[highland-conservancy]Highland Conservancy Nov. E-Newsletter

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The Highland Conservancy November 2007 E-Newsletter
 
Greetings and I hope you are all enjoying the brisk autumn weather.  I know I 
especially enjoyed the colorful fall leaves and my elementary students did too.  
We made so many clay leaf bowls that I fear I’ll be loading and unloading the 
kiln for weeks!
 
NEW HIGHLAND CONSERVANCY BLOG
The launching of the new blog has been a huge success!  I am pleased at the 
comments that are coming in and the number of hits already is astounding to me.  
I hope you will take a moment, if you haven’t already, to check it out.  Our 
goal is to keep the material fresh and relevant so if you have ideas for 
articles, or even wish to write one, please call or email me.  We’ll do our best 
to post it as soon as possible.  I’m still learning after a quick crash course 
from Mick Bell who created Highland-Live so I realize those are some big shoes 
to fill!  Thanks to those who have contributed so far!
 
For the latest article on “Our Vanishing Night Sky” and other articles, please 
click on:  www.highlandconservancy.typepad.com 
 
CONSERVANCY CONNECTIONS
Our president, Jim Lloyd, is on the board of the Oakland Land Conservancy and 
this new liaison has been a wonderful, learning experience for us.  OLC is doing 
awesome work protecting and preserving many acres of land and we are pleased to 
have their expertise and assistance as we work on several upcoming land 
conservation projects.  New developments in the concept of wetlands mitigation 
are just astounding and very exciting.
 
UPCOMING CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROJECTS
Currently we are focusing our efforts on two major sites and will start with an 
inventory of the natural features and resources as we gather information for 
formal presentations.  As was the case with Highland Oaks, sometimes we aren’t 
able to share as much information as we desperately wish we could, but we 
promise to keep you posted as details are available.  
 
Please contact Jim Lloyd at 248-887-3952 if you are interested or need more 
information about preserving your property or that of family members.  
Surprisingly, in many cases you can still live on your property, build on it and 
will it to family members while still protecting its natural beauty through a 
conservation easement.  Please call Jim for more specific information.  
 
DONATIONS
Thank you again to those who have donated this year.  As this tax year nears an 
end, please consider supporting the important work of land conservation by 
sending your tax deductible donation to:  Highland Conservancy, 205 W. 
Livingston Road, Highland, MI 48357 or log on to our website to donate online:  
www.HighlandConservancy.org 
 
We appreciate your generous support!
Katheryn Krupa, Editor, Highland Conservancy  
artfingers at comcast.net   248-887-4643
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