Land Partner Gathering 2023

Land Partner Gathering 2023

By Clint McGill, Legacy Land Conservancy Easement Stewardship Coordinator For this year’s Land Partner Gathering, we invited Legacy landowners and volunteers to the Legacy office to learn more about some of the undesirable flora and fauna that are in and around...
Volunteers bolster invasive species management

Volunteers bolster invasive species management

As we finally make our way past pandemic restrictions and limitations that affected our ability to complete stewardship work with the help of our volunteers over the last two years, it feels great to be working alongside so many wonderful volunteers in the field...
Legacy and EMU: A thriving symbiotic relationship

Legacy and EMU: A thriving symbiotic relationship

During the summer of 2016, Legacy began planning for the restoration of the farm fields at the Lloyd & Mabel Johnson Preserve to a more natural land cover. That summer also saw a fortuitous connection between Legacy staff and Eastern Michigan University (EMU)...
Small team, big impact

Small team, big impact

Give three motivated people four months on seven public preserves and a lot can happen! The 2021 growing season demanded a long list of tasks, and our Crew made some tracks. Comprised of Seasonal Stewardship Technician Madelyn Gaharan and Crew members Dani Wyman and...
Woody removal, whimsical addition

Woody removal, whimsical addition

On Saturday, September 18th Legacy and fifteen volunteers met under the coordination of the Stockbridge Area Wellness Coalition’s “Community Clean-Up Club” and the Stockbridge Area Arts Council for a workday and fairy house build at Beckwith Preserve. For the first...