Dr. Dan Palmer has a passion for ferns. The retired physician is the author of two books on the ferns of Michigan and Hawaii. And long before the Leelanau Conservancy […]

Dr. Dan Palmer has a passion for ferns. The retired physician is the author of two books on the ferns of Michigan and Hawaii. And long before the Leelanau Conservancy […]
I can remember that just a few years ago at DeYoung Natural Area, in a field near the entrance, invasive wild parsnip grew five feet tall. It was about to […]
Miriam-Webster’s Definition of Stewardship: “The conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially : the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one’s care.” From our Fall 2018 Newsletter–This spring, Natural Areas and […]
See more photos DeYoung Tree Planting Facebook album. It was a cold grey day but that couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of 120 middle-schoolers from Traverse City’s Greenspire School who arrived at […]
Watch Nature Change’s in depth video about the baby goats and how conservation grazing is making a difference 9&10 News goat story The Leelanau Conservancy is launching an all-out […]
You heard that right, goats! An army of rent-a-goats will vacation at Clay Cliffs Natural Area starting in May, “conservation grazing” on the densest infestation of garlic mustard known to […]
We often talk about Stewardship as our promise to care for the lands we have protected FOREVER. But Stewardship is also about today, and making our natural areas inviting, safe […]
Conservancy Day Draws Volunteers, Wine Enthusiasts, Hikers Leelanau Conservancy Volunteer and Conservation Partner of the Year Named On August 3rd, 2017, the Leelanau Conservancy hosted a lineup of activities aimed […]
Thank you to our friends at NatureChange.org for putting together this video on invasive garlic mustard at our Natural Areas and around the County. Visit the original article here. […]
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, […]