Something is always happening at the Lake Erie Islands Conservancy.

There are the events, fundraising, and of course all of the nature and wildlife to look after!

Please have a look around the website and the island habitats we’ve preserved.

Put-in-Bay Township Park District recently closed on 6.5 acres of property commonly referred to as the Duff Homestead Site. Thanks to all who have contributed or donated to this effort and the Duffs for working with us!

Thanks to all who came out to visit us at Duff Homestead for Giving Tuesday or donated to our Duff Vineyard Capital Campaign as part of the Island Giving Tuesday! We have also received some very nice end of the year donations!

In December, we received $50,000 from the Park District of Ottawa County for our Duff Vineyard Capital Campaign from their Land Protection Fund! We are grateful for their support for this project. This brings us to over $875,000 for this project with only $225,000 more to raise for our purchase price of $1.1million.

If you would like to help reach this financial goal and create a legacy that will forever give back to the Island community, you can make a donation to the Put-in-Bay Township Park District or the Lake Erie Islands Conservancy. Send check with Duff Vineyard Campaign on the memo line. See the attached graphic for QR code or for vineyard row sponsorship opportunities.

We currently have several offers of secured no interest loans from several individuals and entities so that we feel hopeful that we can move forward with this project. Any additional donations received will lessen the amount the Park District may need to borrow

If interested in contributing to this effort by volunteering or donating, please let us know at leiconservancy@gmail.com or 419-366-2087.