Category Archives: Landowner Stories

Claudia’s Big Picture Perspective From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Claudia Goudschaal left quite a legacy behind when she passed away in November. “She was a person who was very visible […]

Dean Family Protects Land in Crystal River/Glen Lake Watershed From our 2010 Spring Newsletter Howard Dean has been spending summers on Glen Lake since 1937, the year he was born. […]

66-Acre Dlugopolski Cherished Family Lands Near Northport Preserved Through Conservation Easement From our 2009 Fall Newsletter A family’s reverence for a 66-acre tract of land north of the village of […]

Jeannette Hunt Protects Her Sensitive Land Along Northport Creek With a Conservation Agreement From our 2009 Fall Newsletter When our Director of Land Protection, Matt Heiman, returned after his first […]

Natural Partners: Van Zoerens Preserve 30 Acres Near Glen Lake From our 2009 Summer Newsletter Tom and Alice Van Zoeren are the kind of people who work at preserving things […]

Historic Telford Farms Land Preserved: 42 Acres Protected Within This “Intentional” Community From our 2009 Summer Newsletter The children growing up on Telford Farm near Cedar have a big back […]

285 Acres Near Empire Forever Protected: Conservation Easement Preserves Scenic Views From M-72 and Co. Rd. 677 From our 2009 Spring Newsletter Nearly a mile of frontage on M-72 and […]

Bea Kimmerly: An Omena Original Preserves Her Family’s Land From our 2009 Spring Newsletter My purpose in writing this article is to announce that my 96-year-old neighbor, Bea Kimmerly, has […]

L Mawby Vineyards Forever Protects 32-Acre Vineyard Near Sutton’s Bay From our 2009 Spring Newsletter Vintner Larry Mawby, and his new partner, Stuart Laing, have permanently protected 32 rolling acres […]

The James C. Soper Preserve: Wetland Preserve Nearly Doubled in Size With Addition of 38-Acre Wollenweber Property From our 2008 Fall Newsletter Perhaps Norman Wollenweber has said it best. The […]