Signs of spring
Looking for signs of spring? Check out this handy guide of spring ephemerals to search for on your next visit to Legacy’s Creekshead or Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Nature Preserves.
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A collection of photos and videos featuring Legacy properties and events. Do you have any photos or videos from a visit to one of our preserves? Please share them with us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter (use hashtag #legacylandconservancy), or email them to info@legacylandconservancy.org and we will highlight them here for everyone to enjoy. (Photo by […]
Nature Preserves
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 […]
Success Stories
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 […]
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Legacy’s Trails at Your Fingertips
Legacy’s going mobile! By downloading the AllTrails app on your mobile phone you can access trail maps for four of Legacy’s preserves from any location. The free mobile phone application lists trail maps, photos, driving directions and reviews for your favorite trails at Legacy’s Beckwith, Creekshead, Lloyd and Mabel Johnson, and Sharon Hills Nature Preserves. […]
Saving Purple Martins
At the 7th Annual Legacy Land Conservancy Partner Gathering, Penny Briscoe, with the Purple Martin Conservation Association and the Michigan Audubon Society, shared tips on how land owners can attract and foster purple martin colonies. Purple Martins are aerial insectivores, meaning they feed by catching flying insects. Purple Martins are one of the highest-flying foragers […]