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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 […]
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. Management goals for each preserve take both the natural and human components […]
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 […]
Legacy Land Conservancy is pleased to announce a grant award of $1,900 from the Kiwanis Club of Ann Arbor Foundation. This generous gift will be used to provide training, supplies and equipment for the organization’s Preserve Stewardship Program. Legacy Land Conservancy engages large numbers of volunteers each year to help complete stewardship activities including required […]
The President of the Board of Trustees, Simon Whitelocke, and Executive Director, Diana Kern, are proud to announce the election of four community leaders to the Board of Trustees of Legacy Land Conservancy for three-year terms. Cindy Reach, Sandi Smith, Charity Steere and Jerry Norbloom will join the board, which will grow to 15 members. […]
With the recent completion of land conservation projects, Legacy—Michigan’s oldest regional land trust—has been directly involved over our 48-year history in protecting a total of 9,040 acres of land in southern Michigan, primarily in Jackson and Washtenaw counties. This milestone was reached through finalizing three separate agreements with private land owners in late 2018. Legacy’s […]