Your Leelanau Conservancy is still saving farmland under a high threat of conversion to development despite the ongoing pandemic. Two more iconic farms rooted in Leelanau County’s agricultural heritage have […]
Pat’s Preserve at Lime Lake: A Dream Come True
May, 2020–The dream to create a new Lime Lake Preserve has become a reality! In May we closed on the final two parcels that protect 26 acres, over 1,000 feet […]
Going the Distance for Palmer Woods
Going the Distance for Palmer Woods Imagine running the entire length of M22—117 miles, over a 30 hour stretch. Who would do that? Andy Belanger, that’s who, and he did […]
Wondrous Wildflowers
It’s wildflower time in Leelanau—a time of wonder and renewal. We are sad to report that the annual Wildflower Rescue Sale will not take place this Memorial Day Weekend due […]
2020 Memorial Day Wildflower Rescue Sale Canceled
Leelanau Conservancy’s Annual Memorial Day Weekend Wildflower Rescue Sale Canceled Leland, MI: The Leelanau Conservancy’s Annual Memorial Day Weekend Wildflower Rescue Sale has been canceled for 2020. “We’re sad to […]
Bernie Rink’s Boskydel Vineyard Lands Protected
Story by Carolyn Faught, Senior Writer for the Conservancy. (Feature photo by Mark Smith.) Before moving to Leelanau full time in 1987, my husband and I owned a tiny cottage […]
“Highest and Best Use” Philosophy Leads to Protection of 80-Acre Fleese Farm
For years, Cedar businessman Walter Jedena had long admired the Fleese Farm on the corner of French and Hohnke Roads. He had driven by it many times, always intrigued by […]
The Holtons on “Protecting this Incredible Place”
In and around Northport, it’s safe to say that nearly everyone knows Kent and Becky Holton. Kent founded Northport’s Music in the Park and still chooses the bands and runs […]
We Miss Our Conservancy People
More than anything here at the Leelanau Conservancy, we miss our people. We miss seeing you in the office, on docent-led hikes, working alongside you at our beautiful natural areas. […]
“Leelanau Woods” Protected
There is a book that Dick Emens reads every year during the holidays, titled “Self Renewal,” by John Gardner. It’s his way to welcome the new year, reading fireside in […]
