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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 […]
By Alice Elliot, Stiltgrass Coordinator Readers are likely familiar with some well-known invasive species in Michigan, like garlic mustard, buckthorn, honeysuckle, and phragmites. But a new invader is in town, and it’s a nasty one. Stiltgrass is an annual grass that quickly out-competes native species. It grows in both disturbed and undisturbed sites, in sun […]
On an excellently spooky evening at the Reichert Preserve guests were guided to the fireside by a trail of luminaries at sun set. Stories shared by Laura Hayes, Leif Larson, and Steve Daut of Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild were accompanied by a half moon, Kingfishers dancing over the lake, and coyotes calling. A big thank […]
Friends, volunteers, and folks new to our work joined staff members and Trustees on October 12 for a fall colors tour at our Sharon Hills Preserve that included stops along the way for wine tasting, chocolate, and crackers. It was a beautiful, sunny day with a slight chill in the air and the leaves on […]