A Milestone Years in the Making

A Milestone Years in the Making

Co-authored by Allene Smith, Senior Land Protection Specialist and Pam Bierzynski, Communications Manager – After five years of careful effort, collaboration, and trust-building, Legacy Land Conservancy is celebrating a major land protection milestone. In...
A New Season of Preserve Engagement

A New Season of Preserve Engagement

By Kyler Moran, Preserve Stewardship Manager – This season, spending time on Legacy’s preserves will look a little different, and we couldn’t be more excited. After careful planning, thoughtful collaboration, and intentionally growing our team, Legacy is...
The Work That Happens Before the Wildflowers Bloom

The Work That Happens Before the Wildflowers Bloom

By Maddy Gackenbach, Preserve Stewardship Associate – One by one I carefully separate milkweed seeds from the silky white fluff that carries them through the wind. I delicately pull apart bee balm seed heads releasing dozens of tiny seeds from the dry plant...
Giving Gratitude

Giving Gratitude

2025 has proven to be a wild and unpredictable year. Changes at the federal level have left many of us– Legacy included–feeling a little like we’re swimming up river, helpless against the current. As we have met with and spoken to supporters in the last year, we’ve...

Anna Wadhams

An Ann Arbor native, Anna discovered her passion for environmental stewardship as an intern with the National Park Service in Washington, DC, leading interpretive and volunteer programs. This formative experience led to a career in environmental education, land...