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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 […]
Each of Legacy’s preserves has its own detailed management plan. Think of this as a companion document to the land itself. In addition to outlining our vision for the property and the management objectives identified to realize that vision, these documents describe thoroughly the property’s ecological, geographical, historical, and social contexts. These documents both set […]
As the governor continues to lift Safer at Home restrictions, and in accordance with the MI Start Safe Plan, beginning the week of June 15th the Legacy Land Conservancy physical office is open with limited hours and new safety procedures in place. The Legacy office will be open Tuesday through Fridays and staffed from 10 […]
Silence implies complicity. We will not remain complacent. We see the pain and we hear the anger of the Black community. We know we have a lot of work to do, as do many environmental organizations. As Carolyn Kinney writes, “The conservation movement has traditionally prided itself on a concept of nature as pure, which […]