One group that was able to eventually meet up and work in a socially distant fashion was the “Palmer Woods Mountain Bike Trail Crew.” Every Tuesday evening from late August […]
Board Chair’s Column: Jim Nugent
Photo above of the Mawby Family Farm near Suttons Bay by Mark Smith Leelanau County is a land of spectacular natural features and amazing farmland. The Leelanau Conservancy is working […]
New Heritage Society Members: Meet Lee Jameson and Barbara Nelson-Jameson
“This is Our Place and Our People” Imagine spending your 20s living and working on the 46-mile-long island in Lake Superior known as Isle Royale National Park. Imagine boarding a […]
“Voice of the Leelanau Conservancy” to Retire
Carolyn Faught has been the chief story teller for the Leelanau Conservancy since 1992. She will retire by May 1, 2021. Her goodbye to members follows this tribute by Deborah […]
Executive Director’s Message from our 2020 Annual Report
The more things change, the more they remain the same. – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr Writing in 1848, Karr’s epigram was intended to assert that while things may appear to change […]
2020 Land Protection Project Roundup
(From our 2020 Annual Report). As the year came to a close, it was pretty incredible to look back over 2020 and realize that with your help and the dedication […]
2020 Conservancy Playlist
This year more than ever, we found music to be an escape from our daily (or yearly) woes. Is there a song reminiscent of Leelanau that you found yourself playing […]
Porritt Farm Adds to Corridor of Conserved Lands
All photos thanks to Mark Smith Rex Dobson was the very first farmer in Leelanau to permanently protect his land from development. In 1999, he worked with the newly formed […]
A Day in the Life of an AmeriCorps Volunteer
By Claire Wood, Leelanau Conservancy Communications Director. We set out from Leland Harbor in two canoes on a calm, sunny morning in late August. The hypnotizing ripples of turquoise water […]
The Leelanau Conservancy Supports Decommissioning Line 5
The Leelanau Conservancy joins an ever growing number of citizens and Michigan organizations in support of the decision to decommission Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline that runs through the Great Lakes […]
