100-Acre Farm on M-204 Adjacent to New Courthouse Forever Preserved…Now Home to “45 North” Winery From our 2008 Spring Newsletter The Leelanau Conservancy has preserved another farm—its fourth farm project […]
Category Archives: Landowner Stories
Herrold: Near Cedar
For the Love of Trees: John Herrold Protects His 158-Acre Forest From our 2008 Summer Newsletter John Herrold was just a baby when he started coming north to Lake Leelanau […]
Seward: On the Crystal River
17 Acres Near the Crystal River Forever Protected! From our 2008 Spring Newsletter A globally rare dune and swale wetland near the Crystal River has been forever protected. We purchased […]
Hoagland: near Glen Lake
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sanborn: Birch Point
Local Heroes: Sanborn Family Protects 43 Acres in Lake Leelanau Watershed From our Fall 2005 Newsletter There’s an ancient hemlock on the Sanborn/Robinson property that, some years back, brothers Will […]
Bartle/Spaulding: Lake Leelanau WS
A Powerful Tool by Holly Wren Spaulding, Land Owner From our 2005 Fall Newsletter In 1999, my partner, Robert Bartle, and I were missing good air and our beloved lakeshore […]