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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 […]
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 […]
The Corporate and Individual Giving Specialist is responsible for implementing Legacy Land Conservancy’s strategy to develop support from corporations, businesses, and individuals. Reporting to the Director of Development & Engagement, the candidate will be expected to help achieve Legacy’s fundraising goals while contributing to the overall success of the organization as a member of our team. […]
Turtles are looking for good sandy sites to bury their eggs and are crossing roads more than usual. Keep a shovel in your car to carefully scoop up snappers and help them to the other side of the road. Usually putting them on the side where they were headed keeps them from crossing back over […]
By Gary Siegrist, Legacy volunteer and naturalist Following recent prescribed burns at the Lloyd and Mabel Johnson and Sharon Hills Nature Preserves, Legacy staff are frequently asked “what happens next?” Nature doesn’t wait months or require full regeneration to begin using the area just burned. First to investigate the burns are many of our feathered […]