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Workday at Beckwith Preserve

Beckwith Nature Preserve 2792 Morton Road (M-106), Stockbridge, MI, United States

On September 17 from 10am-11:30am, Legacy Land Conservancy will be teaming with the Stockbridge Community Clean Up Club for a workday at Beckwith Preserve. Join us to help clear brush and remove the invasive species autumn olive. Volunteers (using loppers and hand-saws) will cut back shrubs to two-inch stumps and help haul cut plant material. […]

Woody Invasives Workday at Johnson Preserve

Lloyd & Mabel Johnson Preserve 4595 Platt Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

On October 1st from 10am-12pm, Legacy Land Conservancy’s stewardship team will be hosting a work day at the Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Preserve. Join us and help remove the woody invasive species common buckthorn, honeysuckle, and autumn olive. Volunteers (using loppers and hand-saws) will cut back shrubs to two-inch stumps and help haul cut plant […]

Vernal Pool Patrol Training

Lloyd & Mabel Johnson Preserve 4595 Platt Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Join Legacy Land Conservancy, Pittsfield Township, and River Raisin Watershed Council in learning about a magical, yet common wetland; vernal pools! Vernal pools are wetlands that are small and often seasonally-flooded, meaning they do not contain water all year round. They play a critical part in maintaining the health of our northern forest ecosystems, but […]

Spring Cleaning Workday at Beckwith Preserve

Beckwith Nature Preserve 2792 Morton Road (M-106), Stockbridge, MI, United States

On April 27th from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm, Legacy Land Conservancy will be leading a spring cleaning at Beckwith Preserve. Join us and the community of Stockbridge in giving the preserve a spruce up! Volunteers will be split into groups at various locations throughout the preserve that are in need of some tidying. We will focus […]

Johnson Preserve Prairie Bio Blitz

Lloyd & Mabel Johnson Preserve 4595 Platt Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Join us on Friday, August 4th from 2-4pm for an afternoon BioBlitz of the prairie at Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Preserve! A BioBlitz is an intense period of biological surveying in an attempt to record all the living species within a designated area. It is similar to a biological inventory conducted by scientists, but open […]

Project MOW sheep supervision and kick-off training at Johnson Preserve

Lloyd & Mabel Johnson Preserve 4595 Platt Rd, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Interested in getting baaaaaaack to nature with some furry farm friends? Want to explore the intersection of animal husbandry and land stewardship? Volunteer with Legacy Land Conservancy to help maintain a mobile sheep herd that will be eating woody invasive plants on the Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Preserve! For one week from Sunday, September 10 […]