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Brown Bridge Pond // Photo by: Mark Lindsay

2010 Issue

to You from lew:

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One (of many) things that can be said about the Grand Traverse Conservation District is that we don’t stand still. We are constantly changing to more effectively meet the needs of our community and to further our mission. The most recent and obvious example of this is the construction of the Boardman River Nature Center. The Center has given us new and impactful ways of reaching out to the community – and is now, itself, a catalyst for further change at the GTCD.

We built the Nature Center because our traditional ways of promoting natural resource stewardship were too limited for our growing community. We saw education and outreach as an effective way of leveraging our limited financial and staff resources. With the Nature Center as a model, we now realize the value of incorporating education and volunteer engagement into our other program areas.

This realization has been a significant factor in the development of our nearly completed 2011-2013 strategic plan. The main elements of the plan call for greater integration of all our various programs to ensure that education and volunteer participation is a greater part of each one of them. One step we have already taken is to reorganize into two program areas: Conservation and Education. Ultimately our goal is to meld the two and create one unified delivery system to more effectively promote stewardship.

The strategic plan is not yet complete. And there are elements in it that will be further defined in the second and third years of the plan. But we know we will be making changes that make yet better use of the support provided by you, our donors and volunteers. We also know that we will be learning from you all along the way and we are eager to provide even more ways for you to learn from your involvement in the GTCD.

Thank you for joining us in our journey.

Lew Coulter, Executive Director

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Your Dollars at Work

RevenueContracts and Services 199,890Donations 54,782Private Grants 193,541Public Grants 101,490Education Programs 18,442Sales 63,646Other 38,923Total Revenue $670,714

Expenses

Building Operations 21,431Capital Expenditures 17,796Fundraising 63,099Management 121,648Conservation & Edu 469,047Materials for Resale 20,581Miscellaneous 1,410Total Expenses $715,012

Other: 6%

Sales: 9%

Graphics by Eric Hansen

Private Grants: 29%

Donations8% Contracts & Services: 30%

Inside...// Education p. 3

// Conservation p. 7

// Water Stewardship p. 10

// Photo Gallery p. 11

// Seedling & Native Plant Sales p. 13

// Native Plant Rescue p. 14

// Thank You! p. 15

Education Programs: 3%

Public Grants: 15%

Management17%

Bldg Ops 3%

Conservation & Education 66%

Capital Exp 2%

Resale Materials3%

Fundraising9%

Misc .2%

Our Mission:

Inspiring exploration, appreciation, and conservation

of our natural world.

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educationThis has been an outstanding year at the Boardman River Nature Center. Our education programs continue to grow and reach the community in exciting new ways. The Nature Center has come alive with its second year of programs, events, exhibits and volunteer opportunities. The year has been a vibrant one, with 10,471 visitors. Of these, 7,321 participated in an education program or event, and 3,150 were walk-in visitors. Thanks to all of you who help to make our work possible, over 20,000 visitors have nurtured their connection to nature at the Boardman River Nature Center since our Grand Opening in August 2008! Just a few of our highlights this year...

Community Stewardship SeriesOver 90 unique public education programs for individuals and families were offered as part of the Boardman River Nature Center’s Community Stewardship Series this year, funded by the Oleson Foundation. Every Saturday, there is a fun and informative education program at the Nature Center, with seasonal themes from scavenger hunts and river walks to water quality sampling and native landscaping workshops. We also offer evening programs, including those in partnership with the Grand Traverse Hiking Club and Grand Traverse Audubon Club. The Community Stewardship Series is designed to help individuals and families explore and appreciate nature, and to help provide the community with the tools they need to be wise environmental stewards. We invite you and your family to join us and see what all the “buzz” is about!

A volunteer leads a hike in the Natural education Reserve

“I’ve been studying nature my whole life.” -Student at a NEST Program

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peepersStop by the Nature Center on any Tuesday morning, and you’ll be sure to see it filled with eager little Peepers! Our Peepers program was one of our most popular programs again this year, created to help foster the exploration of nature in preschoolers (3-5 years old). The Peepers program is offered every Tuesday morning from September through May, with weekly themes from sunflowers and ladybugs to spiders and animal tracks - all sure to catch the attention of the little ones. Over 300 children (and their parents!) participated in the Peepers program this year.

Nature education for Students and teachers (NeSt) Thank you for helping to build the NEST! Our NEST programs (Nature Education for Students and Teachers) are designed to connect K-12 students with the natural world, meet state content standards and work toward increasing academic achievement through environmental education. With generous support from Rotary Charities of Traverse City, the GTCD is designing a new menu of NEST programs over the next three years, and we are excited to develop a K-12 continuum of environmental education experiences for the Grand Traverse community. In 2010, GTCD’s education staff and volunteers reached over 1,200 students from preschool through high school, with groups ranging in size from 8-108!

Nature Day CampWith your support, the GTCD offered six weeks of Nature Day Camp programs for children ages 4-12 this summer. The Nature Day Camp programs were a fun way for 70 area children to spend a week of their summer vacation, exploring the natural world and learning about environmental stewardship. Themes this year included Nuts about Nature, Pond Detectives, Creepy Crawlies, Woodland Wonders, River Explorers and Fossils Frenzy.

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A volunteer helps a Peepers student plant a flower in the Nature Center butterfly garden

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Grand traverse Stewardship Initiative (GtSI)Protecting water, expanding classrooms and strengthening communities – these are the goals of our new Grand Traverse Stewardship Initiative (GTSI). The GTSI is part of the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative, a statewide network of eight regional hubs working toward increasing stewardship of the Great Lakes through professional development for teachers, school-community partnerships and place-based education. This year, the GTSI was launched with teams of teachers from four area schools. The 20 teachers participated in our week-long Summer Institute to learn about water and watersheds, the community’s water-related needs, and ways in which they could engage their students in addressing these needs. During the 2010-11 school year, they will design and implement water-related projects in the community with their students and community partners. To learn more, visit www.gtstewardship.org.

At Home in the Natural WorldHome school students in the Grand Traverse region enjoyed this second year of our home school series, At Home in the Natural World. This year, we offered five unique education programs for home school children ages 5-12. Over 90 children participated in four of the home school sessions, while our December program was snowed out. At Home in the Natural World was designed to get children outside, allow them to explore the Natural Education Reserve, and foster their sense of environmental stewardship.

The 20 smiling teachers who took part in the GTsI summer Institute

“We are truly blessed with what we have surrounding us here, and our community is better being educated by you and the

folks at the Nature Center. What you folks are doing is huge.” -Mark Lindsay, Volunteer

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Nature North FestivalThe Nature North Festival brought over 350 visitors to the Boardman River Nature Center in June! This fun family festival included all kinds of hands-on activities, crafts and guided hikes, a live raptor program with Wings of Wonder, an interactive video experience with UpNorth TV and food, drinks and music. Many partner organizations hosted booths with activities and information for visitors, and the community had an opportunity to learn more about a variety of environmental and educational organizations in the area. Join us next June for another fabulous festival!

Nature Spooktacular!Over 100 ghouls and goblins, princes and princesses, lions and skunks all joined the GTCD’s education staff and volunteers for a spooky adventure at the Halloween Spooktacular this year! The evening included ghoulish games, creepy activities, fun nature crafts and a haunted trail. Our most popular night of the year!

Volunteers at the Nature Center We want you to know that the Boardman River Nature Center is truly a product of our community. Much of our success to date has been due in large part to your support, and the dedication and enthusiasm of our incredible volunteers. From our front desk docents to our volunteer instructors and guest speakers, our environmental education volunteers donated over 2,000 volunteer hours in 2010.

You have helped create a special place to nurture the community’s connection to nature, and can continue to help make the Nature Center a success for generations to come. If you are interested in getting more involved in the activities of the Boardman River Nature Center, contact Colleen Masterson-Bzdok at 231.941.0960 or cmasterson@gtcd.org.

A child at Nature North Festival gets up close with stream life

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ConservationThis year has turned out to be another busy year for the Land Management Team. We continue to improve this area’s public parklands through better signage, education displays, trail design, and structure maintenance. Our dedicated volunteers continue to aid in our success and the quality of the recreation you will experience both on the river and in the parklands. In 2010 alone, volunteers spent 1,015 hours helping us remove invasive species, perform general trail maintenance, clean up trash from the river, and stabilize eroding stream banks. Here are a few highlights from this year.

Creek at the Commons Gets a New Span on lifeThis summer, a culvert at Garfield Township’s Grand Traverse Commons Natural Area was replaced with a clear span bridge. While this small tributary to Kids Creek may go unnoticed by many during the majority of year, during heavy rainfall this culvert would plug with debris and flood badly. The new bridge will alleviate the flooding issue and also allow for better fish passage. In fact, the same day the culvert was replaced, brook trout were seen moving up and down the new stream channel. In addition the new bridge is strong enough to accommodate emergency vehicles. This will improve user safety by allowing access to the interior of the park for medical and fire emergencies.

trailheads Get an educationThanks in part to support from Traverse City Light and Power, the Audubon Club, and a grant from Rotary’s Gourmet Game Dinner, we have been able to install seasonal displays at many of our area parklands. These displays rotate throughout the year and present many topics recreational users will likely see on the trails. They also feature pictures from several local photographers in the area that are out capturing the wonder of our natural world. The project is about 50% complete with more displays planned for this coming summer and fall seasons. Keep an eye out next time you hit the trails. You might just be surprised at what you learn!

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Invasive Species under AttackFor the last several years, we have hosted monthly work bees throughout the summer in the parklands we manage to remove invasive species and this year was no different. We held monthly workbees throughout the season. Next year, we will ramp up our efforts in these areas thanks to a $935,000 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant through the EPA. We received the grant in September to create the Grand Traverse Regional Invasive Species Network (ISN). The ISN will create a collaborative effort between 16+ regional organizations to prioritize and remove invasive species, prevent the spread of new invasive species, and educate the Grand Traverse community about stewardship of its natural resources. The capacities of all participating organizations will increase, allowing for a much stronger effort to be launched against invasive species. We are very excited about this new grant and you will hear more in 2011 as work gets underway.

Kids Creek park ImprovementsThis little gem of a park situated between Kohl’s and the Great Wolf Lodge has seen several improvements over the last year. A fish passage barrier was removed, a new timber bridge installed, the mill pond was dredged and stocked with fish, and most recently some much needed trail signage was also installed. With the help from the staff at the Great Wolf Lodge, we were able to place directional signage at each trail intersection and a brand new information station during the United Way Day of Caring. If you haven’t been to this Garfield Township park in a while, check it out and reconnect with nature and maybe get some shopping done too!

“I hope you both appreciate what a valuable asset you are to those of us who find our spiritual grounding in the natural

resources in this area.”-Tom Kirchner, Volunteer Trail Steward

A group of volunteers pose after another successful Invasive Species Workbee

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Brown Bridge Quiet Area Boardwalk Goes GreenUnder the direction of the GTCD, the Youth Conservation Corps team from SEEDS, a local environmental non-profit organization, replaced the aging boardwalk on the northeast trail of the City of Traverse City’s Brown Bridge Quiet Area with a wider, more environmentally-friendly one. The new boardwalk is constructed out of re-used materials and lumber from the invasive black locust tree. Black locust is a dense, durable wood that is naturally resistant to rot, even more so than treated lumber. The structure will help maximize the public’s enjoyment of nature while having a minimal impact on it. Working with the Youth Corps also allows us to make a positive impact on area youth, beyond our programs at the Boardman River Nature Center. The Youth Corps learns about and contributes to environmental stewardship and sustainability while undertaking on-the-job training.

Helping the Boardman river one Scoop at a timeWe teamed up with the Adams Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Ken and Cindy May and their neighbors to repair a severely eroding streambank along the banks of the Boardman River. The Mays recently purchased property on the Boardman River and wanted to do their part to keep the river healthy. In all, 40-50 old rotting railroad ties were removed and replaced with fish habitat lunker structures and rock rip-rap. This fall, four sites along the North Branch of the Boardman River will receive much needed repairs thanks to funding from Rotary’s Gourmet Game Dinner. The sites located downstream of Broomhead Road in Whitewater Township contribute an estimated 12 tons of sediment annually to the River system. Next year, proceeds from the Gourmet Game Dinner will go toward the repair of a severely eroding bank and the installation of an overlook with access steps downstream of Sabin Dam and help replace the Fox Den boardwalk that is used regularly by school groups and visitors to the Boardman River Nature Center.

Volunteers put the finishing touches on the new boardwalk

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Water StewardshipThis was a great growing season for farmers in NW Michigan. Good weather conditions and the absence of a mid-summer drought brought a good harvest to row crop and fruit producers in the area. Every year, many local farmers are involved in the NW Michigan Water Stewardship program and this year was no different. From empty pesticide containers to risk-assessments, the Water Stewardship Program was active in your community. Here are some highlights:

// Assisted 13 local farmers achieve 21 verifications in the Michigan Agriculture Environmental Assurance Program (MAEAP), reducing risk to your water on the farm and in the field

// Completed 31 on-site farm risk assessments with local farmers resulting in over 100 risk reduction practices completed on-farm

// Assisted over 150 local farms with Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) standards in partnership with other local organizations

// Assisted local agribusiness and local farmers with the recycling of over12,000 lbs of properly rinsed pesticide containers. (3 semi trailer loads throughout the year)

// Assisted Grand Traverse County with 3 Household Hazardous Waste/Clean Sweep collections, resulting in the proper disposal of over 8,000 lbs of pesticides.

Keep an eye out for the MAEAP signs as you drive through the 4-county area we service and show your support of these farms by buying local. We look forward to continuing to help these farmers protect our natural resources in the coming year.

Cherry Bay Orchard employees pose next to their MAEAP Verified sign after getting reverified this year

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“I could go on and on!! But in summary, I really believe in the importance of your community commitment and outreach.

thank you so much for all you provide. ” -Jennifer Sell, Native Plant Sale customer

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“I liked the part when you let us touch the frog. It felt so slimy.” -2nd Grader from Willow Hill Elementary

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Seedling & Native plant SalesEach year since the mid 1940s, Conservation Districts throughout the nation have held conservation seedling sales. The original goal was largely reforestation and soil conservation during the dust bowl era. Thanks to decades of successful conservation work, we don’t have the same concerns today. Yet we have many new ones like invasive species, lack of wildlife habitat, and global warming.

A few highlights from this year’s sales:// 16,474 seedlings sold to 264 people// 4,352 native plants sold to 413 people// 7,829 seedlings given to 30 schools

The sales were once again held at the Boardman River Nature Center and everything went very well. For a weekend in April, the community room was full of tree seedlings and for a weekend in May, it was full of lush native plants, shrubs and wildflowers. Despite lines out the door at times, most found what they were looking for and then some.

In conjunction with the sales, we held numerous workshops tackling topics from recognizing invasive species to native landscaping clinics. Educating the community on why & how to use native plants is just as important as getting the plants in their hands.

These sales are major fundraisers for the GTCD, which makes their success so important. Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support of our work and do their part to help restore native habitat to Northern Michigan.

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An armful of seedlings and their proud new planters at this year’s Seedling Sale

“planting trees made me feel special because the earth is good to us so we

need to be good to the earth.” -Student who received a free seedling

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Native plant rescueArmed with nothing but a shovel and a passion for plants, a slew of dedicated volunteers headed out on weekly rescue missions this past spring and fall! Every Friday morning, a team of volunteers got their hands dirty, and their smiles brightened as they worked to rescue some native plants from plots of land booked to be bulldozed.

This year, over 25 volunteers put in over 200 hours to rescue over 1,200 pots of plants! Estimating about 3 plants per pot, that means over 3,600 plants! In addition to residential housing developments, we worked with the Grand Traverse Road Commission to rescue the native plants in the way of a new road widening project on South Long Lake Road. This was an exciting project for us and we look forward to tackling more in 2011!

We took on some special new volunteers this year too.. A group of grade schoolers came out for a couple digs and not only did they rescue some plants, they had fun doing it. It is never too early to start training the next generation of native plant rescuers!

We sincerely appreciate all of the volunteers and landowners that make the success of this program possible. If you know of or wonder if a property has native plants in need of rescuing, please contact us.

A happy native plant rescuer shows off an even happier rescued fern

“this fern is really going to love its new home!” -Kristine Drake, Native Plant Rescue Volunteer

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Nathan DenryterSally & George DeWeeseMary DietrichMartha DivelyJennifer DouglassKristine DrakeAnn EckerlyDenise EdickJim and De ElderJoe ElliottDr. Duke ElsnerCarol EvansJim FeikerAmy, Carl, Cara, Katie, Annie FergusonCarl & Amy FergusonJulie FernandezBrian and Fran FigurskiMark FisherEd & Mary FleesBob FollettThomas FordMargaret ForgioneFour Season NurseryNorm FredJerry & Sherry FreelsJack & Sally FryeMike GeisertSarah, Kimmie & Vanessa GerardSteve GerberNicolle GirardBill & Sarah GittlenRachel GoodmanTom & Georgine GrapesCarolyn GreenCarole GrovesLisa & Erik GruberGrand Traverse Organic LandscapesBill HaganJohn HagenGregory Hamilton & Padrice

Elizabeth AdairMr. & Mrs. Tom AdamsChristine AmeenElaine ArmstrongBeth BaillieIvy BaillieJim BatsakisJanelle BeemanKay BeerthuisJody BennettKimberli BindschatelBloomers Landscape MaintenanceBob CarstensBruce & Sandra BodjackDon BradyBarbara BreithauptBill BrietzkeJim BrownKatie BrownMichelle BudayLaurel BurkeBill & Char BusbyChris BzdokKendra CampbellJim CarpenterAl CatalloKathy ChamberlainRoss & Helen ChildsEmmy Lou CholakTerry & Jody ClarkMarcia ClonePat CoatsSara CockrellMary ColemanDean ConnersRobert CornwellJoan CostleyDavid CoyneNate CraneKyra CrossLinda CzajkaMichael & Dixie DavisThomas DeGroot

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NatureIsCalling.orgVolunteers October 2009-September 2010

Brown HamiltonKellie HammondJim HeffnerJudy HeffronJohn Heiam & Lois GoldsteinAllison HeinsPatricia HenkelBen HensonDiane HensonDave HerralaDavid HicksKate HofmannDonna HoganBob HortsmanErin HowardAbbegail HoyeJane HutchinsonBill HyslopBrian & Jennifer JaffeJennifer Jay Jeanne HindsThomas JenkinsJohn FlesherCamille JohnstonJunior’s Discount Tire & Wheel Center, Inc.Todd KalishNick KantzAnita & Jason KimbroughTammy KinzelLaura KirbyTom & Leah KirchnerMichael KreftLindsey LaForteStephen LagerquistJeff LaneJohn & Mary LaneEllen LapekasSharon LargentHeather LarsenTerry Larsen & Karen Kantz-LarsenCorie LaytonSis LeakeCarl & Suzanne LehtoBarbara Levi

Mark LindsayBob LuomaDave & Peg MahaffyDave MahanMary MannerKim MarianJames MaturenCynthia MayeauxMolly McCombsBarbara McCullenDan McKeenGeorge MeredithJohn & Shirley MeschJohn & Pat MetzkerPete, Lisa, David MeyerBrenda MillerEmily MitchellEd MoehleMargaret MonsourKaren MuellerGladys MunozJohn NelsonJudy NemitzJill NoeRebecca MangBruce & Cathy OdomMariah OdomDawn OhCynthia OpieJudy OwenSarah PayetteHeather PeytonBrian & Deanna PitserLinda PoindexterMary PowellCasey ResslCindy RetherfordEd RiskJack & Lucille RobbinsBarbara RodenbergMichael RodenbergKathy RodgersSteve RouseRobert and Grace RuddKathy Rymal & Mark CantrellElliot Salyer

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ConservationistsGrand Traverse Regional Community FoundationThe Oleson FoundationGreat Lakes Fishery TrustRotary Charities of Traverse CityThe Mahogany FoundationTraverse City Light and Power

NaturalistsJulius H. & Barbara B. Beers FoundationDan & Cameron FarleyThe Les & Anne Biederman FoundationT. Grace MacdonaldNorth American Lining Services

StewardsAdams Chapter of Trout UnlimitedBoardman River Clean SweepChristine AmeenBill & Char BusbyAugust A. Busch III Charitable TrustCherryland Electric CooperativeGrand Traverse Fruit Growers CouncilEleanor DouglassTeam ElmersGrand Traverse Organic LandscapesMr. & Mrs. James R. GilsonFireflyHardwicke Family FundDean HuesdashJML DesignMolon ExcavatingOryana Natural FoodsRieth-Riley Construction Co, Inc.Mark & Kristen TinkerTom & Janice Tinker

thank You Donors...Kelley SampeerJohn & Margaret SargentTheresa SchleedeBill ScottEmmy Lou CholakDonald ShookAnita SilvermanEvan SmithBarbara SolomonsonPat SomersSteve SomersDonna SowersAmy SpitzleyAnn StephensBarbara StockWilliam StrongLaurie StuckChris SullivanBob & Evie SummersJames TarrTeahen FarmsJames & Roberta TeahenSteve TimmerSteve & Amy TongueJocelyn TrepteEmily TynerNicole VanNessHolly VaughnHoward & Dianne WalkerJohn WaltonSally WarnerWatershed ChurchJohn Lannin & Pamela WeberThomas WellsTom WesselsBenjamin WestBette Wattles WilliamsTodd Wilson & Deborah CroweDr. & Mrs. James WoodburneBev WoodsMyrna Yeakle Tom Young

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NatureIsCalling.orgthank You!Gifts given

August 2009-August 2010TrailblazersJean & Dennis AloiaArbutus Press - Susan Bays, Owner/PublisherKimberli BindschatelBlack Star FarmsBrian BloodBritten Media GroupGrand Traverse Audubon ClubThe Friendly Garden Club of Traverse CityLew & Virginia CoulterLinda CzajkaMichael & Dixie DavisDennis, Gartland, NiegarthMike & Teckla DettmerJoe & Sheryl ElliottBob & Marlene FlanneryGrand Traverse Regional Community Foundation - Rotary Endowment FundEllen FredGourdie Fraser, Inc.Jeff GraftGrand Traverse County Township AssociationBruce & Terry HooperMichael & Marsha HowardJunior’s Discount Tire & Wheel Center, Inc.David & Beth KarczewskiDr. & Mrs. Patrick KellyGary Kuhlman Tree ServiceJohn & Mary LaneTracey Lev-aryJody MarquisMarti VanEenenaam-Iwanicki & Tom IwanickiLeon & Shirley MartuchDaniel & Kimberly Mau FamilyMary C. PrattMarv & Marlene PuskaRanch RudolfRobert and Grace RuddJohn & Margaret SargentDr. William Scharf

Robert & Kelli SchmerheimShoreline Fruit, LLCSigns NowRandy Smith, Renewable Services, LLCSuzanne StepanJames TarrThe Bank of Northern MichiganNancy ThorntonTom’s Food Markets, Inc.Ed Andres & Nancy TurnerUnited RentalsJohn WaltonJulia WaltonKennard & Judith WeaverLouis Wojtowicz & Donna SowersThe Estate of Frederick H. Dohm

FriendsLynda & Clifford AlanPeter & Bernadette AlbersJudith A ArnoldJudy ArnoldBackcountry OutfittersNancy BaglanMargaret BaileyTom & Mary BarkerDonald & Jeanette BaschJohn & Nanette BedickKathlyn BeerthuisMegan BlackportRoger & Carla BloomJennifer & Dan BonifacioDean & Christina BottBrauer ProductionsDr. John & Phyllis BrewsterElise & Joe BrooksJo BullisMarilyn BurfiendBurkholder ConstructionLaura BuschChris & Colleen Masterson-BzdokScrub & Betsy CalcuttEleanor CanfieldDr. & Mrs. William CartwrightRoss & Helen Childs

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Glen & Rebecca ChownRobin & Paul ChristensenKay ChristianTerry & Jody ClarkCol. George & Marykae Clay-tonDon CloverMichael CobbSara CockrellColdwell Banker Schmidt Real-torsGloria ColesThe Concrete Service, IncJames & Elizabeth CookCopy QueenzCorporate TitleDavid CoyneDan & Gail Dall’OlmoRonald & Diane DavisBob & Arlene DeanJohn & Sue DenioBrad DeringtonFred & Deanna DeschlerGreg DoornbosMichele DouglasKristine DrakeBob & Louise DunbarKathy EhrenbergerHarry & Sara EickElena WentzMark Elliott & Heather King-hamKenneth & Janet EngleThomas & Juliann ErdmannLew & Kathleen FarrellGregory & Nancy FazzoniLynn Fellows-LyonJulie FernandezNancy FerrarFischer Insurance Agency, IncLinda FlynnRobert & Sandra FooteRichard & Susan FordForest Area Federal Credit UnionMargaret Forgione

Brian Zimmerman, Four Season NurseryLen & Karen FranseenRob & Alta FrearsNorm FredJerry & Sherry FreelsJack & Sally FryeJoel & Lucille GaffRobert GarveyMike & Belinda GarvonJudy GassJennifer GaubertDouglas & Shirley GembisJames & Diane GilboMichael GillmanBill & Sarah GittlenCarol GleasonWesley & Lorene GoffGolden K Kiwanis ClubJoanne GollesBob & Karen GoodrichGood SearchGrand Traverse Area Retired School PersonnelTom & Georgine GrapesGreat Lakes Environmental CenterCarole GrovesBill & Liz HaganJan & Carol HaleDrs. Robert Hall & Cynthia GlinesCaroline HamTraverse City Big BoyKellie Hammond, Salon 225Christopher & Peggy HanfordRussell HardinGerry HarschJim & Sarah Haveman, Nature’s ReflectionsJohn Heiam & Lois GoldsteinJohn & Charlene HeimMr. & Mrs. John R. HicksLeslie & Pamela HintzRaymond & Nancy HofmanKate HoltfreterRichard & Jean HoxieJim & Diana Huckle

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John & Anna HuntJohn HunterJerry InmanJennifer Jay & Evan JohnstoneJeanne HindsJesse & Charlotte JohnsonKaren JohnsonLaura & Ron JollyJean JorgensonMike KanitzScott Keely & Heather NeitzkeCharles L. & M. Delores KellyMrs. Louise KellyKelly Orchards, Inc.Charles & Janet KibbyKathleen KierenAndy Knott & Denise BakerEllen Kohler & Matt CauchyRichard Kosinski & Deborah OchsCatherine KowaleskiWalter & Ingeborg KraimerJeff KrogerGordon & Veronica LaPointePauline Lackie & Mary HoilesJim LahdeEileen LarsenDavid & Jane LawrenceMarilyn LeppekDr. & Mrs. Mark LeslieDavid & Jennie LewisJordan & Marcia LindbergBrian & Diane LironesDoug & Lynne LucianiTom & Barbara LyonMa-Me-Ne-Sewong Garden ClubRobert & Ellen MacKinnonMackinaw Brewing Co.Elizabeth MaddalenaE. Thomas & Gladys MaguireDave & Julia MahanDaniel & Lillian MahaneyKen & Priscilla MarekAnn MartinThomas & Kathleen McClanaghanJohn & Molly McCombsDr. & Mrs. William McCool

David McCormickBob McLainThomas & Shirley McLenithanAndrea McPeakeBarbara & Jerry MeachThomas & Linda MeadKami MichaelMichigan BloodDawn MikolajczykEd & Carolyn MoehleBeth & Chris MooreMary Beth & Hugh MorrisonJohn & Diane VanderveenMr. & Mrs. Arnold MummertMr. & Mrs. Bob NaftaliSarah NaperalaDon & Beverly NewsonNorthern AnglerKevin & Mickie NovorolskyHomer Nye & Rebecca MangOdom’s Re-use Co.Bruce & Cathy OdomOleson’s Food StoresCharles OlsonJack & Carol OlsonOrvis StreamsideTed & Kathy PahlPenelope PaulleyPeter & Sarah PayetteJames & Suzanne PerkinsMary “Monnie” PetersKenneth PickeringBrian & Deanna PitserAgnes PlagensGilda PovoloJon PrinsSteven & Renee RathkeDick & Nancy ReddyCraig & Bonnie RizleyJack & Lucille RobbinsEric & Sara Roth FamilyRuss & Melissa RybaKathy Rymal & Mark CantrellGary & Debi SanbornJoseph & Kelley SarafaFrank & Jan Schollett

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Gifts givenAugust 2009-August 2010

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Art & Karen SchwarmJane & Ken ShankDon & Martha SheehanStephen G. ShetronAnonymousRon & Jane ShoupSteve & Carol ShuckraStephen & Peg SicilianoAnita SilvermanRobert & Anne SkoffMark & Ann SmithKristen SomersJim & Kelli SpencerLeo & Linda StallmanMrs. Bethany SteffeyFrank & Jill StiltnerDiane StockfischSummer Lark, LLC, Ms. Marion EmbickMary & Bill SwiftCarl & Eleanor TackeCaryl & Martha TavenerTeahen FarmsKelly & Carolyn ThayerThe Marlene December Revocable Living TrustJoe & Doris ThibedeauHerman & Laurie ThomasDick & Carol ThompsonGabby ThompsonSteve & Janina TimmerThe Tongue FamilyMr. & Mrs. Paul TousleyThomas & Dawn TraceyTraverse Area Paddle ClubJocelyn TrepteBill & Peggy Van PettenDeborah VanvechtenVictory Printing & DesignMartha VreelandShirl WaclawskiBrent & Jean WadsworthMary WalkerDoug & Betty WallaceWard Eaton, IncDiane Wendt

Tom WesselsWheelock & Sons Welding, Inc.Jim Wiesing & Cass MillerWild Birds UnlimitedPerry & Effie WilliamsonTodd Wilson & Deborah CroweHenry & Carrol WiseDr. & Mrs. James WoodburneDesiree & Greg WorthingtonJosh & Barb WunschJohn & Marylou ZaloudekThomas & Kathleen ZatorskiBarbara ZupinRalph & Margaret von Walthausen

thank You!

Thank you for supporting the Grand Traverse Conservation District & Boardman River Nature Center.

Please consider giving a gift of appreciated assets, or including GTCD in your estate plans. If you have already provided for a future gift to the GTCD, please let us know so that we may recognize your generosity!

Contact the GTCD at 231.941.0960 to learn more about giving opportunities or to make a change to your listing.

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Gifts givenAugust 2009-August 2010Memorials & Honorariums

In Memory of Wally ChappelMark & Shirley BenjaminAnne BrasiePete & Constance BruskiEd & Mary Flees FamilyMargaret ForgioneDeborah GrayMunson Transcription Dept.Doyle & Jacquelin PiermanJack & Lucille RobbinsRobert & Grace RuddMike Slater

n memory of Bill HemmingDennis & Judy Murphy...he always loved the Boardman River

In memory of Karen ResslConstance Schrieber & Eric BankheadPatty & Dale Churchill FamilyJon & Caryn Cleland FamilyRhiannon JonesAnonymousCasey ResslPaul & Amy Borer SutherlandLon & Mary Swick

In memory of Jim VanEenenaam from his family

In honor of Cori Kahlerfrom Rotary of Traverse City

In honor of John & Molly McCombsfrom John McCombs, Jr.

In honor of Joan VanDykefrom Lea Wood

In memory of Dick EricksonDoris AbbottBarbara & Tom AuerWilliam & Joyce BraeuningerMr. & Mrs. William Burke Jill ByronRoss & Helen ChildsLew & Virginia CoulterMickey & Lana CrandallKarl & Cynthia DeFoeBob & Arlene DeanEdgar & Ruth DossDenyse EverettTed & Karen FoleyTimothy & Vicki GerouGrand Traverse Resort & SpaJoe & Annabelle HenleyLee & Donna HornbergerRobert & Julie KnodeThomas MenzelKathryn MoreyClarine OlsonPort of Old Mission II friends and neighbors

Robert & Florence Schermerhorn

Arthur & Suzanne SchubertTom & Kiki SebestyenJerry & Dianna StrickerFred & Tina TankMargaret ThomsTraverse City Area Chamber of CommerceAl WalkerShirley WhallBob & Ann WitkopHoward & Patricia Yamaguchi

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