The true heroes of the land protection movement are the landowners who choose the enduring gift of land over profit. Stories of Donated Nature Preserves - Oliver & Edna Birge (Mackinaw County) - Agnes S. Andreae (Cheboygan County) - Three Bears Mountain/N. Branch Boyne River (Charlevoix County) (click on Nature Preserves for more information and stories) Stories of Donated Conservation Easements - Mark & Ruth Paddock (Emmet County) - The Cudlip Family (Cheboygan County) - The Seidel Family (Charlevoix County) - Sherman & Margo Janke (Emmet County) - Margaret Chute (Cheboygan County) - Mike and Joanne Cromley (Cheboygan County) Stories of Bargain Sales - Stewart Creek Conservation Easement (Cheboygan County) Stories of Assist & Transfer Projects - The Headlands (Emmet County) Stories of Financial Donors to the Little Traverse Conservancy - Earl Larson - Charitable Gift Annuity - John Woollam - Creating Waves of Conservation .
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