Celebrating 50 Years of Protecting & Preserving Land Donate Today
Celebrating 50 Years of Protecting & Preserving Land Donate Today
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 […]
The Washtenaw County Natural Areas Preservation Program (NAPP)—a program that purchases unique natural areas and agricultural easements to ensure their preservation for the benefit of all County residents, plants, and animals—was established in 2000 by the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners through the passage of Natural Areas Ordinance No. 128. It is funded through a […]
Picture this: 2,900 feet of frontage on a quaint waterway (think two of the Empire State Building stacked together, then go a little further). On either side of this waterway, floodplain forest fills the valley it has forged since the last period of glaciation about 15,000 years ago. Feel the cool, moist weight of the […]
One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1971, Legacy Land Conservancy, has been doing just that for the people of Washtenaw and Jackson counties. Now Legacy Land Conservancy announced it has renewed its land trust accreditation for the second time– proving once […]