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Leelanau
Conservancy
Conserving the Land, Water and
Scenic Character of Leelanau County
2010 Annual Report and Newsletter
A Watershed Year
T his winter, one of our conservation easement landowners sent in a sweet little essay about
watersheds. Randy Dlugopolski asked us to imagine the journey a drop of water would
take after landing on the orchard next to his family’s 66 acres near Northport. He traced
the drop’s wanderings through pine trees, its free fall down a wet slope and dalliance in a
cedarswamp.Ultimately,thejourneyendsinthesparkingbluewatersofNorthportBay.
The essay is posted on our website, and will appear in our next newsletter. It arrived
just as we were mulling over ideas for this report.
Randy’s musing signifies just how far we have come in the public’s
understanding of the importance of Leelanau County’s seven watersheds. Back
when we launched something called the Lake LeelanauWatershed Initiative in
2004, our Outreach Committee struggled with what to name this fund- and
awareness-raising effort.“The word‘watershed’is so BORING, it sounds too
DRY, too SCIENTIFIC,”complained one committee member with an
expertiseinmarketing.Werackedourbrainsforacatchphrasethat
would resonate. If one existed, we couldn’t think of it. Instead,
we digressed, talking about clean, clear water, how it had drawn
each of us to Leelanau and the role it played in our love for
this peninsula.
So what exactly is a watershed? Envision a big funnel
or bathtub and you’ve got the picture.
(continued on page 4)
Leelanau County
Watersheds
Bar Lakes and Coastal
Wetlands
Glen Lake/Crystal River
Lake Leelanau
Lake Terrace Coastal
Wetlands
Platte River
Shalda Creek and Coastal
Wetlands
West Grand Traverse Bay
Chairman’s Message
L ooking ahead to when my time on the Board of Directors
comes to an end in October, I have begun to reflect on the
impact that the Conservancy has had on my family and myself
over these past eight-plus years.
We discovered Leelanau County in 1975 after a short
vacation at the Homestead and decided that THIS WAS IT!
We were taken back by the beauty of nearly every vista that we
discoveredandwewereespeciallyenamoredwithLittleTraverse
Lake. We decided to look for a place that we could call our
own and purchased a lot on Little Traverse. We built a cottage
in 1977.
I recall the days when we were part-time residents of
Leelanau and we would hurry to leave South Bend, Indiana, on
Friday afternoons for a weekend Up North. As we drew closer
to our cottage our two dogs would start to stir and our kids
became more excited. When we were within about 20 miles
of our cottage, Freida, our miniature schnauzer, would begin
sniffing the air and crying in anticipation. I was no better! After
passing the Swanson farm on M-22 I would make the turn onto
Little Traverse Lake Road and I would always signal the end of
the trip by shouting “Oh my! I Love It Up Here.” As a matter of Chairman Tom Dunfee on his beloved Little Traverse Lake
fact our children used to predict among themselves the exact
momentwhenmystatementwouldcomeforthandthenproceed purchase price and plan to close within the next 60 days.
to mimic me for what seemed like hours. So as you can see dreams of preserving important
ThemagnetthatdrewustoLeelanauCountycontinuedto landscapes in Leelanau can and do become a reality. There
pull us north until my wife, Gretchen, and I decided to retire to aremanymorespecialplacesaroundLeelanauthathavedeep
our special place in 2000.That same year, I began volunteering meaningandcontainhistoryimportanttomanyof you. I hope
with the Conservancy out at our natural areas and later as a to see these places preserved in the future. I encourage you to
docent. In 2002 I joined the Board of Directors. Since then I have
be involved in their protection.
relished being involved in preserving many places in Leelanau.
I have witnessed many new additions in our quest to preserve See you on the trails!
special lands but none more special to me, personally, than the
Sonny Swanson farm on Little Traverse Lake.
Like many of you, I remember Sonny working in his fields, Tom Dunfee
harvestingbroccoliandsweetcorn,strawberriesandcabbages, Chairman of the Board
andsellinghisbeautifulproducefromhishistoricyellowroadside
stand. His adherence to the honor system for payment for his INSIDE:
goodscontinuedthroughouthisstewardshipofhisland.Through Executive Director Message Page 3
the years, Sonny and his farm became an integral part of the Watersheds Page 4
Leelanau landscape and especially around LittleTraverse Lake.
Over the years, we have recognized the importance of Numbers Page 8
Sonny’sfarmnotonlyforitsagriculturalsignificancebutalsofor Heritage Society Page 10
itssceniccharacterandtothewatershedthatthefarmprotects.I Founders Society Page 11
havealsocometoknowthatmanyothers,especiallythosearound Donors Page 12
LittleTraverse Lake, were interested in preserving Sonny’s farm
and were very willing to support a campaign to raise funds for Volunteers Page 21
its purchase. To date we have secured nearly 90 percent of the Leelanau Preservers Page 23
Thoughts From Our Executive Director
Find your place on the With over 2,000 feet of shoreline on Little Traverse Lake, and
planet, dig in, and take home to multiple small streams that feed directly into the lake,
responsibility from buyingandprotectingSonny’sfarmisagreatinvestmentinthe
there. futureofaspecialLeelanaulandscape. Thewetlandsalongthe
~Gary Snyder lakeareflushwithasurprisingarrayofwildlife. ButSonny’sfarm
meansmuchmore. Howelsecanweexplaintheoutpouringof
T he Leelanau
Peninsula is called
home by some 20,000
supportforthisproject? Inafewshortmonths,beginninginthe
spring of this past year, 168 donors contributed over $800,000
toward the Conservancy’s purchase of Sonny’s Farm.
or so people, but it is an If the Conservancy did not exist, Sonny’s farm might
emotionaltouchstonefor have changed hands and still been preserved intact. But who
many thousands more. knows? The Conservancy allows many different individuals to
What happens here is every bit as important to them as civic poolresourcestowardacommongoalofprotectingthebestin
engagementintheplacetheyreportontaxformsastheirplace Leelanau. We don’t need to rely on a single wealthy individual,
of residence. we don’t need to stand aside and hope that things will all work
Talking with some of our most dedicated and long-time out in the end. We can express the larger community’s interest
donorsandsupportershasbroughtthissimplefacthometome in seeing an iconic place like Sonny’s farm preserved. And we
recently. Visiting folks in Phoenix, or St. Louis, or Columbus haveanorganizationthatworkseverydaytoprotectLeelanau’s
- and listening to them tell stories of experiences in Leelanau, treasures.
or the people they know and think about often - tells me how Sonny’s farm is just an example of how people who
much our peninsula means to them. It’s not uncommon to considerLeelanau“home”canbandtogetherwithanorganization
be ushered into a “Leelanau shrine.” Usually this is a den or to make decisions and
somecozyhideawayinthehomewherefamilyphotosfromthe invest in the places
cottagelinethewalls,wherelandscapesbyfavoritelocalartists that people care most
are prominently displayed. There may be a piece of driftwood, about. Together we
thenameplateoffthetransomoratrustedfamilyboat,orother can accomplish what
quintessential Leelanau memorabilia on display. Folks who nosingleindividualcan
spend 50 weeks out of the year living and working elsewhere accomplish.Ouractions
nevertheless clearly claim Leelanau as “their place.” areanexpressionofthe
I’mtheretothankpeoplefortheirsupport,tofindoutwhat communityactinginits
ismostimportanttothem,andtohearwhattheConservancy’s own best interest.
workmeanstothem.Itaboutdigginginandtakingresponsibility Aswemovefurther
for “our place.” At the end of 2010, in its 22nd full year of into a third decade of
operation,aclusterofcompletedprojectsallowedtheLeelanau workingtopreservethe
Conservancytosaythatwehavepermanentlyprotectedsome best of Leelanau, this
8,000 acres on this beautiful peninsula. Among those 8,000 investment model will
acres are representative examples of all of the landscapes that be deployed again and
we all recognize as“essential Leelanau.” There are dunes and again. It is not the
beaches,toweringbluffsoverLakeMichigan,sculptedfarmlands, only way, but it’s one
swampsanduplandforests,permanentlywildshorelinesonrivers of the most effective
and lakes. These lands are“essential Leelanau”and they would ways, for all of us who
not be protected today if people who love this place did not, in consider Leelanau as
Gary Snyder’s words “take responsibility from there.” hometo“diginandtake
A good example of this principle at work is the recent responsibility.”
Carol Benner took this photo of the
effort to acquire Sonny’s farm and restore it to operation. The Sonny Swanson farm stand. Her letter
Conservancyhaslongbeeninterestedinthislandforreasonsthat remembering Sonny will appear in our
canbesummedupbythecoldhardfactsofconservationscience. spring newsletter.
If you protect the land in the watershed, and keep this
filtering capacity in place, you ensure the future of the lakes.
Watershed Year, continued snowmelt collects on the surface, flows directly into streams,
The sides of the funnel/tub all drain to a common body picking up sediments and contaminants and bringing them
of water, like Glen Lake or Lake Leelanau. Some portions of directly into nearby water bodies.
surroundinglandsaremorevaluablewhenitcomestoprotecting If you protect the land in the watershed, and keep this
waterquality.Thoseplacesthatfeaturestreamsorgroundwater filtering capacity in place, you ensure the future of the lakes.
seeps are the jewels in the crown, and the most vulnerable to “We were given these beautiful, clean, clear lakes and streams,”
disturbance. As our Director of Land Protection, Matt Heiman says Executive Director Brian Price. “It’s up to us—on our
says, a pristine stream can quickly be turned into “chocolate watch—to make sure they don’t get screwed up, to keep the
milk” by a misplaced road culvert or an ATV crossing. soils intact and the vegetation in place so that these lakes will
Bufferingwetlandsareequallyasimportant—andplaces be beautiful forever.”
wheremiracleshappen.Oilandotherpollutantsthatwashoffour So far, we’re doing pretty well. Some of the lands we
roadsandlawnsgeteatenupbymicrobesthatliveinwetlands.In have protected havebeenoutrightpurchases:naturalareasthat
are owned and managed by the Conservancy.The majority of
the lands we have protected, however, are owned by families
who have sold or donated conservation easements to the
Conservancy. Conservation easements are legal agreements
where the landowner restricts portions of his or her land from
development,andmayreceivecompensationortaxbenefitsin
doing so.
“We don’t want to own all this land, or take it off the
tax rolls, but we do want to see it protected,” adds Brian.
“Conservation easements are great tools and the most cost-
effective way for us to do that.”The Conservancy has secured a
numberofgrantsoverthe
years,providingthousands
of dollars to fund projects
where landowners need
to be compensated for
forfeited development
The slight parting in the lush green understory is one of the streams flowing
through property protected by Bill Rastetter and Carrie Weed in 2010. values. These grants have
helped us to double or
thismoist,richenvironment,insectsandlarvaethrive,attracting triple the amount of land
andsustainingourmoststunningsongbirdsandprizedfish.Rare protected.
plantsappear,thrillinguswiththeirbeautyandcompletingfood Matt Heiman,
webs important to a wide variety of species. D i r e ctor of Land
Locales known as groundwater recharge areas are less Protection, can talk for
obviousbutalsocriticaltowaterquality.Theseareplaceswhere hoursabouttheecological
rainandsnowmeltcollect,likesandy-soiledbasinsatthebottom webs that are woven in
ofahill,orsandyplateaus.Suchareasarevaluedbecausewater intact forested lands
collectsandcanbequicklyabsorbed,cleanedbythesandylayers which protect the small
of soil as it flows back into the water table. And wherever the headwaters of tributary
watertableagainintersectsthegroundsurface,ininnumerable streams. Such places
small seeps and springs, the filtered water makes its way back include Tom Price and
to streams and lakes. The percentage of rainfall that actually Cindy Carlson’sTownship
is purified by this sand filtration is perhaps the most important property,protectedin2010. Steep slopes on Tom Price and Cindy
single factor that protects lakes in Northern Michigan. In most Here, on this private land Carlson’s land, protected in 2010, contain
parts of North America heavy clay soils prevent the infiltration protected via conservation several seeps and streams flowing toward
and filtration of rainwater. Under such conditions, rainfall and easement, a thick canopy Lake Leelanau.
As always, science guides our work and helps us set priorities.
shades the headwaters of several small streams flowing into greatestaccomplishments.
nearby Lake Leelanau. Come fall, those streams are choked Along with the Cedar River
with fallen leaves. Over the winter, the leaves are shredded by wetlandcomplex,ourefforts
macro-invertebrates, which in turn create food for the larvae toprotectshorelinewetlands
of the giant mosquito hawk.When this“midge”hatches in the havebeenconcentratedin
spring, it becomes food for resident brook trout. twootherareas:theMebert
As always, science guides our work, helping to set Creek wetland in Bingham
priorities and maximize resources.The following is a summary Township and the east
of our work in Leelanau’s watersheds, and a discussion of land side of the Lake Leelanau
protection in each watershed. Narrows. At Cedar River,
the Conservancy’s initial
Watershed Acres Frontage purchase of 120 acres has
Protected (stream & lake) beenaddedtofourdifferent
Glen Lake/ times, as nearby lands
Ingrid Lockhart
Crystal River 376 2.6 have come available. The
Lake Leelanau 3,578 17.9 most recent purchase, just
Lime Lake/ beforetheholidaysin2010, 430 additional feet of shoreline were
protected at the Narrows in 2010 .
Little Traverse 466 3.0 brought115additionalwetland
Grand Traverse Bay/ acres under protection. The
Cedar Lake 2,129 6.4 MebertCreekwetlandcomplexincludesfourprojectstotaling
Total 6,549 29.9 267 acres. And we can’t talk about Lake Leelanau without
mentioning the Narrows. With the help of the Lake Leelanau
Association,2010sawthepreservationofacherishedviewand
Lake Leelanau Watershed Highlights 430 feet of critical wetlands. This is the third key parcel along
Dating back to some of the first land acquisitions of the the shore to be protected in a 10-year period. A total of 68
Conservancy,oureffortstoprotectthewatersofLakeLeelanau acres along the Narrows and 2,875 feet or about a half-mile of
have concentrated on two key areas: large wetland areas that frontage now make up this beautiful natural area.
flank shorelines, and the headwaters or tributary streams. We have made great progress in protecting contiguous
The415-acreCedarRiverNaturalAreacontainsthefinest blocks of private lands in the sensitive Rice Creek and
wetland complex on the Leelanau Peninsula.This land can be SharnowskiRoadareas.ThisyearwefinishedPhaseIIoftheLake
enjoyedbythepublicanditspermanentprotectionisamongour LeelanauWatershedInitiativewhichencompassedsixprojects
andprotected316acrescontaining8,050feetofstreamfrontage.
As a result, 21 tons of sediment, 917 pounds of nitrogen and
86 pounds of phosphorous will be prevented from loading in
to the Lake Leelanau watershed every year.
This year Leland Township and the Conservancy also
launched the effort to preserve the Clay Cliffs area, which
features 1,700 feet along Lake Leelanau and 1,800 feet of
frontage on Lake Michigan.
Intotalwehaveprotected3,578acresintheLakeLeelanau
Watershed and 17.9 miles of shoreline or stream frontage.
The Lake Leelanau Watershed is the largest watershed in Leelanau
County, covering 140 square miles and supporting over 40 miles of
shoreline. The Cedar River flows through the Solon Swamp before
entering Lake Leelanau. Most of the Solon Swamp is a fen, which is
a “quaking mat” of tight vegetation over open water. It provides not
only a home for a vast array of wildlife, but also filters water entering
the lake.
Conservation easements along Plowman Road are home to
the endangered Michigan Monkey Flower.
Cedar Lake/Grand Traverse Bay Watershed
One of our most stunning accomplishments is having
protected over one third of the shoreline of Cedar Lake—a
preservation effort made even more unusual because the lake
Four streams
converge on
the Swanson
property
and empty
into Little
Traverse
Lake.
Marge Beaver of Photograpy Plus
Eachofthesewell-lovedlakesfeaturesignatureprojects
that go a long way toward protecting their water quality. On
Lime Lake, our 37-acreTeichner Preserve takes in 200 feet of
Over a third of the Cedar Lake shoreline has been protected by the Leelanau naturalshoreline.Thisyear,webegantheprocessofremoving
Conservancy. In 2010, 269 acres of land within the Grand Traverse Bay
Watershed were protected through conservation easements. aroadbedthathadbeenputinthroughthewetlandtoservicea
sits right on the doorstep of Traverse City. Our DeYoung plannedhousingdevelopment.Thegoaloftheroadremovalis
Natural Area takes in 4,500 feet of shoreline and 145 acres. But toreconnectwetlandhydrology—fourstreamscoursethrough
an impressive amount of lakeshore has also been protected by theproperty.Over100truckloadsofwetlandfillwereremoved.
private landowners. On Little Traverse Lake we signed an option last fall
“Hereyouhaveauniquecombination--premierdevelopment topurchasethehistoricSonnySwansonfarm.Wetlandscover
landalongwithlandownerswhowerededicatedtoprotectingthe about 60 percent of the property, which includes 2,000 feet
lake,”says Matt.Two projects completed this year protected an of natural shoreline along Little Traverse Lake. It is the largest
additional 46 acres and 1,690 feet along Cedar Lake. andlastundevelopedparcelonthelakeandkeepingitnatural
TheGrandTraverseBayWatershedencompassesa47-mile will help ensure the water quality of the lake. In total we have
radiusandaboutathirdofthebay’sentireshorelineinLeelanau. protected 466 acres and three miles of stream frontage or
Itincludeslandwithamyriadofsmallstreamsandgroundwater shoreline in the Lime Lake Little Traverse Lake Watershed.
seeps flowing into West Bay from Leelanau County.
In2009wereceiveda$416,000granttoprotectlandinthe
GT Bay Watershed. We put the funds to work on three projects
this year. At year end, we also added 52 acres to our Kehl Lake
Natural Area. In total we have protected 2,129 acres in the GT
Bay watershed and 6.4 miles of stream frontage and shoreline
on Cedar Lake/Lake Michigan.
Ed and
Mildred Goss
along with a
neighboring
property
owner
protected
1,690 feet
of natural
pristine
shoreline and
46 acres on The Swanson property, outlined in red, takes in 90 acres and 2,000 feet of
Cedar Lake. shoreline. Thanks to photographer John Hall and pilot Larry Webb.
While the sum total of watershed protection can be quantified in front feet
and acreage, plant lists and sediment loading, its real value is intangible.
Glen Lake/Crystal River Watershed Highlights
It’sfairtosaythatoneofourmostimportantprojectsever
wastheprotectionof104acresand6,300feetalongtheCrystal
River. This stunningly beautiful“Oxbow”of the Crystal River
was protected in 2005 when the National Park Service and the
Conservancy teamed up to buy the land from the Homestead
and transfer it to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore.
Infact,thisprojectwasprecededbythepurchaseofsevenacres
which protected 1,200 feet of river frontage at the“tip of the
Oxbow.”The 2008 purchase of a conservation easement over
theStockmanPropertyprotectedanarrowisthmusoflandwhich
includes2,446feetofriverfrontage.Othernearbyconservation
easementsprotectsome30acresofconiferswampswhichare
part of the wetland complex which feeds the river.
Otherkeyelementstothewatershedprotectionstrategyat
GlenLakeincludeprotectingtheprincipaltributarytothelake,
HatlemCreek,andkeepingtheforestedeasternridgeline,with
its steep slopes that pitch straight into the lake. Conservation
easementsalongPlowmanRoad(SprouseandMacKenzie)are
home to marl springs and the federally endangered Michigan
MonkeyFlowerwhichthrivesalongthecreekcorridor.Ridgeline
conservationeasementsdonatedbytheHoaglandsandtheVan
Zoerenshavebeguntoprotectsignificantpartsoftheforested
ridgeline near Bow Road.
Total land protected in the Glen Lake/Crystal River
Watershed: 376 acres and 2.6 miles of river/stream frontage.
Lime Lake/Little Traverse Lake
A conservation easement protects this narrow isthmus of land with 2,446 feet
along the Crystal River.
While the sum total of watershed protection can
be quantified in front feet and acreage, plant lists and
sediment loading, its real value is intangible. How can you
measure the relief of plunging into cool, clean water on a
blisteringly hot day, with minnows nibbling at your shins?The
exclamation of visitors seeing the expanse and clean surf of
Lake Michigan for the first time? The pride of a child reeling in
his first walleye or swimming out to the raft for the first time?
Such things can’t be measured, but they are the reasons we
allcometogether--sharingourtime,talentandtreasuretoensure
Priorities for protection: steep ridgelines seen from Glen Lake as well as that the Leelanau we know will endure for future generations.
wetlands surrounding the lake’s major tributary, Hatlem Creek.
Every Number
8,005
is the total number 129 truckloads of wetland
fill were removed
of acres we have from our Teichner Preserve and
protected as of four streams were reconnected
the end of 2010, during a road removal project.
i n c l u d i n g 376
acres in the Glen
Lake Crystal River
w a t e r s h e d . (5 1 6
acres protected in
10 acres of invasive autumn
olive was cleared from
the Lighthouse West Natural Area.
2010 officially, with an additional 500 acres put into motion for
protection in 2011 too!)
8 conservation easements were
completed this year, bringing our
total number of families or individuals 344 is the
number
who have chosen to permanently of hours that our 18
preserve cherished lands to 135. Bill trail stewards spent
Rastetter and Carrie Weed protected monitoring and
61 acres that contains this berry maintaining our natural
thicket and 3150 feet of groundwater areas and preserves.
streams flowing into Lake Leelanau.
480 Acres of farmland
owned by 3 families
were protected with the help of a $1.5
million grant. Among them: 80 acres
of orchard owned by Jean Sedlacek
4.5 acres of invasive bladder
campion, held here by
staffer Fields Ratliff, was removed
overlooking the Manitou Passage. from critical dune habitat at the
Houdek Dunes Natural Area.
1,781
people have received a Leelanau Preservers gift
since the program’s beginnings in 2002. 361
people have at least one tile on the Village Green.
30 miles of Lake Michigan
shoreline were
monitored by stewardship staff
46 hikes were led by
docents on Conservancy
properties with 525 people
and volunteers, who logged 91
volunteer hours documenting the
locations of invasive phragmites
attending, including a special and other coastline invaders.
hike for kids with docent
Ann McInnis at our DeYoung
Natural Area Dedication.
1 brand new foot
bridge was built
3,351 individuals or
families made
a donation to the Conservancy
over the stream at the
Chippewa Natural
Area with the help of
whether it was to support volunteers Lou Ricord
land protection, operations or and Leonard Marszalek.
stewardship. Thank you, one
and all!
Tells a Story
453 tshirts, mugs, bags and
other Conservancy
wear were sold in 2010—helping
11,976 is the number
of views
logged on our collection of 8
to spread awareness of our great beautiful YouTube videos created
organization! Thanks to everyone by volunteer Julie Weeks. Videos,
out there who “represents” like the one focused just on beaches,
on behalf of the LC, like the are created from the over 500
grandchildren of our Chairman, photos that have been submitted on
Tom Dunfee, shown here. Why Leelanau, including this one
by John Koelzer.
1,590 is the number of special
postage stamps that Mimi
Mullin has donated to the Conservancy since
2002. Mimi uses photos from our natural
areas to create these beautiful stamps we use
503 is the number
of individuals/
couples who now belong to our
on thank-you notes to donors. Thank you, Sustainers Circle. This is the
Mimi! group who pledges $500 a year
or more to support the operations
2,000
feet of shoreline and
of the Conservancy. Shown here
are longtime sustainers Jim and
Bonnie Scarlett and Laura Deibel at our summer gathering.
90 acres along Little
Traverse Lake will
be protected along
with the historic
Sonny Swanson
6 is the number of years Mario
Batali has offered his dinner
for 12 as a part of our annual Picnic/
farm. Auction. Mario and 130 other donors
of items or unique experiences made
our annual Auction a huge success.
66 Wi l d f l o w e r R e s c u e
volunteers went on 16 digs
to 5 locations for a total of 575 hours.
2,170 pots were potted and sold at
the 17th annual Memorial Weekend
Plant Sale on the Leland Village
Green. $19,000 was raised to help
1,440 people now
follow us on
Facebook including Mark Lindsay
care for the Green in perpetuity. who regularly uses Leelanau as a
backdrop for his profile pictures.
93 people follow us on Twitter.
2,875 feet of
shoreline
and 68 acres in total have
been protected along the Lake
Leelanau Narrows in the last
10 years, including 430 feet
748 people attended
our Annual
Friends Picnic. The picnic
that were preserved in 2010. was held at the beautiful
Newton Farm on Jelinek Road;
attendees were treated to one
8 people joined our Richard O. Ristine Heritage Society,
which honors the 96 members who have shared that the
Leelanau Conservancy has been included in their estate plans.
of the most spectacular sunsets
of the summer as the picnic
drew to a close.
RICHARD O. RISTINE Heritage Society
TheHeritageSocietyrecognizesdonorswhohavesharedinthemissionoftheLeelanauConservancybymakingagiftthroughawill,
bequest,trust,annuity,insuranceorotherplannedordeferredgift.Thisimportantgroupishelpingtoensurethelongtermfinancial
capabilities of the Conservancy.
Anonymous(17) Mrs. Karen Douma Jack D. Hunter Thomas S. Porter
Christie L. and Bruce T. Alton Roland and Diane Drayson Bart and Gail Ingraham Dr. James Rae & Arleen
Mr. and Mrs. J. Randall Birndorf Nancy R. and Berkley W. Duck Bob Jones Rakas-Mitchell Rae
Dale and Joan Blount Tom and Gretchen Dunfee Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Krause Ms. Betty V. Rhoades
Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Brant David Edelstein & Jennie Berkson Will and Joan Larson Gwen Rich
Dr. R. John Bull John and Gina Erb Mr. and Mrs. George I. Liljeblad Mrs. Richard O. Ristine
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Burchfield Mr. and Mrs. Tom H. Fox Dr. R. William Lustig Gary Schultheiss and Barbara Richman
Mr. William S. Casier Mr. and Mrs. James W. Frederick Mrs. Mary E. Lyons Jack and Susan Seaman
David M. and Cara V. Cassard Ms. Judy L. Frederick Larry Mawby Cathy and Paul Sehnert
R. Weston Caughlan Mr. William Y. Gard Elizabeth Melkild Mr. and Mrs. David T. Shelby
William J. Charlesworth Bob and Debbie Gilbert Courtney M. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Stein
Jim and Kay Charter Elizabeth and Richard Gotsch Craig A. and Nancy T. Miller Cheryl Stereff & Dennis Marchese
John & Linda Cloud Enid and Rick Grauer Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Miller Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Strobel
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Collins Jeff and Susan Green Diantha C. Naftali Mr. and Mrs. Ben A Tefertiller, Jr.
Ms. Marie Eleanor Coppa Mr. Richard A. Grout Frederick C. Neidhardt Mr. Terry Terhune
Jeffry & Susan Corbin Mrs. Jane B. Hancock Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Nielsen Dana K. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Davey Mr. William S. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Noling Bruce and Betsy Wagner
Gilbert and Annette Deibel Mrs. C.L. Harrison, III Allen Northcutt Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Watkins
Mrs. Jane W. Domke Mr. William R. Hoff & Dr. Julienne Hoff Mr. and Mrs. William D. Peace Larry and Marcia Webb
Cheryl Donakowski & Frank Misplon Mrs. Jeannette Hunt Randy Petresh Elizabeth Bracken Wiese & Fred Wiese
Nancy and Stuart Winston
GIFTS OF LAND OR DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
This list recognizes people who have made a gift of land or development rights through an outright gift or bargain sale. Thanks
inparttothegenerosityofthesedonors,theLeelanauConservancycanensuresignificantlymorelandandwaterconservationfor
every dollar raised. The names below reflect all such donors from the time of our founding in 1988. If you notice an error or omis-
sion on this list, please notify us.
Horace and Barbara Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Eben M. Finger Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kuhn Roy and Ruth Reynolds
Estate of Wayne F. Anderson Dr. Max and Mrs. Mary Finton Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Laing Bill and Coralyn Riley
Anonymous (5) Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Lanham Mr. and Mrs. William Sanborn
Debra Antzis and Chad Atkins Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Fisher Leland Woods Property Owners Assoc. Cecily & Kurt Sanford & Family
Luigi Badalamente Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Force Mr. and Mrs. Harrison C. Lingle Mrs. Frances Petty Sargent
George A. Ball Ms. Ellen Fred Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. MacKenzie Gary Schultheiss & Barbara Richman
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Gans Mr. and Mrs. William F. Marsh Mr. and Mrs. D. Martin Scott
Kristine B. Ball Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ganter Mr. and Mrs. Van W. Martin Ms. Jean Sedlacek
Lena Ball Charlotte Giltner Mr. and Mrs. John E. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Seward
Peter W. Ball Ms. Barbara M. Goodbody Ms. Lilian P. Mattson Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shuster
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bardenhagen Mr. and Mrs. Edward Goss Larry Mawby and Lois Bahle Dayton and Edith Simmons
Mr. and Mrs. James V. Bardenhagen Mrs. Claudia D. Goudschaal Lynn McGovern Mr. and Mrs. William Slawson
Robert Bartle and Holly Spaulding Mr. and Mrs. John S. Greeno Mr. and Mrs. Doug McInnis Mr. and Mrs. Rossman W. Smith
Ms. Karol Berwald Mr. and Mrs. Steven P. Grossnickle Allen and Sandra McSweeney Mrs. James C. Soper
Ben Bowmaster John D. and Ardis Herrold Mr. Kevin Meisel Ann and Chris Stack
Mrs. Alexander M. Bracken John T. and Shirley Hoagland Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Miller Mr. and Mrs. Norman Strunk
David Brigham Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hoffman Bernard and Harriet Mitchell Ms. Martha A. Teichner
Judy Brown Rose and Stuart Hollander Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nance Mr. and Mrs. Viktor G. Theiss
Will Case Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hood Coco and Roger Newton Mr. and Mrs. Brian M. Ursu
Mr. William J. Casier Mrs. Jeannette Hunt Mr. Robert A. Nitschke Mr. Douglas M. Van Zoeren
Mr. Lowell C. Cate Charles and Dorothy Johnson Mr. Gerald K. Olsen Joe VanderMeulen & Bronwyn Jones
Jim and Kay Charter Mr. F. Randall Karfonta Mr. and Mrs. William Olsen Mr. and Mrs. Phil Von Voigtlander
Dr. Priscilla Cogan Ms. Beatrice Kimmerly Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Owsley Ms. Carol L. Waters
Gary A. Cook & Sueann Wood Mr. John Kimmerly Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff Palmer Mr. and Mrs. John B. Watkins
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Cook Mr. James Kimmerly Dennis Phillips Lorraine Weber and Mac Lister
Ms. Barbara Cruden Mr. Patrick Kimmerly Robert and Ellen Pisor Ben and Cindy Weese
Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Dean Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Kinzie Thomas Price and Cynthia Carlson Mrs. Betty L. West
Jeannie and Bill Dennler Mr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Klein Jean C. Raftshol Dr. Mary C. White
Mr. Joseph E. Dlugopolski Mr. and Mrs. Allen Koehler Mr. Curtis Raftshol Mrs. Howard R. Whitney
Ms. Dorothy A. Doten Mr. and Mrs. A. Scott Koeze Lynda Raftshol Ms. Constance Whittlesey
Ms. Gertrude M. Doyle Mrs. Diana Kohler Mr. Warren Raftshol Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Willard
Mr. Bruce Viger David Krumlauf and Joan D’Argo Bill Rastetter and Cary Weed Hamilton and Elizabeth Williams
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Elder Robert and Geraldine Krumwiede Mrs. Jean S. Raymond Nona and Jay Windham
Erika and Dennis C. Ferguson Ms. Julie Windham
102010 Donors
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Willpower!
Where there’s a will, there’s a way to make a
bequest to the Leelanau Conservancy. A bequest
is a provision in your Last Will and Testament in
which a gift or property is transferred from your
estate to a charitable organization. Bequests are
easily accomplished. You can even add a simple
condicil to an existing will.
“Jeff and I knew that we wanted to help keep Leelanau ‘the land that we love’ and
For more information, please call or email Anne that we could do much more through our estate than we could do in cash or stocks
Shoup at ashoup@theconservancy.com or 231- while we were alive. We’re first generation Leelanau folks, but now there are three
generations who love this special place. We wanted to set an example to them for
256-9665. Thank you! how to care for the land we all love and to help make certain that their memories of
Leelanau are like ours. It seems important to share that link across time—and it made
a gift to the Conservancy a gift to them, too.” Susan Green
FOUNDERS SOCIETY
The Founders Society recognizes those donors whose generous and long term support has resulted in cumulative lifetime giving of $25,000 or more
to any variety of funds. Please note, the amounts listed do not contain planned gifts such as Charitable Remainder Unitrusts. Many of the individuals
listed have also made plans for significant contributions to the Leelanau Conservancy through their estate plans.
$1 million and greater Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Miller John T. and Shirley Hoagland Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gordon
Anonymous The Oleson Foundation Mr. George H. Littell Ms. Ann Hall
Miss Sally Reahard Mrs. Rose Oudemolen Mr. George Littell, Jr. Mary M. Harrison
Philip S. Harper Foundation Larry Mawby and Lois Bahle Mr. and Mrs. A. Grant Heidrich, III
$100,000 - $999,999 Dr. James Rae & Arleen Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Olson Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hoagland
Americana Foundation Rakas-Mitchell Raw Orion Foundation Mr. John Langdon
Anonymous (2) Ms. Catharine P. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Owsley Mr. and Mrs. William J. Leugers, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H. Robertson Porter Family Foundation Frank and Conchita Lockhart
Mario Batali & Susi Cahn Rotary Charities of Traverse City Mr. Ralph M. Reahard, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Michael Losh
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bracken Clarence and Ruth Roy Robert J. Trulaske Jr. Foundation Dr. R. William Lustig
The Carls Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shuster Mr. and Mrs. Marvin C. Rorick Mrs. Mary E. Lyons
Chormann Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dudley B. Smith, III Mary Alice Schaff Mahogany Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Collins Ms. Martha A. Teichner Ms. Anne Schermerhorn Mrs. John C. Manix
Mr. and Mrs. Howard M. Dean Ms. Karen R. Viskochil Mr. and Mrs. David T. Shelby Mr. and Mrs. William F. Marsh
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Deibel The Wadsworth Family Chris and Ann Stack Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. McElroy
Ms. Laura Deibel Ms. Margaret H. Watkins Robert and Stephanie Sutherland Mr. and Mrs. John D. Norris
Francie and John O. Downing Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Watkins David and Sally Viskochil Mrs. Gertrude M. Oliver
David Edelstein & Jennie Berkson E. Perry and Laurel Wolfe Webb W.K. Kellogg Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Oliver
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Elder Andy and Elizabeth Walters Mr. and Dr. Nels L. Olson
Esperance Family Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Ben and Cindy Weese Orion Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fisher Anonymous (3) Joan and Randy Woods Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Palmer, MD
Mrs. Sue Frank Mrs. Martha B. Baker Jim and Marie Preston
George and Frances Ball Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ball $25,000 - $49,999 The Ricord Family
George and Mary Ellen Gotshall Mrs. Alexander M. Bracken Anonymous (4) Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Ristine
Enid and Rick Grauer Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. Robert Biggs Mr. and Mrs. Marvin C. Rorick
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Hackett Mrs. Jane W. Domke Broadleaf Foundation Chris Rowney and Siobhan Cafferty
Mrs. William B. Hall Cheryl Donakowski & Frank Misplon David M. and Cara V. Cassard Ms. Carolyn T. Russell
The Herbert H. & Grace A. Dow Mr. and Mrs. Martin M. Easling Michael and Patti Chetcuti Mrs. Frances Petty Sargent
Foundation Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Mrs. Treva N. DeJong Walter and Leslie Schmid
John T. and Shirley Hoagland Foundation Dellora A. & Lester J. Norris Foundation Mrs. Louise Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Igleheart Mrs. Bowman F. Elder Gina and John Erb Mr. Robert J. Trulaske, Jr.
Andrew V. Kiselius Trust Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Funke Ms. Julia M. Flowers Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Verdier
Will and Joan Larson Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ganter Edward Gergosian & Susan Hoekenga Mr. John B. Watkins
Mariel Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William Y. Gard Mrs. Lurah Gilbert Mrs. Nancy P. Williams
Craig A. and Nancy T. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goff Dan and Magee Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Wilson
112010 Donors
Founder ($10,000+) CareSource Pamela Fortune *
Anonymous (4) David M. and Cara V. Cassard * Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. Fowler * My family truly appreciates all that you do.
Mario Batali & Susi Cahn Colin Gardner Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Halbert Frank * Our grown children have chosen to raise their
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Bracken Richard Cooper & Jan Tennant * Mrs. Patricia M. Ganter *
The Chormann Family Foundation Cummings Christensen Family Elizabeth Wood Garber * families here as well; and, now that we have two
Ms. Laura L. Deibel * Foundation Jan Garfinkle and Mike O’Donnell * grandchildren your efforts mean even more.
David Edelstein & Jennie Berkson * Jeannie and Bill Dennler * Mr. and Mrs. James Gartner This summer, Eva and Myles will have their first
Gina and John Erb * Roland and Diane Drayson * Mr. and Mrs. Norbert W. Gits *
Esperance Family Foundation * Tom and Gretchen Dunfee * Ellie Golden * walk through the DeYoung Natural Area. Thank
Mrs. Janice B. Fisher * J. Richard Emens & Beatrice E. Dan and Magee Gordon * you.—Tim & Cheryl Bloomquist
Mrs. Jane H. Fortune Wolper * Mr. Charles A. Greathouse, III *
Mr. Jack D. Hunter * Mr. and Mrs. John W. Fisher, III * Dick and Marion Grout *
Mr. and Mrs. Addison Igleheart * Dr. Pamela Fraker H. Fort Flowers Foundation Mr. David Patton Dr. and Mrs. James W. Albers
Lake Leelanau Lake Association Mr. and Mrs. Lee H. Gardner * Mollie and Chuck Hall * Mr. and Mrs. Denis B. Pierce * Mrs. Mary C. Allen *
Mr. and Mrs. William Loveless, II Mr. William S. Harper * Curtis Hall and Susan Houseman * Plante & Moran, LLP Mr. and Mrs. Merrill L. Almquist *
Mahogany Foundation Mr. Thomas C. Jones * Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Foundation June and Jerry Powley * Peter and Vicki Alpaugh *
Mariel Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Ketterer * Mrs. Agnes Hayden Jim and Marie Preston * David and Suzanne Alpers
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Martineau * Leelanau Cellars Susan and Jack Hayes * Mr. and Mrs. Brian R. Price * Mr. and Mrs. William Alvin *
Larry Mawby and Lois Bahle * Dr. and Mrs. Michael G. Lockhart Mr. and Mrs. A. Grant Heidrich, III Mr. and Mrs. Max Proffitt * David and Jacqueline Amos *
The Oleson Foundation Marlis Mann and Tom Skinner * Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Heslop * Bill Pumphrey & Julie Thomas * William C. and Vicki Anderson *
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Olson Philip S. Harper Foundation Eric and JoAnna Hesse Vance and Catherine Querio * Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Angus *
Orion Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Robert Pool * Justin and Paula Higdon Lori Holstege and David Quimby Anonymous (3)
Ms. Molly Phinny * Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. John T. and Shirley Hoagland * Bert and Helene Rabinowitz * Gary and Christine B. Armbrecht *
Porter Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John M. Rockwood, Jr. Drs. John and Judy Hoeffler * Peter and Kristen Race Mr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Armbruster *
The Ricord Family * Mr. and Mrs. Scot C. Roemer * Mr. and Mrs. Kent N. Holton * Mr. and Mrs. David Redfield * Ms. Jane T. Babbitt
Robert J. Trulaske Jr. Family Dr. William C. Scharf * Hoogland Family Foundation David Reinisch and Julie Kiefer * Randy Baidas and Will Reeves
Foundation Walter and Leslie Schmid * Paul Howes and Cynthia Johnson * Ms. Betty V. Rhoades * Mrs. Martha B. Baker *
Rotary Charities of Traverse City Mr. and Mrs. Jon M. Sebaly * Michael Huey and Christian Witt- Mr. and Mrs. James H. Richards * Mr. and Mrs. Adrian N. Baker *
Clarence and Ruth Roy Josh and Kaylyn Shelby * Dorring Shawn Ricker and Steven Cacossa * Judy and Bruce Balas *
John and Mary Tris Dr. and Mrs. David J. Smith, Jr. * Mr. and Mrs. Todd Hursey Mrs. Paula M. Robertson * Robert & Jeanine Ball *
Mr. Larry Viskochil Dr. and Mrs. David E. Spathelf * Daniel Inman and Catherine Little Mr. Thomas M. Rooks * Mr. Andrew S. Bamford
The Wadsworth Family * Cherrie and William Stege T. Michael and Joan Jackson * Kati Rooney & Jim Hennessey * Bank of America Foundation
Bruce and Betsy Wagner * Ms. Martha A. Teichner Lee Jameson & Barbara Nelson- Marv and Lu Rorick * Mr. and Mrs. David L. Banks
Andy and Elizabeth Walters Jameson Mr. and Mrs. James R. Scarlett * Roger and Jan Bauer *
Ms. Margaret H. Watkins Mr. and Mrs. James H. Kabcenell Mary Alice Schaff * Ginny and Scott Beall *
Benefactor ($1,000 - $2,499) Jim and Cindy Kacin
Joan and Randy Woods * Schneider Electric/Square D Jack and Renee Beam
Porter and Anita Abbott * Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kane *
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wysocki Foundation Nancy and Joe Belton *
Barbara and Bill Alldredge * Mr. and Mrs. Alan Kasper *
Christie L. and Bruce T. Alton * Mary Jo Schuld Jill Berkeley & Larry Goldman *
Carey and Bill Keller Jack and Susan Seaman * Bob and Julie Berlacher *
Anonymous
Advocate ($5,000 - $9,999) Todd Kennell * Mr. and Mrs. David T. Shelby * Mr. and Mrs. P. James Bernardo *
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel C. Appel * Charles and Joanne Knight *
Anonymous Barbara and Frank Siepker * Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bierley *
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ball Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. Korson
Jennifer Baker and Stephen Fishbein * Paul Skiem and Beth Brooks * Dr. and Mrs. David H. Binstadt *
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Ball * Mrs. Geraldine B. Krumwiede
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Brolick * Ms. Dena Smith Mr. Brian Blood
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Barton * Larry and Christy Kuhnke
Dellora A. & Lester J. Norris Mr. and Mrs. John P. Snedeker * Dr. and Mrs. Dale M. Blount *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Batts Robert Kurtz and Molly O’Toole
Foundation Paul Solli and Kristine Ball * Dr. and Mrs. Harry M. Blount *
Lori Beuerle Ms. Diane G. Lambert
Dole Family Foundation Shandy and Penny Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Bogley *
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beuerle Thomas and Bridget Lamont *
Mrs. Stephany Dunfee Mark and Amy Spitznagel * Mr. Maurice T. Bolmer *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Biggs * Rob Lanphier
Mr. Joseph Faggan Ms. Joanne L. Sprouse * Mr. and Mrs. Lee A. Bowen *
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Bloom Will and Joan Larson *
Ms. Julia M. Flowers * Mr. Chris Stack, Jr. * Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brondyk *
Kurt M. Bowden & Nancy Dady * Jeff Later & Betsy Donahue *
Mrs. Claudia D. Goudschaal Chris and Ann Stack * Guy and Meg Brossy *
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander E. Bracken Dr. and Mrs. Albert LeBlanc
Grainger Matching Charitable Gifts Steelcase Foundation Trish and Rick Bryan *
Caroline F. Brady Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lederman *
Program Jim and Beth Stephens * Tom and Marsha Buehler *
Michael Brom and Sherri Costner Sarah and Matt Lichtel
Enid and Rick Grauer * Mr. Richard J Stephenson * Mr. and Mrs. James Bulkley *
Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Brooke Mr. George Littell, Jr. *
Jeff and Susan Green * Mr. and Mrs. George Strietmann * Mr. and Mrs. George R. Bunn, Jr. *
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Brooks * Little Traverse Lk. Prop. Owners
Douglas Hollowell and Linda Mr. and Mrs. John S. Sutfin * Mr. and Mrs. Peter S. Burr *
Jere and Gail Brown * Association
Cipriani * Mr. and Mrs. Peter Taylor * Mr. Jack E. Burton *
Dr. R. John Bull * M-22
Mr. and Mrs. David B. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Viktor G. Theiss * Mr. and Mrs. Tim Butler
Chuck and Susan Cady * Mr. and Mrs. Millard H. Mack *
Mr. and Mrs. David S. Lindquist Ms. Anne D. Thomas * Mr. and Mrs. David Camiener *
Neil Caliman & Monica Stafford Al and Susan Manson *
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Mays * Tom’s Food Market Drs. Nancy Cantor & Steven Brechin *
Kyle and Betsy Carr * John and Maude March
Craig A. and Nancy T. Miller * Mrs. Barbara W. Vilter * Capital Insurance Group
Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Cobb, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Marik *
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick T. Moran Ms. Karen R. Viskochil * Ms. Lucille Capra *
Ms. Sterling H. Cole Drs. Ann and Conrad Mason *
Jim and Jan Norris * The W.D. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carlson *
Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Collins * Mr. and Mrs. P. Michael May *
Richard and Debbie Oliver Mr. and Mrs. Harvey R. Warburton * Ms. Cathryn Carter
Jeffry & Susan Corbin * Patrick McCarthy, MD *
Chris Rowney and Siobhan Cafferty * Larry and Marcia Webb * Karen L. Chase & David Bellizi *
Dr. and Mrs. Michael W. Craig * Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. McElroy *
The Shelby Family * Mr. and Mrs. George R. Wellman * Mrs. Melissa H. Chenault *
Mary Cusick and David Wible * Mrs. Carol McFadden
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley B. Smith, III * Tim Werner and Petra von Kulajta Cherry Growers, Inc.
Drs. Paul Dechow & Joanne Blum * Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. McKenzie *
Robert and Stephanie Sutherland * Mr. and Mrs. Bill White Judy Erwin Unrestricted Fund at the
Mrs. Treva N. DeJong * Rick and Sally Meese *
Tom Russell Charitable Foundation Mrs. Lucy H. Wick * Chicago Community Trust
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Dick Michelle’s Miracle, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Watkins * Wildlife and Wetland Solutions * Mr. Roy B. Church *
Mr. Ron Dickel Dr. and Mrs. David W. Miller *
Ms. Martha Welch * Mrs. Nancy P. Williams * Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Clarke *
Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Dow * Courtney M. Miller *
Elizabeth Bracken Wiese & Fred Mr. Todd Wills Dean Manikas & Susan Cocciarelli
Nancy R. and Berkley W. Duck * Mr. and Mrs. G. Robert Miller
Wiese * Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wilson * Don and Marylou Coe *
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Dye * Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Moore *
George and Mary Eggenberger * Dr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Wyatt * Mike and Tedi Collier *
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Morris * Dr. Andris A. Zoltners * Mr. and Mrs. William T. Collins, Jr. *
Mr. and Mrs. William L. Elder *
Partner ($2,500 - $4,999) Mr. and Mrs. Michael Muladore * Michael and Michelle Connell *
Mrs. Carol Y. Emens Neal and Barb Neese
Mr. William Bachman Patron ($500 - $999) Marie Eleanor Coppa *
Mr. Roger Favorite Northwestern Bank
Banc Access Financial Barbara Abbott and Larry Hauser * Dr. and Mrs. Keith L. Curtis *
Heather Horton Flynn Dr. and Mrs. Patrick Oriel *
Gershon and Suzanne Berkson * Barry and Lynn Adler Mr. Jay Dankovich *
William Fortune, Jr. & Joseph Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Paine *
Hy and Nancy Bunn Family * Susan Ager & Larry Coppard * Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Darland *
Blakley *
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* Denotes members of our Sustainers Circle, who have pledged to donate a minimum of $500 annually to our Operating Fund2010 Donors
Patron ($500 - $999) Mr. and Mrs. Rick Halbert * Ms. Theresa Maday * Dr. Linda Branstetter & Deborah Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Witten, II *
Mrs. Katharine M. Davis * Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Hamilton * Anne and Peter Magoun Rettke * Pauline and Robert Womac
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Dean Mrs. Jane B. Hancock * Mr. and Mrs. Themistocles L. Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Reynolds Mrs. Jean V. Woodhull *
Mrs. Shirley Debelack * Mr. and Mrs. John J. Handloser * Majoros * Mrs. Gwen Rich * Wayne and Sharon Workman *
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert A. Deibel * Mr. and Mrs. Bradley T. Hanpeter * Ms. Nancy L. Malecki * Ms. Patricia Richardson Marilyn and Gregg Zank *
Dennis Hurst & Associates Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Hanpeter * Mr. and Mrs. Karl Marsh * Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Riley *
Dennis, Gartland & Niergarth Ms. Dorothy Hanpeter * Mrs. Kristi S. Martin * Bob and Bonny Risbridger *
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Devine Mr. Paul Hanpeter * Mr. and Mrs. John G. Martin * Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Roberts * Steward ($250 - $499)
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Dixon * Mr. Charles P. Harbottle * Marvin and Marlo Matson * William and Pamela Rosenberg * Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Andress
Mr. and Mrs. David A. Doran Mr. and Mrs. Alan Harold * John and Janet Mattson * Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Rossman * Mr. Matt Anhut
Mr. and Mrs. August C. Dorando David and Marcia Harris * Bill McCrory & Leslie Maclin * Dr. and Mrs. Todd H. Ryan * Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Ashley
Mrs. Karen Douma * Mary M. Harrison * Mr. and Mrs. Stephen D. McGraw * Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Samberg Bahle Enterprises, Inc.
Mr. Hank Dow Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Hartwick * Mr. and Mrs. Doug McInnis * Mr. and Mrs. Ross G. Satterwhite * Mrs. Lena A. Ball
Mr. and Mrs. Hayward L. Draper * Phyllis Hays Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. McNett * Thomas Sawyer & Kate Sawyer Ms. Margaret Bargh
Mr. and Mrs. Gary P. Drew * David and Betsy Hendricks * Mr. R. Duncan McPherson * Vilter * Mr. Jeffrey R. Bean
Harry and Beth Drucker * Mr. and Mrs. David Herr Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. McShane Jim and Jayne Schafer Mr. and Dr. Stephen R. Beights
Mrs. Judy Drum Frederick and Judith Hill * Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mead * Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Schleef * Birchwood Shores Preservation
Stephanie and Mark Duckmann William and Suzanne Hoff * Dr. Lisa Meils Ms. Joan E. Schleef Assoc.
Harriet Dunlop * Mr. Alfred Hoffman * Mr. and Mrs. Leon B. Michael * Mr. and Mrs. Milford J. Schuette * Black Star Farms
Dr. and Mrs. John P. Dunn * Ms. Libby Hoffman Vina and Phillip D. Mikesell * Gary Schultheiss & Barbara Richman * Mr. Charles M. Boesel
Eastern Michigan University Mrs. Nancy Hollowell * Dr. and Mrs. Jerry A. Miller * Ms. Joan H. Searby * Dr. Amy G. Bolmer
Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoover * Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Miller * Jim and Cathy Searing * Richard and Barbara Bowzer
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Eckerson * Mr. John H. Hoppin, Jr. * Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Miller * Mr. and Mrs. James A. Sedgwick Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Brant
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Edgley * Huntington National Bank Mr. Andrew Miller Mrs. Phyllis C. Shafer * Brian Zimmerman & Associates
Effective Schools Products, Ltd. Amy F. Iezzoni & Charlie Edson Dr. and Mrs. Jack Mobley * Mr. and Mrs. David N. Shane * Karla and Scott Brown
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Elder * Illinois Tool Works Foundation Nancy and Jim Mogle * Ms. Patricia Sharpnack * Judy & Meg Brown & David Ward
Aaron and Jennifer Ellenbogen * Bart and Gail Ingraham Bob and Marcia Moglia * Mr. and Mrs. Steven Sheppard * Dr. Frederick W. Campbell
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elliott * Mrs. Barbara A. Irwin * Jim and Jeanne Montie * John Shoaff & Julie Donnell * Mark Cantrell & Kathy Rymal
Emerson Ms. Catherine E. Irwin * Michael and Theresa Morton * Daniel C. Shoup & Anne Bishop Mr. Timothy P. Carpenter
Mrs. Mary Emmett Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jackman * Mr. and Mrs. John Morton Shoup * Rev. and Mrs. Albert Chaffee
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Engerer * Mr. and Mrs. Mike Jacobson * Ms. Lyn Motlow * Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shupert Greg and Barbara Chapman
Ms. Judy Erwin Susan and Jerry Janecke Ms. Mimi Mullin * Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shuster * Dr. and Mrs. Jon P. Cowan
Gail and Keith Evans Jana Jirak & Karen Holoweiko Karen Mulvahill & Dan Malski * Mr. and Mrs. Allan Smith * Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey G. Cutler
JonathanFeldandShelleyLongmuir* Mr. and Mrs. H. Wendell Johnson Ann and Don Munro * Mr. Aaron Smith Michael and Dixie Davis
Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Fellows * Mr. and Mrs. Kalin S. Johnson * Annette and Eric Munson * Mr. and Mrs. David E. Sprandel Mr. and Mrs. Clark Dickson
Tom Fenton and Mary Heffron Dr. Jeffrey Johnson Scott and Luvie Myers * Stage Turner Mr. Jeffrey Dietel
Erika and Dennis C. Ferguson * Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Jones * The Nancy M. & Victor S. Johnson Darlene Stanley & Harry Zoccoli * Ms. Dorothy A. Doten
Mr. and Mrs. Parker Field * Mr. T. Scott Jones * Jr. Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Terry B. Stanton * Russell Dzuba and Karen Kirt
Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Finnegan * Ms. J. Jorgenson * Frederick C. Neidhardt * Mike and Marie Stearns Mr. and Mrs. Rolf Embertson
Rachel Fisher * Jamie and Polly Jo Kemler * Travis and Chai Hung Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Tom C. Steele Nancy and James Farese
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey E. Fisher * Ms. Sandra K. Kilinski Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Newland Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Stein * Mr. Eben M. Finger
Mr. Jerrold M. Fisher Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kinsella Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Nielsen Mrs. Eleanor B. Stephenson Ms. Susan J. Finke
Mr. and Mrs. G. Stephen Fisher * Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kirt John Nitschke & Jean McLaren * Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Stewart, III * Mrs. Cathleen C. Fisher
Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzpatrick * Mr. and Mrs. David E. Kleiner * Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Noling * Mr. and Mrs. W. Richard Summerwill * Fisher Properties of Indiana, Inc.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Fleming Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knighton Allen Northcutt * Sue and Stefan Svensson M. Bradley Flynn & Mary Barr
Drs. Robert Foster & Valarie Miner * Dr. and Mrs. Robert E. Knode * Jim Nugent and Toddy Rieger Mrs. Laura L. Swire * Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Gallup
Dr. and Mrs. Richard K. Foster Henry and Phyllis Koffler Ms. Kiku Obata Michael and Terry Tarnow * Stephen Gardner, Jr. & Margot Nacey
Ben and Judy Fowler * Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Krause * Mr. and Mrs. Roger H. Oetting * Mr. and Mrs. Ben A Tefertiller, Jr. * Catherine and Jack Gatto
Mr. and Mrs. Tom H. Fox * Mr. and Mrs. Jack A. Krause * Mr. Charles E. Olson, Jr. * Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tonneberger * Dr. and Mrs. Robert F. Gleffe
Mr. and Mrs. James S. Frazer, IV Mr. and Mrs. Franc Krebs * Sadayoshi & Kathryn Eckert Omoto * Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trumbull * Dr. and Mrs. Jack Gossett
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Frederick * Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kubert * Dr. and Mrs. Michael W. O’Riordan Rosemary and Reed Tupper * Ms. Maria Gotsch
Mrs. Ruth M. French * Kuehn Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Mark Orringer * Dennis and Kathy Turner * Gourdie-Fraser, Inc.
David Friar and Rorie Lewis * Mr. and Mrs. James D. Kuras * Mr. and Mrs. Jerry P. Palmer * Bob and Trudy Underhill * Grand Traverse Organic Landscapes
Mrs. Ann G. Fullerton * Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kuras * Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Palmer, MD * Mr. and Mrs. Gary C. Valade * Mr. and Mrs. David Grauer
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Funke * Mr. and Mrs. John A. Laitala * Mr. and Mrs. William D. Peace * Mr. and Mrs. Bill Valpey * Anne and Jeffrey Grausam
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Gahlberg Cpt. Claude Lambert * Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Pearson * Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Van Otteren Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Griffith
Nancy Gallagher & Kevin Weber * Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Lanham * Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pentiuk Mrs. Mary F. Vanden Belt * Mr. Rod Groleau
Drs. Marc and Linda Gallini * Mr. and Mrs. Harry Larkin * Ms. Alice B. Peterson * Mr. and Mrs. William VanWesten Jeff and Ilze Hammersley
Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Gans Lynn and Mark Laughlin Pfizer Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Varley * Sherrie and Logan Hardie
Mr. William Y. Gard * Mr. and Mrs. William J. Leugers, Jr. * Phillips-Van Heusen - Madison Mr. and Mrs. Phil Von Voigtlander * Charles Harris and Judith Gowing
Ms. Judith E. Gass * Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. Lewellen Mr. Peter Phinny * Mr. Tom Warburton Dr. John and Barb Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gerben * Bud and Nancy Liebler * Donn and Kathleen Piatt * Mr. John B. Watkins * Gordy and Jeanne Hatt
Jeffrey and Georgia Gietzen * Thomas L. and Nancy H. Liley * Robert and Ellen Pisor * Mr. and Mrs. Allen Weaver * Dr. and Mrs. John W. Hays
Bob and Debbie Gilbert * Lime Lake Association Dick and Nancy S. Pobst Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver Bev and Dan Heinz
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gilbo * Mr. and Mrs. John Ling * Mr. and Mrs. James T. Poor * Mrs. Doris B. Webb * Ms. Jeanette Herold
Steve and Lauran Gilbreath * Mike and Sarah Litch * Charles and Jenny Poor Mr. John Weber * Craig and Lindsay Hine
Robert H. and Nancy M. Giles * Mr. and Mrs. James R. Lockhart * Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Potvin * Heidi Weckwert and Maude Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Hosking
Mr. David Giles * Frank and Conchita Lockhart * Mrs. Grace C. Price * Babington * Joe and Kathleen Houdek
Mrs. Janet E. Goettle Mr. and Mrs. Donald S. Lowe * Mr. and Mrs. George J. Quarderer * Julie R. Weeks & Walter Hoegy * Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hurbis
Michael Goodell and Mary Northcutt Steven Luebkeman & Sara Later * Ms. Margaret M. Raben Dr. and Mrs. William W. Wells * Mr. and Mrs. Earle S. Irwin
Dr. and Mrs. David Gordon * Kurt and Eleanor Luedtke * Jim Rae & Arleen Rakas-Mitchell Dr. and Mrs. R.A. Westphal * Mrs. Mary E. Jellema
Mrs. Doris D. Greenough * Mrs. Eloise E. Lund * Rae * Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Whitney * David Johnson and Kim Knowles *
Jerry Gretzinger & Meg Staley * Dr. R. William Lustig * The Raftery Family * Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Willard * Mr. and Mrs. Bradley J. Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. James Groves David and Louise Lutton * Bruce Randall & Jeanine Griswold * William Harris Investors, Inc. Mr. Daniel L. Johnson, Jr.
Thomas Guback & Sylvia Linde- Dr. and Mrs. James Lutz * Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ray * David Williams & Kim Herbert * The Joyce Foundation
Guback Mike and Lori Lyman Polly Rea * Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Williams Ms. Patricia Settles Kann
Mr. and Mrs. John Gudritz * Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Lyons * Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Reahard Mr. and Mrs. George R. Wills * Mrs. Janet H. Kelley
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Haber Mrs. Mary E. Lyons * Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reid * Barbara and Eric Winkelman * Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Kepler
Mrs. Ann T. Hackett * Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. MacKenzie Dr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Reinert * Nancy and Stuart Winston * Mr. and Mrs. C. Andrew Kostrevagh
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