Celebrating 50 Years of Protecting & Preserving Land Donate Today
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) professor Dr. Emily Grman. When Dr. Grman shared a need for a […]
When Legacy accepted the generous donation of 51 acres of farmland, oak hickory forest, and buttonbush swamp from the Lloyd & Mabel Johnson Foundation in 2007, we established a management plan for the preserve to outline our vision and guide our actions. The agricultural fields were a new adventure; while we had conserved hundreds of […]
We consider each and every one of our preserves special. Each one has something unique, and the Lloyd and Mabel Johnson Preserve is no exception. When Legacy acquired the Johnson Preserve in 2007, it was our only public preserve with both natural and agricultural lands. In addition to regionally important natural communities including buttonbush swamp […]
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