Diana Kern Assumes Duties February 4 Trustees of Legacy Land Conservancy announce the appointment, effective February 4, of Diana Kern to lead the organization as Executive Director. Kern brings more than a dozen years of experience in nonprofit executive leadership, fund development, relationship management, budget management, board support, and staff development to her new role […]
Tag Archives: Michigan Conservation
Nearly $2 million destined for care of Huron River watershed
The Huron River received some good news this holiday season: $1.8 million in federal funding has been awarded to a group of regional partners to protect the watershed. Over the next five years these funds will be used to protect land through the creation of conservation agreements and to support agricultural landowners who implement best […]
Far Country
by Susan Lackey, Executive Director We had an interesting discussion in the office the other day about why we have a stewardship staff. The question wasn’t, “do we need their function?”, but rather, “why aren’t we all stewards of the land?” Good question. Don’t you just hate those? When we think about stewardship, we tend […]
“Going to the Woods is Going Home” by Susan Lackey
On a hillside at our Sharon Hills Preserve there sits a bench inscribed with these words from John Muir: “Going to the woods is going home.” Two redbud trees flank the bench, which overlooks a wetland where deer, birds, and other critters hang out. This bench and the trees are dedicated to my late mother, […]
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