Protecting & Preserving Land in southern Michigan Donate Today
Protecting & Preserving Land in southern Michigan Donate Today
MISSION Safeguarding southern Michigan’s land and water to support a diverse, resilient, and thriving communities-forever. HISTORY >Click here to view a video of Legacy’s first 50 years The early days […]
Legacy protects a variety of types of land: rural and urban preserves, preserves with towering beech trees and carpets of spring wildflowers, and recreational lands. Legacy preserves are open for family-friendly […]
Legacy is proud to have protected over 8,000 acres of land since 1971. Through conservation easements, public preserves, and partnerships with other conservation groups, we continue to create a gift of protected […]
It was more than a cabin, but that’s what we called it. It was a work of art. An expression of one man’s dream. John Jewell’s life-sized model. It lasted long enough to see him out. He created one pod–six-sided, during the summer of 1976, then another, then another–completed by July 1980.
As soon as the ink dried on the paperwork signaling Iron Creek Preserve was officially on the books, Legacy’s stewardship team eagerly took the reins from the land acquisition team. […]
In April of this year, I joined Legacy as their new Easement Stewardship Associate. I’m only 4 months into my time here, and the peak of my conservation easement monitoring season is nearly over.