Deborah VandenBroek Assumes Duties Immediately September 24, 2018—Trustees of Legacy Land Conservancy announce the appointment, effective immediately, of Deborah VandenBroek to lead the organization as Interim Executive Director. VandenBroek brings extensive leadership experience gleaned working with the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, Navigant Consulting, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health, Packard Health, and the Trinity Health […]
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Japanese stiltgrass update: “degree of alarm”
“I want to share with you the degree of alarm I feel on the issue of Japanese stiltgrass,” asserts Dana Wright, Land Stewardship Director. “Stiltgrass is not like other invasives we have seen in Michigan, which spread relatively slowly and can be contained. Stiltgrass travels via water and deer, as easily as water itself. “The […]
Summer interns enrich Legacy’s mission
Legacy is excited to welcome our new 2018 summer interns. We’re really looking forward to working with them. Ami Fofana, Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program Intern Ami, our intern from the University of Michigan’s Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, is spending the summer updating management plans for each of our nature preserves. Born and raised […]
Be Aware: Turtles Crossing!
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 […]