Making maple syrup is a lot of fun, and a lot of work - tapping, hauling, boiling, bottling, cleaning, and more. It all starts with the trees you tap, of course, and the forest around them. Given the effort involved, it makes sense to use sugarbush management practices that favor the health of the trees and their yield of sap. UP Photonaturalist is produced Chris Burnett, a former member of UPLC's board and staff and long-time photographic artist at the Zero Degrees Gallery i

Creeks are always interesting places to explore nature, and they are especially good places to observe wildlife when fish are spawning. In late fall, brook trout, brown trout, and various salmon species are the ones to watch for in creeks that connect to the Great Lakes. In early spring, steelhead (rainbow trout) and suckers run up the rivers and creeks to perform their reproductive rituals. UP Photonaturalist is produced Chris Burnett, a former member of UPLC's board and sta

Drone Imagery by Lone Pine Images/Dirk Ruff The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy (UPLC) is thrilled to announce the permanent protection of the 80-acre Mulligan Pines Preserve , a place where unique wetland ecology, cultural history, and shared stewardship come together along the banks of Mulligan Creek. At its heart stands a restored dovetail log cabin, originally built as a sauna on a Finnish farm in the Keweenaw Peninsula.  The Saaris rescued the deteriorating structure, c

The conifer forests and associated wetlands now protected at Mulligan Pines Preserve. The expansion of  UPLC’s recently protected Mulligan Pines Preserve builds upon the legacy of Fred Prince, whose generous land donation to UPLC in 2015 laid the groundwork for this conservation achievement.  Gap in the canopy resulting from selective harvest at one of UPLC's Forest for the Future reserves. Fred – a lifelong outdoorsman and conservationist committed to reforestation – purcha