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Adam Berger
Jun 2, 20234 min read
The DRCF and the Diamond Drill
With the motto “Helping You Drill Better,” Boart Longyear is one of the world’s largest suppliers of drilling products and services....
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Emilyn Staat
May 16, 20231 min read
Biological Monitoring in Bloom
Field season is almost here! Spring is prepping season for us as we assess what projects need attention and create our annual monitoring...
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Makena Ridiros
Apr 11, 20232 min read
On a Mission for Mushrooms
NMU student, Makena Ridiros shares her experience working with UPLC on her senior capstone project Since moving to Marquette from my...
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Kenna Sanford
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Habitat Fragmentation
Human interference can pose a threat to the habitats that give home to a wide range of species and it can affect their quality of life....
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Andrea Denham
Feb 20, 20233 min read
A Letter From the Executive Director
UPLC Turns a New Leaf in Leadership Dear Friends of the UP Land Conservancy, I have some very big news to share with you today, both for...
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Emilyn Staat
Dec 6, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
The Dead River Lives On
It's official! The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy (UPLC), with the help of the Nature Conservancy, several foundations including the...
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Hannah
Oct 28, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20213 min read
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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