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Saginaw Basin
Land Conservancy Projects and News
The latest news and information on programs and projects
at the Conservancy.
STANDISH
NATURE PRESERVE DEDICATION 8/26/08 4pm

When: Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
4:00 PM
Where:
Standish Nature Preserve, Standish, MI
RSVP:
Contact the SBLC at
comments@sblc-mi.org or via phone 989.891.9986
Tours of the preserve will be offered after the
ceremony.
The preserve is located on the western shore of
the Saginaw Bay, at the southeast corner of
Bordeau and LaFave Roads in Standish
Township, Arenac
County. It encompasses 24.75 acres of wooded coastal wetlands. The preserve is
noted for its 500-foot frontage on the
Saginaw Bay as well as its secluded
inland pond. Rolling land with several ridges dot the densely forested areas.
Members of the newly formed Pinconning-Standish
Rotary Club helped Conservancy volunteers install a large wooden entrance sign
and build benches at the preserve for greater visibility and accessibility.
“This land not only creates natural areas for
recreation and enjoyment, it also helps to preserve the natural wetland
ecosystem which will filter chemicals and pollutants and keep them out of
Saginaw Bay,” said Conservancy executive
director Valerie Roof. “We’re thrilled to be able to offer the use of this
wonderful preserve to visitors of all ages – to learn about and appreciate the
Saginaw Bay Watershed.”
The preserve
features hiking trails which follow the uplands and meander throughout the
wetland which is dense with mature trees including elm, ash, birch, oak and
aspen. A small open area off Bordeau Lane and the waterfront supports wetland
vegetation including willow, ash, dogwood and cattails.
PRESSPRICH NATURE PRESERVE
WORK DAY
Volunteers Needed! Do you like to work with your hands? The Conservancy would
love your help in putting up preserve signs and building hand-crafted benches to
increase visibility and accessibility at our Pressprich Nature Preserve, located
in Au Gres, MI. No experience required.
When: Saturday, September 6th, 2008
– 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Pressprich Nature Preserve, Au Gres, MI
RSVP: Contact SBLC at
comments@sblc-mi.org or via phone 989.891.9986
SUMMER IN BLOOM AT
PINCONNING NATURE PRESERVE

Our guide called these
sunset-colored beauties “Michigan Lillies,”
although they are also
known as “Turk’s Cap Lillies.”
Did you miss the beautiful
Wildflower Walk at the Conservancy’s Pinconning Nature Preserve in July? Want to
come to more events like this?
Join the Conservancy to receive our tri-annual newsletter and receive
advance notice of our events!

SBLC Receives Grant for New Preserve Signage and
Accessibility

The new
preserve
is located in Huron County, MI near Caseville.
Wildfowl Bay, MI – The Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy recently received
a grant totaling $2,300 to provide sign and accessibility enhancements to its
new preserve on Wildfowl
Bay, thanks to the Huron County Community Foundation.
“Adding signs and rest benches will increase
visitor access as well as educational and recreational opportunities,” said
executive director Valerie Roof. Conservancy website enhancements will also
promote the new preserve and its ecologically significant features.
The Conservancy will install an attractive
preserve sign at the entry to the property, as well as build and place benches
along existing non-motorized pathways and lake shore areas. Signs will help mark
the preserve’s boundaries, as well as inform visitors of the state preserve’s
restrictions.
The Conservancy is looking for
volunteers to help coordinate a work day to install signs, benches and boundary
markers. Local volunteers in the Caseville, MI area are welcome to help out!
SAGINAW BASIN LAND CONSERVANCY
ANNOUNCES PHOTO CONTEST

Show nature at its beautiful best and you could win a cash prize! The Saginaw
Basin Land Conservancy is now accepting entries for its second annual
photo contest.
The contest provides participants with an opportunity to explore the natural
environment within the Saginaw Basin while building awareness and support to
preserve and protect the natural space, species and habitat that thrive within
the Saginaw Bay Watershed. The contest is open to all ages.
Photo contestants are encouraged to capture an image
that reflects natural living in the Saginaw Bay Watershed. Images can include
waterways such as rivers and streams, plant life or flora, forest and natural
wooded scenery, and even wildlife, birds and insects and people, although
releases will be obtained for any human subjects captured on film.
Contestants
will have plenty of room to choose their best shot. The Saginaw Bay Watershed is
the largest watershed in the state, filtering 15 percent of state inland waters.
It features more than 175 inland lakes and nearly 7,000 square miles of rivers
and streams.
Hundreds of
contestants snapped digital and film-based photos for the 2007 contest. The
winning photos are displayed at
Bay City State Recreation Area.
The contest is open to the public, with no entry
fee. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three winners in each photo
category and winning photos will be posted on the Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy
website as well as in the organization’s newsletter, “The Watershed Wire.”
Contestants can choose from five photo categories: Landscapes; Plants and
Flowers; People in Nature, Student Category and Wildlife.
The Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy’s second annual
photo contest is sponsored by The Saginaw News and The Bay City Times. Photos
entered in the contest will be judged by a select panel of professionals with
backgrounds in environmental protection, art and photography. Photos will be
judged on originality, composition and subject matter.
Deadline for photo submission is September 30,
2008.
 
SBLC Lands Preserved 2006 - 2008  
Total SBLC Acreage 2008
Number Total Acres
Preservation
Agreements
40
3,307
Preserves
6
294
In 2006:
Preservation
Agreements 31 1,942
Preserves
4 150
SBLC “Wish List”
With late-season clearance sales underway, it’s a great time
to think of the Conservancy when you stock up on garden tools. Any help you can
provide is much appreciated! Contact us at
comments@sblc-mi.org or call 989.891.9986 to donate. Thank you!!
Work gloves
Cedar or treated posts – 8 ft.
Cedar or treated posts – 12 ft.
Lumber & hardware for observation platform
Metal gate
Metal fence posts & driver
Cordless drill
Hand pruners (6)
Power post hole digger
Extendable tree pruner
Bucksaw
Covered utility trailer
Color inkjet printer
Preserve brush cutter gasoline cards
SLR-style digital camera & zoom
lens
Thank you to George Shaw for his generous donation of lopping shears! |