Internship Reflection
The U.P. holds many hidden treasures for those who explore deep in its forests. Off the beaten path, one can find misty waterfalls,...
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Clare
- Nov 22, 2022
- 3 min
Stories From Stewardship
Heading toward the dark curtain of conifers in the distance, we shuffled through fallen leaves the autumn winds had shaken off the aspen...
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Hannah
- Nov 4, 2022
- 3 min
The Dead River Lives On
It's official! The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy (UPLC), with the help of the Nature Conservancy, several foundations, local...
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Hannah
- Oct 28, 2022
- 3 min
UPLC Innovation Featured at Rally 2022
This September, thousands of conservation professionals gathered in New Orleans for the annual Land Trust Alliance event known as...
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Hannah
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Welcoming Wildflowers🌼
Traveling long distances through the UP, small and neatly packaged plant plugs reached the UPLC office on a Friday afternoon. These plugs...
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Hannah
- Sep 20, 2022
- 1 min
Hedgehog Time!
Most mushrooms have gills or pores on their undersides. Hedgehogs don’t. Instead, they have brittle little spines that come off easily....
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Adam Berger
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Black Trumpets, gourmet mushrooms
There’s gourmet food in the woods. And it’s free. Adding wild-harvested black trumpets to any savory dish makes for a richer culinary...
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Andrea Denham
- Aug 31, 2022
- 2 min
Donor advised funds - an easy way to give back
Thank you so much to Mark and Christine Troudt for using their donor advised fund to support this incredibly generous gift! This fund is...
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Andrea Denham
- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
Golden Chanterelles, Reclassifying a Culinary Favorite
Golden chanterelles (Cantharellus genus) are popping up right now. These are great mushrooms for beginners. They’re relatively easy to...
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Andrea Denham
- Aug 2, 2022
- 1 min
Mushroom Hunting is a Fall Sport in the U.P.
When it comes to mushroom hunting, morels get all the press. Most parts of the Midwest have nice spring flushes of morel species,...
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Clare
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
In the Field- Stewardship and Monitoring Season
This time of year is a busy season for Stewardship staff balancing time out in the field while still cranking away behind our desks....
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Jordann
- May 26, 2022
- 2 min
The Best "Class" Ever...
JORDANN STEPHENSON - MARESA INTERN Last spring as a junior at Marquette Senior High School, a teacher of mine encouraged me to make the...
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Emily
- May 13, 2022
- 1 min
Planting roots at a new office!
Starting May 1st, the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy will be moving to a new office in the Harlow Building located at 102 W Washington...
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Clare
- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Birding at the Bayou
Spring migration is here! Twice each year, billions of birds take flight on migration between their wintering and breeding grounds. At...
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Adam Berger
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
History behind the Dead River Trestle
In the coming year, the Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy (UPLC) will add two properties to the existing Vielmetti-Peters Conservation Reserv
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Jordann
- Nov 16, 2021
- 2 min
Gifts With Meaning
The holiday season can sometimes be challenging when you are trying to find the perfect gifts for your loved ones that show the magnitude...
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Emily
- Oct 15, 2021
- 4 min
A Testament to Volunteering Creatively
By: Emily Gennrich, UPLC Volunteer I have been inside too long. This sentiment hit me hard one day this summer after finishing up another...
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