Many a nature lover was introduced as a child to the outdoors by a parent or teacher. The outdoors can be just the back yard, but the crucial thing is awakening what Rachael Carson called in her wise and lovely essay of that title A Sense of Wonder. Pheasant hunting with his father first kindled it in local naturalist Rick Halbert. As a teacher and volunteer, he’s spent his life connecting people and nature. A botanist, he knows, loves, and fosters the native plants of our region.
Growing older is not for the faint of heart. If you’ve always loved to hike, it can be discouraging, post age 65, to find that reduced padding due to wear and tear on your joints, back and feet can cause stiffness and pain during long-distance hikes. Reduced muscle strength and flexibility make hiking on uneven terrain more difficult.
The Leelanau Conservancy is proud to announce Conservancy Day set for Aug. 3—a day of appreciation for all that Leelanau has to offer. The Conservancy is encouraging the public to participate in a number of activities organized by the Conservancy. The day starts with a 10 a.m. workbee at Chippewa Run Natural Area in Empire, where volunteers can help to maintain the trail and remove invasive shrubs.
In celebration of Earth Day last Saturday, M22, a Michigan-based lifestyle company, pledged 100 percent of all in-store and online gross sales to the Leelanau Conservancy. Supporters of both M22 and the conservancy came out in force, generating nearly $20,000 in sales, which represents the largest single-day donation by the company to the conservancy to date.
The Leelanau Conservancy welcomes everyone to attend its annual Friends Picnic and Auction on Thursday, Aug. 4. The event will be held at the Kalchik-Newton Farm overlooking the Manitou Islands, located along Jelinek Road in Leelanau Township.
By Linda Alice Dewey Sun contributor We all love to take our children and grandchildren to lakes and rivers on “beach days.” But when the weather turns cold or rainy, kids can get tired of stay-at-home activities. We wondered where the “locals” here take kids in the summertime. These are some of the answers we […]
This Memorial Day weekend, Friday and Saturday, May 27-28, on the Village Green in Leland, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, the Leelanau Conservancy will host its annual wildflower plant sale. Working with environmentally conscious area builders as well as the County Road Commission, plants have been rescued from areas of future roads, gravel pits, or other development. Plants were dug and potted this spring by more than 30 Leelanau volunteers.
Conservancy Goes All Out for Earth Week with Daily Events, Love Letters to Leelanau and $5,000 Participation Challenge From staff reports The Leelanau Conservancy invites you to celebrate Earth Week in Leelanau, April 18-22. Starting Monday, the Leelanau Conservancy will host a week-long series of unique events to celebrate this annual homage to our planet. […]
The Leelanau Conservancy announced today that it has officially acquired the Palmer Woods Forest Reserve — 707 acres of contiguous hardwood forest that stretches over 2 miles north to south. Palmer Woods is located just over a mile from Big Glen Lake and just beyond the bluff that marks the western edge of Miller Hill.
2015 has been a good year for local literature. New books about Leelanau, books by Leelanau County authors and at least one old favorite await eager readers in area bookshops. Here’s a sampling: