| Legacy Land Conservancy protects forests, prairies, farms, wetlands and waters
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Watch the this latest video in our series of Legacy Stories and listen to the Hathaways tell about how Hathaway Woods came to be protected.
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Watch the first video in a series of Legacy Stories! Executive Director Susan Lackey talks with two of Legacy’s first board members, Karl Frankena and Bill Martin, about their early involvement with Legacy Land Conservancy.
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| Charles Botero Preserves 32 Acres in Washtenaw County | |
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In partnership with Legacy Land Conservancy and supported by Ann Arbor Greenbelt, Charles Botero recently preserved 32 acres in the Huron River Watershed. Used for sheep farming in the past, this parcel provides drainage for Horseshoe Creek and the Huron River, and is home to Great Horned Owls, white-tailed deer, and native flora such as mature oak hickory, pines, native grasses and forbs. |
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| Sherri Munson Preserves 7.8 Acres in Webster Township | |
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In partnership with the Huron River Watershed Council and Legacy Land Conservancy, an Arms Lake and Arms Creek parcel owned by Sherri Munson is now protected. This parcel is important to the well-being of the surrounding ecosystem, as it houses an unusually broad range of habitats and natural life. The 7.8 acres include wetlands, forb and grass communities, emergent marshes, and remnants of pre-settlement oak forests. |
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Forty years ago, the founders of Legacy Land Conservancy had a dream, born of springtimes spent wandering the rivers, fields and woods of our community and nourished by the long thoughtful evenings of winter. Those dreams have led to the conservation of 4,800 acres of southern Michigan’s most important lands.
We reflect now with great appreciation for all our donors and volunteers who supported us and made these past forty years of land and water conservation possible.
That dream continues in a new generation, with the goal of conserving 25,000 acres of land over the next twenty years. By protecting these lands, we too will inspire generations to nourish and protect their own dreams.
As 2011 comes to an end we celebrate important steps towards realizing those dreams.
Spend your winter dreaming of gentle streams, quiet woods and scenic farms.
If you have not already made a gift to Legacy, please take a moment to donate now.
Dusk brings a shockingly beautiful sight these past few weeks of January—hundreds upon hundreds of crows gathering in the trees across the street from my office, until there are so many that the silhouette looks like summer trees full of … Continue reading
