From our 2010 Spring Newsletter “Every time I see a new driveway or house going in and we missed a chance to dig up the wildflowers there before the bulldozers […]
Love of Leelanau Leads to Plan For Steady Giving
From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Sustainer Treva DeJong has always been a planner. She is a firm believer that big things can happen if they are tackled a little bit […]
Goudschaal: Near Leland
Claudia’s Big Picture Perspective From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Claudia Goudschaal left quite a legacy behind when she passed away in November. “She was a person who was very visible […]
Dean Family: Glen Lake Watershed
Dean Family Protects Land in Crystal River/Glen Lake Watershed From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Howard Dean has been spending summers on Glen Lake since 1937, the year he was born. […]
Partners in Preservation: Elmwood Township and Leelanau Conservancy Officially Co-Owners of DeYoung Natural Area on Cedar Lake
From our 2010 Spring Newsletter February 1, 2010–Last week Elmwood Township became the official owner of the lakefront portion of the DeYoung Natural Area on Cedar Lake. At the same […]
Blossom Tours 2009
Blossom Tours In 2008 and 2009 we participated in a Blossom Tour with the Leelanau Enterprise and the Leelanau Conservation District. May is a beautiful time in Leelanau because of […]
New Trail at Lighthouse West Natural Area
October 2009–On a blustery day in early October, two dozen people gathered to officially open a new hiking trail at Lighthouse West Natural Area near Northport. “This property and the […]
Dlugopolski: Northport
66-Acre Dlugopolski Cherished Family Lands Near Northport Preserved Through Conservation Easement From our 2009 Fall Newsletter A family’s reverence for a 66-acre tract of land north of the village of […]
Conservancy Receives Community Award for Work at DeYoung Natural Area and Historic Farmstead
From our 2009 Fall Newsletter The Grand Traverse Heritage Center presented the Leelanau Conservancy with its coveted “Community Award” on September 17 for permanently protecting the agricultural landscape and historic […]
How Are Things at the Leelanau Conservancy?–2009
From our 2009 Fall Newsletter Perhaps the question I’m asked most often is the simplest and most basic: “How are things at the Conservancy?” At first it seems that there […]
