Dear Friends,
The coming year promises to be nothing short of extraordinary, and a particular project has us all very excited—the Perch Lake Addition to Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve.
Already one of our most ecologically significant properties, the proposed addition would expand the preserve's footprint to nearly 1,700 acres encompassing ten distinct wetland types and the entirety of two pristine lakes, Grass Lake and Perch Lake. Nestled in the uppermost section of the vast Manistee River watershed, this project is a testament to our commitment to safeguarding the rich biodiversity of our region and premier watersheds such as the Manistee.
In the pipeline are numerous additional projects awaiting board approval, each with its own promise of contributing to our conservation efforts in northern Michigan. Stay tuned for exciting updates on these projects throughout the year.
The momentum and necessity of our work shows no signs of slowing. I am immensely proud of the tireless efforts put forth by the Conservancy’s staff, board of directors, and the incredible cadre of volunteers who join hands with us in the pursuit of our shared goal—protecting significant natural, scenic, and farm lands—and advancing stewardship—now and for future generations.
Take a look at the map on page 6 to see how important land protection in Kalkaska County is to the rest of our service region and to the Great Lakes. I hope you will join us this summer visiting the property and supporting its permanent protection. Keep an eye on the calendar of events on our website for opportunities to join us on the land.
As we reflect on our achievements and acknowledge the invaluable financial support we receive from our dedicated community of donors, our hearts fill with gratitude. Nothing we do would be possible without this support. Please take a look at our annual report and the long list of people who are making this important work possible beginning on page 32.
The stories you will read in this issue of Landscript recap an incredible year, and I hope they inspire you to continue this journey of conservation with us as we strive toward a sustainable and vibrant future for our beloved region. Your involvement, advice, friendship, and commitment are the driving forces behind our success, and we are grateful for each step taken together.
With gratitude,
Glen Chown, GTRLC Executive Director
For the late advertising executive, Howard Paxson, a remote lakefront property in Excelsior Township was an escape from the busy world—a sanctuary where he could connect with nature and spend time with family and friends.
“It was a healing place,” said Paxson’s daughter, Helen Barker, reminiscing about the property she had visited since early childhood. “My daddy always called it God’s country—there’s no outside world there.”
Paxson had purchased the property’s original 242 acres in 1944 and, over time, acquired adjoining parcels to
create a 342-acre block of land. Committed to keeping the property intact, he placed it into a trust before his passing, with stringent restrictions to safeguard it from being divided.
Howard’s dream of permanently preserving the property could soon be realized as the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (GTRLC) works to protect the land as an addition to Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve. The proposed addition would grow one of GTRLC’s largest nature preserves— and one of its most ecologically significant—to an expansive 1,700 acres.
“From early on, this property has been a priority for protection,” said Chris Sullivan, GTRLC’s director of land protection. “We hoped it would become part of the preserve.”
The property, which shares more than a half-mile boundary with the existing preserve, encompasses the entirety of picturesque Perch Lake and boasts a diverse ecosystem featuring mesic northern hardwood forest, early successional forest, a well-managed pine plantation and various ecologically rich wetlands.
Howard Paxson’s commitment to preserving the property’s natural features has been the guiding principle behind its protection. “He always insisted that we take care of nature,” Helen stated. She reflected on how her father had restricted motorized vehicles
and dogs on the property, as they could scare wildlife, and how as a family, they had lovingly planted pine tree seedlings by hand in a circle and named them the “Cathedral of the Pines.”
Around the time the Conservancy publicly launched the Campaign for Generations, featuring the Upper Manistee Headwaters as a centerpiece project, Helen and her husband Ross, along with their family, decided to sell their property on Perch Lake. “I was already convinced that the Conservancy was the ideal recipient; there
Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve is one of 49 GTRLC protection projects to date in the Manistee River Watershed. Collectively they protect:
Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve is one of 49 GTRLC protection projects to date in the Manistee River Watershed. Collectively they protect:
was none other we could imagine who would treat the property like Howard wanted it treated,” Ross explained.
Thanks to a generous loan from Richard and Diana Milock, GTRLC was recently able to hold the property following several years of negotiations. The Conservancy must raise $1.3 million by July 2026, to pay off the loan, fund immediate, on-the-ground needs and cover longterm stewardship costs.
“We are incredibly grateful for this conservation loan, which has given us time to raise the money we need to
fund this property’s purchase,” said Executive Director Glen Chown.
The fundraising campaign received a major boost from the Morrissey family, who generously offered a $200,000 dollar-for-dollar matching challenge grant— a move that has spurred multiple gifts for the land’s protection, including a leading gift from longtime supporter John Frey.
“There has never been a better time, going forward, to invest in land and habitat protection of the last
available larger parcels. The lakes where we can experience a walk with just forest, wildlife and people are diminishing. Even more important are the contiguous wildlife corridors linking these parcels,” said Marla Morrissey, who fell in love with the preserve and has significantly contributed to its protection, hoping others will do the same.
“It no longer made sense to keep available funds when they could work to preserve such a lovely place as Perch Lake,” she added. “These matching funds will help to protect and maintain this preserve long past when we are no longer here. I really can’t think of a better way to spend my money than to buy something priceless.”
It’s hard to overstate the ecological significance of the Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve, which features over a mile of frontage on the Manistee River’s north branch, several kettle-hole ponds and a spring-fed lake that’s nearly void of invasive species. Most remarkably, the preserve contains ten distinct types of wetlands that support a wide variety of wildlife. More than 365 plant species, most of which are native to Michigan, and dozens of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish call this special place home.
Protection of the Perch Lake property, already significant in its own right, adds to the conservation value of this ecological treasure. The property safeguards an additional 7,600 feet of water frontage on Perch Lake and is hydrologically connected to the north branch of the Manistee River through groundwater.
“Collectively, these properties, which have largely been kept in their natural state, are working to safeguard water quality within the river, its surrounding watershed, and by extension, the Great Lakes Basin,” explained GTRLC’s director of stewardship, Chris Garrock. One of the largest watersheds in Michigan, the Manistee drains nearly 1,800 square miles from its headwaters near the preserve through 12 counties, before ultimately reaching Lake Michigan.
“Protecting this parcel from future development not only conserves its significant natural features but also provides a wide buffer of important habitat for hundreds of plant and animal species,” said Garrock.
While the Conservancy plans to conduct future inventories of the property’s flora and fauna, a preliminary assessment identified several botanical
species with high conservation value, including pitcher plant, beech-drops and bog rosemary. The assessment also found evidence of diverse wildlife, such as Pileated Woodpecker, Common Loon, Redshouldered Hawk, Bald Eagle and black bear, as well as a host of amphibian species.
Ron Goodale, a close friend of Howard Paxson, has lived near the property since the 1970s. He frequently helped clear trails, prepare the property for visitors, and has fond memories of hunting, campfires and cookouts with the Paxson family. He said, “Howard was like a second father to me. That property is a big part of my family.”
Initially, Goodale believed that the property would become part of Camp Tapico, the former Boy Scout camp that is now the Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve. When the camp closed in 2016, he worried about the property’s future, but was relieved to learn it would be protected within the preserve.
“I am grateful that it’s going to the Conservancy because that was Howard’s wish,” Goodale said. “That was
number one on his list, to preserve the property. He just wanted to leave it in its natural state.”
GTRLC is in the early stages of developing a management plan for the property but expects to expand the existing trail system while safeguarding the land’s sensitive natural features. The proposed addition will also facilitate access to the remote and rugged northwest portion of the preserve, making it easier for staff, volunteers and researchers to conduct botanical surveys and other stewardship activities in this area. Until the property is protected, public access is restricted to GTRLC-led hikes and appointments by request. More information about these hikes can be found at GTRLC.ORG.
For more information about this project, or to make a donation, please contact Barb Heflin at bheflin@gtrlc.org or 231.929.7911.
Want to learn more about the fascinating wetlands at the Upper Manistee Headwaters Preserve?
Our new Wetland Types Field Guide will be available at the McMullen Family Conservation Center and online at GTRLC.ORG in April 2024.
For over three decades, your continued support has been instrumental in preserving our region’s significant landscapes, fresh waters and sensitive habitats. Thanks to you, we have protected 47,375 acres of land (and counting) across our service area. This includes 155 miles of breathtaking shoreline along our rivers, lakes and streams, and 126 miles of trails that offer unparalleled outdoor experiences for our community.
We remain dedicated to protecting critical new parcels and maintaining those we’ve preserved. Read on for updates on several ongoing projects, each made possible with your support, and be sure to check out our detailed project map on page 12. In addition to those mentioned, there are several exciting, high-priority projects on the horizon that we’re not quite ready to include here but look forward to sharing with you soon. Stay tuned!
We are thrilled to share that this stunning nature preserve (pictured above) is officially open to the public!
The nearly 120-acre property protects the majority of a shallow-water bay that teems with life, offering habitat for scores of fish, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. With over three-quarters of a mile of untouched shoreline between its namesake cove and the main body of Arbutus Lake, the preserve plays a vital role in preserving water quality in the lake and within the Boardman/Ottaway River watershed.
While accessing the lake is discouraged, this ecological gem is a real treat to explore on foot. The delightful 1.7-mile Beverly & Spencer Silk Nature Trail loops through various habitats, including mesic northern forest, dry-mesic northern forest, steep lake bluff, a riparian area along the lake, mature white pine stands, dry sand prairie and leatherleaf bog.
We are grateful for the support of so many generous donors who helped make this project possible. Visit our website for more information, including a trail map and directions.
The Conservancy continues actively fundraising to protect a crucial addition to the Betsie Dunes Nature Sanctuary.
Situated between Lake Michigan and Crystal Lake, this sanctuary is part of the largest freshwater dune system in the world. It is home to several species endemic to the Great Lakes region, including pitcher’s thistle, a federally and state-listed plant highly sensitive to disturbance. The sanctuary also protects a significant migration corridor for numerous bird species, including warblers and other migratory birds, which use the forested habitat along the lakeshore for food, shelter and nesting.
This 2.5-acre proposed addition is an inholding surrounded by the existing sanctuary on three sides, with Lake Michigan to its west. It features 100 feet of undeveloped Lake Michigan frontage and contains important habitats like mesic northern forest, open dunes and a globally rare wooded dune and swale complex, which is only found along the Great Lakes.
Without the protection of this property, the sanctuary's fragile ecosystem faces the risk of fragmentation, especially given its location in a highly desirable area. Incorporating this land into the sanctuary will preserve this critical dune community and enhance the permanent protection of this extraordinary place.
While significant progress has been made thanks to many generous donors, GTRLC remains hard at work to raise funds to protect this exquisite 28-acre property on Lake Bellaire.
The proposed addition to the Golden Days Loon Nature Sanctuary encompasses over 13 acres of undeveloped wetlands and 650 feet of shoreline, playing an important role in filtering runoff and safeguarding water quality in Lake Bellaire. Moreover, the property provides crucial habitat for waterfowl species and serves as critical nesting grounds for the Common Loon. This species, which is highly sensitive to disturbance, once nearly abandoned the lake due to the intrusion of docks, boat traffic and other development. Thanks to previous conservation efforts, the lake’s secluded north arm is now home to four pairs of nesting loons.
Once protected, the property will connect the sanctuary to a large swath of protected private land, creating a contiguous 350-acre haven of high-quality habitat, including nearly 1.75 miles of undisturbed shoreline. When combined with nearby lands, the protected area on Lake Bellaire’s north arm alone will span nearly 200 acres with two miles of shoreline. And managed as a sanctuary, this property and the species it supports will be left wild and disturbed forever.
FANTASTIC news! In December, the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund board approved a $2,352,200 grant request, completing a vital step to expand Traverse City’s Brown Bridge Quiet Area by 528 acres.
The grant’s required local matching dollars were also secured when voters in Traverse City overwhelmingly approved the use of up to $746,245 from the Brown Bridge Trust Fund, which was established using proceeds from oil discovered on the property.
The proposed addition comprises two adjacent parcels; a 300-acre forested lot and a 228-acre property encompassing nearly all of beautiful Spring Lake. Together, these properties will establish an extensive, more than 1,800-acre contiguous block of critical habitat while safeguarding water quality in the Boardman/ Ottaway River watershed and preserving the area’s scenic beauty. As an addition to a beloved Traverse City park, the project will also enhance opportunities for passive recreation.
While community support has been instrumental in the success of this project to date, the Conservancy is still raising funds needed to cover the remaining costs associated with the project, the gap for which GTRLC is responsible.
Thanks to many generous donors, fundraising has made significant headway for the protection of a 15-acre property that could expand the Pelizzari Natural Area.
The property features beautiful northern hardwood forests with rolling topography and mature trees, providing an ideal habitat for species like the statethreatened Red-shouldered Hawk and Northern Goshawk, a species of special concern. Located near the Peninsula Township park, this property's protection could serve as a crucial catalyst for future conservation efforts. If adjacent parcels are also preserved, Pelizzari's existing trail network could extend across them, potentially doubling its size. This expansion would not only protect critical habitats but also offer more recreational opportunities in an area facing significant development pressure.
An updated list of active projects and fundraising needs is on our website at GTRLC.ORG
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PLEASE NOTE
• The projects indicated with red circles are “in-progress” so the numbers, while always based on the latest and most accurate information, are subject to change as negotiations, surveys and other official documents are completed.
• All “easement” properties are privately owned and not open to the public.
• “Total Project Cost” may not represent GTRLC’s total fundraising need for a variety of reasons including public funding, property bargain sales, etc. Funding status for each project with a private fundraising need is updated on our website at www.gtrlc.org
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2.48 acres 0.02 mi shoreline
By incorporating a nearly 2.5-acre inholding into the preserve, the property’s protection would safeguard over 100 feet of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline, permanently preserve important habitats, protect a significant migratory route for birds, and protect sensitive plants like Pitcher’s thistle.
114 acres 0.00 mi shoreline
The property shares a half-mile boundary with Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and provides a link to two isolated parcels of state-owned land and the Rush Lake Conservation Easement, all of which improve wildlife corridors. Property includes rare dune-swale complex habitats.
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This City of Traverse City assist protects nearly all of 43-acre Spring Lake and expands contiguous protected land by connecting the Brown Bridge Quiet Area to the Camp Arbutus conservation easement, and further connects the Brown Bridge Quiet Area to the adjacent Camp Greilick CE.
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This critical piece will connect large areas of protected land, creating a contiguous 350-acre tract of high quality habitat. It also boasts 650 feet of frontage, which would bring the total protected shoreline in the
Arm of Lake Bellaire to just over two miles.
Replace stairs to the beach that were removed for user safety when Lake Michigan levels were high in order to prevent damage to the dunes from preserve users now that lake levels have receded. The trail system also needs significant reroutes for better user experience and sustainability.
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At 385 acres, it’s one of the largest unprotected parcels near Torch Lake. While significant due to size alone, it also contains prime agricultural soils and critical viewsheds of both Torch Lake and Grand Traverse Bay, all of which make it a top priority for land protection.
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But it’s not enough. As development pressure and other factors, such as climate change, put increased pressure on our natural resources and signature landscapes, we must accelerate the pace and scope with which we respond.
Other Public Land Protected and/or Managed by GTRLC
Privately Owned GTRLC Protected Lands, including Farmland (not open to the public)
Other Protected Land
We have identified properties that simply must be protected. Much is under immediate threat of development.
Our goal is that the region maintains a large land base of protected farmland and provides opportunities for viable farms and the next generation of farmers.
Municipalities in all five counties have requested our support and expertise to leverage natural resources and provide access to nature to enhance the economic viability of, and draw to, their community.
Discussions with community partners and an inventory of our own preserves has established a vision of placing universally accessible infrastructure in several locations so that people of all abilities may enjoy nature.
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MAPLE BAY HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
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The habitat enhancement project will convert 90 acres of agricultural land to native habitat in key areas to improve the balance of agriculture and other uses on the property. The overall design of the new habitat areas will both support agriculture and enhance the natural area and its inhabitants.
MITCHELL CREEK MEADOWS - ADDITION III
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This entirely wetland property provides a necessary link to connect the existing portion of the TART trail system that ends just south of Three Mile Rd. through the preserve to the Hammond/Three Mile intersection, and several schools located around that intersection.
MITCHELL CREEK MEADOWS - RESTORATION & UA ACCESS $1,162,342
0 acres 0.00 mi shoreline
This project will add approximately 0.60 miles of Universally Accessible trail to the preserve and resources for ongoing restoration efforts, including autumn olive removal, native plant and seed mixes, greenhouse materials, and a new goat herd.
NW TORCH LAKE DR. EASEMENT
1.02 acres .06 mi shoreline
By protecting Torch Lake’s shoreline this project will safeguard water quality in a historically beautiful and healthy lake with increasing water quality concerns.
PELIZZARI NATURAL AREA ADDITION $
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This property, situated amongst concentrated development, consists entirely of northern hardwood forest that provides excellent wildlife habitat. Should adjacent properties to the south be protected in the future, they could connect this parcel to the beloved Pelizzari Natural Area.
ST. CLAIR LAKE - SIX MILE LAKE ADDITION $62,681
7 acres 0.08 mi shoreline
This property, situated directly adjacent to the existing preserve’s western border, adds 416 feet of protected shoreline along St. Clair Lake while safeguarding a significant area of high-quality riparian wetlands, which provide crucial habitat for aquatic invertebrates, fish, waterfowl and mammals.
68.28 acres 0.57 mi shoreline
The Barony property is one of the largest remaining private properties on the lower Rapid River. The property has over one half mile of undeveloped frontage on the Rapid River with the riparian area entirely comprised of high-quality rich-conifer swamp.
UPPER MANISTEE HEADWATERS - PERCH LAKE ADDITION
340.21 acres 1.44 mi shoreline
This acreage includes the only practical access to the NW portion of existing preserve and includes the entirety of Perch Lake. The property is a mix of mesic northern hardwood forest, early-successional forest, and mature pine plantation to be converted to more natural forest over time.
WILCOX-PALMER-SHAH - JAMIESON ADDITION
11 acres 0.00 mi shoreline
This addition has exceptional ecological quality, with healthy mesic northern forest and northern hardwood swamp. Protecting it will help safeguard water quality, scenic views and wildlife habitat. A preliminarily Floristic Quality Index (FQI) taken of this parcel scored a 43.5 (state average is 20).
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This ten-acre addition to a beloved and storied preserve along Lake Michigan is the site of the former Elk Rapids Sportsman’s Club. The property’s lead contamination issues from prior land use are completely cleaned up and the property is now ready to be restored to full ecological health.
PLEASE NOTE
Not shown on this map are more than 12 high-priority projects encompassing nearly 1,000 acres and 2 miles of shoreline in various stages of our process leading up to board approval. New opportunities continue to arise, and we carefully evaluate and prioritize each potential project.
PHOTO: NOAH JURIK
Many farmers face significant challenges when it comes to transferring farmland to the next generation; high labor costs, difficult market conditions and retirements tied up in valuable land assets have created obstacles throughout the industry. In addition, finding successors can be even more daunting when multiple family members—or none at all—express interest in taking over the farm.
“With many of the traditional types of crops grown in northern Michigan, it’s hard to find people to step in,” explained Laura Rigan, farmland program manager with the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (GTRLC). Recognizing the impending wave of land transfer posed by the aging demographic of farmers,
with a median age of 56.8 years, she added, “this will impact regional food systems, local economies and climate change solutions, which all depend on the next generation’s ability to access and steward land well.”
To address these challenges, GTRLC applied for and was recently accepted into the Land Transfer Navigator Program, a new initiative developed by the American Farmland Trust (AFT) with support from the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. The program aims to dramatically increase the transfer of farm and ranch land nationwide by empowering the next generation of farmers and facilitating the transfer of agricultural land.
Over the next four years, AFT will provide GTRLC and other participating organizations with training, technical assistance and financial support, enabling them to serve as “Land Transfer Navigators.” The initiative also seeks to establish an online resource hub and FarmLink Finder to foster connections between aspiring farmers and available land.
“Land protected with an agricultural conservation easement is typically more affordable than unprotected land, making it especially appealing to beginning farmers and ranchers,” said Rigan, emphasizing GTRLC’s unique role as a land trust in the succession process. She added that funds paid to landowners to protect their land are often invested in crucial aspects of the farm business, including retirement planning. And because GTRLC stewards conservation easements in perpetuity, the organization has cultivated long-term relationships with landowners that have proven to be instrumental when it is time to transfer protected lands and support new farmers in accessing them.
Through the program, Rigan anticipates the Conservancy gaining a comprehensive view of current protected farmland across its service area, which she hopes will help connect new farmers with available land. “We will know if there is active agriculture on a property, how many acres, and what the landowner’s goals are. Having this baseline knowledge will help us when new farmers reach out to us looking for land,” she said.
The program provides a range of valuable skills that can be adapted to meet the unique goals and missions of
each organization. Participants will have the chance to learn from their peers, and while Rigan serves as the point of contact for the program’s launch, the training sessions will be available to multiple staff members.
As a navigator organization, GTRLC will identify and develop regional networks to host landowner workshops, serving as a hub for bringing together valuable resources. With the guidance of a lawyer or estate planner, the workshops could cover succession planning, legal aspects and technical training designed to address the unique challenges farmers face in northern Michigan.
“Most of the farms that make up northern Michigan’s landscape are family farms that are loved, cared for and central to their community’s identity,” Rigan said, noting that many of these farms also contain multiple conservation values, including scenic views, water quality protection and wildlife habitat. Looking forward, she envisions the program will equip land trusts with the necessary tools and networks to facilitate successful land transfers, and hopefully, mitigate the loss of agricultural land.
The Land Transfer Navigator Program officially launched in January 2024, with initial activities featuring an in-person training session followed by virtual engagements throughout the year. Individuals or organizations interested in staying informed about the program can reach out to GTRLC’s farmland program manager at info@gtrlc.org or (231) 929.7911.
In the summer of 2018, the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy (GTRLC) publicly unveiled the Campaign for Generations during its annual Preservation Celebration. Against the backdrop of the Traverse City Opera House, emotions stirred as the crowd watched a compelling video and listened to impassioned speeches, setting the stage for the campaign’s final phase.
Among those in the audience was Dr. Patricia Zigarmi, renowned for her distinguished career as a founding associate and senior partner for consulting group Blanchard, along with success as a motivational speaker, management consultant and co-author of best-selling works including Leadership and the One-Minute Manager.
While relatively new to GTRLC at the time, Zigarmi had previously contributed to initiatives at the Wintergreen Woods Nature Preserve and Maple Bay Farm near her family’s cottage in Yuba. Inspired by the program, that evening she decided to spontaneously make a five-year gift to the Campaign, underpinning her commitment to preserving the land that has meant most to her.
Reflecting on that moment, she said, “I grew up for so many years seeing the cherry farms and the undeveloped space. I thought, ‘I’m going to keep ‘up north’ the way I’ve known it for 70-plus years.’”
While she now lives near San Diego, Zigarmi has long felt connected to northern Michigan. Raised in East Grand Rapids, she has been visiting the area since she was five and has fond memories of swimming, sailing and sunbathing along East Bay.
Today, she continues to frequent the cottage her parents built sixty-some years ago, along with her children and grandchildren. From routine walks at the Maple Bay Natural Area to sailing East Bay’s shoreline, the water and nearby trails have enhanced her quality of life and allowed her to stay immersed in nature.
“The Conservancy is an organization that supports what I think is important to do up here," she said. Although she lives in California, Zigarmi feels compelled to support conservation efforts in her home state. Citing the disparities in legislation for environmental protection between the two regions, she said, “I feel like I have more of a chance to influence my immediate environment in Michigan.”
Initially introduced to the Conservancy’s work through Rick Bellingham, a friend who helped facilitate the organization’s strategic planning, Zigarmi was impressed by the clarity of values, initiatives, actions and outcomes within GTRLC’s strategic direction. “The way you do strategy is exemplary in my mind. That's what makes me confident in how my resources are being used,” she said, adding she has used the document as an example while coaching nonprofits on the West Coast.
Zigarmi’s commitment to GTRLC’s mission deepened after visiting the facilities at Mitchell Creek Meadows: The Don and Jerry Oleson Nature Preserve. Expressing hope for the future of conservation, she said, “I thought Mitchell Creek was astounding. The building itself is a statement—having a central location in town is a
statement. I just thought it was such the next step in the development of the Conservancy.”
This heightened dedication led Zigarmi to connect her 10-year-old granddaughter, Evelyn Talbot, with the Conservancy’s work. Like her grandmother, Evelyn has developed a keen interest in protecting the environment, beginning when she learned about endangered animal species in school. She was shocked to discover that some species, like the polar bear, could face extinction during her lifetime. Taking matters into her own hands, she created a protest sign against the plight of endangered species and held it outside.
Since then, Evelyn has been living and breathing her commitment to protecting the environment. She has organized climate marches, collected donations for the World Wildlife Fund instead of traditional birthday gifts, and convinced her parents to read Nature’s Best Hope. Her dedication extends to picking up trash during recess and adopting a vegetarian diet.
To help guide her granddaughter’s passion toward a tangible cause, Zigarmi suggested Evelyn start a can collection and donate the proceeds to the GTRLC. “She knew Maple Bay, so I told her, ‘these are the people who did that,’” she recalled. “The Conservancy supports what’s in her heart and what’s in mine, too.”
Rallying her circle around her cause, Evelyn (with help from her parents, Alexa and Ryan) raised $400 to support land protection and stewardship, with both grandmothers, friends and a neighbor contributing to the effort.
When the family stopped by the McMullen Family Conservation Center to deliver their gift, several staff members were touched by her endearing passion, including Executive Director Glen Chown, who said, “To meet someone so young, who has such a generous spirit and who is so committed to protecting our resources— it gives me gives me tremendous hope for the future.”
Zigarmi commended Chown for warmly acknowledging her grandchild, endorsing her passion and encouraging her to volunteer. “He made a difference in her life,” she said.
As a leader, she also praised Chown for his ability to evolve and sustain the organization’s values, creating a culture that fosters openness and innovation.
“I have a great deal of appreciation and gratitude for his leadership,” she said, highlighting his strategic acumen in hiring a team that is aligned. “I think the good people of the organization reflect the skill of the leader in creating a culture that is open, innovative, curious and focused, and I see him having provided that leadership over a number of years.”
While contemplating her own legacy in conservation, Zigarmi finds inspiration in her granddaughter. “She's just sort of this bellwether for me as to where we should be paying attention and making investments,” she explained. “I’d like to be her confidante in this, her partner in this, so she evolves her interests. That's a goal of mine.”
As for Evelyn, she envisions a future in ecology and activism, aspiring to become a naturalist. “The world needs a fresh set of eyes to see what the problem is,” she explained. "It's my dream to make a difference.”
If you’d like to support the Conservancy’s work, please contact Director of Development Marissa Duque at mduque@gtrlc.org or (231) 929.7911.
The Talbots and Zigarmi visit a national park in Alaska as part of their goal to cultivate their children's appreciation for protecting natural resources.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT ZIGARMI
PHOTO: RICK KANE
Jake Umbarger, a film student at Interlochen Center for the Arts, finds inspiration in the natural world. “No matter what you do with art, there’s always some natural aspect to it,” he said. “I think somehow that speaks to almost everything we do.”
Jake was among a group of Interlochen students who recently toured the McMullen Family Conservation Center and gained first-hand insights about land conservation, watershed restoration, native plants, invasive species and the many sustainable design elements incorporated throughout the property.
“We had already been learning about the importance of watersheds,” Jake explained. “But when you get out there, you’re seeing it with your own eyes. You’re looking at the greater scale and saying, what all are we protecting within this watershed?”
Jake’s mother, Emily Umbarger, is Interlochen’s sustainability director and instructor of agricultural sciences. Emphasizing the transformative power of place-based learning, she hoped the experience would help instill a love for nature in her students.
“Artists have a way of sending a message that can be hard to hear,” Emily said, explaining that the program’s goals extend beyond Interlochen’s campus. “When you see it in a film, when you hear it in a piece of music, when you read it in a piece of poetry, or you see it as a theatrical piece…they’re sharing a message that's so important, that's really accessible to people and speaks to their hearts.”
While the Conservancy is still gauging the potential of similar events, promoting conservation leadership in young adults is a top priority. “We collaborate with organizations that help educate and inform our communities about issues like habitat connectivity and water quality,” said Engagement Specialist Constanza Hazelwood. "Partnerships with organizations like AmeriCorps and multiple volunteer opportunities help us introduce young adults to career pathways in conservation."
These goals were reinforced in a recent alumni gathering hosted by the Huron Pines AmeriCorps program, a service that offers professional development opportunities through volunteer service with conservation organizations. Held at the McMullen Family Conservation Center, the event featured a panel discussion, where alumni shared insight on careers in conservation with the program’s current cohort.
Among them were Parker Maynard, a graduate student studying ecology at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Kyler Moran, preserve stewardship manager for the Legacy Land Conservancy, who had both served with GTRLC. Appreciative of the opportunity to develop his interests and skills during his service, Moran stated, “I have made creating those same opportunities for our Huron Pines AmeriCorps members a focus of our preserve management program.”
Also included on the panel were GTRLC staff members, Director of Stewardship Chris Garrock, and Volunteer Coordinator Erica DesJardins. Reflecting on his trajectory from AmeriCorps to working in several capacities with GTRLC, to eventually earning his current position, Garrock said, “The Conservancy taught me the value of relationships. If I could have told myself the work I’d be doing now is connecting with people, I wouldn’t have believed it. But it’s really rewarding and that’s the reality.”
“These incredible young people give me so much hope. Witnessing the ripple effects of their efforts throughout our communities, I’m reminded how important it is to invest in our future leaders,” Chown said. "Our lands, waters and wildlife depend on them."
He also emphasized the value of tenacity while pursuing a career in conservation. “It’s tough. In school, they prepare you to move,” he explained. “These aren’t moneymaking jobs—they’re passion-oriented, so it’s hard to get in and you have to have that resilience.”
Both agreed volunteering is a pathway to getting started. “Volunteering is a great first step as a way to explore what interests you,” said DesJardins. “I wanted to get my foot in the door, but I just fell in love with it. It ended up being a great fit.”
GTRLC’s staff includes a growing contingent of former interns, AmeriCorps members and seasonal employees, including director of development, Marissa Duque; farm operations and sustainability coordinator, Sam Griffin; land protection specialist, Charlie MacDonald; farmland program manager, Laura Rigan; and land stewardship specialist, Cody Selewski.
These individuals are among an impressive cadre of passionate young professionals who launched their careers with GTRLC and are making a meaningful impact in their respective communities.
Lauren Silver, who started her career as an intern with GTRLC, is now the executive director of the Snoqualmie Valley Preservation Alliance, a nonprofit organization that works to protect and improve the lives, livelihoods, lands and waters of the beautiful Snoqualmie River Valley in Washington State.
Former Huron Pines AmeriCorps member, Audrey Menninga, developed a love for the area while managing
invasive species with GTRLC. Today, she leads invasive species control efforts across the region with the Northwest Michigan Invasive Species Network, including managing the transition of the Grand Traverse Conservation District's program into a nonprofit. Describing her role, she said, “It’s a lot more bookwork and management than working in the field is, but we are constantly expanding our programs and it’s been an exciting ride!”
Jon Throop, GTRLC’s former volunteer program manager, initially volunteered with the Conservancy before joining the stewardship team. Today, he serves as the executive director for the Benzie Conservation District. “I'm most proud of the way the Benzie Conservation District works hand-in-hand with the community to address our shared conservation priorities,” Throop said.
Also in Benzie County is Samantha Wolfe, who was working on GTRLC’s rotational grazing cattle operation at Misty Acres when she received several emails about an injured seagull. “That was the light bulb moment when I realized I had some of the necessary knowledge and many of the skills to start a wildlife rehabilitation facility in our area,” she said. Recognizing an increasing need for support for injured and orphaned wildlife, Wolfe launched the Sleeping Bear Wildlife Fund. As the organization’s executive director, she has helped over 120 animals, in addition to fulfilling her position as an agricultural and occupational health educator for MSU Extension.
For GTRLC’s Executive Director Glen Chown, these individuals hold immense promise for the future of conservation. “These incredible young people give me so much hope. Witnessing the ripple effects of their efforts throughout our communities, I’m reminded how important it is to invest in our future leaders,” he said. "Our lands, waters and wildlife depend on them."
Internships, seasonal positions and job openings are posted on our website as they come available at gtrlc.org/about/job-openings/.
Over the past three decades, the Conservancy has led guided hikes, workshops and educational activities to connect with the community, providing information about critical issues affecting the region and our efforts to address them. Encouraging individuals to experience and steward our nature preserves has been a key focus of activities like building trails, removing invasive species and planting trees.
With the opening of the McMullen Family Conservation Center and other facilities at Mitchell Creek Meadows:
The Don and Jerry Oleson Nature Preserve, GTRLC aims to deepen engagement by expanding on these activities, fostering a regional hub of information-sharing and action to benefit the area’s ecological health.
GTRLC’s engagement specialist, Constanza Hazelwood, uses her background in science education and curriculum design to connect people with the Conservancy’s mission while inspiring a culture of stewardship. In a conversation, she shared insight into her role and the engagement program.
Q: Can you tell us about GTRLC’s engagement program and its goals?
A: Our program aims to inspire action and stewardship through meaningful learning experiences that deepen connections to the lands we protect. By leveraging our facilities and this organization’s wealth of knowledge, we want to engage diverse audiences, foster collaboration among our community partners and promote environmental education embedded in action.
Q: How do you approach engagement?
A: I call it the “three Ps”—a place-based, problem-based and project-based approach. GTRLC is in an ideal position to implement an engagement strategy rooted in the places we protect, the problems we face and the projects we design to address these challenges. How do we attract people to be involved in significant learning experiences to enrich and change their lives? How do we leverage the GTRLC landscapes, farmlands and opportunities to inspire and generate action to protect our watersheds? These are the enduring questions that motivate my work.
Q: How does this work differ from GTRLC’s traditional volunteer opportunities and events?
A: The impactful work of our volunteers, like removing invasive species or helping in our native plant greenhouse, will continue to expand throughout our service area. The engagement program will create exciting opportunities for people to connect with our work in new ways. For the first time, we have a centralized space where we can host meetings, events and other opportunities that invite the broader community to learn about issues affecting
our lands and waters. An important part of this program is to also invite our network of partner organizations to advance their missions in ways that align with and advance ours.
Q: What are some examples of engagement activities at GTRLC?
A: In the past twelve months we have hosted nearly three dozen different activities in the Debra Edson Family Learning Gallery (pictured below), including strategic meetings and workshops with partner organizations, training sessions for our board and staff, celebrations honoring our generous donors and volunteers and educational tours.
We also offer engagement opportunities outside this facility. For instance, upcoming hikes feature themes designed to deepen that connection to the land. We are also developing our institutional capacity with a group of ambassadors, who will become our “eyes and ears” and represent GTRLC in the community.
Q: How can people get involved in the Conservancy’s engagement initiatives?
A: We have established a process to submit requests and propose opportunities for engaging with us. Requests are reviewed quarterly to assess eligibility, considering factors such as alignment with our mission, meeting our capacity requirements and targeted audiences. If you would like to submit a request, please visit our website at gtrlc.org/contact-us/. Another great way to get involved is through attending one of our upcoming public engagement opportunities, which are updated on our website’s event calendar as they’re scheduled at gtrlc.org/recreation-events/events/.
PHOTO: RICK KANE
It’s a beautiful and busy time of year in GTRLC’s native plant greenhouse. Thanks to the hard work of the Conservancy’s volunteers and staff, 25 species of open meadow native wildflowers and grass seedlings have sprouted, pots and trays have been prepped, and the second year of the greenhouse is well underway!
Led by Rick Hager, volunteers collected an impressive three pounds of native wildflower and grass seeds from protected lands like Mitchell Creek Meadows: The Don and Jerry Oleson Nature Preserve last year, including goldenrod, little bluestem, common milkweed and blue vervain. These seeds, along with others purchased using grant funding, were started in the greenhouse over the winter and transplanted into larger “cone-tainers” in March. The effort yielded over 8,000 plugs, with the potential for more if additional restoration is necessary.
Depending on conditions, the Conservancy plans to plant the seedlings at various protected properties, such as Arcadia Marsh, Misty Acres: The Borwell Preserve, the Mitchell Creek Meadows Preserve, the Maplehurst Natural Area and Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve. Workdays may begin as early as late April and will be announced soon.
This is all in addition to the Conservancy’s ongoing efforts to remove invasive species and plant trees. The tree plantings are planned for this spring and fall in collaboration with our friends at the Conservation Resource Alliance.
Interested volunteers are encouraged to attend GTRLC’s volunteer orientation at the McMullen Family Conservation Center on April 19 at 4 pm. For specific planting dates and further details, check GTRLC’s volunteer calendar at gtrlc.org/volunteer/calendar/.
PHOTO: ERIN SCHUG
Two new “chronolog” stations have been installed at Mitchell Creek Meadows: The Don and Jerry Oleson Nature Preserve, to help monitor changes on the land.
Placed strategically in sites where active restoration is taking place, these stations invite trail users to engage in community science while hiking the Looyenga Family Trail.
To use the chronolog stations, visitors can simply place their cell phones in a bracket, snap a photo and email it to the chronolog website with the provided code. These images then become part of a time-lapse video sequence on the site showcasing the gradual transformation of the preserve. With instructions posted at each station, the process takes only about 30 seconds, making it accessible to everyone.
“This is a great way for folks to engage with our restoration work and it's a wonderful tool for tracking changes on the land, as well as site monitoring for grant reports,” said Chris Garrock, GTRLC’s director of stewardship. “It provides a wealth of information and is pretty simple to do.”
The first station, located near the main parking area at the McMullen Family Conservation Center, offers a view of a bioswale, a vegetated, low-lying channel designed to manage stormwater runoff. At this site, native wetland plants were carefully selected and planted to filter runoff before it seeps into the water table, demonstrating a more sustainable alternative to traditional stormwater management systems. As these native plants begin to flourish, the chronolog station will document their growth as well as how the bioswale is used by wildlife.
A second station overlooks an active restoration area on the eastern portion of the trail, where the Conservancy’s staff, along with volunteers and a small herd of goats, are diligently working to remove invasive plants like autumn olive. Native perennials, trees and shrubs are also being planted to restore the former golf course to its natural
state and to contribute to a larger, collaborative effort to restore the Mitchell Creek watershed.
“As we work more in these areas, we hope these stations will help us efficiently document our progress and track changes,” Garrock explained. “Ten years from now, we should have some amazing footage to share. Having that long-term monitoring component is really valuable.”
Beyond Mitchell Creek Meadows, other chronolog stations can be found at Maplehurst Natural Area, Maple Bay Farm and soon, at the Halladay-BlackhurstChowning Nature Preserve.
As a tool, chronolog provides valuable information that organizations can use to monitor and understand changes in the environment, helping researchers, conservationists and communities make informed decisions about land management and conservation efforts. More information, including a map of sites, is available here: chronolog.io.
To join community science efforts and learn more about the Mitchell Creek Meadows Preserve, please visit GTRLC.ORG.
Nestled in the Bob and Pauline Young Family Stewardship Workshop is a small laboratory dedicated to scientific exploration. Known simply as the “botany lab,” this space is quickly becoming a hub for gaining a deeper understanding of our region’s biodiversity and the plants that form the foundations of our ecosystems.
Inconspicuously tucked behind the Native Plant Greenhouse, the lab is equipped with an herbarium, plant presses, microscopes and more. It primarily serves as a research space for cataloging species and supporting the restoration of rare or declining plants. GTRLC’s Senior Conservation Ecologist Angie Bouma underscored the crucial role of this work, stating that plants are the baseline from which the Conservancy manages and
restores habitats. “This is because we can infer habitat types from abiotic (nonliving physical and chemical) factors and native plant inventories or, in some cases, the presence of a species of high conservation value,” she said. She also noted that with the help of community scientists, her team is gaining a more thorough inventory of plants and wildlife in GTRLC’s sanctuaries and nature preserves.
Since opening in 2023, the lab has been used for activities like native orchid restoration, creating native “seed balls” with volunteers, and cleaning, storing and preparing seeds for planting. It has also provided a dedicated workstation for visiting researchers, interns and volunteers, and collaborative stewardship projects.
Makalai Lasavath, a Kalamazoo College biology major, stands out as one of the first volunteers contributing to the botany lab’s development, with intellect and curiosity that indicate she will leave an enduring mark in her chosen field.
From a young age, Makalai’s pursuit of knowledge has extended beyond the classroom; she credits Science Olympiad, a co-curricular national STEM competition, for allowing her to explore subjects not typically offered in school, and the internet for providing access to knowledge from experts in the field.
“I grew up with not a single professional in my family. My dad finished college when I finished high school—so we were in it together,” she described. “The internet is an equalizer in that way.”
While studying abroad in college, Makalai interned at an aquaponics fish lab in Chiang Mai, Thailand, focusing on sustainability and technology in fisheries. She also completed an AmeriCorps internship in Iowa, where she provided academic support for elementary students who were behind in school.
More recently, Makalai's interest in ecology deepened after meeting her girlfriend, Sophie, and learning about her mother Kate Pearson’s work at GTRLC.
“At the time, I didn’t know people had careers in land conservation,” she explained. On her first visit to Traverse City, Kate gifted her a pair of high-quality binoculars and a spread of books and field notes detailing native flora and fauna.
“That’s what helped me build my confidence and skills even more. It was that extra step that I couldn’t take because of my social, financial and cultural capital,” she reflected. “It was a really big part of why I’m here now.”
Eventually, that stepping stone led to a three-week volunteer stint in the botany lab last December, where she played a pivotal role in setting the lab up for success.
Working with Bouma, Makalai transferred data from paper into GTRLC’s digital inventory system, specifically using moss and lichen samples. She also helped with pressing plants and organizing specimens for GTRLC’s herbarium, a cabinet donated by the University of Michigan used to house botanical collections. Proudly, Makalai mounted the first specimen to the herbarium.
“The main thing I was doing was making it easier to do this work more quickly,” she said. In the future, GTRLC will be able to apply similar processes for other data sets, including community science observations collected via iNaturalist and eBird.
Makalai explained the importance of documenting this data digitally, referencing samples collected from the Maple Bay Natural Area, Finch Creek Nature Sanctuary and Upper Manistee Headwaters: The Milock Family Preserve. Not only were the specimens collected by volunteer expert bryologists (who research moss and lichen), making them difficult to replicate, but they also included detailed information such as species
identification, coordinates, elevation and habitat descriptions.
"What's interesting is that their field notes don’t just mark the general habitat, but if it was on a specific type of tree, log or rock. They also explain the topography of the area," Makalai said, adding that since working with these samples, she has carefully avoided stepping on moss. “Even just, say, 100 samples from one place can have 30 or 40 different species.”
In addition to understanding the plant diversity within an area, this wealth of information is useful for determining the presence of threatened or endangered species. For GTRLC, this data is critical to guiding decisions on trail and infrastructure placements and assisting with grant applications.
“We can’t manage for something if we don’t know it’s there,” said Bouma. Emphasizing the importance of plant inventories in caring for our protected lands, she explained that a digital inventory system allows GTRLC’s stewardship staff to quickly search for a list of botanical species, including those sensitive to disturbance that require extra care.
Impressed with Makalai’s meticulous attention to detail, Bouma stated, "Makalai was terrific. She was thoughtful and patient with all the data we gave her—it really seemed to click with her." She also commended Makalai for introducing ways to organize data more efficiently and for her energy and enthusiasm. “That’s what I love about volunteers and interns—it reminds me of why it’s so exciting to be in the biology field.”
For Makalai, volunteering was more than just a project; it was a step toward her future goals. With interests in education, social justice and science, she hopes to help bridge the opportunity gap for students by sharing similar experiences, particularly for those in low-income school districts with limited access to nature. Reflecting on her experience with GTRLC, she said, "I hope wherever I end up, I will get students out in nature and working with conservancies so they have that hands-on experience.”
If you’d like to learn more about community science and volunteering with GTRLC, contact Volunteer Coordinator Erica DesJardins at edesjardins@gtrlc.org or visit our website to register for an upcoming workday at GTRLC.ORG. For more information about the botany lab, contact Senior Conservation Ecologist Angie Bouma at abouma@gtrlc.org.
Dear Friends,
The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has a bold vision for this region’s future:
By continuing to protect the region’s finest natural, scenic and farm lands, the Conservancy will have reinforced the foundation of a priceless legacy that all of us will pass on to future generations. The region’s water will be clean, its forests resilient, its vistas unparalleled.
In the pages ahead, you'll discover a tapestry of names— individuals, foundations, businesses and partners—who breathed life into the Conservancy's mission in 2023. It is your unwavering support that fuels our confidence in transforming our vision into reality. To each of you, our heartfelt appreciation.
Our vision extends beyond preservation:
Protected lands will be embraced as an essential element of the region’s long-term prosperity. The health and well-being of the region’s residents and visitors will be enhanced by their use of our protected properties to hike, bike, ski, swim, relax and otherwise escape into nature. A diverse employment base and talented workforce will be attracted by the region’s natural beauty and quality of life. The region’s unique agricultural heritage will be manifested in viable farms supplying world-class products, burnishing its image as a travel destination, satisfying local desires for fresh foods and enhancing food security.
Our shared vision advances the well-being of both people and the planet. The critical protection of lands, coupled with stewardship efforts for natural climate solutions, has never been more pivotal. Ensuring accessible protected lands for recreation, relaxation, healing and local food sources is vital for our communities' health and prosperity. The economic ripple effects are undeniable, contributing to a thriving region.
Throughout this issue of Landscript, you can see the tangible impact of your support. From nurturing the next generation of conservation leaders to the landmark protection of places like the Turtle Cove Nature Preserve, to sustaining our agricultural heritage and safeguarding our globally unique Lake Michigan waterways, to creating miles of sustainable trails for the physical and mental well-being of our communities. Your support is shaping a lasting legacy.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I extend my deepest gratitude for choosing to make this vital work part of your legacy. Together, we are architects of the future that will sustain generations to come.
Kathleen Guy, Board ChairThe Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has protected and cared for the region's natural, scenic, farm and forest lands since 1991. With the help of our supporters, volunteers and friends, more than 47,300 acres of land and 155 miles of shoreline have been protected along the region's exceptional rivers, lakes and streams.
Fully accredited by the Land Trust Alliance, the Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with by-laws, policies, board, budget, and staff.
GTRLC's Directors support our mission through giving hundreds of hours of their time, sharing their considerable talents, and generously dedicating their contributions.
Learn more at gtrlc.org/about/board/
GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY
Kathleen Guy, Chair
Koffi Kpachavi, Vice-Chair
Linda Cline, Treasurer
John Bercini, Secretary
Perry Adams
Mack Beers
Alena Bowman
Don Coe
John Collins
JoAnne Cook
Becky Ewing
Cliff Fox
Jim Huckle
Ray Kendra
Chip May
Paul Moyer
Barbara Nelson-Jameson
Annie Olds
Susan Palmer
Kevin Russell
Maureen Smyth
Terrie Taylor
GTRLC Consolidated Statement of Activities for the Fiscal Year
Ended June 30, 2023
Donors who support the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy are vital partners in protecting our most precious natural, scenic and working lands for future generations. Through financial gifts, volunteerism, inkind donations and many other forms of support, these donors help bring the mission of the Conservancy to life each and every day. With sincere gratitude, we wish to recognize all who have donated to the Conservancy in 2023. You can donate with confidence, knowing that you are contributing to an accredited, effective and fiscally responsible organization.
The accreditation seal AFFIRMS national quality standards are met.
Sound Finances
Strong Transactions
Excellent Land and Easement Stewardship
Effective Governance
January 1 – December 31, 2023
All gifts made to GTRLC in 2023, whether to the Conservancy Fund or specific projects throughout northern Michigan, are listed below. From protecting the natural habitats and freshwater that define our beautiful region, to maintaining unparalleled access to nature for people of all ages and abilities, you have made this work possible. Your generosity enables GTRLC to meet the conservation challenges of our time while pursuing strategic land protection opportunities that will shape our future. We are deeply grateful for your support, confidence and trust.
Gifts of $25,000 or more
Amdur Family Fund
Anonymous (4)
Les & Anne Biederman Foundation
Bondy Family Charitable Giving Fund
Brookby Foundation
Martha Campbell
Carls Foundation
Don and Marylou Coe
Community Foundation GT Regional Land Conservancy Agency Endowment
Consumers Energy Foundation
Martin and Valerie Cotanche
Herbert H. & Grace A.
Dow Foundation
EDP Foundation
Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous (2)
Tom and Ellen Baird
Robert and Anna Rita Barron
Ken Beck and Jana Tuckerman
Mack and Lorraine Beers
John and Rebecca Bercini
Janice Boles
Dan and Lisa Brickman
Debra Edson
James and Fran Falender
Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
Wendy and Paul Greeney
Hamp Family Fund
Charles Stewart
Harding Foundation
Mark and Erika Hepler
Terry and Alan Hershey
Barry Hibben
Jim and Diana Huckle
Isabel Foundation
Roger and Ann Looyenga
Robert and Nancy Marshall
Thomas and Deborah McMullen
Amy McVeigh and Jeff Braun
McWilliams/Piraino Family Foundation
Joyce and Robert Mims
Dan and Lynne Mixer
John and Nancy Morris
Morrissey Family Foundation
Charles Stewart
Mott Foundation
Lawrence and Katheryn Mudd
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
Northern Tamarack Foundation
Oleson Foundation
Susan and Tom Palmer
Ray and Jan Pezzi
Ralph L. & Winifred E. Polk Foundation
William and Catherine Burleigh
Gloria and Leith Butler
John and Lynn Collins
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Deborah Crowe and Todd and Ben Wilson
Kate and Rick Dahlstrom
Nancy Davy
Jodi and Mark Derylo
Elizabeth G. and Stanley F. Dole
Dole Family Foundation
Paula and Bryce Dreeszen
Rich and Susan Erwin
George Fabe Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Dan and Meridith Falconer
Royce Ragland and Kenneth Bloem
Carol Reichard
Kevin and Lisa Russell
Phyllis Schroeder
Anita and Chris Scussel
Marie-Claude and Armen Shanafelt
Beverly and Spencer Silk
Estate of Donald and Joyce Stibbs
Scott and Allyson Tinker
Harry A. & Margaret D. Towsley Foundation
Mary Van Valin
Shaw & Betty Walker Foundation
Caitlin and Brandon Falenski
Tom and Allison Garfinkel
Estate of Dottie Gerrity
Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Linda and Craig Hanson
Myrna Hitchman
Holiday Woodlands Preserve
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Brian and Jennifer Jaffe
KBPR Family Fund
Wayne and Ruthanne Kladder
Bailey Lamson
Family Foundation
Judy Leege
Josephine Marquis
John Matz
Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Allen Foundation Inc
Anonymous (5)
Gary and Cindy Barta
Beers Family Foundation
Rosemary Berardi
Paul and Amanda Brink
Jill Byron
Harry and Betsy Calcutt
Estate of Ottilie Ann Chinn
William and Edith Christoph
Robert and Cindy Clement
Constellation Corporation
Tim and Theresa Cook
Brian and Robin Dailey
Doris and Donald
Duchene Foundation
James and Deborah Fellowes
Clifford and Norma Fox
Friends of Brown Bridge
Quiet Area
Green Brick Foundation
Tim and Patti Haynie
Janet and Kirk Hewlett
Jennifer Hutchinson
Craig Merdian and Yelena Zakharova
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
Ken and Susan Morrison
Marla Morrissey
Morrissey Equip Corp
Paul J. and Mary S. Neustadt
Ann Norman
Linda Kehr
Jane Kirkeby
Kresge Foundation
Larabel Family Fund
Lorimer Family Charitable Fund
Tiffany Lovett
Brad Lyman
Mariel Foundation
Peggy and Graham Martin
Carol McAnulty
Brian and Lori Meek
Jamie Mills and Jim Nichols
Lisbeth Oana
Peters-Murphy Fund
Monnie Peters
Carl Rinder
Robert and Susan Rinder
Scott Rodes
Susan and Michael Rontal
John and Barbara Rothhaar
Rothhaar Family Charitable Fund
William and Virginia Schultz
David and Marilyn Nussdorfer
Kristin and Tim Page
Stephen and Deona Paine
John D and Susan K Paul
Family Endowment
Tom Rensberry
Elizabeth Rodgers
The Edward and Elyse Rogers Family Foundation
William Scharf
Art and Mary Schmuckal Family Foundation
Marguerite Smith
Smykal Family Fund
Ron and Marty Yocum
Community Foundation
Robert and Pauline Young Family Endowment
Matthew and Jennie Shaw
Jon Sherk
Paul Stimson
Judith and Emil Sunley
Swanson-Groenke Family Fund
David Taft
Julie Tebo and Paul Danes
Ralph and Barbara Thayer
John and Mary Tris
Thomas and Kathleen Volle
Nadine and Randy Weirich
Gloria Whelan
Ridgway and Shannon White
Max Wicha and Sheila Crowley
John Robert Williams and Terrie Taylor
Kirsten Young
Anonymous
Rick and Elizabeth Bellingham
Dick and Sue Bingham
Brian and Rhonda Bissell
Blackhurst Family Fund
Andrew Bowman and Alena Kaufman
Bretz Family Fund
C. Andrew and Donna Brickman
Edward and Ingrid Brophy
Peggy Bushnell
Bylsma/Johnston
Charitable Fund
Bruce Campbell
Dr. David and Valerie Canter
Community Foundation
Wetland Mitigation
Stewardship Endowment
Richard Cooper and Jan Tennant
Chris and Merrie Corbett
William and Paula Cordes
Nancy Cotcamp
Dr. and Mrs. Barry L. Foster
Susan Foster
Leslie W. and Jane M.
Hagaman Gift Fund
John Heiam and Lois Goldstein
Phil and Carol Heles
Thomas Hitchman and Keith Hewitt
Mary Hoiles
Bill Hoogstrate
Catherine Hudak
Dennis and Janice Hudson
Hughes Family Giving Fund
Kathleen Kaczynski and Alison Horton
Kegley Family Foundation
Chuck and Katie King
Pamela S. Knowles
Mark and Barbara Kuhlmann
Kathy and Tom Lehner
Gifts of $1,000-$2,499
Charlene Abernethy and Mike Gill
Perry and Mary Catherine Adams
Kimberly Albright and Michael Dow
Matthew Anderson
Karen Andrews
Anonymous (6)
Dennis Arouca and Anne Treadway
Aspire North Realtors
Nancy Baglan
Bakker Forestry
Peter and Kristine Baldo
Helen and Ross Barker
Deena Barshney
The Kari and Fred
Barton Foundation
James Bauer
Bay View Flooring
Dr. Rebecca Beach
Carl Benner
Steven and Constance Benz
Jay and Maureen Berger
Arleta Bernson
Alison Berry
LouAnn's Endowment for Women's Leadership
Nancy Lyon
Dan Mach and Kathy Flynn Mach
Jane Maddox and Jim Hopfensperger
Maddox/Garvey Family Fund
Bill and Kathy Main
Joan McLay
Paula and Paul Moyer
Brett Murray
Hannah Notess
Director’s Fund of the Oleson Foundation
Otwell Mawby, PC.
Gail Parry and Norman Bell
Timothy and Margaret Price
Pulcipher Donor Fund
Larry and Donna Purcey
Richard Reed
Dan Remahl
John Bigler
Clifford Allen Birge
Brian Blood
John Boals
John Bowers
James and Deanna Bracewell
Lois Breimeier
Ralph and Lorraine Brickman
Joe and Elise Brooks
Bruce and Jennie Brown
Eleanor Brownell
Robert Buckner
Michael and Sandra Buhrt
Gary Richardson and Cheryl Gross
Daniel and Martha Rogalny
John and Margaret Sargent
Ann and Corey Schaub
The Schultz
Family Foundation
Bruce S. Shannon
Family Foundation
Elizabeth Sharp
Patricia Sharpnack
Nancy Swift
Sarah Thomas
Richard and Carol Thompson
Dori Turner
Beth Ulbrich
Sue and Norm Ulbrich
Barbara and James Van Dam
Andrew M.
Vander Molen Foundation
John and Kim Wagner
Sidney and Susan Wagner
Nancy and Kent Walton
Jay Callahan
Bob and Ruth Campbell
Tom and Diane Campbell
Timothy Carroll
Cassard Taylor
Charitable Fund
The Central National Gottesman Foundation
Pete and Shari Clason
Roger Clason
Jill Claybour
Daniel and Linda Cline
Marilyn Cobb
Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499 –continued
Madelyn Coleman
Eleanor Comings
Community Foundation
Access to Recreation
Community Foundation
Land Use and Conservation
Planning Endowment
Robert Condon
Colleen Coogan
Joseph and Leslie Cook
William Cooper and Mary Wright
William and Romona Crain
Nate Crane
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Ladies MacKenzie Gathering
Donna and Michael D'Alessandro
Tim and Laurie Daum
Keith Day
Lois DeBacker
Joyce Delamarter
Kris and Monte DelMonte
Kent and Victoria DesJardins
Paul and Christine Deyo
Daniel Dingeman
Eric and Kathie Dreier
Cheryl and Bill Dundon
EJ USA, Inc.
Linda and Jim Ernst Giving Fund
Marcia and Michael Etienne
Charles Fahlgren and Kay Harley
Walter Fallows
Tom and Linda Farrell
Gregory and Nancy Fazzoni
Ferree Family Foundation
Jane and Luke Fochtman
Dennis Fogarty and Christine Albright
Michael and Mary Foley
Family Giving Fund
Joanne Folsom
Karen Franseen
Suzanne Freshour
Norm and Mary Anne Frey
Friendly Garden Club
Peter and Patricia Gaines
Dilys Tosteson Garcia and Lola Jackson
James and Lauri Gartner
Garvey Family Fund
Jim and Lucy Gerlach
Jeremy Gibson and Carolyn McDonald
William Gittlen and Sarah Campbell
Doug and Karen Goodkin
Gosling Czubak Engineering
John and Andrea Grix
Judith Groleau
Mike and Anne Groleau
Charitable Fund
Linda Grubaugh and David Endicott
Michael Grusenmeyer
Kathleen and Mark Guy
Michael and Mary Haley
Jim and Leslie Hamp
Liz Hardy and Tom Kienbaum
Katherine Howland Harley
Louise and Larry Haskett
Hawthorne Family Foundation
William Hayes
Jim Heffner and Donna Hagan
Sharon and George Hermach
Walter Herrick
Herrington-Fitch
Family Foundation
Bill and Heather Hewett
Jack and Martha Hicks
David and Jane Hilbrands
Hildreth Family Fund
Tracy Hobbs and Eddie Sullivan
Mark Hoffman and Sue Harmer
Greg Holmes and Katherine Roth HP Foundation Matching Gift Program
Ann and Jonathan Hubbard
Charitable Gifts Fund
Beth Hubbell
Hudson-Webber Foundation
Pam and Lance Huffer
Susan Huntzicker
Al and Julie Hurd
Michael and Tafel Hutchison
Ronald and Janet Jackson
Lee Jameson and Barbara Nelson-Jameson
Lee and Julie Jasinski
Gerald Jehle
Thomas and Jane Jenkins
John and Joanne Johnsen
Keith and Claudette Johnson
Robert and Rachel Johnson
Janet Joslyn
June 8th Foundation Inc.
Edward and Ann Kalat
Jeffrey Kane
Kevin Kelly
Ray and Jane Kendra
Carol and Robert Kindt
Marty and Anita Klein
Charlotte Knoll
Steven Kraft and Carol Burns
Karen Kuehlhorn
Carol and Craig Kuesel
Jackie and Bob Kunnen
Ted and Beth Lacey
Louise Ladd
Mr. Douglas and Joy Landis
Gregory and Audrey Landsfeld
Pam and Harold Lassers
David and Marty Leavenworth
Virginia LeClaire
Jan Leuallen
Daniel Lewis
Leslie Li and Brian Ahlborn
Ross and Cathy Lillie
Gerald Linn and LuAnn Orbeck
Craig Locke and Jannine Baker
Ray and Nancy Ludwa
Nancy and John Lukasiewicz
Gregory Lyman
Louise Ann Lyon and John Banks
Diane and John MacDonald
James and Christina MacInnes
Mark Maddox and Sarah Sutton
Dr. Matthew and Jody Madion
Tom and Gladys Maguire
Martha Marshall-Hyde
David Marvin
Dave Mathews
Suzanne McCarthy
William and Joan McCool
Meador Family Fund
Katherine Miller
Linda Miller
Karen Mitchell
Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499 –continued
Marcia Monks
Kristin and Bruce Moore
Andrew Morrill and Marie Knoerl
Douglas and Chandra Morse
Eric and Amy Mueller
Dennis and Judy Murphy
Kristi and Tyler Murphy
Mark and Helen
Neithercut Fund
Dan and Christine Nelson
Dirk and Mary Nelson
Tom and Laurie Nelson
Charitable Giving Fund
George and Jami Nicholson
Carol Niemi
Dan Ollar
Gary and Michelle Osterfeld Family Foundation
Melba and Paul Panhorst
Cynthia and Scott Paradise
Scott and Frances Parry
William and
Kathleen Parsons
Richard and Debbie Pascoe
Jim and Dennie Patton
Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Karl Pearson
John and Theresa
Pelizzari Family
Perry Family Fund
Nathaniel and Juanita Peters
Ed and Patty Petrick
Gary Pomeroy
Rick and Jennifer Pool
Jane Purkis
Anne and Joseph Purpura
Jeffrey Puryear and Myriam Waiser
Carol Rabanus
Polly Rea
R G Baidas and W K Reeves
Charitable Fund
Ann Reichert
Robert Reider and Susan McCraven
Paul K. Rich Charitable Fund
John Riecker
Robert Riney and Sandra Bowman-Riney
R.M. Young Company
Laurie and Dan Roche Family Fund
Barb and Mike Rodenberg
Paul Roettger
Anne Rogers
Pug Rundio
Jeanne Salathiel
Sarns Ann Arbor Fund
Richard Saslow and Linda Burwell
Tom and Lisa Schermerhorn
Schlichting Theisen Fund
Kim Schuette
Don Schuster
David and Pam Seabury
Nancy Seasholes
George and Deanna Seifried
Gregory Seman and Tracey McVicar
Ellen K Shaw
Heather Shaw and Duncan Moran
Scribner and Patricia Sheafor
John and Victoria Sheagren
Michael and Suzette Simpson
Six Mile Lake Association
Evan Smith and Cynthia Anderson
John Smith
Mark and Ann Smith
Maureen and Paul Smyth
Dr. David, Kathryn and Keiana Snell
Snell Family Charitable Giving Fund
Richard and Rebecca Sorensen
Julie Sorg and Richard O'Hare
Spevacek Family Charitable Fund
Mary Ann Stehr
Matthew Steinmetz
David and Dianne Stephan
Steve Stephens
Storm Cloud Brewing Company
Stych Giving Fund
Peter Swartz and Lori Franz Giving Account
Jim and Penny Sweeney
Mary and William Swift
Jim Taup
Lester and Joanne Teague
Thane Foundation
William and Mary Alice Thauvette
Ashley Thompson
Esther Thorson
Susie Tobin
Tom and Mary Torbet
Paul Tousley
Mary and Robert Treadway
Kyle Trevas
Herm Triezenberg
Paul and Ingrid Turner
Charitable Fund
Patricia and Howard Van Houten
Nancy T. Vandenberg Fund
Merry Vander Linden and Claudio Vacas
John and Jeanne VanderMeer
Karen Wachs
David and Frances Wallace
Richard and Christine Walter
M. Sue Waltz
Sylvia and Jim Walworth
Helen Wangard
George Warrington and Drew Gores
Flint Watt
Jane and Tom Weaver Charitable Fund
Daryl Webster
Fred Webster
JoAnn Weirich
Brian Weisman
Wells Family Foundation
Mac and Marilyn Whisner
Joy and Theodore Whittlesey
Bruce and Dorothy Wierman
Wildflower Association of Michigan
Avace and Bruce Wildie
Rudolf E. Wilhelm Fund
Karin Wolfe and Ted White
Nancy Wonch and Thomas Sampson
Fred and Barbara Woodruff
Mark F. Woodward
Mark and Randi Woodworth
Charitable Fund
Wayne and Sharon Workman
John and Marylou Zaloudek
Frank R. and Faye M. Zimmerman Family Endowment
Gifts of $1 - $999
Jennifer Abel
Ross and Emily Abrahamson
James Acker
Glen and Meg Ackerman
Jeff Ackerman
Jay Adams
Carol Adler
ADP
Kirk and Cathy Agerson
Liz and Sean Agerson
Carolyn Agosta
Donald Aiken
Tom and Judy Aja
Charitable Fund
Bernadette and Peter Albers
Richard and Cathy Albro
Alden State Bank
Jean Alexander
Jeff Alexandrowicz
Frank and Lisa Alfano
Catherine Alfred
Frances Alfs and Edward Crippen
Lawrence and Susan Allaben
Brian and Maripat Allen
Jason and Suzanne Allen
Judy Allen and Patrick Ginley
Michaelangelo Allocca
James and Jane Alstrom
Helen and Fred Altman
Joseph and Patricia Amalfitano
Amazon Smile Foundation
Nicoline Ambrose
Katherine Amerman
James and Roberta Amstadt
Dean and Shawn Anagnost
Gary Ancinec
Kurt Andersen
Aaron Anderson
Barbara Anderson
Ellen Anderson
Joe and Kathryn Anderson
Maudie Anderson
Sallee and Thomas Anderson
Thomas and Marsha Andres
Gary Andrew and Jean Braxton
Anonymous (44)
Mary Kay Archer
Rayna Archibald
Sharon and Tom Arendshorst
Barbara Armbruster
Jon and Mary Armstrong
Katherine Armstrong
Judith Arnold
Judy and Paul Arnold
Richard and Janice Arnold
Christine Arvidson and Henry Doss
Randy and Margaret
Asmus Family Fund
Richard and Gisele Atterberry
David Auer
John and Marion Auld
Richard and Patricia Austin
Ellen Auwers
Jeremiah and Kristi Avery
Richard and Cassandra Axtell
Stephen and Jacqueline Baase
Anna and John Bachman
Cheryl and Jan Bachman
Carole Backman
Barbara and Joe Backus
Chris and Mary Baddeley
William and Jennifer Baguley
Stephen Bahlke
Edward and Marlene Bailey
Marilyn Baird
Nick and Shirley Baker
Robert Baker and Kimberly Fletcher
Tom and Lori Baker
Linda Bakke
Linda and Jerry Bakke
Mark Baleja
Cathie Cunningham Ballard
Josey Ballenger and Scott Tucker
Nicolaas and Rhonda Ballintyn
Deborah and John Balser
Keith and Kelly Bandli
Colleen and Robert Barker
Peter and Karen Barnes
Robert and Gail Barnes
Charitable Gift Fund
Tom and Mary Barnes
Jacob Barnett
John and Barbara Barron
Debra and Jack Barry
John Barry
Cheryl Bartholic
Barton Malow Foundation
Charles Bartz
Donald and Jeanette Basch
David and Cindy Bates
John and Susan Bates
Harriet Batson-Benson and James Batson
Patricia Bauer
Bill and Gail Baughman
Community Foundation
Charles Stephen Baum
Endowment
Bay Ridge Butterfly
Pathway Committee
Anthony and Susan Baynard
Michael and Patricia Beach
Leon and Shirley Beal
Jerry Beasley
David Beaton
Becky Beauchamp
Arthur and Elizabeth Beaudoin
Barbara Beauregard
Bill and Kathy Beck
Ken and Pat Beck
Joy French Becker
Sandra and Mike Becker
Curtis and Barbara Bedbury
Ed and Katy Bedjeti
Ralph and Patricia Bednarz
David Beer
Lori Beer
Ernie Behnke
Robert and Carol Beidler
Kathryn and Stephen Bell
Pamela and Walter Bell
Sally Bell
Travis and Joan Bell
Marcia Bellinger
Dave and Janice Bellingham
John Bellingham
Rodney and Mary Bellows
Marc Bendick and Mary Lou Egan
Janal Bennett
Darl and Brianna Bennink
Richard and Maria Bensel
Marilyn Benson
Roger and Kathy Benson
Cynthia Berg
E. W. Berg
Judith and Jeffrey Bergen
Susan Bergethon
Kathleen Berghoff
Mary Berlin
Barbara Berry
Scott Bertschy
Betty Jean Fry
Randy and Mary Bevier
Aaron Beyette and Lisa Herkelrath
William J. Bialkowski Gift Fund
William and Lynn Bila
Dr. Charles and Mrs. Maria Bill
Don and Bonnie Bills
Tim and Mary Binder
Michael and Mindy Binsfeld
Keith and Ethel Birchler
Jeremy Birnholtz
Susan and Sanford Birnholtz
Danny Bjoraker
Mary Black
David Blackmore and Barbara Worland
Stephanie Blatchley
Donald Blewett and Ann Wilson
Carolyn and Richard Block
Carla Bloom
Tom and Roseanne Bloomer
Carol and Christopher Blouch
Susan Bloye and Shawn Pollack
Richard J. & Carolyn M. Blum Foundation
Boccia Family Foundation
James and Gayle Boecker
The Bogart Trust
Gilbert Bogley
Earl Bogrow and Julie Upp
Linda Boldizar
Julie Bolhuis
David and Roberta Bolig
Luise Bolleber
Joseph Boner
Kathy and Chuck Bonneau
Michael Bonnell
Daniel Bonner and Dolores Trese
Joan and Alfred Bonney
The Boone's Crew
Daniel Boone
Susan Bopp
Boquist Family Fund
Donna Boris
Andre and Jamie Borrello
Kenneth and Jennifer Bosma
Maureen Botteron and Amy Hartzog
Bowerman, Bowden, Ford, Clulo & Luyt, PC.
Bowerman Family Fund
Kerry and Thomas Bowes
Gilbert Bowlby
Jeff and Barbara Bowlby
Anne Bowles
Kenneth and Gail Bowman
Connie Boyd
Gloria and Jerry Boyd
Jeanne Boyd
Margaret Brace
Ed and Jennifer Bradford
William Bradford and Gloria Hecht
David Bradley and Beryl Krasner
Patrick and Carole Brady
Marilyn Branco
Paul Brandenburg and Trudy Mangan-Brandenburg
Bruce Brandt
Anne Brasie
Richard and Marty Brauer
Jim and Mary Jo Braun
Madison Braun
Dr. Dan and Dr. Jeri Lynn Braunlin
Eric and Julia Braverman
Dianne Braybrook and Robert Venner
Julie Brazaski
Suzanne Breithaupt
Michael Brenton
David and Julie Brewer
John and Phyllis Brewster
Tim Brick
Brad and Susan Brickman
Bruce and Marilyn Bridges
Dan Brink
Derek Brinks
David and Jane Brittain
Brian Broccolo
Jim and Candy Brody
David and Patricia Brogan
Sandra Bromley
Marci and Blake Brooks
Gary and Beverly Brouwer
Irene Brown
Marilyn Brown
Pamela and Ronald Brown
Rik and Carolyn Brown
Robert L. Brown
Steven and Kelly Brown
Cindy Browne and Neil Lau
Rob and Claudia Bruendl
John and Tammy Brunan
Richard Brunelle
Richard and Sharon Bruner
Sean and Darlene Brunetti
Liz and Peter Bruning
Linnea and Gary Brunk
Michael and Kathleen Bruno
Linda and Buzz Bryson
Herb and Dee Bucholtz
Gary and Lisa Buczkowski
Daniel Buday and Deborah Smith
Steven Buerkel
Amy and Jamie Buff
Allie and Art Bukowski
Nathan Burdek
David and Linda Burkey
James and Barbara Burkholder
Nancy and Gary Burmeister
Doug and Susan Burns
Susan Burns
Nancy Burt
Bruce and Rhoda Bush
Jane Bush
Chris and William Bussell
Eric and Kelly Buth
Linda Butka and Bryan Olshove
James Butler
Edward and Leslie Butt
Susanne Buxton
Eric and Carolyn Buzzell
Joel Buzzell and Saskia VanWolferen
Dorothy and Harold Byers
Sally and Arv Byle
William Byrne and Lois Veenema Byrne
Chris and Colleen Bzdok
Elizabeth Calcutt
Rachel Calderón
Stephen Calkins
Michael and Nancy Call
Katherine Callam
Bruce and Linda Campbell
Mary and Keith Campbell
Paul Campbell
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Robert Campbell
Robert and Candy Campbell
Ellie Canfield
Kip and Sherry Cantrick
Thomas Capua
Barb and Mike Carey
Michele Carey-Davé
Karolina Carls
Paul and Jean Carlson
John Carmichael
Margaret Carmody
David and Marcia Carney
Carolus Family Charitable Gift Fund
Kathleen Carpenter
Linda Carps
Cindy Carr
William Carroll
Cathy, Erynn and Doug Carter
John and Cindy Carter
Melia Carter
CJ Cartwright
William and Sandy Cartwright
Harold and Marsha Case
Dan Casey
Sally Casey
Charles Cash
Felix Casillas
Dr. Salvatore and Mary Castronovo
Julie and Albert Catallo
Virginia Cates
Richard Catts
Robert and Darlene Caulkins
Kevin Celarek
Fred and Michelle Cepela
Donald Chakeres
Dawn Chalker
Mary and Lew Chalker
Bill Chamberlin
Gail Chambers
William Champion and Beverly Pylman
Charles and Jeanie Chapin
Jan Chapman
Trug Chappell
John Chase
Gary and Mary Chenoweth
Thomas and Karie Chesebro
Linda and David Chesterfield
Carol and Fred Chidester
Chimney Corners Resort
Marty and Carole Chirgwin
Eric Chown and Rachel Beane
Glen and Rebecca Chown
Deborah Chrisman
Christian Family Giving Fund
Helen and Steve Christian
Norman and Laura Christopher
Lou Ann and Robert Churchill
Holly Clack
Patrick Clagett
Allison Claire
Cynthia and David Clark
Kelly Clark
Sam Clark
Thomas and Mary Clark
Dale Claudepierre and Melynda Bagley
Matt Claybour
Kevin and Janell Clayton
Ellen Climo
Catherine Cline
Cathie, Bob, Jack and Mike Cline
Donald and Nancy Clover
Timothy and Mary Clulo
Dotti Clune and Jill Henemyer
Julie Clynes
Daniele and Michael Cobb
Max and Reatha Cochran
Barbara Cochrane
Sara Cockrell
Joyce Cody
Robert and Debra Coffey
Douglas and Suzanne Coffin
Albrecht and Susan Cogswell
Bob Cohen and Kathleen Abate
Ellen Cohn
Stuart Cok
Jeryl Colby
Henry and Bonnie Cole
Juanita Cole
Thomas and Barbara Cole
Rob and Diane Collier
Cynthia Collins
Michael and Carolyn Collins
William Colombo
Community Foundation
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Fund
Community Foundation Rotary Endowment
Compson Charitable Giving Fund
Patricia Compton and Barbara Bleyaert
Jane Conard
Christopher and Martha Conner Giving Fund
Kathleen Connor
Kyle Converse
Birgit and Keith Conway
Patrick and Carol Conway
Doug and Sally Cook
JoAnne Cook
Nancy Cook
Brent and Phyllis Cooley
Kathryn Coon
Robert and Karin Cooney
James Cooper
James Cooper
Barbara and Philip Copus
Charlotte and Edward Coquillard
Mark and Joan Cordeniz
Allyn Kay and Robert Cornwell
Susan Flynn and Jeff Corwin
Barbara and Bob Coulter
Carol and Howard Cousineau
Karl and Nancy Couyoumjian
Nicholas and Mary Covell
Shelley and Wesley Cowan
Glenys Cowperthwaite
Kenneth and Cynthia Cox
Jerry and Ann Craig
Dee and Ron Crawford
Karen Crawford and Bill Welch
Barbara Cribar
Tom and Jeanne Crosby
Sara Cross
Jennifer Crossen and Joan Callahan
Stephanie Paine Crossin
Elizabeth Crowdus
Mary and Paul Crowley
Jane and Davide Crowner-Friedman
Mary Culik and Robert Sharrar
Mike and Debbie Cumming
Sam and Janene
Cummings Family Fund
Don and Yvonne Cunkle
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Ruth Cunningham
Leslie Cuppett
Marcia Curran
Rick and Chris Curran
Charles and Penelope Curry
Arthur W. Curtis, III
Brian Curtis
Janice and Jed Curtis
Beverly Cuthbert
Thomas Czarny
Stephen and Nancy Dabrowski
Ray and Julie Daly
Amy D’Ancona
Stacy and Carol Daniels
Steve and Kris Darpel
David and Nancy Daugherty
Mark and Karen Davey
Betsy Davidson and Sheryl Coston
Robert and Jacqueline Davidson
John Davies
Betsy Davis
Dani Knoph Davis
Jeff and Sharon Davis
John and Josie Davis
Lyle and Julie Davis
Pat and Gil Davis
Paul and Kay Davis
Sarah and Jason Davis
Joanne Dawson
Alison and Tom Dayton
Jan-willem De Bleser
Arlene Dean
Sharon Dean
James Deaton
Ann and Richard DeBoer
Emanuela DeCenso
Alice and Jerry Deck
Lindsay Decker
David and Lori DeHaan
Charitable Fund
Ellen Dehm and Catherine Adler
Julie and Mitchell Deisch
Colleen DeKay
Rick and Lisa Delaney
Paula and Jay Dellavecchia
Dave and Laurie DeLuca
Peter and Nancy Deneen
Karen Denolf and K.T. Hayes
Gretchen Deo
Nancy Deo
Jules and Sharon DePorre
Bill and Sandy Derman
Deborah and Craig Desmet
Robert Dettling
Michael and Teckla Dettmer
Doug and Margo Detzler
Larry DeVergilio
Rich and Mary Devon
Michael and Ann DeVries
Roger Dewey
Daniel DeWitt and Lisa Deferrari
Charles and Lorie DeYoung
Harold DeYoung
Stephany Diana
William and Roberta Dickie
David Dickinson and Jeannine LaPrad
Elizabeth Dickinson
Nancy Dickinson
Zeke and Maria Dickinson
William and Julie Diehl
Kevin Diels and Jane Damschroder
Dr. Andrew Diller
Carole and Richard Dills
Victor Dinsmoore
Sue and Tom Dionne
Diane and James Dixon
Larry and Rebecca Dobler
Mike and Sue Doherty
Jean Donaldson
Ron and Carol Dooley
William and Ginny Dorner
Claudia Drake
Eugene and Patricia Drenth
John and Charmaine Dressler
Community Foundation
Evelyn A. and Charles H.
Drummond Skegemog
Lake Wildlife Area
Educational Endowment
Steve and Betsy Duede
Sue and Tad Duemler
Thomas and
Cynthia Duemling
Sonia Duffy
David Duggan
Robert Dumont
Maggie Duncan
Sylvia and Thomas Duncan
Roger Dunlap
Judy Dunmire and Mark Plamp
James and Eileen Dunn
Marissa and Manny Duque
Dave Durham and Ed Farnham
Keira Duvernoy and Robert Braveheart
William Dvorak and Gela Boebel
David and Sally Dye
Robert Dyke
David and Dianne Dykstra
Chris and Donna Earle
Margaret Eaton
Sheryl Ebert
Emily Eby and Mark Baranoski
Diane and Robin Edgington
Shirley and Paul Edmond
Jeanne Edwards
Mary and Robert Edwards
Ned and Barbara Edwards
Phil Edwards and Laura Reid
The Edwards, Dinner and Shearer Families
Scot and Jilanne Egleston
Russell and Pat Ehler
Sandra Ehlers
Barbara Eikost
John Eikost
Beth Einsele
Timothy and Irene Eiseman
Elk Rapids Garden Club
Doris and Rick Ellery
Andrea Ellinger
Charles Ellinwood
Kristen Elliot and Perry Harmon
Marjorie Elliott
Mark Elliott and Heather Kingham
Frank Ellis
Phil Ellis
Amie Elve
Neal and Margaret Elyakin
Tom and Diane Emling
Endoman Promotions, LLC
Mary Engdahl
Alice Entwisle
John and Gina Erb
Paul and Ellen Erhard
Gerri Erickson and Margaret Platner
Paul Erickson
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Bill and Gail Ericson
Phil and Florence Ernzen
Michelle Ervin
Cathy Eubanks
Robert Eichenlaub and Becky Ewing
Ceri and Timothy Faas
Carol Faber
Patricia Fagg
Mary and Bill Fairgrieve
Cynthia and Kent Fairless
Margaret Fako and Michael Slawnik
Fred A. Farage Jr. and Carl J. Strebel
Nathan Farley
Farrington Family
Carolyn and David Faught
Jan Faulkner
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Fazzio
Dennis Fedornichik
Donald and Renee Fedrigon
David Feenstra
Virginia Feldman
Lance Fensterman
Karen Ferguson
Juliana Fernandez
Joan Ferrari
Brett Fessell
Brian Fiander
Julian Fiander
Charles and Mary Fierle
Mary Jo Fifarek
Bob Finch and Melissa Lain-Finch
Beverly and Jim Finlayson
Thomas and Janice Fiola
Jane Fiore
First Presbyterian Church Outreach Committee
John Fischer
Melissa Fischer
Jane and Steve Fish
Brian and Vera Fisher
Beth and Joe Fitzsimmons
Nancy Fleming
Bradley Fletcher
Margaret Mudd Fletcher
Charitable Foundation
Tamurla Fletcher
Diane Florkowski
Flying Horse Medical Center
Kimberly and Steve Flynn
Michael and Donna Flynn
David Foley and Margaret Willman
Michael and Mary Foley
Steven and Sallie Foley
George and Mary Ford
Robert and Marcy Ford
Andrew Forney
Scott and K. C. Forthofer
Phillip and Shirley Foster
Richard and Pamela Foster
Bob and Ruth Fountain
Wendy Fowler and Michael Oxley
Fowlers Camp Lot 6 LLC
Sharon Harris Fox and Ed Fox
Nora and Dean Francis
Joseph and Gail Frank
Lora Frankel
Susan Franklin
Lisa Franseen
Nancy Fraser
Charles and Julie Frayer
Alta Somsel Frears
Janet and Erik Fredricksen
Bruce Freiberg
David and Esther Frey
Madelyn and James Frick
Gordon Friese and Mary Anne Rivers-Friese
George and Maiga Friess
William Fromm
Richard and Susan Frost
Rondi Fry
Edward and Rita Furdak
Joel and Lucille Gaff
Christopher and Mary Gaffield
Richard and Rebecca Gagnon
Larry and Debra Galehouse
Diana Curran Galejs and Laris Galejs
Lance and Kayla Gallagher
Paul Gambka
Robert and Christine Gamble
Silvia and Richard Gans
Karen Garber and John DesMarais
Bonnie and Allen Garbrecht
Community Foundation
Gardner Mahalo Fund
Susan Garrison
Dawn Garrock
Karen Gartland
Patrick and Erin Gartland
Thomas Gast and Sue Leason
Arnold and Eleanor Gatzke
Susan Gaughan
Jennifer and Mark Geiger
Douglas and Shirley Gembis
General Motors Giving
Mark and Mary Beth Gentry
Martha and Philip George
John and Ann Gerhardt
Christopher Gerling
Gregory Gerstner
Earl and Maud Gervais
Michele Gesiakowski
Thomas Getz and Margaret Burrows-Getz
Elaine and Frederick Gewirtz
Pam Yee and Ron Gianola
Gary and Sandra Gibson
David and Helene Gidley
James Gies
Marc and Pauline Gilbert
Peter and Sarah Gilbert
Gilleland Family Fund
William and Whitney Gillies
Bill and Jayne Gilligan
Michael Gillman
Kevin Gills
Mark Gilmore
Dean and Sharon Ginther
Cliff Girard
Deana Girbach
Caralee Giuntoli
Robert Glassman and Jennie Lieberman
Erik Glenn
Patricia and James Glossi
Barbara Godleski
Beth Godleski
Katherine Godleski and David Schmitzer
Libby Godwin
Christine, Jeff and Tom Goebel
Kenneth Goebel
Richard Goerke
Doris Lea and Stephen Goethals
Carol Goff
Wesley and Lorene Goff
Gold Family Fund
Robin Goldman
Goldberg Perkins Family Giving Fund
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Goldman Sachs
Philanthropy Fund
Ron and Sandy Goodale
Jack and Liz Goodman
Jason Goodman and Katrina Folsom
Leslie and Chris Goodrich
David and Terri Goodwin
T. James and Marilyn Goodwin
Anita DeMarco Goor
Christopher Gores
Thomas and Inez Gotts
Mark Gottsleben
Robert Gould
Steve and Mary Gould
Elizabeth and James Gourley
Matthew Gourley
Barb and Leonard Graf
Debbie and John Graffius
Edward Graft
Jeffrey Graft
Lois Graham
Marcia and Ross Graham
Michael and Donnel Grahl
Ted & Trudy Grainger
Charitable Fund
Guy and Kimberly Gramzow
Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
George Granlund
Judy Grant
Carolyn Graves
Michael and Christine Gravlin
John and Kathryn Gray
Great Lakes Sailing Company
Judith Greaves
Frank Greco and Joanna Collins
Thom Greene and Nadeen Kieren
Arthur and Susan Greenlee
Elliott and Sandra Greenspan
Leonard Grey
Christopher and Marlene Griffin
Martha Griggs
Norman and Jean Groner
Robin and Michael Groothuis
Derek and Dorothy Grossman
Nancy and Richard Grote
Linda Grubaugh
Angela Gu
Guidewire
Beth and Wayne Guntzviller
Ronald Gurdak
Sarah Lutes and Linda Guthrie
Werner and Marianne Gutknecht
Anthony and Christa Gutowski
Charles Guyton
Daniel and Anne Guyton
Emily Guziak
David Gwisdalla
Christine Haack and Mark Hood
Robert and Sheridan Haack
Barbara and Eugene Haak
Karen Haase
Patricia Haber
Janis Hadley and Gary Fernham
Lois Haertel
Denise and Mick Hager
David and Elizabeth Hague
Jonathan Hague
Kurt and Karen Hahn
Carolyn Hahne
Richard and Christine Halbert
Rick and Chris Halbert
Larry and Ginny Hale
William Haley
James and Judith Hall
Gail Halliday and Tim Laney
Gloria Halligan
Joanne Halstead
Julie Halstead
Gregory Hamilton
Jane Hamilton
Jane Hamilton
LeAnne Hamilton and Scott Hamilton
Michael and Eileen Hamilton
Diana Hammond
Nancy Hammond
Ted and Jeanne Hammond
Melissa Hamp
Dennis and Barbara Hansen
Geraldine Hansen
Mary Ann and Gary Hansen
Barbara Hanson
Diane Hanson
Happy Wanderers
John Harden
Ed Hargis and Peggy Anderson
Donald and Barbara Harmer
Robert Harmon
Gary Harper
Mark and Cathy Harrell
Kirk and Liz Harrington
Danielle Harris
Fay and Stephen Harris
Family Fund
Dave Harrison
Brent and Letha Harshman
Joanne and John Hartmann
Louise Hartung
Maureen Harty
Noreen and Kevin Harty
Harvey's Foundation
Carolyn Hastings
Charles and Judith Hatcher
Chuck and Nancy Hathaway
April Haulman and Ed Cunliff
David and Margaret Hauser
Charles Hausmann
Melissa and Martin Havlin
Gerry and Mary Haw
Nickolas and Sara Hawkins
Elaine Hawley
Jon and Peggy Hawley
Hayden Foundation
Gail Haynes
Jeanne and Michael Haynes
Constanza Hazelwood
Bill and Kirty Heald
Kandace Heck
Russel and Carol Heck
Jessica Hector-Hsu
Teri Hedrich
Will Heelan
Allison and Roy Heeren
Dave and Donna Heeres
Colleen Heflin and Bill Whipps
Robert, Barbara and Pat Heflin
Thomas Hegewald
Cynthia Heidecker
Jerry and Jamie Heim
Jerry Heiman
Alison Heins
Laura and Scott Heintzelman
Kathleen Heitman
Gregory Hekel
Donald and Lori Helms
Jane and Timothy Hemenway
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Karen Hendrick
Katie Hendriksma
Henke and McAlindon Families
Mike Hennesey and Linda Rasor
Bill and Ann Henning
Kenneth and Maswe Hennrick
Jim and Sue Henrickson
Henry Family
Sandra and Mark Henschell
Kevin Hepting
Sheila and Hans Herfurth
Penny Hergenroeder and David Weiss
Elizabeth Herrmann
C. Richard and Susan Herrold
Michael and Sharon Herron
Carol Hess
Roxan Hessenaur
Ron and Jan Heverly
David and Kathleen Heyboer
Diana Stroup Heyd
John Heyn
Marcia Hickey
Sean Hickey
Doug and Martee Hickman
Paul and Ruth Anne Hickman
Barbara Hicks
Joyce and Garland Hicks
Jason and Dana Hiemstra
Frances and Thomas Higginbottom
Ann and Don Highlands
Carol Highsaw
Jim Highsaw and Linda Prentice
Cheryl and Richard Hiipakka
Anne Hildreth
Sharon and Greg Hill
John and Jane Hilliard
Matthew Hilliard
Mollie Hilliard
Richard Hill-Rowley
Benjamin Hills
Zachary and Holly Hillyer
Bruce Hilty
Paul and Mary Hinchcliff
Alan and Elizabeth Hindmarch
Marlene Hintz
Cyril Hirt
Don Hirt and Lisa Hall
Caroline and John Hirth
Katie Lyden Hitow
Art and Carol Hoadley
Paul and Deanna Hoadley
Steve and Becky Hobig
Sue and Ken Hobig
Nancy and Frederic Hoblit
Tom and Amy Hodgman
Linda and Dennis Hoemke
Melissa and Chad Hoeppner
James and Virginia Hoffa
Carol Hoffman
John Hoffmann
Cherie Hogan
Andrew and Terry Hogarth
Steve and Annie Hogler
Robert and Jane Holdeman
Marie and Doug Holem
William and Myrna Holland
Melinda and Ian Hollands
Thomas and Carol Hollowell
Karen Holstad
Carolyn Holt
Julia and Paul Holtgreive
Mark and Yvonne Holtz
Sharon Holz
Penelope Hommel and James Bergman
Rick Honer
Anne Honhart
Kenneth Hook
Jim and Mariah Hope
Cindi and Steve Hopkins
Jennifer Hopkins
David Horn
Daniel and Susan Hornkohl
Donald and Carolyn Hoss
Kelley Householder
Kathi Houston and David Reid
Bill and Jean Howard
June Howard
Gary Howe
Patricia and Charles Howe
Suzette Hoxie
Mary Hubbard
John Hudson
Cheri Huggett
Chris Hughes
Dennis and Tina Hughes
The Family of Leo Hughes
Timothy and Lisa Hughes
David Hulefeld
Nancy Hulka and Duane Dunlap
Cynthia Huls
Joseph Hulsebus
Bruce and Marlene Hulteen
Mary and Robert Hurley
Nichele and Todd Hursey
Kathy and Rich Huseltine
Teresa and Daniel Husted
Alan and Lenore Hutchenreuther
Amy Hutchinson
Dan and Barbara Ilgen
Illinois Tool
Works Foundation
John Imboden
Erroll and Kathleen Imre
Gretchen and Ted Iorio
Heather Irvine
Ann Ivers
Denise and Dan Ivester
Bob and Ann Ivinskas
Abdeen Jabara
Chris Jackman
Dave Jackson and Deb Negri-Jackson
James Jackson
Jeff and Lynda Jackson
Donor Advised Fund
Phred and Elaine Jackson
Stephen and Debra Jackson
T. Michael and Joan Jackson
Tom Jackson
Rosalind Jaffe and Pat Balmer
Jahoda-Lacy Family Fund
Joachim Janecke
George and Jo Ann Janes
Mary Janik
Allen Janis and Wynne Davis
Mark and Janet Janis
Rus Janis and Connie Snow
Thomas and Linda Janson
Lee and Shirley Janssen
John and Margaret Janssens
Jennifer Jay and Evan Johnstone
David and Christine Jaymes
Janet Jehle
Hollis and Karen Jencks
Sue Jennings
Mark Jensen
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
David Jeschke
Elizabeth Jessup
Kati Johanson
Henry and Janet John
Michael and Jean Johns
Bruce Johnson
Chris and Barb Johnson
Dean and Laura Johnson
Gary and Carol Johnson
James and Elaine Johnson
Kim and Margaret Johnson
Natalie Johnson
Paula Johnson and Steve Parks
Ronald and Sharon Johnson
Ryan Johnson
Sue Johnson
Tom and Marie Johnson
Jill and Ron Johnston
Paula Jonas
Debbie Henn Jones
David and Nancy Jones
Ed Jones
Philip and Susan Joseph
Terry Judd
Cynthia and Allen Julian
Susan and Chuck Julian
Cathy Jurich
Raymond and Beverly Jusick
Dan and Pam Kaiser
Kaiser Permanente
Northwest
Charles and Roberta Kallstrom
Karen Kamerschen
Marilyn Kamp
Linda Kao
Carol and H. Peter Kappus
Claire and Jesse Karner
Randolph Karsten
Robert Kasperek and Lynn Formanczyk
Lisa Keder and William Pohlman
Charles and Margaret Keil
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Bill and Nancy Lou Kelly
Charles and Dolores Kelly
Joe and Donna Kelly
Wendy Kelly
David Keltner
Cliff and Kathy Kelto
Mary Campbell Kemp
Ann Kennedy
Brian and Joy Kennedy
Paul and Rebecca Kennedy
Sharon and James Kerfoot
John and Connie Kerns
Karen Kerrigan
Donna Kessler
Jeff and Sue Kessler
Margaret Ketchum
Anne Ketner
Ellen Ketz
Larry Keys
Wendy Keys
David and Victoria Keyser
Shanti Khalsa
Charles Kibby
Jim and Melody Kiefer
Connie and Thomas Kiessel
Dulce and Edward Kiessel
Janet Killian
Theodore and Janet Kilmer
Douglas Kimble and Priscilla Walmsley
John and Jaqueline Kindra
Diane and Donald King
Donald and Barbara King
Mary King
Bob and Karen Kingon
Darrell and Shirley Kinnan
Kevin and Kimberly Kinnan
Paul and Dorita Kint
Lewis and Char Kirchner
Thomas and Leah Kirchner
Eric Kivisto
Bob and Pat Kjolhede
Anthony Klain
Leonard and Constance Klein
Molly and Charles Klettner
Jack and Jan Kline
Donna and Jerry Klinefelter
Brian Klumpp
Thomas Knaus
Max Knees
Barbara Knight
Annette Knowles
Mera and Peter Kohler
Paul and Diane Kolak
Bob and Donna Kondek
Charles and Susan Konieczny
Barb and Chris Korynski
Mark and Debra Kosowski
Ronald Kovacs
Carol Kozelka
Steven Kozleuchar
Fred Kraft and Gayle Davis
Shirley and Rev. Oscar Kraft
Kima Kraimer
Ted and Jeanne Kraimer
Walter Kraimer
Charles and Judy Kraus
Walter and Karen Kreger
Amy Krigbaum and Phillip Conroy
Carol Krigbaum
David Krill
Jeff Kroeger
Michael and Janet Kronk
Kris and Heidi Krouse
Richard and Galen Krupka
Dennis and June Krus
Jacob Kuebler
Kenneth Kuenzer
Paul and Silke Kuhn
Kuhn Rogers PLC
Gregory and Lisa Kulesza
Jeff and Kelly Kurburski
Jim Kure and Karen Smyth
John and Kathy Kurfess
Rodney and Christine Kurtz
Pierre and Loretta Lafoille
Linda and David Lagieski
James Lagowski
Jayme Lahut and Davin Robinson
Bruce and Andi Laidlaw
Ashton Lamb
Lois Lamb
Mary Lamb
J.P. Lambert Fund
Keith and Bernice Lamkin
Becky Lancaster
Vic Landa
Amy and Victor Lane, Sr.
Charles Langford
Michael and Becky Lanham
Patrick and Lori Lannen
Eugene Laporte
Paul and Carol Laporte
Russell and Deborah Larimer
Medley Larkin
Craig and Susanne Larrabee
Arlene Larson
Lynn Larson
John and Mary Anne Larzelere
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Marilyn Latterman and Frederick Hambly
Margaret Laubach
Douglas and Ellen Law
Arleen Lawson-Willey and Rick Willey
Eleanor and Donald Layman
Sharon Lean
Linda and Garry Leavell
Carole and Willie Lee
Jeffrey and Marcia Lee
John Lee
Marcus and Lisa Lee and family
David and Rebecca Leege
Patricia Leege
Patricia Leino-Jones
Garrett and Amy Leiva
Anthony Lemelin
Jim Lemire
Dan and Angie Lemon
Jeffrey and Mariann Leonhardt and Camille Weatherholt
Joseph and Betty Lepak
Marilyn Leppek
Keith and Janet Lesley
Rodney and Cathy Lesley
Lori and Mark Leugers
Tracey Lev-ary
Larry and Gayle Levengood
Lauren and Leah Leviton
Richard and Colleen Lewis
Richard and Sally Lewis
Tom Lieb
Daniel and Mary Liechty
Ronald Liesemer
Lisa Lightfoot
Denise Lillvis
Kim and Mary Lind
Marcy and Jordan Lindberg
Timothy and Jessica
Lindstrom
Michael and Sandra Lininger
Mary and Jerry Linnenbringer
Susan Gomez Lio
Dency Lippert
Barry and Linda Lishawa
Linlin Liu
Dr. Thomas and Lucy Lloyd
Valerie Locicero
Patricia and Stephen Lockman
Robert Logee
Matthew Lohrentz
Brian and Paula Lohss
Charles and Kathy Lombardo
Carolyn Longmire
Ellen Longmire and John Glatzmaier
John and Catherine Loomis
Dusty and Caitlin Lopez
Luisa Loredo
John and Dawnmarie Lorentson
Audrey and John Losey
Scott Lowe
Katie Lowran
Terry and Beth Ludford
Barbara Lukasiewicz
Phillip and Usha Lundberg
Carl and Patricia Lundgren
Ben and Sally Lundquist
Cathy Lundy
Bruce Luoma and Tammy Hagerty
Richard and Karen Luther
David Lyon
John and Anne Mabley
Barbara and Rudy Macander
Andrew Mach
Robin and James MacKenzie
Gordon Macowan and Carolyn Meyer
Richard Maddin
Magagna Family Foundation
Magoun Family
Anne H Magoun Fund
Lillian Mahaney
Roger and Aimee Mali
Russell Mancewicz
Rebecca Mang and Dr. Homer Nye
Sally and Patrick Manke
Francia and Brian Mann
Jillian and Craig Manning
Aaron and Lori Mansfield
Cameron Mansfield
Pete and Mary Mantei
Kathryn and Gary Manthey
Will Manty and Gaia Nesvacil
Cathy and Ted Manville
Jon and Mary Ann March
James and Evelyn Marchio
Joseph and Norma Mariage
Kenneth and Jo Marks
Richard and Lori Marl
Lee and Pauline Marmion
Chelsea Marsh
Jamie and Barbara Marsh
Michael and Kerry Marsh
Barbara and John Marshall
Joyce and Eugene Marshall
Nancy Martin and Charles Gann
Porter and Carren Martin
Charlotte Marx
Kenneth and Kathleen Masck
Bill and Lorna Mason
Phil and Cindy Mason
John and Kathryn Maxson
Linda Mayer
Curt Mayes
Frank and Lisa Maynard
Michael and Pam Mazor
Jeffrey and Mary Mazure
Gary and Cheryl Mazurek
Rosalie McAvoy
Barb and Robert McCall
John and Havala McCall
Beverly McCamman
Paul McCann and Cathy Jurich
Ellen and Bob McCarthy
Karen and Bill McClain
Meredith McComb
John and Susan McConnel
Will and Carole McCord
Michael McCormack
Janice and Tom McCraner
Christy and Dallas McCreary
Allen and Midge McCreedy
Bob and Lisa McCririe
Douglas and Susan McDonald
John McDonald and Donna Miller
Patrick and Coleen McDonald
Jill McDonough
Chloe McGehee
Fred McGill
John McGilliard
Ross McGregor
Ann and Doug McInnis
Jill McIntosh
Michael and Susan McIntyre
Larry and Joan McKay
Carol McKee
Dan and Lucy McKeen
Debra Mckeown
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Kimberly and Richard McKibben
Sharon McKinley
John and Anne McKinney
McKinsey and Company
Steven and Joan McLain
Michael and Karen McMahon
Thomas and Susan McMahon
David and Kathleen McManus
Terry and Kim McMillan
Rebecca McMullen
Pat and Karen McNamara
Patrick and Jan McNerney
Heide and Tom McNichols
Mark and Catherine McPherson
Douglas and Mary Anne McWhirter
Thomas and Linda Mead
Timothy and Nancy Mead
John and Nancy Meade
Paul and Mary Meernik
Sue and Steve Meholic
Lisa Meleski
Jo Meller and Jim Sluyter
Rita Melotti and Andrew Bishop
Julian and Victoria Mendoza
Deb Menninga
Grace Menzel
Thomas Menzel
Gretchen Meredith
David and Jan Merrell
Leo Merta
Shirley Mesch
Linda Messing and Kenneth Rudisel
Constance Metcalf
Robert and Adeline Metzger
Amy and Dan Meyer
Susan Michener
Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society
Philip and Connie Micklin
Microsoft Corporation
Matching Gifts
Maureen Milarch
Timothy Milford
Ellen Miller
Judith Miller
Louis and Karen Miller
Mary and Emmett Miller
Mary Beth and James Milliken
Donald and Elizabeth Millington
Claud Mills and Janet Brzezinski
Jennifer and Jay Mills
James and Peggy Miner
Robert and Kristen Miner
Susan E Miner Donor Fund
Michelle Mirasola
Lisbeth Mitchell
Mark Mitchell and Tara Ward
Michael and Laura Mittelstaedt
Joseph Mittner
Mitton Family Fund
Marsha Mixer
Bob and Michele Mizell
Paul and Lauren Moeller
Arnulf Mohar
Martha Mollema
Ralph and Maria Moon
Dennis and Linda Moore
Nancy Morelli and Kevin Beard
Susan Morgan
William and Katherine Morgan
Susan Morley
Bob Morningstar
Marellene Morrell
Herbert Morris
Dr. James and Cynthia Morris
Ray and Sue Morris
Richard and Suzanne Morris
Elliot and Florence Morrison
Pete and Kim Morrison
Robert Morrison
Barb and Gregory Mort
Megan Motil
Virginia Mouch
David Moyer and Barbara Hastings
Timothy Moynihan
Brad and Mary Mrozinski
Jesse Mudd
Anne Mudgett and Scott Furgueson
Liz Mueller
Gwendolyn Muenchow
Amy and Sean Muldoon
Patrick and Christine Muldoon
Richard and Marilyn Mumaw
Jo Ann and Gary Munce
Carol Mundie
Molly Murbach
Ann Murphy
Michael and Dustine Murphy
Patricia Murphy
Sharon Murphy and Sharon Montonye
Victoria Murphy
Joan Murray
Rich and Elizabeth Murrell
Kenneth and Patricia Musson
Shari and Merle Muszynski
Debra Lewis and Kevin Nagy
Richard and Cheryl Naperala
Andrew and Trish Narwold
John and Sharon Nedlo
Eileen and August Neitzel
Roger and Stephanie Nelsen
Jack and Nancy Nelson
Charitable Fund
John Nelson and Lynne Moon
Larry and Kelly Nelson
Mark and Sandy Nelson
Michele Nelson and Brett Cohen
Timothy and Nancy Nelson
Judy Nemitz
Kathleen Nesbitt
Kohr Nestor Family Fund
Becky Nettles
Maxi Neugebauer
Gerald and Jan Neumann
New Belgium Brewing Co.
Barbara Newman
Mary Ellen Newport
Ray and Paula Nichols
Robert and Cristine Nichols
Lindsey and Ryan Nicholson
Chris Nickerson and Pamela Ripsom
Elizabeth Nolan-Greven and Michael Greven
Richard and Sondra Nordin
Michele Norling
Michael and Linda Norris
Rebecca Norris
William and Mary North
Gary Noteware
David Nothstine
Don Nowak
Ken and Marilyn Nowak
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Richard and Patricia Nuffer
Rebecca and Bradley Nummerdor
Laura and Timothy Nyquist
Bill and Kim O'Brien
Giving Fund
Erin O'Connell
Richard and Adrianne Odell
Bruce and Cathy Odom
Andrew O'Donnel
Timothy O'Donnell
Robert Ogur
Stacy O'Hair
Mike and Daniele Okma
Susan Olcott
Old Mission Women's Club
Annie and Justin Olds
Pat and Linda O'Leary
Edward and Susan Olsen
Dave and Betsy Olson
Eric and Kim Olson
Clifford Onthank
Thomas and Connie O'Rourke
Julie Orr
Oryana Community Co-op
Osborn/Sprague Giving Fund
Thomas and Mary Osborn
Gary and Michele Osterfeld
Calvin and Robin Osterhaven
Lauren Osuch
Jon and Kelly Ottinger
Jonathan Overpeck
Donald and Christine Owen
Kipp Owen
Leroy Owens and Mary Lou Henderson
Amy Packard
Dan and Jill Packer
James and Laurie Padden
Barbara Page
Wayne and Deborah Pahssen
Ted and Lori Pall
Paul Palmer
Philip and Heidi Pandolfi
Roland and Sara Pandolfi
Barbara Papazian
Kenneth Paquet
Katherine and James Park
George and Donna Parker
Sarah Abbott Parker
Paul and Sally Parks
Ronald and Debra Parr
Adam Parsons
Gloria Parsons
John Parsons
Michel and Julie Pasquier
Craig and Judy Passon
John and Susan Paulson
Leo and Patricia Paveglio
Priscilla Payne
Bruce and Maureen Peabody
Christopher Pearl
Pearl Lake Property Owners Association
Julie Pearson
Kate Pearson and Steve Cruzen
Stephen and Leslie Pease
Karen Pecaut and Ben Morris
Stephen and Lorrie Peck
Victoria Peck and Brendan Hunter
Ann Peczynski
Ashley and Kyle Peczynski
Diane and Thomas Pederson
Dennis Penney and Cindy Allen
Periwinkle Garden Club
Elizabeth Perkett
Stephen and Pamela Perry
Art and Ruth Peschke
Elmer and Ruth Peterman
Jean Peters
Mary Peters and Patrick Mcmanaman
Janet Petersen
John and Kathy Peterson
Mike and Laura Peterson
Rebecca Peterson
Ruth and James Peterson
Candy and Stephen Petrick
George Petritz
Jane Pettinga
Frank and Angela Petty
John and Amy Pflughoeft
Joyce Phelps
Tom and Tammy Phelps
Catherine and Daryl Phillips
Denny Phillips
Seth and Carolyn Phillips
Beverly and Byron Photiades
Larry and Kathy Picklo
Nancy and David Piech
Stephanie and Tim Pierce
Justin Pittsley
Janette and Alan Pivitt
Thomas and Gretchen Pixley
Denise Plakmeyer
Guy Plamondon and Anneke Wegman-Plamondon
Pleasant Valley Resorts
Thomas and Monty Plough
Nancy Podurgiel
Thomas Poisson
Patricia Pokay and Linda Grandstaff
Ronald and Bridget Popp
Walter and Judy Popyk
Chris and Ann Porter
Heide-Marie Post
Thomas and Ann Post
Christine and Gary Potter
Ruth Potter
Bruce and Susan Potts
Wilbur and Corky Potvin
Julia Poulin
Samuel Prager
Dr. Marilyn and Dr. George Pramstaller
Terry and Anita Pratt
Bo and Jerry Pratter
Kurt and Maria Pregitzer
June Prein
Woneta and Robert Prenger
Tim Prescott and Linda Wessels
Judi Pressick
Bruce and Beverly Prestwood-Taylor
Edward Price
Judith Primak
Christine Prince
Alison and Dennis Prindle
David and Joan Pritchard
Robert Probst
Sally Proctor
Derk F & Shannon M
Pronger Charitable Fund
Frank Proulx
Scott and Beth Pryde
Charlotte Pugh
Charlotte Putney
John Putz
Gary W. and Karen L. Qualmann
Nancy and Peter Quigley
Julie Quinn and David Wright
Robert and Elaine Rabideau
John and Linda Racine
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Ruth Radomski
Samuel and Jo Rahaim
James Rainey
Bill and Jan Raisch
Etta Rajkovich
Jeanne Ramick and Jeffrey Simpkins
Eric and Joni Rammelkamp
David and Laurie Randall
James and Lisa Randall
John and Cathleen Ranke
Lauren Ranke
Katherine Ranta
Mark and Kim Rapanos
Ross and Shelly Rapaport
Michael H Raphelson & Carla J Langerveld Trust
Joe Rathbun
Richard and Judith Rathburn
Arnold and Joan Ratkowski
Ricki Ravitts
Lynn Rayle
Bradley and Marilyn Raymond
Holly and Richard Raymond
Thomas Reeber
Emma Reed
John and Barbara Reed
Linda Reed and Wendy Hedeen
Patricia and William Reed
Ruth Reeve
Tim Reeves
Steve Reichard
Mike and Kathy Reid
Donald Reinke
Norman and Carol Reinke
Terri Reisig
Adele Reiter
Emilia Rennie
Harriet Rennie-Brown
Diane Rensberry
Mary Ann Reynolds
Stephanie Reynolds
Dean Rhoads
Daniel Rice
Daniel and Amy Richards
Julie Richards
Kara Richardson
Karen Richardson
Nate Richardson
Phil and Joan Richardson
Ken and Joan Richmond
Yasmin Richmond and Ruth Hoppe
Lisa Richter and Jon Manrow
James and Kathleen Rickard
Ridgeline AP DEP
David and Ann Rigney
Lindsey Rinder
Heather Rinkel
David and Kathy Ripmaster
Steven Roach
Robert Robbins
Dale and Judy Roberts
Alexander and Patricia Robinson
Michael and Donna Robinson
Patricia and Edward Robinson
Phyllis Robinson
Michael and Libby Robold
Larry and Elaine Rochon
Charles and Sara Rodeck
John and Julie Rodes
Kristen and Paul Roell
Ann and Albert Roeseler
Angela Roeters
Ann Rogers
Gwen Rogers
Joyce Rogers
Lon Rogers
Steven and Linda Rogers
Denny and Fred Rohn
Jean Rokos and Michael Spry
Bill and Karen Rosa
Paul and Carol Rose
Susan Ross
Tom and Vickie Ross
Tracy and Judy Ross
Kathleen Rossie
Katie Roth
Diana Rowe
Ann Ruark
Marnie Ruark
Sheldon and Joyce Rueff
Rebecca Runkel
Gary and Joanne Rupar
Anthony and Natalie Rupard
Mary and Jerry Rupley
Matthew and Adrienne Russell
Matthew and Elizabeth Russell
Richard Russell
Rudy and Jill Ruterbusch
Elizabeth Rutila
Margie and Steven Rybarsyk
Rick and Cynthia Sack
Dick Sadler
Madelyn Safronoff
Kristen Salathiel and John Failor
Pat and Lyn Salathiel
Luis and Beth Saldivia
Janie Saltarelli
Diane Samarasinghe
John and Suzette Sanborn
Paul Sander and Lori Lichtman-Sander
Chris and Mariana Sanford
Sanok Family
Timothy and Janice Sapak
Joel R. Saper MD
Charitable Fund
Connie Sargent
Edna Sargent
Matt and Sara Satkowiak
Mike and Nancy Sauve
Douglas and Laura Savela
Terry and Gloria Savory
Tom and Marsha Scampini
Vincent and Kathryn Scanio
Donald Schaffer
Meghann Schenk
Pam Schiewe
Schmid Charitable Fund
Randy and Maryann Schmidt
Richard and Jennie Schmitt
Thomas and Beverly Schmitt
Carl Schmult
Corinne Schneider
Davina Schneider
John and Elizabeth Schneider
Lawrence Schneider
Molly and David Schneider
Brent and Laurie Schnell
Greg and Joanne Schnesk
Aaron and Margaret Scholnik
Robert and Sharron Scholz
Dan and Janice Schoonmaker
Russell and Joanne Schopieray
Wallace and Patricia Schroth
Andrew Schuck and Megan Olsen
Bob Schuelke
Alan, Erin, Rowan, and Fianna Schug
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Marilyn Schuler
Thomas and Nancy Schulte
Katherine and Steven Schultz
Patricia Schultz
William and Marilyn Schulz
Julie Schumaker
Alice Schuman
Ann and Max Schwandt
Art and Karen Schwarm
Debra and David Schweitzer
Jean Schwerin
Dr. Robert Schwert
Bill and Irene Scott
Doug and Marge Scott
John and Gloria Scott
Thomas and Suzanne Scott
Sharon Scranton
Gary and Nancy Seabrook
William and Laurie Sears
William and Marian Seidenstucker
Minna Schwarz-Seim
Stephen Send
Sumit Sengupta and Cassie Brooks
Serendipity Endowment at the Community Foundation
Father Sergius
William and Laura Serocki
Linda Shadwell
Marcia and Keith Shahan
Shambaugh Family Donor
Advised Fund
Shari and Benjamin Shambaugh
Steve and Shirley Shane
Lillie Faye Shaw
Mary and Dale Shaw
Sarah Sheafor
Brent and Karen Sherman
Susan Sherman
Timothy and Sharon Sherrow
Edward and Susan Shipman
Clare Shipstead
Mary Shirley
Suzanne and Cole Shoemaker
Robert and Dana Sholten
William and Judy Shoskey
Mason Showalter
Steve and Carol Shuckra
Amy and Clark Shuler
Dianne and John Shullenberger
Barclay Shultz and Lori Amsterdam
Heather and Rick Shumaker
Susan Shurin
Stephen and Peg Siciliano
Siebert/Nelson Giving Fund
Allan Siefert
Sign Stuff Inc
Anita Silverman
Paul Simcox
David and Tami Simonelli
David Simpson and Anne Pawlak-Simpson
Jodi and Aili Simpson
James and Susan Sington
James Sipkins
Michael Sipkoski
Margo and Bill Sirrine
Jay and Linda Siwek
Thomas and Catheryn Skellett
Patricia Skifstad
Marilyn Slabaugh
Marilyn Slabaugh and Marnie Morris
Thomas and Maura Slack
Mary Ann Slazinski
Donna Sloan
Chris Sloane
Julie Smeltzer
Adam and Theresa Smith
Barbara Smith
Donald and Linda Smith
Ellie Smith and Charles Brackett
Gregg and Dee Smith
Horace and Autumn Smith
Jay and Janice Smith
Jean and Brook Smith
Joan Smith
Julie Smith
Larry and Ruth Smith
Mark and Susan Smith
Marsha Smith and Tom Gilbert
Martha and Michael Smith
Murray Smith
Patrick and Kathleen Smith
Sherwood Smith and Suzannah Tobin
Susan Marie Smith
Tim and Julia Smith
Gerald Solanics
Peter and Mary Jo Solwold
Elizabeth and Kenneth Sonnabend
David and Kristi Soper
Suzanne Sorkin and Eliot Singer
Eve Sorum
Richard and Diana Sosnowski
Donna Sowers and Louis Wojtowicz
Marlene Sowers
Russell and Tina Soyring
Philip Spangenberg
Brad and Cathy Spanski
Kayla and Arthur Spector
James and Kelli Spencer
Jeff and Judy Spencer
Mark and Kathy Spencer
Patrice Spitzer
Jim and Dottie Spousta
John and Elizabeth Sprague
Reg Sprik
Peter and Barbara Springsteen
Jandy and Brad Sprouse
Andrew Spurlock
Stephen Spurr
Michele and Tom Squires
Michelle St. Ours
St. Philips Episcopal Church
Bernard St. Pierre
Nick and Rachel Stagman
John Staley
Michael Stallman
Colette Stanish
Gretchen Staub
Gary and Jane Stauffer
Lynn Steben
John Steck
Thomas and Eugenia Steel
Steelcase Foundation
David Steffey
Kris Stegmann
Charles and Jacqueline Stein
Ken and Mary Ann Stein
Seth and Carol Stein
Jennifer Steiner
Patti Steinmayer
Jonathan Stephens
Mark and Ann Stephens
Yvonne Stephens
Catherine Stephenson
Dave and Lynn Stephenson
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Ross and Dianne Stephenson
Mark Stevens and Margaret Ten Eyck
William and Kathleen Stevenson
Kent and Ann Stewart
Edward and Kris Stieg
Frank and Jill Stiltner
David and Linda Stimpson
R. Troy and Carrilyn Stobert
Charles and Shelley Stockwell
Mark Stoddard
Christian Stoldt
Stone Hut Studios
Deborah Storms
Gary Stosio
William Stott
David and Kathy Stout
Robert and Ruth Stow
Jenifer Strauss
Joseph and Carol Strauss
Martin and Joanne Strebeck
Judith Strickland
David and Stephanie Strolle
Jannifer Stromberg
Steven and Sarah Stryd
John and Irene Stuart
Bob Stuber and Debra Cline-Stuber
Marvin and Carol Studinger
Chris and Ali Sullivan
John and Jane Sullivan
Raymond and Marrilee Summers
Robert Summers and Kathy Campbell
Robert and Cheryl Sunday
Glenn and Kathy Sundbeck
Heidi and Andrew Sung
Jerry Sura
Mike and Stephanie Surface
Marian and Thomas Sutter
Judith Sutton
Haadsma Svensson
Family Fund
Stefan and Susan Svensson
Mr. Daniel Swanson
Joel Swanson
Michele Swanson
Judith and Fred Swartz
Sweetwater Evening Garden Club
Carolyn Swift
Cynthia Swift
Elliot Swift
Scott Swinton and Sylvia Morse
Allison Sykes
Bing Tai and Catherine Allen
Ryan and Alexa Talbot
Makram Talia
Lawrence and Marianne Talon
Alice Tang
Carl and Emily Taphouse
Philip and Susan Tarczon
Gary and Carol Tasch
William and Karen Tasch
John and Nancy Taylor
Rick and Luvon Taylor
Ryan and Gwen Taylor
Margie and Graham Teall
Nancy and William Tebelman
William Thacker and Anne Cavanaugh
June Thaden
Kelly and Carolyn Thayer
Mary and David Thayer
Nicolas Theisen
Doris Thibedeau
Cyril and Jacqueline Thiel
Homer Thiel
Deborah and Jean Thomas
Patricia and Joy Thomas
Randy and Susan Thomas
Robert and Janice Thomas
Andrea and Marc Thompson
Carol Thompson
George and Sally Thompson
John Thompson
Donald Thomson
John and Sandra Thorne
Dennis Thorpe
Gary Thorpe
Lori Thorpe
Jon Throop
Larry and Sandy Tiefenbach
Katherine and David Tiemann
Matthew Tiemann
Craig Tiggleman
Doug Tinnette
Sharon Tipton Andringa
John Tithof
Samuel Todd
Mary Ann Tomaszewski
Marty Tomb
Paul and Sally Ton
William and Christine Toole
Richard and Anne Tooley
Martha Topol and David Kirby
Elsa Della Torre
Lisa Tracy
Traverse City High School, Class of '67
Linda and Stuart Travis
Vicki Trent
John Trezise
Lewis Tripp
Amy and Dave Truchan
Cynthia and Ron Tschudy
Dave and Karen Tubolino
Nancy and David Tucker
Sara Tucker
Kathy Tuckerman
Timothy and Jennifer Tufer
James Tuller
Kaitlyn Turner
Joseph Tylutki
Rachel Tyson
UBS Employee Giving Program
Molly Updike
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Steve and Cindy Utic
Michael Vahey
Phyllis Valentine
Beau Vallance and Jack Carpenter
Judy and Wayne Van Acker
Shari and Bart van der Grijn
Michiel and Lin Van Nieuwstadt
Barb Van Pelt and Dave Varga
Sally Van Vleck
Terry VanAntwerp
Patsy Vandenberge
Doug and Linda Vander Hoff
Eric and Julie VanderHaagen
Diane and John VanderVeen
Gary and Anita VanderZiel
Van Eenenaam Fund
Martha and Jason Elewski, Britt and Gabe VanHorssen, and Nora and Ted Whitehead
Bill VanPetten
George and Lauri Varga
Larry Vasher
Cindy Vaughan
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Steven Veatch
Steve and Sue Vegter
Lois Verbrugge
Richard and Mary Vervisch
Dana Vesey
ViacomCBS
Peter and Pauline Viall
Judy Vincent
Tom and Maggie Vinette
Joseph Viola
Dennis and Brigid Vitton
Gary Vogel
Mark and Jane Vogel
Family Foundation
Phil and Barb Von Voigtlander
Hamilton Family and Team Vortex
Emily Votruba
George and Alyce Voulemenous
David and Pat Vranesich
V.T. Price Charitable Fund
Michael Wadsworth
Dawn Waggett
Michael and Debra Wagner
Stephen Wailes and Jane East
May Waldron
Edward and Karen Walker
Rep. Howard and Dianne Walker
Kim Walker
Michael and Andrea Wall
Barbara Wallace
Victoria and Ray Wallick
Christopher and Renna Walter
Steven Walton
Neal Wankoff
James Wanner
Bill and Laura Ward
Doug and Ann Ward
Harmon and Joyce Ward
Margaret Ward
Nancy Wardwell
Priscilla Ware and Robert Davis
WMS Staff
William and Di-Anne Warmbein
Anne Warren
James Warren
Sharon Watling
Kathy Watrous
Becki and Richard Watson
Jeff and Cindy Watson
Steve and Terri Waugh
James and Sharon Wawrzyniak
Kathleen Way and Robert Molloy
Mary K Weadock
Tim Webb and Gail Roberts
Joshua Weber
George and Patricia Weber
Thomas and Cheryl Wegener
Emmaline Weidman and Dan Kantor
Richard and Lucinda Weiermiller
William and Pamela Weiner
Melinda and Chris Weinzapfel
Robert and Jane Weisbrodt
Charles and Ann Weitz
Paul and Delphine Welch
Doug and Cheryl Welday
Brad and Cheri Weller
Wells Fargo
Peter and Anne Wendling
Robert and Michelle Wentworth
Elena Wentz
Dale and Barbara Wentzloff
Bruce and Catherine Werts
Carol and Mark Werts
Thomas Wertz
Janis and Liam Wesley
Alan West
Dale and Tracy Westerman
Roger and Mary Westover
Terry and Linda Westra
James Weygandt and Robert Morris
Leigh Whelpton
Whistling Frog Tile
Laurence and Carole White Family
Christina White
Harvey White and Alice Lloyd
Thomas and Nancy White
Joseph Whitehead
Erin and Ben Whiting
Whitlatch Family Fund
Julie and Joe Whitsett
Carl and Christine Wiatr
Matthew Wiberg
Jason Wicha
Mark and Ann Wiedelman
Rick and Raj Wiener
Casey Wiggins
Bryson and Emily Wilbert
Diane Wilbur and Jim Szalay
Susan and Gerald Wilgus
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilhelme
Gary Wilke
David Wilkins
John and Kathy Wilkinson
John Wilkinson and Robin Silva-Wilkinson
Phyllis and Ron Wilkinson
Joe and Michelle Will
Mark and Virginia Willette-Green
Andy Williams and Judy Yates
Williams Companies, Inc.
David and Roberta Williams
Jeanie Williams
Randall and Linda Williamson
Ron Williamson
Bonnie Willings
Thomas and Gwen Willson
Bart and Patty Wilson
Kathryn Wilson
Kemp Wilson
Steve and Karen Wilson
Suzanne Wilson
Alan and Holly Wiltse
Barbara Winckler and Greg Camplin
Kathy Windiate
Windward Partnership
Evan Winer
Julie Winkler
Nathan Winkler and Jenna Scheub
Tim Winslow
Winter Family
Charitable Fund
Kenneth and Marguerite Winter
Sanda Wiper
Rita Witler
Jim and Gera Witte
Karla and Stan Woell
Dwight and Georgie Woessner Fund
Ellen and Rick Wojtowicz
Carolyn Wolf
Dan and Julie Wolf
Nanlouise Wolfe
Gifts of $1 - $999 –continued
Sue Wolfe
Wendy Wolfe and Paul Wawrzynek
Jesse and Molly Wolff
Irvin Wolfson and Brenda Forbrig Wolfson
Gary and Nancy Woodard
Susan and James Woodburne
Patricia and James Workman
John and Kathleen Worm
Laura Worst and Dr. Robert Bracey
Douglas and Margaret Wozniak
Kathy Wright
Linda and Bill Wright
Marshall Wright
Tom Wright
Barbara Wunsch
John Wunsch and Laura Wigfield
James Wyant
Jennifer Wyble
Jan Wyckoff
Steven and Margot Wynkoop
Howard and Dr. Patricia Yamaguchi
Gary and Janet Yankee
Laura Yeo
Thom and Kaye Yocum
Fred Young and Julie Youmans
Richard and Loretta Young
John and Peggy Zachman
Richard Zaebst
Lise Zahn
Ronald and Jeri Zawlocki
Douglas Zernow and Merilyn Ueno
Amy Zesbaugh and Tim Tibbetts
Alan Zetterberg and Pam Goodwin
Pierre and Sally Zetterberg
The Jon Zickert Group at Real Estate One
Thomas Zieziul and Natalie Killingstad
Paul Ziliak and Katie Hanson
Richard and Monica Zillich
Christine Zimmer
Barbara Zimmerman
Liz and Scot Zimmerman
Susan Zion
Michael and Ann Zipser
January 1 – December 31, 2023
Thank you to the donors who made generous gifts to support the McMullen Family Conservation Center in 2023. The Conservation Center is becoming a demonstration site for innovative and efficient ways to conserve both water and energy in the Great Lakes Basin. In the heart of the Mitchell Creek watershed and surrounded by schools and neighborhoods, the Conservation Center is also a place where people can join together to build a more resilient, engaged and proactive community.
Perry and Mary Catherine Adams
Paul and Amanda Brink
Daniel and Linda Cline
Don and Marylou Coe
John and Lynn Collins
Consumers Energy Foundation
Herbert H. & Grace A. Dow Foundation
Debra Edson
Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation
Wendy and Paul Greeney
Charles Stewart Harding Foundation
Jim and Diana Huckle
Isabel Foundation
Gregory and Audrey Landsfeld
Roger and Ann Looyenga
Tiffany Lovett
Northern Tamarack Foundation
Susan and Tom Palmer
John D and Susan K Paul Family Endowment
Royce Ragland and Kenneth Bloem
Kevin and Lisa Russell
Evan Smith and Cynthia Anderson
Ridgway and Shannon White
January 1 – December 31, 2023
Gifts to a particular land protection effort or stewardship initiative provide the critical support needed to achieve timesensitive fundraising goals and deliver important conservation benefits to the community. Active projects range from protecting vulnerable landscapes to caring for the land in ways that will enhance the ecological health of the region. Your donations to these projects have enabled GTRLC to keep up the pace of conservation in northern Michigan and we are so grateful for your support!
Arcadia Dunes
Stewardship Endowment
Bill and Kathy Beck
David Lyon
Serendipity Endowment at the Community Foundation
Arcadia Marsh Nature
Preserve Additions
Robert and Nancy Marshall
Melba and Paul Panhorst
Sign Stuff Inc
Benzie County Land Protection
Anonymous
Patricia Compton and Barbara Bleyaert
David and Kathleen Heyboer
Bill Hoogstrate
Hughes Family Giving Fund
Carol McAnulty
Jane Purkis
Dr. David, Kathryn and Keiana Snell
Snell Family Charitable Giving Fund
Robert Summers and Kathy Campbell
Paul and Ingrid Turner
Charitable Fund
Avace and Bruce Wildie
Betsie Dunes Nature
Sanctuary Addition
Anonymous
Kurt Andersen
David Beaton
Luise Bolleber
Amy and Jamie Buff
Joel Buzzell and Saskia VanWolferen
Trug Chappell
Constellation Corporation
Elizabeth Crowdus
Paula and Bryce Dreeszen
Guidewire
Emily Guziak
Richard Hill-Rowley
David Horn
Carole and Willie Lee
Carolyn Longmire
Curt Mayes
Fred McGill
Andrew Morrill and Marie Knoerl
Paul J. and Mary S. Neustadt
Ridgeline AP DEP
Anne Rogers
Rothhaar Family
Charitable Fund
Aaron and Margaret Scholnik
Julie Schumaker
Jay and Linda Siwek
Julie Tebo and Paul Danes
Mary Ann Tomaszewski
Kyle Trevas
John and Mary Tris
Christina White
Tom Wright
Jennifer Wyble
Kirsten Young
Birch Point
Nature Preserve
Anonymous
Kathy and Chuck Bonneau
David Bradley and Beryl Krasner
Bylsma / Johnston Charitable Fund
Katherine Callam
Mary and Keith Campbell
Colleen Coogan
Amy D’Ancona
Emanuela DeCenso
Kris and Monte DelMonte
Cathy Eubanks
Ferree Family Foundation
Clifford and Norma Fox
Suzanne Freshour
Christopher and Mary Gaffield
Mark and Mary Beth Gentry
Melissa Hamp
Myrna Hitchman
Kevin and Kimberly Kinnan
Valerie Locicero
Chloe McGehee
Paul and Lauren Moeller
Carol Mundie
Dan and Christine Nelson
Mark and Kim Rapanos
Dan Remahl
John and Barbara Rothhaar
Corinne Schneider
John and Nancy Taylor
Steve and Cindy Utic
Dawn Waggett
Nadine and Randy Weirich
Rudolf E. Wilhelm Fund
Richard and Monica Zillich
Brown Bridge Quiet Area Addition
Ken and Pat Beck
Curtis and Barbara Bedbury
Ralph and Patricia Bednarz
William J. Bialkowski Gift Fund
John and Phyllis Brewster
Rob and Claudia Bruendl
Sam Clark
William Colombo
Community Foundation
Rotary Endowment
Keith Day
William and Roberta Dickie
Kristen Elliot and Perry Harmon
Gerri Erickson and Margaret Platner
Caitlin and Brandon Falenski
Beverly and Jim Finlayson
Friends of Brown Bridge Quiet Area
Tom and Allison Garfinkel
Martha and Philip George
Gary and Sandra Gibson
Gilleland Family Fund
Linda Grubaugh and David Endicott
John Harden
Diana Stroup Heyd
Joyce and Garland Hicks
Brian and Jennifer Jaffe
Ryan Johnson
Steven Kozleuchar
Jacob Kuebler
Carol and Craig Kuesel
Gregory and Lisa Kulesza
Aaron and Lori Mansfield
Nancy Martin and Charles Gann
Meador Family Fund
Karen Mitchell
Judy Nemitz
Andrew O'Donnel
Paul Palmer
Kate Pearson and Steve Cruzen
Rick and Jennifer Pool
Thomas and Ann Post
Kim Schuette
Steve and Carol Shuckra
Adam and Theresa Smith
Julie Sorg and Richard O'Hare
Seth and Carol Stein
John and Jane Sullivan
Stefan and Susan Svensson
Allison Sykes
William Thacker and Anne Cavanaugh
Andrea and Marc Thompson
Amy and Dave Truchan
Rachel Tyson
Jeff and Cindy Watson
Whistling Frog Tile
Thomas and Nancy White
Barbara Winckler and Greg Camplin
Jesse and Molly Wolff
Chain of Lakes Land Protection
Clifford Allen Birge
Jerry and Ann Craig
Charles and Mary Fierle
Art and Carol Hoadley
Crystal Lake Outlet Infrastructure Improvement
Anonymous
Linda Kehr
Land Protection and Land Stewardship Projects
Embayment Lakes
Nature Preserve
John and Andrea Grix
Falender Family
Endowed Fund
James and Fran Falender
Golden Days Loon Nature
Sanctuary Addition
Anonymous (4)
Ken Beck and Jana Tuckerman
The Boone's Crew
Carls Foundation
Jane and Davide Crowner-Friedman
Dole Family Foundation
Dan and Meridith Falconer
Melissa Fischer
Bruce Freiberg
Beth Godleski
Haadsma Svensson
Family Fund
Mark Hoffman and Sue Harmer
Al and Julie Hurd
Teresa and Daniel Husted
Bob and Karen Kingon
Craig and Susanne Larrabee
Ray and Nancy Ludwa
Robert and Joyce Mims
Andrew and Trish Narwold
Paul Palmer
Denise Plakmeyer
Nancy Podurgiel
Phyllis Schroeder
William and Laura Serocki
Steve and Shirley Shane
Suzanne and Cole Shoemaker
James and Susan Sington
John Smith
Ken and Mary Ann Stein
Jenifer Strauss
Jannifer Stromberg
Sara Tucker
Terry VanAntwerp
Jane and Tom Weaver
Charitable Fund
Green Point Dunes Nature Preserve Improvements
Amy McVeigh and Jeff Braun
Stephen and Deona Paine
Candy and Stephen Petrick
Holiday Woods
Natural Area
Holiday Woodlands Preserve
Kiessel Ridge Farm
Conservation Easement
Brookby Foundation
Elizabeth G. and Stanley F. Dole
Lorimer Family Charitable Fund
Robert and Joyce Mims
Ralph and Barbara Thayer
Land Acquisition
James Bauer
Hamp Family Fund
Robert and Nancy Marshall
Mike and Laura Peterson
Lower Woodcock Lake Nature Preserve
Anonymous
Anthony and Susan Baynard
Michael and Patricia Beach
Bondy Family Charitable Giving Fund
Jeanne Boyd
Eric and Carolyn Buzzell
Richard Cooper and Jan Tennant
Sylvia and Thomas Duncan
James and Eileen Dunn
Geraldine Hansen
Walter Herrick
Cheri Huggett
Mary and Robert Hurley
Sue Jennings
Marilyn Kamp
Thomas Knaus
Annette Knowles
Linda Mayer
Curt Mayes
Barb and Robert McCall
Terry and Kim McMillan
Carol Mundie
Michael and Dustine Murphy
Bruce and Maureen Peabody
Nathaniel and Juanita Peters
Candy and Stephen Petrick
Mary Ann Reynolds
Mark and Susan Smith
Mark and Kathy Spencer
John Steck
Patti Steinmayer
Robert and Cheryl Sunday
Nadine and Randy Weirich
Thomas and Gwen Willson
Sanda Wiper
Maple Bay Farm and Natural Area Habitat Enhancement Project
Nathan Burdek
Thomas and Karie Chesebro
First Presbyterian Church Outreach Committee
Robert and Marcy Ford
Happy Wanderers
Marcia Hickey
Pamela S. Knowles
Margie and Steven Rybarsyk
Nadine and Randy Weirich
Mitchell Creek Meadows:
The Don and Jerry
Oleson Nature Preserve
– Additions, Restoration, and Access
Allen Foundation Inc
Richard and Gisele Atterberry
Stephen Bahlke
Tom and Mary Barnes
David and Roberta Bolig
Bondy Family Charitable Giving Fund
Jeanne Boyd
David and Jane Brittain
Irene Brown
David and Linda Burkey
Eric and Carolyn Buzzell
Carls Foundation
Bill Chamberlin
Glen and Rebecca Chown
James Cooper
Martin and Valerie Cotanche
Leslie Cuppett
Beverly Cuthbert
Sharon Dean
Jean Donaldson
James and Eileen Dunn
David and Sally Dye
Alice Entwisle
Marcia and Michael Etienne
Michael and Mary Foley
Nora and Dean Francis
Madelyn and James Frick
Land Protection and Land Stewardship Projects–
Friendly Garden Club
James Gies
Cliff Girard
Caralee Giuntoli
Gosling Czubak Engineering
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Janis Hadley and Gary Fernham
Barbara Hanson
Jim Heffner and Donna Hagan
Gregory Hekel
Terry and Alan Hershey
Bruce Hilty
Nancy and Frederic Hoblit
Michael and Tafel Hutchison
Mary Janik
Lee and Julie Jasinski
John and Joanne Johnsen
Kathleen Kaczynski and Alison Horton
Karen Kamerschen
Ray and Jane Kendra
Max Knees
Ronald Kovacs
Jim Kure and Karen Smyth
Douglas and Ellen Law
Dan and Angie Lemon
Joseph and Betty Lepak
Lillian Mahaney
Cameron Mansfield
Robert and Nancy Marshall
Frank and Lisa Maynard
Bob and Michele Mizell
Marellene Morrell
Eileen and August Neitzel
Robert and Cristine Nichols
William and Mary North
Timothy O'Donnell
Annie and Justin Olds
Oleson Foundation
Thomas and Connie O'Rourke
Bruce and Maureen Peabody
Larry and Kathy Picklo
Heide-Marie Post
Frank and Elizabeth S. Proulx
Joe Rathbun
Robert Reider and Susan McCraven
Dan Remahl
Julie Richards
Robert Robbins
Art and Mary Schmuckal Family Foundation
Brent and Laurie Schnell
William and Marilyn Schulz
Clare Shipstead
John Steck
Robert and Ruth Stow
Robert and Cheryl Sunday
Richard and Carol Thompson
Sara Tucker
Van Eenenaam Fund
Gary Vogel
Phil and Barb Von Voigtlander
James Warren
Nadine and Randy Weirich
Wildflower Association of Michigan
Randall and
Linda Williamson
Ellen and Rick Wojtowicz
Susan and James Woodburne
Linda and Bill Wright
John and Marylou Zaloudek
Frank R. and Faye M.
Zimmerman Family Endowment
Mnaadendan
Shkaakimiikwe
Nature Sanctuary
Anita and Chris Scussel
Mount Minnie
Nature Preserve
Cheryl and Bill Dundon
Jeff and Lynda Jackson
Donor Advised Fund
Carl and Patricia Lundgren
Old Mission Peninsula Land Protection
Anonymous
Brian and Robin Dailey
George Fabe Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation
Bill and Kirty Heald
KBPR Family Fund
Marty and Anita Klein
Ralph L. & Winifred E. Polk Foundation
Shaw & Betty Walker Foundation
Pelizzari Natural Area Addition
Jason and Suzanne Allen
Anonymous
David Auer
John and Rebecca Bercini
Jay and Maureen Berger
Arleta Bernson
Les & Anne
Biederman Foundation
Brian and Rhonda Bissell
Michael Brenton
William Byrne and Lois Veenema Byrne
Jay Callahan
Cindy Carr
Charles and Jeanie Chapin
Glen and Rebecca Chown
Jean and Robert Cline
Brent and Phyllis Cooley
Richard Cooper and Jan Tennant
Nancy Davy
Gretchen Deo
Daniel Dingeman
Eric and Kathie Dreier
Barry and Julie Foster
Community Foundation
Gardner Mahalo Fund
Patrick and Erin Gartland
James and Lauri Gartner
William and Whitney Gillies
Nancy Hammond
Hawthorne Family Foundation
Tim and Patti Haynie
Janet and Kirk Hewlett
Jennifer Hopkins
Dennis and Janice Hudson
Ray and Jane Kendra
Mera and Peter Kohler
Linda and David Lagieski
Larabel Family Fund
Jeffrey and Marcia Lee
Tom and Gladys Maguire
Microsoft Corporation
Matching Gifts
Mary Beth and James Milliken
Michelle Mirasola
Marcia Monks
Nancy Morelli and Kevin Beard
Ken and Susan Morrison
John and Sharon Nedlo
Tom and Laurie Nelson
Charitable Giving Fund
Land Protection and Land Stewardship Projects–continued
Paul Palmer
Kenneth Paquet
Sarah Abbott Parker
Peters-Murphy Fund
Monnie Peters
Dan Remahl
Charles and Sara Rodeck
Matthew and Adrienne Russell
William Scharf
Sharon Scranton
Marie-Claude and Armen Shanafelt
John Smith
David and Dianne Stephan
Dave and Lynn Stephenson
Stych Giving Fund
David Taft
Sarah Thomas
Ashley Thompson
Craig Tiggleman
Marty Tomb
Paul and Sally Ton
Patricia and Howard Van Houten
Mary Van Valin
Shaw & Betty Walker
Foundation
Nancy and Kent Walton
Ron Williamson
Winter Family
Charitable Fund
Fred and Barbara Woodruff
Barbara Wunsch
Pyatt Lake: The Bill
Carls Nature Preserve
Improvement and Expansion Project
Ralph and Lorraine Brickman
Carls Foundation
Deborah Crowe and Todd and Ben Wilson
Gary and Carol Tasch
William and Karen Tasch
Dan and Julie Wolf
Railroad Point
Natural Area
Cheryl and Bill Dundon
St. Clair Lake-Six Mile Lake Nature Preserve Addition
Jean Alexander
Lawrence and Susan Allaben
Anonymous
James Bauer
Leon and Shirley Beal
Kathryn and Stephen Bell
John Bellingham
Darl and Brianna Bennink
Susan Bergethon
Richard Cooper and Jan Tennant
Eugene and Patricia Drenth
Ceri and Timothy Faas
Debbie and John Graffius
Michael Grusenmeyer
Dave and Donna Heeres
Kevin Hepting
Cherie Hogan
Lee and Shirley Janssen
Larry and Gayle Levengood
Steven and Joan McLain
Kristin and Tim Page
Julia Poulin
Heather Rinkel
Gary and Joanne Rupar
Kristen Salathiel and John Failor
Richard Saslow and Linda Burwell
Six Mile Lake Association
Spevacek Family Charitable Fund
Richard and Rebecca Sorensen
Lawrence and Marianne Talon
Deborah and Jean Thomas
Kyle Trevas
Cynthia and Ron Tschudy
Judy Vincent
Bruce and Dorothy Wierman
Kathy Windiate
Gary and Nancy Woodard
Skegemog Lake Wildlife Area
Community Foundation
Evelyn A. and Charles H.
Drummond Skegemog
Lake Wildlife Area Educational Endowment
Land Stewardship
Brian and Maripat Allen
Michael and Kathleen Bruno
Robert and Darlene Caulkins
Sara Cockrell
Community Foundation
Wetland Mitigation
Stewardship Endowment
Emanuela DeCenso
Thomas Gast and Sue Leason
Alan and Lenore Hutchenreuther
Gretchen and Ted Iorio
Derk F & Shannon M
Pronger Charitable Fund
Preserve Stewardship Endowment
Jeremy Birnholtz
Charles Cash
Thomas and Carol Hollowell
Robert and Nancy Marshall
Thomas and Deborah McMullen
Sarah Sheafor
Evan Winer
Timbers Recreational Area
Anonymous
Torch Lake
Nature Preserve
Jim and Dottie Spousta
Turtle Cove
Nature Preserve
Anonymous
Bakker Forestry
Derek Brinks
Martha Campbell
Richard Catts
Sam Clark
Tim and Theresa Cook
Mark and Joan Cordeniz
William and Romona Crain
Jodi and Mark Derylo
Caitlin and Brandon Falenski
Susan Foster
William Fromm
Caralee Giuntoli
Mark and Erika Hepler
Susan Huntzicker
Robert and Rachel Johnson
Paul and Silke Kuhn
Ted and Beth Lacey
Julian and Victoria Mendoza
Land Protection and Land Stewardship Projects–
Craig Merdian and Yelena Zakharova
John and Nancy Morris
Brad and Mary Mrozinski
Jesse and Julia Mudd
Lawrence and Katheryn Mudd
Thomas Poisson
Frank Proulx
Carol Reichard
Steve Reichard
Susan Ross
Kathleen Rossie
John and Margaret Sargent
Ann and Corey Schaub
Steve and Carol Shuckra
Beverly and Spencer Silk
Marguerite Smith
Judith and Emil Sunley
Scott and Allyson Tinker
Kyle Trevas
Richard and Christine Walter
Jesse and Molly Wolff
Trail Creation and Maintenance
Marshall Wright
Upper Herring Lake
Nature Preserve
Amdur Family Fund
Upper Manistee
Headwaters: The Milock
Family Preserve Additions
Carolyn Agosta
Anonymous (2)
Helen and Ross Barker
Dr. Rebecca Beach
David and Roberta Bolig
Doug and Susan Burns
Allison Claire
Community Foundation
Land Use and Conservation Planning Endowment
Compson Charitable Giving Fund
Amy D’Ancona
Rick and Lisa Delaney
Rich and Mary Devon
David and Dianne Dykstra
Cathy Eubanks
Ron and Sandy Goodale
William Haley
Charles and Judith Hatcher
Hayden Foundation
Donald and Carolyn Hoss
Beth Hubbell
Douglas Kimble and Priscilla Walmsley
Mark Maddox and Sarah Sutton
Curt Mayes
Frank and Lisa Maynard
Suzanne McCarthy
Douglas and Mary Anne McWhirter
Marla Morrissey
Morrissey Family Foundation
Carol Mundie
Maxi Neugebauer
Leroy Owens and Mary Lou Henderson
Wayne and Deborah Pahssen
Paul Palmer
Seth and Carolyn Phillips
Justin Pittsley
Denise Plakmeyer
Samuel and Jo Rahaim
Lawrence Schneider
Bill and Irene Scott
George and Deanna Seifried
Gregory Seman and Tracey McVicar
Thomas and Catheryn Skellett
Marilyn Slabaugh and Marnie Morris
David and Stephanie Strolle
Randy and Susan Thomas
Lori Thorpe
Matthew Tiemann
Kyle Trevas
Richard and Mary Vervisch
Nancy and Kent Walton
Neal Wankoff
Joshua Weber
Thomas and Cheryl Wegener
Whistling Frog Tile
Williams Companies, Inc.
Wilcox-Palmer-Shah
Nature Preserve Addition
Patrick and Carole Brady
Sara Cross
David and Nancy Daugherty
Phil and Carol Heles
Bill and Heather Hewett
Chuck and Katie King
Barb and Chris Korynski
Andrew Mach
Scott and Beth Pryde
Lindsey Rinder
Bruce S. Shannon Family Foundation
Karin Wolfe and Ted White
Thom and Kaye Yocum
January 1 - December 31, 2023
Land Champions demonstrate their commitment to conservation through automatic monthly giving. You provide the bedrock of support necessary to take on the land protection and stewardship challenges every new month brings. Your abiding love for the land means so much and we thank you for your dedication to safeguarding northern Michigan’s precious habitats.
Charlene Abernethy and Mike Gill
Jeff Ackerman
Perry and Mary Catherine Adams
Katherine Amerman
Aaron Anderson
Joe and Kathryn Anderson
Katherine Armstrong
Jeremiah and Kristi Avery
Nancy Baglan
Josey Ballenger and Scott Tucker
Nicolaas and Rhonda Ballintyn
Bay View Flooring
Becky Beauchamp
Travis and Joan Bell
Marcia Bellinger
Andre and Jamie Borrello
Ed and Jennifer Bradford
Robert L. Brown
Allie and Art Bukowski
Doug and Susan Burns
Jane Bush
Melia Carter
Dan Casey
Gary and Mary Chenoweth
Marty and Carole Chirgwin
Glen and Rebecca Chown
Norman and Laura Christopher
Jill Claybour
Julie Clynes
Birgit and Keith Conway
Joseph and Leslie Cook
Robert and Karin Cooney
William Cooper and Mary Wright
Arthur W. Curtis, III
Emanuela DeCenso
Colleen DeKay
Paul and Christine Deyo
Sylvia and Thomas Duncan
Marissa and Manny Duque
Dave Durham and Ed Farnham
Tom and Diane Emling
Margaret Fako and Michael Slawnik
Fred A. Farage Jr. and Carl J. Strebel
Brett Fessell
Jane and Steve Fish
Bradley Fletcher
David Foley and Margaret Willman
George and Mary Ford
Nancy Fraser
Madelyn and James Frick
Karen Garber and John DesMarais
Dilys Tosteson Garcia and Lola Jackson
Dawn Garrock
Mark and Mary Beth Gentry
John and Ann Gerhardt
Jeremy Gibson and Carolyn McDonald
Mark Gilmore
Doug and Karen Goodkin
Jack and Liz Goodman
David and Terri Goodwin
John and Kathryn Gray
Robin and Michael Groothuis
Kathleen and Mark Guy
Jonathan Hague
Gail Halliday and Tim Laney
Will Heelan
Robert, Barbara and Pat Heflin
Laura and Scott Heintzelman
Donald and Lori Helms
Sean Hickey
Mollie Hilliard
Zachary and Holly Hillyer
Paul and Deanna Hoadley
Cherie Hogan
Kelley Householder
Pam and Lance Huffer
Abdeen Jabara
Lee Jameson and Barbara Nelson-Jameson
Jennifer Jay and Evan Johnstone
Jill and Ron Johnston
Allyn Kay and Robert Cornwell
Linda Kehr
Jeff and Sue Kessler
Donald and Barbara King
Carol Kozelka
Carol Krigbaum
Ashton Lamb
Becky Lancaster
Gregory and Audrey Landsfeld
Jeffrey and Mariann
Leonhardt and Camille Weatherholt
Ross and Cathy Lillie
Matthew Lohrentz
Katie Lowran
Josephine Marquis
Peggy and Graham Martin
John and Susan McConnel
John and Nancy Meade
Rita Melotti and Andrew Bishop
Barb and Gregory Mort
Megan Motil
Timothy Moynihan
Anne Mudgett and Scott Furgueson
Richard and Marilyn Mumaw
Mary Ellen Newport
Mike and Daniele Okma
Lauren Osuch
James and Laurie Padden
Julie Pearson
Kate Pearson and Steve Cruzen
Victoria Peck and Brendan Hunter
George Petritz
Justin Pittsley
Tim Prescott and Linda Wessels
Robert and Elaine Rabideau
Samuel and Jo Rahaim
James Rainey
Eric and Joni Rammelkamp
Ruth Reeve
Kara Richardson
Nate Richardson
Yasmin Richmond and Ruth Hoppe
James and Kathleen Rickard
Heather Rinkel
Michael and Libby Robold
Kristen and Paul Roell
Diana Rowe
Anthony and Natalie Rupard
Dick Sadler
Diane Samarasinghe
John and Suzette Sanborn
Matt and Sara Satkowiak
Randy and Maryann Schmidt
Erin, Alan, Rowan, and Fianna Schug
William and Laurie Sears
Heather Shaw and Duncan Moran
Edward and Susan Shipman
Robert and Dana Sholten
Mason Showalter
David Simpson and Anne Pawlak-Simpson
Ellie Smith and Charles Brackett
Julie Smith
Brad and Cathy Spanski
Jeff and Judy Spencer
Michele and Tom Squires
Nick and Rachel Stagman
Gary and Jane Stauffer
Lynn Steben
R. Troy and Carrilyn Stobert
Chris and Ali Sullivan
Michele Swanson
Jon Throop
Linda and Stuart Travis
Sara Tucker
Kathy Tuckerman
Dori Turner
Molly Updike
Shari and Bart van der Grijn
Emily Votruba
Rep. Howard and Dianne Walker
Charles and Ann Weitz
Carol and Mark Werts
Leigh Whelpton
Erin and Ben Whiting
Julie and Joe Whitsett
Rick and Raj Wiener
Diane Wilbur and Jim Szalay
Jeanie Williams
John Robert Williams and Terrie Taylor
Thomas and Gwen Willson
Kathy Windiate
Julie Winkler
Nathan Winkler and Jenna Scheub
Wendy Wolfe and Paul Wawrzynek
PHOTO: MARISSA DUQUE
January 1 – December 31, 2023
Donors who have included GTRLC in their estate plans have ensured their legacy will endure in the forests, farmland and freshwater of our region. These philanthropic conservationists are helping our land and water remain protected and pristine forever. Thank you for providing a beautiful future for the generations yet to come.
Martha Aemisegger ‡
Carl Anderson
Anonymous (9)
Anonymous ‡ (4)
Hal and Kathryn Armstrong
Marjorie E. Arney ‡
Judy and Paul Arnold
Christine Arvidson and Henry Doss
Robert ‡ and Nancy Baglan
George ‡ and Martha Bailey
Tom and Ellen Baird
Jannine Baker and Craig Locke
George ‡ and Merry Ball
Daniel P. Baumhardt
Dr. Rebecca Beach
Rosemary Benedetti
Carl and Sally ‡ Benner
John and Rebecca Bercini
Barbara Arnold Bigalke
Naomi Borwell ‡
Kenneth and Jennifer Bosma
Nancy Eshelman Brickman
Grace and Eric Bries
Jill C. Byron
Kathleen Carpenter
Ruth W. Catton
Glen and Rebecca Chown
Bob and Cindy Clement
Richard ‡ and Marilyn Cobb
Sara Cockrell
Rob and Diane Collier
Jane R. Comings
Birgit and Keith Conway
Bonnie Craig and Dan Sylvester
Karen ‡ and Ronald Culp
Jim Cunningham
Marcia and Ted ‡ Curran
Kate and Rick Dahlstrom
Robert ‡ and Arlene Dean
Lois R. DeBacker
Graydon and Sherri DeCamp
Jock ‡ and Sue Denio
Michael and Barbara Dennos ‡
Alice J. Detzler
Betsy and Stan Dole
Lucy Dueck
Thomas P. and Stacy A. Dunning Trust
Diane L. Dupuis
Debbie Edson
Phil and Laura Edwards
David and Linda Egeler
Arthur Elliott ‡
Rich and Susan Erwin
Fred A. Farage Jr. and Carl J. Strebel
Edward F. Farnham & David B. Durham
Jeannette M. Fehner ‡
Jamie and Beverly Finlayson
John H. Fisher
Dean and Nora Francis
Karen Garber and John DesMarais, In Memory of Dr. Frank W. Garber and Ellen A. Garber
Andrew Gerber
Michael J. Gillman
Lois Goldstein and John Heiam ‡
Tom Greensmith
Anthony Grybok ‡
Richard C. and Patricia P. Hager
Scott Hamilton and LeAnne Hamilton
Jessica A. Hatch
Victor C. Hayes ‡
Ron and Jan Heverly
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hicks
Tom ‡ and Myrna Hitchman
Tom Hitchman and Keith Hewitt
Anne M. Hoffa
William Holland
Jim Hopfensperger and Jane Maddox
Donald E. Hunt
William A. Hyslop
Brian and Jennifer Jaffe
Harry and June Janis ‡
Jennifer Jay
Jerry and Pat ‡ Jehle
Susan K. Jennings
Walter H. Johnson
Joyce Keillor ‡
Karen G. Kerrigan
The Rev. Dr. Kathleen L. Kircher
Will Kitchen
Wayne and Ruthanne Kladder
Pamela S. Knowles
Richard Kooyman and Melanie Parke
Oscar H. Kraft ‡
Kima M. Kraimer
Edith Krause ‡
Robert Charles and Patricia Cosner Kubic
Roger and Ann Looyenga
Richard and Marlene Loughmiller ‡
Wendy MacGaw
The Joseph Magliochetti Family
Rosemary Malocsay
Kent and Barbara Manning ‡
Josephine "Jody" Marquis
Bob and Nancy Marshall
Ron and Nancy McCullick
Diane McDonald ‡
Christie McGue and Robert Calt
Donald McIntyre, Jr. ‡
Dick and Shirley McNally ‡
Mark and Catherine McPherson
Deb Menninga
Robert and Joyce Mims
Elizabeth S. Mitchell ‡
Amy and Jim Moore
John and Nancy Morrison ‡
Tim and Janet Mulherin
Ruth Luse Myers ‡
Ray and Paula Nichols
David and Marilyn Nussdorfer
Elaine Oeflein ‡
Julie Pearson
Kate Pearson
Mary J. Pitcher
Eula Pray ‡
David and "Weezie" Reese
Dan Remahl
Harriet Rennie-Brown
Patricia D. Robinson ‡
Tom Robinson ‡
Elizabeth B. Rodgers
Daniel and Martha Rogalny
Anne E. Rogers
Edward and Elyse Rogers
John Ross
Don Schuster
Eda June (Novak) Scott ‡
Gregory D. Seman
Chris and Michele Shafer
George E. Shambaugh, Jr. ‡
Scribner H and Patricia F Sheafor
Jodi Simpson
Marilyn Slabaugh
Colette Stanish
D.W. and Joyce Stibbs ‡
Ann and Allen Taylor
Terrie E. Taylor, D.O.
You can have an enduring imprint on nature!
Many people support the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy because they know the best way to ensure our region remains vibrant, healthy and beautiful is to protect the critical places we all love—forever.
Planning for a conservation legacy can further your financial goals and maximize your giving with a planned gift. Whatever phase of life you are in, planned giving can benefit you and those you love while protecting and enhancing the precious land and water of northern Michigan forever.
Herbert H. Tedder ‡
William and Mary Todt
Andrew M. Vander Molen ‡
Dana Vannoy
Chip Visci and Marty Claus
Suzanne J. Voltz
Phil and Barb Von Voigtlander
Ralph A. and Margaret von Walthausen ‡
—our first annuitants
Lorenzo E. and Beverly F. Wagner ‡
M. Sue Waltz
Anne W. Warren
Donna M. Weitz and Bill O. Smith
Gloria Whelan
Frank and Judith Wilhelme
Randi and Mark Woodworth
John Wunsch and Laura Wigfield
Ron and Marty Yocum
We can work with your financial advisor to design a gift planning option that will meet your personal, financial and charitable goals, all while safeguarding the region’s most special places for future generations.
For more information contact:
Barb Heflin, Charitable Giving Specialist p: 231-929-7911 | e: bheflin@gtrlc.org
GTRLC.ORG
PHOTO: LAURA RIGANJanuary 1 - December 31, 2023
The following donors made gifts in honor of friends and loved ones. These donations to the land are meaningful dedications to the people who have shaped our lives. We thank you and the special person who inspired your gift, for helping protect northern Michigan’s stunning beauty and diverse wildlife habitats.
Abby's Woods
Emanuela DeCenso
Joe and Kathryn Anderson
Erin and Ben Whiting
Connie Armstrong and Chuck Grabiel
Constance Metcalf
Foy and Joel Baillie
Shirley and Paul Edmond
Scott Blackhurst
Mary and Emmett Miller
Jill and Bill Borre
Maureen Milarch
Nick and Theresa Boudjalis
The Boone's Crew
Angie Bouma
Elk Rapids Garden Club
Gary and Susan Bowerman
Martin and Valerie Cotanche
Jim Braun
Jim and Mary Jo Braun
Tim Brick
Emilia Rennie
Van and Julia Burd
Joyce and Garland Hicks
Robert and Ruth Campbell
Martin and Valerie Cotanche
Sarah Campbell
Anonymous
John Caravetta
Elk Rapids Garden Club
Glen Chown
Christine Arvidson and Henry Doss
Erik Glenn
Max Wicha and Sheila Crowley
Peg Comfort
Nancy Podurgiel
Elizabeth Crowdus
Ridgeline AP DEP
Sheila Crowley and Max Wicha
Karen Crawford and Bill Welch
Daniel Lewis
Jason Wicha
Steve and Ria Cunningham
Bob Stuber and Debra Cline-Stuber
Luke and Asa D'Ancona
Amy D’Ancona
Matthew Dayton
Alison and Tom Dayton
Linda and Bob Deneen
Peter and Nancy Deneen
Betsy Dole
Jennifer Jay and Evan Johnstone
Diane Fiander
Julian Fiander
Denise Lillvis
Chelsea Marsh
Diane Fiander and Mark Haynes
David and Cindy Bates
Jan-willem De Bleser
Nathan Farley
Brian Fiander
Julian Fiander
Robin Goldman
Jason Goodman and Katrina Folsom
Gail Haynes
Cindi and Steve Hopkins
Paul and Silke Kuhn
Samuel Prager
Jeanne Findlater
Osborn/Sprague
Giving Fund
Virginia Gerstner
Gregory Gerstner
Walt Gerstner
Gregory Gerstner
Walt and Ginny Gerstner
Gregory Gerstner
Rick and Cia Hager
Denise and Mick Hager
Mark Haynes
Brian Fiander
Julian Fiander
Matthew Hazelwood
Constanza Hazelwood
Mollie Hilliard
Matthew Hilliard
Jo Holmes
Tom and Tammy Phelps
Krysha Hostetler
Edward Price
Priss and Gregg Hovious
John and Julie Rodes
Brian, Carrie, Ben, Matt and Em Irwin
Scot and Jilanne Egleston
Lori Iverson
Jane and Timothy Hemenway
Brent Jarosz
Michael McCormack
Gerald Jehle
Janet Jehle
Harper Kane
Jeffrey Kane
Wayne Kladder
Tom and Gladys Maguire
Lisa Knapp and Steve Peppas Borre
Maureen Milarch
Adelaide Goodson
Koster
Kati Johanson
Carol Kuesel
William J. Bialkowski
Gift Fund
Forest Lakes
Allison Sykes
Gregory Landsfeld
Don Nowak
Jane and Dave Lean
Christopher Pearl
David Lemelin
Anthony Lemelin
James and Emily Maher
The Kari and Fred
Barton Foundation
Carole and Steve Mahoney
David Duggan
David and Karen Manthei
Carol and Robert Kindt
Kirk Marckwald
Charles and Jeanie Chapin
Beth Mauldin
Matthew Hilliard
Tom and
Debby McMullen
Jannifer Stromberg
Amy McVeigh and Jeff Braun
Madison Braun
Nancy and Phillip 'Phil' Meek
The 2023 Crystal Downs
Ladies MacKenzie
Gathering
Kathy and Tom Lehner
Brian and Lori Meek
Bob Middleton
Ann Ruark
Chris and Laura Milarch
Maureen Milarch
Joyce and Bud Mims
Jane Fiore
Dave Murphy and Sue Peters
Mary Van Valin
John and Cathy Nicholson
Lindsey and Ryan
Nicholson
Bruce and Becky Ogilvie
Christy and Dallas McCreary
Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Oswell
Gloria Parsons
Matthew Page
Nathan Farley
John D. and Susan K. Paul
Martin and Valerie Cotanche
Kate Pearson and Steve Cruzen
Martin and Valerie Cotanche
John Pelizzari
Nancy and Kent Walton
Mr. & Mrs.
Thomas Plough
Anita and Chris Scussel
Charlie Rodes
John and Julie Rodes
Martha Rodes
John and Julie Rodes
Ann Rogers
Lon Rogers
The Rogers Family & Chimney Corners Resort
Dr. David, Kathryn and Keiana Snell
Snell Family Charitable Giving Fund
Edna Sargent
John and Phyllis Brewster
Bill Scott
Kaitlyn Turner
Chris and Anita Scussel, Ray and Geri Maxbauer, and John and India Plough
Thomas and Monty Plough
Pat and Corine Sheridan
Maureen Milarch
Shari Spoelman
Corinne Schneider
David and Phyllis Stites
Ray & Jan Pezzi
Steve Storms
Deborah Storms
Angela Tabak
Beth Ulbrich
Gary and Carol Tasch
William and Karen Tasch
Rick Tasch
William and Karen Tasch
Terrie Taylor and John Williams
Bruce and Beverly
Prestwood-Taylor
Dori Turner
Amdur Family Fund
Wally Tuttle
Kayla and Arthur Spector
Rachel Tyson
Jacob Kuebler
Upper Manistee Headwaters
Rick and Lisa Delaney
Jill and Jim Van Stratt
Traverse City High School, Class of '67
Samuel Matthew Vance III
Robert and Susan Rinder
Gail and Mario Vettraino
Linda Shadwell
James Waldron
May Waldron
Barbara Washington
Bill and Laura Ward
Our Friends at Watervale
Thomas and Jane Jenkins
Gloria Whelan
Patricia Fagg
Kathleen Heitman
Joe Wilhelme
Douglas and Susan McDonald
MarySue Wilkensen and Bill Rupnow
Kima Kraimer
Molly Wolff
Caitlin and Brandon Falenski
Jeff Wortman
Ed and Katy Bedjeti
Audrey Yellich
Brian Curtis
January 1 - December 31, 2023
The following donors dedicated gifts in memory of friends and loved ones who are no longer with us. These donations give back to the natural world in honor of the people who gave so much during their lifetime. These people will forever be connected to the natural lands and fresh waters you have helped preserve with your gift. Thank you for honoring their memory with this beautiful and timeless tribute.
Carl and Marion
Albright
Dennis Fogarty and Christine Albright
Bob Allen
Will Manty and Gaia Nesvacil
Andrew Wells Barron
Elaine Hawley
Jennifer Steiner
Gerald 'Gary' Batka
Susan Bergethon
Stuart Cok
Lee and Shirley Janssen
Julia Poulin
Gary and Joanne Rupar
Six Mile Lake Association
Lee and Shirley Janssen
Nathan Beem
Anonymous
Dennis C. Benson
Marilyn Benson
Norbert P. Bergmann
Carol Hoffman
Gordon Berry
Alison Berry
John Birdsong
Mary Van Valin
Sherrie Bjoraker
Danny Bjoraker
Roger Bloom
Carla Bloom
Dr. Beatrice Brenton
Michael Brenton
Max Bromley
Sandra Bromley
Chester Bullard
Beth Hubbell
John and Jacqueline Callahan
Patrick and Carol Conway
Rhea Carey
Anonymous
Rodney and Mary Bellows
Suzanne Breithaupt
Michele Carey-Davé
Linda and Garry Leavell
Wilbur and Corky Potvin
Scott A. Casey
Sally Casey
Marshall Champion
Tom and Marsha Scampini
Ann Chinn
Mary Van Valin
Douglas and Margaret Wozniak
Paul Christ
Susie Tobin
John Richard Claybour
Jon and Mary Armstrong
Jill Claybour
Matt Claybour
Michele Gesiakowski
Marcus and Lisa Lee and family
Mary and Jerry Linnenbringer
Ray and Sue Morris
Karen Pecaut and Ben Morris
Bo and Jerry Pratter
Elizabeth Rodgers
Julie Schumaker
David Cobb
Shirley and Rev. Oscar Kraft
Dr. Jack Coleman
John and Barbara Barron
Carl Benner
Kathleen Carpenter
Cathie, Bob, Jack and Mike Cline
Mike and Kathy Reid
George and Patricia Weber
Roger and Gertrude Cook
JoAnne Cook
Jean and Gordon Cornwell
Nancy and Kent Walton
Roger Cowell
Tom and Laurie Nelson
Charitable Giving Fund
Ralph Cowie
Marilyn Benson
J. Richard "Dick" Crout
Spevacek Family Charitable Fund
Robert Cummings
John Parsons
Emily Jane D'Ancona
Amy D’Ancona
Helen Wolfe Dewey
Roger Dewey
Richard Dickinson Jr.
Elizabeth Dickinson
Nancy Duede
Adele Reiter
Joe Eby
Emily Eby and Mark Baranoski
Christopher Emeott
Janette and Alan Pivitt
Bruce Falconer
Dan and Meridith Falconer
Karen Fink
Nancy and Frederic Hoblit
David Fischer
Melissa Fischer
Jenifer Strauss
Alan Flory
Paula and Bryce Dreeszen
Martha Flynn
Nancy Cook
Zac Fochtman
Jane and Luke Fochtman
Leonard Franseen
Albrecht and Susan Cogswell
Dori Turner
Emmaline Weidman and Dan Kantor
Deb Frick
Thomas and Karie Chesebro
Robert and Marcy Ford
Marcia Hickey
Margie and Steven Rybarsyk
Carlton Fry
Flying Horse Medical Center
Betty Jean Fry
Rondi Fry
David Gwisdalla
Brian Klumpp
Keith and Janet Lesley
Rodney and Cathy Lesley
Shirley Mesch
Father Sergius
Martha and Jason
Elewski, Britt and Gabe VanHorssen, and Nora and Ted Whitehead
Joseph Whitehead
Abby Mahan Gartland
Bill Chamberlin
Karen Gartland
Dottie Gerrity
Bowerman, Bowden, Ford, Clulo & Luyt, PC.
Karl and Nancy Couyoumjian
Farrington Family
Joanne Halstead
Julie Halstead
Jane Hamilton
Sheila and Hans Herfurth
Rick Honer
Shanti Khalsa
Grace Menzel
Susan Morgan
Katie Roth
Ann and Max Schwandt
Mary and Dale Shaw
Brent and Karen Sherman
Barb Van Pelt and Dave Varga
Kim Walker
Janal Bennett
Doris Lea and Stephen Goethals
Kimberly and Richard McKibben
Jeanne Ramick and Jeffrey Simpkins
Elizabeth and Kenneth Sonnabend
Michelle St. Ours
Lois Goldstein and John Heiam
Jeanne Salathiel
Ted Grainger
Anonymous
Virginia Grapey
Judith and Jeffrey Bergen
Liz Mueller
Gordon Grimm
Gary Andrew and Jean Braxton
Patricia Hamel
Dr. Marilyn and Dr. George Pramstaller
Jack E. Harris
Elaine and Frederick Gewirtz
Danielle Harris
Sharon Harris Fox and Ed Fox
Cathy Jurich
Dan and Pam Kaiser
Paul McCann and Cathy Jurich
Cornelia Martins Hart
Glen and Rebecca Chown
Brent and Phyllis Cooley
Tim and Patti Haynie
Peters-Murphy Fund
John and Amy Pflughoeft
Mary Van Valin
Ron Williamson
Patricia Henke
Henke and McAlindon Families
Douglas Higgins
Paul and Kay Davis
James and Jane Highsaw
Bruce and Rhoda Bush
Carol Highsaw
Pinkie Hoffmann
John Hoffmann
Louis and Florence Honhart
Anne Honhart
Mark A. Hullman
Harry and Betsy Calcutt
Nancy Fraser
Gary Howe
Kuhn Rogers PLC
Mark Mitchell and Tara Ward
George and Sally Thompson
Nancy and Kent Walton
John and Peggy Zachman
Michael Imhoff
Carol Hoffman
Harry and June Janis
Allen Janis and Wynne Davis
Gregg Johnson
Sue Johnson
Ronald Kennedy
Nancy and Frederic Hoblit
Patricia A Keys
Larry Keys
Paula Warm LaClaire
Larry and Ruth Smith
John Lewis
Ronald Liesemer
Carl and Patricia Lundgren
Ross and Dianne Stephenson
Ronald N Liesemer
Carl and Patricia Lundgren
Memorials–continued
Elliot Light
Terry and Gloria Savory
David C. Lohss
Brian and Paula Lohss
Judith White Craske Long
Nichele and Todd Hursey
Jessie Lutz
Whistling Frog Tile
Barbara G. Manning
Barbara and Philip Copus
Karl and Nancy Couyoumjian
Steven and Sallie Foley
Libby Godwin
Kurt and Karen Hahn
Rick Honer
James Sipkins
Barbara Smith
Barb Van Pelt and Dave Varga
Clarissa and Andrew Marckwald
Louise Ladd
Ed Marin
Gretchen Meredith
Rob Marshall
Glen and Rebecca Chown
Henry and Janet John
Barbara and John Marshall
Robert and Nancy Marshall
Porter Martin
Glen and Rebecca Chown
Beth Einsele
Phillip and Shirley Foster
Jeremy Gibson and
Carolyn McDonald
Russel and Carol Heck
Dean and Laura Johnson
Peters-Murphy Fund
Sheldon and Joyce Rueff
Dick and Shirley McNally
Deborah Chrisman
Phillip 'Phil' Meek
Jon and Mary Armstrong
Brian Broccolo
Marcia Curran
Carol McKee
Debra Mckeown
Ronald and Debra Parr
Fred Webster
Mrs. Pat Metzker
Joan Smith
James Meyer
Deana Girbach
Bob and Carolyn Middleton
Richard and Jennie Schmitt
Judy and Wayne Van Acker
Carolyn Ann Middleton
Anonymous
Michaelangelo Allocca
John Barry
The Edwards, Dinner and Shearer Families
Karen Ferguson
Linda and Craig Hanson
Charles and Roberta Kallstrom
Mary Lamb
Ann Ruark
Marnie Ruark
Dori Turner
Robert Coates Middleton
Debra and Jack Barry
Charles and Roberta Kallstrom
Thomas George Mitchell
Kathleen Kaczynski and Alison Horton
Dr. Marilyn Mittenthal
Andrea Ellinger
Jane Huguenard Morrison
Sara Cross
Stephanie Paine Crossin
Adam Parsons
Henry Mundie
Carol Mundie
Denton W. Nelson, M.D.
Michele Nelson and Brett Cohen
Halcyon Nelson
Hannah Notess
Matthew 'Matt' Page
Kathleen Connor
Mike and Sue Doherty
Chuck and Nancy Hathaway
Lauren and Leah Leviton
John McDonald and Donna Miller
David and Kathleen McManus
Barbara Page
Ronald and Bridget Popp
Margo and Bill Sirrine
WMS Staff
Paul Parravano
Leo Merta
Betty Reusch Pauley and Roberta Reusch Reed
Donald and Carolyn Hoss
Gordon and Cease Peschke
Alan and Lenore Hutchenreuther
Rich Pringle
Kemp Wilson
Elizabeth Proulx
Frank and Elizabeth S. Proulx
Charles Pryde
Scott and Beth Pryde
Elmer and Genie Rabanus
Carol Rabanus
William C. Rauschert
Carolyn Agosta
Steven T. Riecker
Anne Brasie
Susan Burns
Kathryn Coon
Martin and Valerie Cotanche
Hamilton Family and Team Vortex
Jill McDonough
Marsha Mixer
John Riecker
Mark and Ann Smith
Andy Williams and Judy Yates
W. Bruce Rogers
Carl Benner
Karolina Carls
CJ Cartwright
Rob and Diane Collier
Barbara and Bob Coulter
Barbara Eikost
John Eikost
John and Gina Erb
Karen Gartland
Donald and
Barbara Harmer
Robert and Jane Holdeman
The Family of Leo Hughes
T. Michael and Joan Jackson
David and Victoria Keyser
Paul and Carol Laporte
Thomas Menzel
Virginia Mouch
Timothy and Nancy Nelson
Old Mission Women's Club
Joyce Rogers
William and Judy Shoskey
John and Peggy Zachman
Christine Zimmer
Jo Rundio
Pug Rundio
Donald "Don" Russell
Martin and Joanne Strebeck
Sue Wolfe
Susan Ryan
David and Kathy Stout
Donald D and Janyce M Sagaser
Linda Kao
Wylie Schaffer
Jill Claybour
Katherine and James Park
Douglas 'Doug' Schroeder
Wendy Kelly
Marie Schultz
William and Virginia Schultz
The Schultz Family Foundation
Martha Shambaugh
Shambaugh Family
Bob Shaw
Robert and Jane Holdeman
Gary Silverman
Robert and Jane Holdeman
Robert and Nancy Simanek
Sam Clark
William Ashton Small
Marlene Sowers
Steve Sobkowski
Nancy Cook
Christina Sorum
Eve Sorum
James Edward Sowers
Marlene Sowers
Linda Ann Sowers
Marlene Sowers
Frederick William Stehr
Mary Ann Stehr
Barbara Stout and Robert L. Jessup
Elizabeth Jessup
Paul Swidorski
Douglas and Laura Savela
Harrold Swoverland
Anne Rogers
Brigitta Tiemann
Katherine and David Tiemann
Steven H. Trinkle
Mary Ann and Gary Hansen
Norman Ueno
Douglas Zernow and Merilyn Ueno
Jim Vahey
Michael Vahey
James 'Jim' VanStratt
Stephen and Jacqueline Baase
Nancy and Gary Burmeister
Carol Goff
Ken Warner
Andrew O'Donnel
Price Watts
Jerry Beasley
Barbara Berry
Marilyn Brown
Linda Carps
Anne H Magoun Fund
Josephine Marquis
John Putz
Bill and Jan Raisch
Ann and Max Schwandt
Patricia Sharpnack
Susan Sherman
Heather and Rick Shumaker
Mary Van Valin
Brian Welburn
Debra Edson
Dick Wheeler
Marilyn Slabaugh and Marnie Morris
William S. & Claire M. White
Charles Stewart Harding Foundation
Isabel Foundation
Tiffany Lovett
Ridgway and Shannon White
Louise "Pettee" Wikle
Linda and Jerry Bakke
Dan Brink
Nancy and Frederic Hoblit
Julie Orr
Ashley Williams
Mary Kay Archer
Emma Winter
Pat and Gil Davis
Jim and Sue Henrickson
January 1 - December 31, 2023
Our business community provides crucial support to GTRLC through charitable gifts that enable the Conservancy to carry out its mission in our region. These businesses are important partners in protecting the natural heritage of northern Michigan and we are very grateful for their contributions. The following businesses demonstrated their commitment with gifts in 2023:
Aspire North Realtors
Bakker Forestry
Bay View Flooring
Bowerman, Bowden, Ford, Clulo & Luyt, PC.
Chimney Corners Resort
EJ USA, Inc.
Endoman Promotions, LLC
Flying Horse Medical Center
Gosling Czubak Engineering
Great Lakes Sailing Company
Kuhn Rogers PLC
Morrissey Equip Corp
Oryana Community Co-op
Otwell Mawby, PC.
Pearl Lake Property Owners Association
Pleasant Valley Resorts
R.M. Young Company
Sign Stuff Inc
Stone Hut Studios
Storm Cloud Brewing Company
Hamilton Family and Team Vortex
Whistling Frog Tile
January 1 - December 31, 2023
The following donors made in-kind donations to GTRLC in 2023. These are non-cash gifts that provide tremendous value to the Conservancy, including goods, services and expertise. We are deeply grateful to these supporters for their generous contributions.
Brian Allen
Ken Barber
Ralph Bednarz
Donald and Nancy Clover
Angie Cole
Doug Cook
Paula Dreeszen
Carolyn and David Faught
Rick and Cia Hager
Sue Holtzman
Dennis and Janice Hudson
Al and Julie Hurd
LBR Services, LLC
Josephine Marquis
Marla Morrissey
Suzanne Nelson
Kristin Page
Joe Rathbun
Monica Schultz
Mary and William Spiers
Stonehut Studios
Todd and Anne Sutton
Hannah and Connor Sweeney
Jim Toppin and Janet Traub
Vortex Optics
January 1 - December 31, 2023
The following public grants were awarded in 2023. These grants help leverage and maximize the value of private donations by providing funding for natural resource protection and outdoor recreation. The Conservancy is a direct recipient or a subawardee of grant funding from these agencies and organizations:
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE)
January 1 - December 31, 2023
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Employee match programs are a benefit that companies offer to encourage and reward charitable giving among their staff to causes like the Conservancy. By taking advantage of your employer’s matching gift program you can often double, or even triple, the impact of your gift. These companies made donations to match their employees’ gifts to GTRLC.
ADP
AT&T Employee Giving
Barton Malow Foundation
Constellation Corporation
General Motors Giving
Goldman Sachs
Philanthropy Fund
Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
Guidewire
HP Foundation Matching Gift Program
Hudson-Webber Foundation
Illinois Tool Works Foundation
Isabel Foundation
Kresge Foundation
McKinsey and Company
Microsoft Corporation
Matching Gifts
New Belgium Brewing Co.
Shell Matching Gifts Program
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Wells Fargo Williams Companies, Inc.
January 1 – December 31, 2023
Donating land to protect its natural features is truly one of the finest legacies a person can leave to future generations. We are grateful for those who prioritize conservation by donating land or conservation easements.
Crystal Highlands Owners Association
While the parks and nature preserves we protect are open to the public, more than half of the land we have permanently protected remains in private ownership. GTRLC works in partnership with nearly 300 individual landowners to manage voluntary conservation easements on their property to protect and enhance land, water and wildlife habitat. We extend our sincere gratitude to the following landowners:
Acme Township
Christopher and Ann Adams
Douglas Adams
Adams Cabin Trust
Dorance and Julia Amos
Roland and Marilyn Andreasson
Anonymous (2)
Antrim County
Antrim County
Conservation District
Anway Farms LLC
Anway Legacy Farm LLC
Bret Bachert Trust
Baillio Company
Elizabeth Banker
Mark and Karen Barbera
Bash Enterprises
Ardis Bauer
Bay Harbor Club Association
Bayshore Real Estate
Associates #1
Dennis and Jacquelyn Beal
Leon and Shirley Beal
Bill and Marti Beals
Margaret Beck
Michael and Leah Bell
Robert and Barbara Below
Roland Bielert
Black Star Farms
Boardman Township
Dave and Jackie Bos
Mary Ellen Boucher
Matthew and Joni Brengman
Ralph and Lorraine Brickman
Richmond Brown
James and Justine Buck
Andy and Beth Buelow
The Gary D and Elizabeth A Burns Trust
Keith Burns
Bruce and Rhoda Bush
Jon Bylsma and Jennifer Johnston
Kathryn Bytwerk
Robert and Candy Campbell
Pat Capps
Archibald Carey
David and Nancy Carey
John Carey and Vicki Arroyo
Andrew and Andrea Carolus
Shirley Carris
Tammy Carris
Terrance & Marlene Caszatt Trust
Cedar River Group, LLC.
Mike and Pat Champion
Charles and Jeanie Chapin
David A Charlton Trust
Chartwell Properties, LLC.
Glen and Rebecca Chown
Mark and Leslie Churella
Tom and Janice Cook
Heidi and Michael Cooper
Richard Cooper and Jan Tennant
Tom Cooper
Vince Cooper
Spencer and Amy Couturier
Croft, LLC
Crystal Highlands
Owners' Association
Richard and Lori Cushman
James Dalley and Lois Brennan
Tom and Martha Dalluge
Alice and Jerry Deck
Engineering
G. Michael and Barbara DeGraeve
Michael Delp
Michael and Ann DeVries
Charles and Lorie DeYoung
Harold DeYoung
Lance and Allyson Docken
Kay and Frederic Dohm
J. Bennett and Tauna Donaldson
Deborah Doyle
Roger Dunlap
Earl and Susan Dutton
Julie and Jim Dutton
Martin Easling
Laurie Eberhardt and Peter Martin
Phil Edwards and Laura Reid
Russell and Pat Ehler
Carl Eklund
Phil and Rita Ellington
Jeff and Marilyn Elliott
EPIKERDIS Manistee LLC
Evans Brothers
Fruit Company
Katherine Farrell
Jim and Kari Fisher
Laura Fisher
The Estate of Mary C. Francis
Alison Fredericksen
John and Teresa Frey
Charter Township of Garfield
Mark and Jane Garrett
G.D.O. Investments LLC
John Gehring and Lisa Leininger
Brian and Lisa Getty
Jeremy Gibson and Carolyn McDonald
Gordon Gienow
Judy Gienow
Ron and Diane Gillison
Matthew Godlewski and Jacob Whitman
Gloria Goodale and Dan Wood
Margo Goodale
Nick Goodale and Wendy Asselin
James Goodheart
Charles and Bethany Goodman
Raul Gomez and Emma Smith
Green Lake Township
Ann and Harold Gurian
Martha and Ed Hammer
Anne Hammond
Thomas Hanna
Hanson Revocable Trust
Alan and Carol Hart
Thomas and Annette Hart Trust
Charlene Heim
Jerry and Jamie Heim
Jane and Timothy Hemenway
Matthew Hemenway
Jed and Dawn Hemming
Henry Orchards Inc
David and Barbara Henton
Todd Herber
Carol Highsaw
Jim Highsaw and Linda Prentice
Alicia Hiyane
Russell and Kay Hughes
Sharon Hullman
Inn at Watervale, Inc.
Vicki Jacobs
Travis Jacobsen
JD Leelanau LLC
Jeffers Family Trust
J-4 Enterprises LLC
Village of Kalkaska
Julie Kavner and David Davis
Randall Keen
David Kelley
David and Katy Kern
Kingsley Area Schools
Kladzyk et al.
Anthony Kramer and Barbara Bailey
Brent and Tami Kroll
Bruce and Libby Krone
Kenneth Kroupa
Lucas Kroupa
Margery Kroupa
Louise Ladd
Leelanau Conservancy
William Lentz
Joe and Kathy Lessard
Timothy and Jessica Lindstrom
Little River Band Of Ottawa Indians
The Wendy J Ljungren, Trust
Locusta Preserve Inc
Long Lake Township
Anna Love
Charles Lyon
Susie Mackay
Todd Mahoney
Bob and Kris Mampe
Robert and Lois Manigold
Francia and Brian Mann
Kirk Marckwald and Chris Desser
Dirk and Mary Martin
McCool Joint Trust
Robert and Joni Metiva
Amy and Dan Meyer
Philip and Connie Micklin
Janet Miller
Kelly and Debra Miller
Susan and Monte Montei
Neahtawanta Resort Association
Steve and Kathleen Newman
Scott Nugent
Wendy O'Brien
John O'Hair
Leobardo and Carmelita Ocanas
OCS Watervale, Ltd.
OHK-SEK
Peter Ohrnberger
Ohrnberger Properties, LLC
Brad Oleson
DJ and Lisa Oleson
Oleson Foundation
Anders Olson and Jacqueline Ewing
Dustin and Kim Ordway
Paradise Township
The Pasch Revocable Trust
Patrick and Kaitlyn Pasik
Dr. Kevin and Dr. Melissa Payne
Cheryl Petrie
Shirley J. Petrie Trust
Pine Ridge 3 LLC
Pine Warbler LLC
Gary Pomeroy
James C. And Anne F. Porritt Trust
Steve Pray
Brian and Dodie Putney
Charlotte Putney
Loy Putney
Putney Real Estate Holdings, LLC.
Edith Elliott Queeny and Warner Guild Queeny
Marvin and Jodi Radtke
Rammelkamp Family
Cottage Trust
Ranke Family Partnership
Michael H Raphelson & Carla J Langerveld Trust
Ray Ravary
RF Reiley Family
Partners, LTD
Ridge Runner Properties LLC
Jared Ringwald
Riverview Rod & Gun Club
Cherry Robbins
The Jack B Robbins
Revocable Trust
Phyllis Robinson
Robert and Penelope Rosi
Jenipher Roslund
Rotary Camps & Services of TC
Brad and Annie Rowe
Wayne and Joan Rowe
Royal Farms Properties LLC
Samuel and Anna Runkel
Matthew and Elizabeth Russell
William Sage
John P & Margaret A
Sargent Trust
Michael and Melissa Scanlon
Sarah E. Schin Trust
The Robert L. Schiewe
Living Trust
Nathan Schultz and Stephanie Woodfin
SC Realty Partners LTD
Anita and Chris Scussel
Mark Seasholes
Seize The Day LLC
Send Brothers
Properties L.L.C.
Rick and Diane Shaffer
Shaffer Family Partnership
David and Ingrid Shambaugh
George and Roberta Shambaugh
Michael and Amie Shaw
Michael and Shanna Shea
Hebe and Jim Shipp
Robert Sigler
Peggy and Kimberly Simpson
Richard and Diane Simpson
Loring Sims
Nicklaus Slocum
Dale L & Carolyn L
Smith Rev Trust
Julie and John Smith
Snyder Farm, LLC
Nikki Sobkowski
Glenna E. Southwell Trust
Reg Sprik
Laura and Chuck Stanek
Anne Starr and Kristin Hall
David Steffey
James and Mary Stutelberg
David Taft
Barbara Taylor
TD Timbers, LLC
Thompson Revocable Trust
Jennifer Tobias and Tom McCracken
Tosebo Clubhouse, LLC.
Traverse Bay Children's Advocacy, Inc
City of Traverse City
Sally Van Vleck
Kenneth VanHouten
Village Ridge Homeowners Association
Roy and Pamela Volkening
Randall Vyverberg
Melinda Wagner 2014
Revocable Living Trust
Wellington Real Estate Holdings, LLC.
Greg White
John Wilkinson and Robin Silva-Wilkinson
Windward Partnership
Zack Winowiecki
Alison Wright
John and Charlotte Wuepper
Adele Wunsch
Isaiah Wunsch
WWW Family Farm, LLC
Dan Yoder
State YMCA of Michigan
Richard and Loretta Young
Shelby Ziegler
January 1 – December 31, 2023
Volunteers are leaders in the effort to protect and steward the important places that make this area unique. The work of GTRLC simply could not happen without these passionate advocates for our natural world. Volunteers lead hikes, demonstrate community science, tackle invasive species, build trails, steward preserves and assist in the office. We are deeply grateful for their dedication and hard work.
Perry Adams
Liz Agerson
Mike Alfaro
Brian Allen
Karen Alphenaar
Tripp Amdur
Jackson Anderson
Renee Archambo
Ben Arnold
Amy Attee
Cheryl Bachman
Jan Bachman
Ellen Baird
Tom Baird
Jannine Baker
Sandra Ball
Cathie Cunningham Ballard
David Ballentine
Theresa Bangle
Nan Barbas
Robert Barker
Amy Bauer
Jason Bauer
Elizabeth Beaudoin
Barbara Bedbury
Curtis Bedbury
Ralph Bednarz
Lori Beer
Mack Beers
Matt Behr
Norman Bell
Bobbitt Bellingham
Rick Bellingham
John Bercini
Bob Berry
Ashton Bieri
Mary Binder
Tim Binder
Brad Boals
Richard Bobian
Julie Bolhuis
Jackie Borozan
Gary Bowerman
Alena Bowman
Mary Bromfield
Paddy Brown
Jane Buck
Gary Buczkowski
Lisa Buczkowski
Donna Burk
Zinnia Burks
Gary Burns
James Butler
Betsy Calcutt
John Caravetta
Sally Casey
Kate Cermak
Eric Chatterson
Leonard Chown
Lou Ann Churchill
Allison Claire
Marty Claus
Marsha Clearwalker
Cindy Clement
Robert Clement
Dan Cline
Linda Cline
Jill Henemyer
Marilyn Cobb
Tiffany Cobb
Lorri Coburn
Don Coe
Sandy Coe
Tony Coe
Sarah Colby
Angie Cole
John Collins
Fiona Colliver
Catie Compson
Maribeth Condon
Doug Cook
Sally Cook
Joane Cook
Sandra Cook
Butch Cooper
Kurt Cox
Mary Cox
Thomas Crosby
Mary Culik
Leslie Cuppett
Barbara Czarnecki
Thomas Czarny
Rick Dahlstrom
Renata Daniels
Robert Davidson
Roger Deemer
Wendy DesAutels
Victoria DesJardins
Kent DesJardins
Rick DeTroyer
Christine Deyo
Chuck Dickerson
Bryce Dreeszen
Paula Dreeszen
Sylvia Duncan
Tom Dunn
Stacy Dunning
Emily Eby
Kathy Eiferle
Matt Erdman
Michael Etienne
Marcia Etienne
Becky Ewing
Mary Fairgrieve
Katherine Farrell
Tyler Fielstra
Dennis Fitzpatrick
Joy Flannagan
Jane Fochtman
Mike Foley
Steven Foley
Cliff Fox
Meredith Freeby
Dean Frick
Paula Friedrich
Erika Fussman
Theresa Galante
Dan Galbraith
Deborah Gale
James Gerhard
Christopher Gerling
Brad Gillespie
Bethany Goodman
Dana Goodwin
Mason Grahl
Michael Grahl
Ellen Grams
Arthur Greenlee
Tina Groleau
Kathleen Guy
Diane Hagelberg
Cia Hager
Richard Hager
Jonathan Hague
LeAnne Hamilton
Rochelle Hammontree
Katie Harris
Robert Haydock
Kim Healy
Jim Heffner
Bob Heflin
Mike Hennesey
Alan Hershey
Terry Hershey
Zachary Hillyer
Mark Hoffman
Susan Holcombe
Sue Holtzmann
Cathy Hoppel-Harrell
Jim Huckle
Dennis Hudson
Janice Hudson
Pam Huffer
John Imboden
Kathleen Imre
Erroll Imre
Deb Negri-Jackson
Dave Jackson
Phil Jarvi
Kallie Jensen
Paul Jensen
Chris Johnson
Ellie Johnson
Barbara Johnstone
Cindy Jones
Ed Jones
Sharon Joy
Peggy Kane
Rick Kane
Bobbi Kayser
Aileen Kemme
Ray Kendra
Cailey Kerkhof
Jacob Khoury
Jason Kimbrough
Keith Kintigh
Landen Knight
Isaac Koerner
Catherine Kowaleski
Koffi Kpachavi
Steven Kraft
Charlene Krygier
Jim Kure
Betsy Kurth
Debbie Kwaiser
Michael Kwaiser
Makalai Lasavath
Nancy Lassen
Kelsey Lauer
Olivia Lazic
Lynn Lee
Darlyne Leete
John Lewis
Dave Limer
Bob Lockwood
Susan Lockwood
Cheryl Loesel
Ben Lundquist
Sally Lundquist
Cathy Lundy
David Lyon
Shane Lyons
Dan Mach
Kathy Flynn Mach
Susie Mackay
Susan Makie
Sally Manke
Lisana Mann
Dennis Mann
Jennifer Manville
Carolyn Marentette
Melissa Marentette
Girard Marotto
Josephine Marquis
Grace Mason
Marcella Massa
Glen Masterson
Dave Mathews
John Maxson
Chip May
Tom McElwee
Brett McGregor
Christie McGue
Geary McLaughlin
Arian McNamara
Barbara Mendenhall
Constance Metcalf
Dan Mixer
Carolyn Moehle
Edward Moehle
Margaret Monsour
John Morris
Nancy Morris
Deborah Morse
Douglas Morse
John Morse
Paula Moyer
Paul Moyer
David Mudd
Kathi Mudd
Cathy Munday
Glenn Murray
Amelia Naperala
Catherine Nehil
Shane Nelson
Steve Nelson
Suzanne Nelson
Barbara Nelson-Jameson
Cathy Odom
Annie Olds
Spencer Olson
Dan Packer
Jill Packer
Kristin Page
Volunteers–continued
Susan Palmer
Gail Parry
Judy Parsons
Margie Peacock
Patricia Petrovich
John Pflughoeft
Fayeannette Pierce-Parsons
Kathy Pilon
Jill Polmateer
Gregory Pordon
Nancy Potter
Royce Ragland
Joe Rathbun
Patricia Ratner
Beth Redmond
Dave Regalbuto
Robert Reider
Karen Richard
Barbara Robbins
Mark Rogers
John Rothhaar
Kevin Russell
Skig Russell
Mary Sawyer
Marie Schatz
Brent Schnell
Cindy Schnetzler
Marie Schultz
Lawrence Schultz
Michael Seefried
Armen Shanafelt
Marie-Claude Shanafelt
Peggy Shaw
Josh Shields
Dana Sholten
Cooper Sigourney
Beverly Silk
Spencer Silk
Bill Skaff
Adam Smith
Nancy Smith
Maureen Smyth
Anne Smykal
Bill Spiers
Mary Spiers
Andrew Spurlock
Laura Staley
Don Stauffer
Gary Stauffer
Jane Stauffer
Mark Stevens
Nancy Story
Angela Strong
Sue Stroope
Wayne Stroope
Anne Sutton
Todd Sutton
Connor Sweeney
Carolyn Swift
Marianne Talon
Al Taylor
Melanie Taylor
Terrie Taylor
Ashley Thompson
Alison Thornton
Lori Thorpe
Jon Throop
Mary Ann Tomaszewski
Jim Toppin
Janet Traub
Luke Towler
Debra Trowbridge
Steve Utic
Barb Van Dam
Howard Van Houten
Patricia Van Houten
Saskia van Niewdstadt
Sabine Vera
Tom Vinette
Gabrielle Walton
Bill Ward
Mark Warren
Flint Watt
Cindy Weisse-Jurik
Lynne Welmore
Barbara Wentzloff
Janis Wesley
Pamela Williams
Barbara Winckler
Jim Witte
Michael Wnek
Matthew Wojda
Jeanne Wolf
Karin Wolfe
Brenda Forbrig Wolfson
Fred Woodruff
Jo Anne Wright
Maribeth Wright
Tom Wright
Melissa Yard
Thomas Yocum
Michelle York
Jenny Young
Cherice Zaleski
Lois Zawierucha
John Zawierucha
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