelanau Conservancy Officially Co-Owners of DeYoung Natural Area on Cedar Lake
From our 2010 Spring Newsletter February 1, 2010–Last week Elmwood Township became the official owner of the lakefront portion of the DeYoung Natural Area on Cedar Lake. At the same […]
Blossom Tours 2009
Blossom Tours In 2008 and 2009 we participated in a Blossom Tour with the Leelanau Enterprise and the Leelanau Conservation District. May is a beautiful time in Leelanau because of […]
New Trail at Lighthouse West Natural Area
October 2009–On a blustery day in early October, two dozen people gathered to officially open a new hiking trail at Lighthouse West Natural Area near Northport. “This property and the […]
Dlugopolski: Northport
66-Acre Dlugopolski Cherished Family Lands Near Northport Preserved Through Conservation Easement From our 2009 Fall Newsletter A family’s reverence for a 66-acre tract of land north of the village of […]
Conservancy Receives Community Award for Work at DeYoung Natural Area and Historic Farmstead
From our 2009 Fall Newsletter The Grand Traverse Heritage Center presented the Leelanau Conservancy with its coveted “Community Award” on September 17 for permanently protecting the agricultural landscape and historic […]
How Are Things at the Leelanau Conservancy?–2009
From our 2009 Fall Newsletter Perhaps the question I’m asked most often is the simplest and most basic: “How are things at the Conservancy?” At first it seems that there […]
Hunt: Northport Creek
Jeannette Hunt Protects Her Sensitive Land Along Northport Creek With a Conservation Agreement From our 2009 Fall Newsletter When our Director of Land Protection, Matt Heiman, returned after his first […]
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. […]
Dick Ristine’s Legacy
From our 2009 Summer Newsletter In June, the Leelanau community lost Dick Ristine to cancer. As many of you recall, Dick was the very definition of an engaged citizen, and […]
