Summer Solstice

The longest day of the year, means you can make the biggest difference!

Legacy Land Conservancy took part this solstice (June 21st) in “Day of Action” a city wide volunteering day organized by United Way (formerly known as “Day of Caring”).  Organizations from all over Ann Arbor came out in force to volunteer with non-profits.  Legacy was the proud recipient of a group of 11 very hard workers from Washtenaw Community College staff.  They braved herds of mosquitos and very hot weather to help us remove plants from our new trail at the Johnson Preserve. Native plants were given a new home just off the trail and others were weeded out, encroaching invasive shrubs were trimmed back, and the stump team made the trail safer for us all by digging up stump after stump, after stump, after stump…

Thank you Team WCC!

-Dana

Got water?

One of the things we would like to do both at the Johnson Preserve and Creekshead Preserve is to install a rustic-type boardwalk in the wetter areas of the trail.  This year so much of the trail is underwater we would have to cover over half of the trails.  More water and warmer days is also a recipe for MOSQUITOS!  If you head out to the woods be sure to wear your wellies and insect repellent, or even mosquito netting.

-Dana