From Executive Director Tom Nelson When despair grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,I […]

From Executive Director Tom Nelson When despair grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,I […]
The news out there is disconcerting. Please know we care deeply about all of the people connected to us—staff, board, volunteers, supporters, partners—and of course everyone with whom we share […]
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the […]
Progress might have been alright once, but it has gone on too long. —Ogden Nash, American Poet Picture a boy. He’s ten years old. Brown hair, brown eyes, and ears […]
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. – Scientist Loren Eiseley To the Leelanau Peninsula, water truly is magic. It’s the one of the most […]
LOOKING FORWARD October, 2018–One of my favorite memories is from a couple of summers ago—the first time our littlest daughter’s feet touched the cool, clear waters of the big lake. […]
Published in our 2017 Annual Report “We will not fight to save what we do not love.” —Scientist and Author Stephen Jay Gould When people ask me about the successes […]
For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne In 1788, exactly two centuries before the Leelanau Conservancy […]
From our 2008 Fall Newsletter The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance (LTA), announced last week (September 19, 2008) that the Leelanau Conservancy has […]