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Welcome Emily Leach!
UP Land Conservancy’s Board of Directors is thrilled to welcome Emily Leach as our Executive Director. This leadership transition comes...
Hannah
Aug 11 min read
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Federal Funding and American Burying Beetles
UPLC held its annual meeting at the Ore Dock on May 28, 2025. Two new board members delivered the main presentation. Kacey Cook talked...
Adam Berger
Jul 32 min read
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DRCF Restoration intern
Anna planting an oak tree I’m Anna, a non-traditional Biology student at NMU with a focus in Ecology, always eager to gain hands-on...
UPLC Conservation Community
Jun 232 min read
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Inspiring Young Conservationists
This December, we had the exciting chance to connect with the David and Thu Brulè YMCA preschool group in Marquette, bringing a little...
UPLC Conservation Community
Jan 292 min read
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Bird Migration in Upper Michigan
Why Migrate? Simply defined, migration is the seasonal movement of birds to find better conditions for breeding, feeding, and raising...
Lewis Goff
Dec 17, 20246 min read
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Forest Forensics: Reading Between the Pines
As we connect and interact with our natural environment, there is an inherent curiosity to understand the stories the land possesses. Tom...
Lewis Goff
Nov 20, 20244 min read
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‘Eyes of the Earth: Witnessing and Responding to Nearby Nature’
This August, The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy & the Peter White Public Library hosted ‘Eyes of the Earth: Witnessing & Responding to...
Will Sharp
Oct 14, 20245 min read
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The Science Behind Fall
As the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, the Upper Peninsula's forests shift from green to a tapestry of reds, oranges, yellows,...
Lewis Goff
Sep 23, 20242 min read
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Stewardship So Far
A mid-summer reflection from UPLC's land monitoring intern ... This summer, as a Land Stewardship Intern with the Upper Peninsula Land...
Braden
Jul 29, 20242 min read
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'Nearby Nature, Greenways, Ecotones, & Furthering Protections on Accessible Green Spaces in Marquette, Michigan'
I am finding the intensity, importance, and urgency of what many in the field are calling ‘nearby-nature’. I myself have never been one...
Will Sharp
Jun 11, 20246 min read
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UPLC Renews Accreditation!
One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the natural spaces they love. Since 1999, U.P. Land...
Hannah
Apr 4, 20242 min read
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Virgil's Photo
Photo submitted by Virgil via UPLC's Share Your Story form.
UPLC Conservation Community
Jan 2, 20240 min read
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Anonymous Story
I use the outdoors as a way to take time to slow down and reconnect with myself. I love visiting Tory's Woods whenever I'm passing by to...
UPLC Conservation Community
Nov 29, 20231 min read
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Lane's Story
The outdoors give a sense of home to many, and the Chocolay Bayou Nature Preserve is the perfect place to experience that sense of...
UPLC Conservation Community
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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Marley's Story
I want to protect the UP because the earth provides us with everything we need to survive and thrive! If we don't protect her we aren’t...
UPLC Conservation Community
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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Kathy's moment of peace
Dear UPLC: Coming to the UP always inspires us with its awesome beauty and landscape, whether it's in the peace of the forest or the...
UPLC Conservation Community
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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Casey's Story
A shared love of natural spaces in the Upper Peninsula has connected me to some of the most awesome people I have ever met. I was first...

Casey Stevens
Nov 24, 20231 min read
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Forage Your Own Cranberry Sauce
The holiday season is a special time of year that brings about many fond memories of joy and togetherness with friends and family....

Emilyn Staat
Nov 20, 20233 min read
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Anonymous Story
Mushroom Hunting at Peter's [Reserve] led to a wonderful discovery of a bear paw scratch on a birch tree. Amazing to be reminded of those...
Hannah
Nov 14, 20231 min read
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Anonymous Story
Walking beneath the Hemlocks, along the top of steep terrain. Hearing nothing but the river, all the way down that gorge. Wandering...
UPLC Conservation Community
Nov 14, 20231 min read
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