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:
The Leelanau Conservancy will hold its annual friends picnic and auction on Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Chippewa Run Natural Area in Empire. The picnic begins at 5 p.m. and features a silent auction, as well as pre-picnic field trips, a kids tent and a special program. A local foods-focused meal will be served, along with local wines. Tickets are $35 for adults until Aug. 3, when the price goes up to $40. Tickets for kids tent children under 12 are just $5.
Working with iconic Leelanau photographer Ken Scott, the Leelanau Conservancy has published a book of photos and essays about the lands that the Leelanau Conservancy has protected over the last 27 years. The 56-page book, titled Why We Preserve features 52 stunning color photographs and seven essays by a cache of writers including renowned chef Mario Batali, CBS Sunday Morning News correspondent Martha Teichner and Traverse Magazine publisher Deborah Wyatt Fellows.