Monday, June 8, 2015

Conservancy working to protect 700-acre hardwood forest - Grand Traverse Insider - Morning Star Publishing




The Leelanau Conservancy has signed an option to
purchase the largest contiguous privately-owned tract of land remaining
in Leelanau County. Shown: an aerial view of the Palmer Woods land.
Courtesy of Caroline Faught
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LEELANAU – The Leelanau Conservancy has signed an option to purchase the largest contiguous privately-owned tract of land remaining in Leelanau County. Located a mile east of Glen Lake just beyond  Miller Hill, its 700 acres straddle the Glen Lake and Good Harbor Bay watersheds, with acreage in both Glen Arbor and Cleveland townships. If preserved, the property will stay on the tax rolls and be open to the public.
“The proposed Palmer Woods Forest Reserve would offer unparalleled four-season recreation opportunities on miles and miles of trails through rolling hills of quintessential northern hardwood forest,” said Conservancy Executive Director Tom Nelson.

The land also adjoins the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and provides a 2.4-mile long buffer to the park, adding to an extensive wildlife corridor.

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Conservancy working to protect 700-acre hardwood forest - Grand Traverse Insider - Morning Star Publishing

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