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MISSION Legacy’s mission is to secure for current and future generations a land base for nature, agriculture, fresh water and recreation in Washtenaw and Jackson Counties and beyond. The staff partners to advance the strategic plan, including a goal set in 2008 to protect 25,000 acres of the most important lands in Washtenaw and Jackson […]
Click here to read our Preserve Update related to the COVID-19 pandemic 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 outdoor recreational activities, such as hiking, bird watching, skiing, nature study, and photography. […]
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 land for future generations. (Photo by Larry Doll – Don Doll who protected his centennial farm in 2017 with Legacy’s help) In Their Own Words […]
In the spring of 2016 Legacy confirmed that oak wilt was present and active on our Reichert Nature Preserve. At that time several trees had already been claimed by the disease, and we knew it was time to act. It took us two years to educate ourselves on oak wilt’s pathology and management, and to […]
Dear Friends, We—as a world, as a country, as a state, as a community, as individuals—have been through a lot these last few months. When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic came into our lives, the world we once knew was turned upside down and changed, forever. Our personal and professional lives were upended. And, it […]
As we are all aware, life during the COVID-19 pandemic is full of unknowns and constantly evolving. Information we receive one day may not be relevant the next. The constantly changing landscape of information has been difficult to navigate. Because of and despite these realities, Legacy remains vigilant in monitoring all communications from the governor’s […]