A First Step Near Glen Lake From our 2008 Spring Newsletter John (Chip) and Shirley Hoagland’s conservation easement donation is a great first step toward protecting the stunning forested ridgelines […]
Jones, Bronwyn: Chippewa Run
Happy Trails! From our 2008 Spring Newsletter Our Chippewa Run Natural Area trail system will be extended, thanks to the generosity of adjacent landowners Bronwyn Jones and Joe VanderMuelen. The […]
Bardenhagen Farms: East Leland
Three Farms, 380 Acres Forever Protected in East Leland, M-204 Suttons Bay Area From our 2008 Spring Newsletter For everyone who loves sweet, local strawberries and honey crisp apples, take […]
An Open Letter to Our Supporters About the Defeat of the Farmland Millage–2006
From our 2006 Annual Report By a convincing margin voters in Leelanau County defeated the Farmland Preservation proposal yesterday. The half-mill levy would have generated nearly $1 million annually to […]
Restoration Work Begins at DeYoung Natural Area
From our 2007 Fall Newsletter Usually, folks at Leelanau Conservancy aren’t fond of seeing bulldozers in beautiful places. But in the case of the DeYoung Natural Area on Cedar Lake, […]
162 Acres Adjacent to Kehl Lake to be Protected: Natural Area will Expand by 40 Acres
From our 2007 Summer Newsletter What better time than midsummer to celebrate even more precious wildlife habitat that will be protected at the Tip of the Peninsula! With the signing […]
Force: Lake Leelanau Watershed
For the Love of the Land: 40 Acres Preserved in the Lake Leelanau Watershed From our 2007 Spring Newsletter As communications director, one of the best parts of my job […]
Conservancy Partners with Suttons Bay Township to Create the 45th Parallel Park
From our 2007 Summer Newsletter It’s official. Suttons Bay Township and the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) have a new jointly-owned park. MDOT owns the four-acre waterfront strip of land […]
MacKenzie: Hatlem Creek Area
A Passion for Glen Lake: 20 Acres Preserved in the Critical Hatlem Creek Area From our 2007 Spring Newsletter “Glen Lake is a huge part of my identity,” says Robert […]
Tip of Peninsula Conservation Expands with $2 Million Trust Fund Grant!
From our 2006 Annual Report For everyone who loves the Leelanau State Park and the raw beauty of its pristine, boulder-strewn shoreline, we have some great news. On December 6, […]
