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Spring 2013 Conserving the woods, fields, streams, wetlands and
other natural resources in the headwaters of the
Clinton, Flint, Shiawassee, & Huron Rivers.
Stewardship is For Everyone!
As NOHLC has grown, so have its needs for stewardship. There are demands for care of our fifty-five
properties every week. Some involve planning and research, some are outdoors. We can keep up with the
ongoing demands with your help.
NOHLC is fortunate to have so many dedicated volunteers - here are just a few:
Emily Duthinh leads students from Oakland Technical Center in hands-on stewardship at nearby Knorr
Preserve. The students inventoried, cleared and restored portions of this moraine and wetland sanctuary.
Emily created interpretive signs along the trails. New volunteers are invited to copy the easy-to-make signs
and install them on other NOHLC properties.
Melanie Foose and Dustin Skavang are creating a database to help monitor the spread of invasive plants or
insects, recording new plantings and comparing how we are doing on each of the properties we manage.
Melanie also writes the online NOHLC Frog Blog.
More News Inside:
NOHLC Stewardship pg 1-2
Exec Director Rpt pg 2
Thank-you Donors,
Partners & Volunteers pg 3-4
Sustainers Circle pg 4
GPS Campaign pg 5
Annual Mtg Review pg 5
Tom Bullen Award pg 5
SAVE THE DATE pg 5
Estate Planning pg5
Continued on pg 2
Volunteers at the Knorr Preserve
Richard Rotramel photographs and places boundary posts at the corners of our properties. He is aided by
Dennis Terry and Zak Simpson. Zak is an NOHLC intern; one of his first projects is to upgrade our use of
GPS in all aspects of stewardship work.
Lora Perkins and Gisela Lendle-King are part of a team that explores new properties after NOHLC is con-
tacted by potential donors. If the Board approves a new acquisition, planning & research is completed and an
extensive Baseline Document is created by this team.
Chuck Julian has been cutting autumn olive bushes where they block access in our forests and fields and,
through their root toxins, prevent native plants from growing. Chuck cuts the plants in the colder months, from
October to March, when the bushes are not actively growing.
Jean Gramlich has pioneered an inexpensive way to grow new native plants and will be assisting Sue Julian
with “nursery days” in the spring and fall of the year. NOHLC replants disturbed areas with native plants on its
own lands and advises landowners how to do so on lands where we have conservation easements.
Theresa Celusta led the effort to place bluebird houses at the Knorr Preserve overlooking the prairie. The protection of grassland birds is im-
portant because open land is shrinking. Placing bird houses on this beautiful property is a family friendly project; NOHLC would like more volun-
teers to become engaged in this important work.
Cory and Robyn Johnston helped rescue plants when a safety path was being installed at the edge of the Voorheis-Beardsley preserve on Clinton-
ville Road in Independence Township. From time to time quick efforts like this are needed; having a “bank” of volunteers that NOHLC can call on
to help at a moment’s notice makes our work much more successful!
Doug Lanyk is knowledgeable and skilled in chain saw use. Among other things, Doug helped NOHLC when one of our trees fell near a neigh-
bor’s house. Chainsaw safety is vitally important so NOHLC is organizing a chainsaw safety clinic and is looking for volunteers to sign up as
trainees. NOHLC inspects each one of our 55 properties at least once a year.
Property inspection is a critical family friendly volunteer opportunity. Become a Property Inspector at the Saturday, March 23 Inspector Train-
ing at 10:00am at the Springfield Township Civic Center. If that date is not possible we’ll sign you up for a different time to learn how to monitor
the landscapes we work so hard to protect.
Call us at 248-846-6547 or volunteer through our website www.nohlc.org. Your efforts make all the difference!
From The Executive Director
I am thrilled to have been asked to join the NOHLC family as its new Executive Director.
Before coming to NOHLC I served 3 terms in the Michigan House of Representatives after a 15 year career with the
City of Farmington Hills as that community’s landscape architect. I have a Master's in Landscape Architecture from the
University of Pennsylvania.
My appreciation for the natural environment was shaped by my mentor Ian McHarg, the founder of ecological plan-
ning, the author of ‘Design with Nature’ and the Chairman of Penn’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Re-
gional Planning. He’s in the same category as Rachael Carson and Aldo Leopold - people who made ecological con-
cepts part of mainstream thought. Becoming a member of the land conservancy community and leading NOHLC has reinforced the values I learned
long ago. Ian McHarg would have loved Northwest Oakland County’s streams, wetlands, woods and prairies and would have been its biggest sup-
porter!
With accreditation and the successful Camp Wathana campaign under our belt I will focus my attention on:
Engaging people outside of north Oakland County who believe in land preservation and conservation but don’t know who we are.
Sustaining an ongoing and growing organization that involves more volunteers, trains new property inspectors, and engages additional board
and committee members to carry on NOHLC’s mission.
Land acquisition and conservation.
Demonstrating good stewardship by spending our money wisely and by continually committing the organization to the protection and manage-
ment of properties and rights entrusted to our care.
Keeping an eye on Lansing. NOHLC’s mission demonstrates the importance of good land management policies and the ability to manage our
properties in a way that’s ecologically sound and reflects the values of the organization and the communities we serve.
Leveraging our resources by engaging in cooperative efforts with our neighboring conservancies and partner organizations to find additional
opportunities to protect our region’s valuable land and water.
Thank you for welcoming me and my family into your community; I look forward to working with all of you. You can reach me at the NOHLC
office at (248) 846-6547 or via email at [email protected].
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Families volunteering together.
NOHLC Donors
North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy would like to thank every donor who supported us in 2012. Whether you donated
financially, in-kind or volunteered - we thank you for supporting clean water and open spaces. * Blue Heron Sustainers Circle
Conservators ($1000 and above)
Ellen Bates-Brackett
Anthony & Jane Burton
Evelyn Burton
Lee Burton
Pete & Alexandria Burton
Stephen & Loren Burton
Timothy & Carol Burton
Tony & Jane Burton
Richard & Bonnie Firestone
Jean Gramlich
Robert & Joanne Inskeep
Susan Jones
Chuck & Susan Julian *
Cecilia Junkerman Benner
Jim & Gail Kure
James LoPrete
Lois Maharg
Ron & Bette Moen *
Evelyn Raskin
Janet Rex
David & Marilyn Robison
Richard Rotramel *
Robert & Susan Sajdak
Daniel M. Share
David & Kate Share
Roberta Shaw-Reeves
Joseph & Jody Slowins
Judy Studer
Don & Sue Topping *
Sustaining ($500 -$999)
Bill & Katie Anderson
Chris & Rebecca Benedict
Russ Burns
Ken Chmelko
June Detrisac
Highland Equestrian Conservancy
James & Rhonda Fackert
Kirk & Sheri Falvay
Gleeson, Hopkins &Evert Families
Jean Gramlich
Celeste Kukurugya
Tom & Anne Pytel
Paul & Betty Rabaut
David & Sherry Regiani
Todd & Lina Roeser
Bob & Marilyn Zigarac
Guardian ($250 -$499)
Gary & Carol Chandler
Karen Dalton
Art Douglas
John & Cheryl Gault
Thomas & Loraine Hall
Joan Harbaugh
Richard H. & Carola Huttenlocher
Chester & Jan Koop
Mark Maurice
June MacBride
Carla Olson-Bellf
Lorenzo & Lora Perkins
Richard Petherbridge
Jim Pistilli
John J. & Barbara Reed
Mark & Nancy Stesney
David & Belinda Sweet
Beth Sulek-La Housse
Protector ($100—$249)
Don & Marjorie Arsen
Edith Assaff
Roger & Carolyn Bailey
Kenneth & Jeanette Barks
Michael & Pam Bars
Fred & Connie Baumann
Virginia Becker
Dave & Judy Benedict
Tom Biehl
Charles Craves
Clint & Emily Crook
Louis De Gennaro
Mike & Pamela Dougherty
Jack Dugger
Bill Edwards & Sherri Hall
Susan Edwards-Haesler
John & Etta Feltes
Earl & Bernita Fenner
Joseph & Joyce Figa
Melanie Foose
Gerald & Janet Frericks
Janet Frericks
Tim Green & Susanne Les
Edward & Joan Hanpeter
John & Patricia Hazen
Dave & Barbara Hendershot
Robert & Sharon Hurlbert
Doug Icenhower
Michael & Pamela Kilbarger
Gisela King
Timothy Kish
Christine Koop
Frank Julian
Kenneth & Cheri Klostermeyer
William Knapp
Roger & Kathryn Knoebel
Margaret Kogstrom
Takao & Sylvia Kojima
Michael MacGregor
Dan Mantz
B.J. &Lorraine Martin
Janet Martin
Darold & Judith McCalla
John & Jan Merz
John Meyland
Anthony Montgomery
Dan O’Donnell
Steven Riga
Sue Ring
Lois Robbins
Mary Robert
Douglas & Judy Roeser
Ann Rose
Janet Rose
Christine Samida
Bob Schmelzer
Joe Sleva
Beverly Steffens
Dan & Sue Stencil
Diana Wagner Chapman
Hannah Wagner Chapman
Collin Walls
Dr. Robert D. Walters
Tanagra Weaver
Supporting ($50—$99)
Aaron & Arlene Badgley
Dan & Karen Badgley
John & Mary Blanchard
Steven Briggs
Julia Bristor
Arlene Casey
Craig Cotter
Brain & Carla Covert
Allan & Doris Edwards
Gunars & Baiba Ejups
Stanley & Kathy Garwood
David & Alice Lewandowski
Robert Good & Robert MacKay
Sharon Gardner & Robert Huth
Kurt Haines
Carolyn Izzo
Jan Martin
Ken Palka
Dr. William Rittenger
& Ann Lehman
Pamela Lewis
William & Eloise Liddicoat
Delbert & Joan McCrary
Doug & Ann McInnis
Bradford & Heather Muzzy
Dr. Helen Nutting
Mr. & Mrs. Salisbury
Tim & Sharon Sherrow
Worley & Audrey Smith
Eleanor Snyder
Mary Szymkowski
Fredrick & Alycemae Townsend
Lee Truitt
Terry & Susan Underwood
Ronald & Elizabeth Wagner
Robert Warren
Ronald & Laurie Wurst
Subscribers ($25 - $49)
Betty Atkinson
Doris Avery
Carol Bainbridge
Earlene Barringee
James & Lucy Bishop
Jay Blair
The Covert Family
Anthony & Delores Czach
Linda Eastman
Henry & Barbara Eckfeld
Teri Flores
Paul Gambka
Ken & Carolyn Gill
Bud & Pat Harlow
Mike Jarbo
Donnie Lytle
Robert & Marilyn McCliment
Carol Miller
James Miller
James Millis
Susan Raymer
Mary Reed
Lisa Rutledge
Sue Zanotti
Adam Zuelke
We make every effort to include all who
donated & volunteered. If we have omit-
ted a name, please accept our sincere
apologies & kindly notify the office so
we may correct the error.
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Partners In Conservation Advance Capital Mgmnt.
Advanced Eye Care of Michigan
All-Points Construction
All Saints & Preserve Cemetery
A Reasonable Facsimile
Art Concepts
Avanti Salon
Arvai & Associates, P.C.
Aaron Badgley
Bats, Birds, Yard
Deanne Bednar
Boomers Bike Shop
Boomers Tavern
Bordine’s Nursery
Bridge Lake Bluffs Homeowners
Broadway Auto Sales
Burdick Street Equipment
Bytner Designs
Camp Fire USA
Cedar Crest Academy & Early
Childhood Center
Theresa Celusta
Charles S. Mott Foundation
City Aluminum Foundry
Clarkston Farm & Garden
Clarkston Hot Yoga
Clarkston Union
Clarkston Wood Shop
Coats Funeral Home
Da Edoardo
Encompass Financial Partners
Falvay, Marcus & Weston, PC
Melanie Foose
French Laundry
Gary Campbell Enterprises
Glitz Salon of Clarkston
Green Parrot Beach Houses
Holly Hotel
Hubbell Roth & Clark
Imagine That Hypnotherapy
International Abrasives
Jim Douglas Auto Sales
K.H. Home
Rep. Eileen Kowall
Kruse & Muer
Kurt & Maura Jung
Larson Land Trust
Lesperance Apiaries
Lewis Wint & Son Funeral Home
LoPrete Family Foundation
Lula Wilson Trust
Lynn Duffey Studio
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Mason Studio
Edwin J. McCauley
Merrill Lynch
Mesquite Creek
Montgomery & Sons
Novara Tesija, PLLC
Oakland County Credit Union
Oakland County Parks & Rec.
Oakland Wildflower Farm
On-Site Specialty Cleaning
Plum Hollow Design
Pytel Veterinary Clinic
Regiani Dental DDS, PC
Lois Robbins
Roeser Dental Assoc., P.C.
Dorie Shwedel
Smiths Disposal
Julie Thomas
Via Bologna
Wisdom Modalities
Zulu Nyala Group
Volunteers Aaron & Arlene Badgley
Jo Bang
Chris & Becca Benedict
Elizabeth Benedetti
Mary Blanchard
Mathew Boynton
Donna Coffman
Jo Coleman
Jacqueline Douglas
Emily Duthinh & family
Theresa Celusta
Jo Coleman
Sandra Drogmiller
Bill Edwards
Kirk Falvay
Melanie Foose
Syndey Fortin
Janet Frericks
Sabrina Fricks
Jean Gramlich
Natasha Gupta
Jessica Haden
Joan Harbaugh
Andrea Hepner
Bob & JoAnn Inskeep
Molly Jeffers
Cory & Robin Johnston
Susan Jones
Chuck Julian
Susan Julian
Hailey Kilbarger
Miaya Kilbarger
Mike Kilbarger
Pam Bytner-Kilbarger
Olivia Lazor
Clare Kaiding
Gisela Lendle-King
Ken & Cheri Klostermeyer
C. A. Kog
Doug Lanyk
Lori Marino
Jan Martin
John & Penny Mason
David & LeLane McCarty
Seth Meyers
Linda Myers
John Meyland
Rick McAvinchey
Linda Meyers
Mary Pellerito
Lora Perkins
Todd Pershon
Paul & Betty Rabaut
Richard Petherbridge
Michael Ray
Kelsey Riemenschreider
Lois Robbins
Kathy Rollins
Richard Rotramel
Zak Simpson
Dave Sisson
Dustin Skavang
Katie Sperry
Beverly Steffens-Claudio
Carrie Stroup
Dennis Terry
Bob Zigarac
Marilyn Zigarac
NOHLC Partners & Volunteers
Blue Heron Sustainers’ Circle People who deeply understand and believe in action that preserves the bio-diversity of Southeast Michigan and the gifts of
nature to our well-being are invited to belong the Blue Heron Sustainers’ Circle. You may be a birder, hiker, photographer,
gardener or farmer. You may be an industrialist, politician or artist. Sustainers understand that Nature heals and beckons us
to be on her side. Sustainers possess knowledge of the Earth’s living systems and the threats to those systems. This under-
standing calls us to action. Blue Heron Sustainers accept this responsibility by supporting the fundamental operations of
North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy.
Your long-term commitment of a minimum yearly $1,000 donation will help us ensure the stewardship of water and land conservation, for this and
future generations, utilizing the dedication of our skilled staff and many volunteers. Your pledge to work with others to fund NOHLC’s on-going
work makes you a member of a distinguished club of visionaries who think globally and act locally.
We welcome our 2012 Blue Heron Sustainers– Ron & Bette Moen, Chuck & Susan Julian, Richard Rotramel, and Don & Sue Topping, and look
forward to those who join us in 2013. We are planning exclusive events and activities that might include engagement in our land acquisition projects,
private tours, films and special events. Enjoy the camaraderie of other committed conservationists within NOHLC’s community!
Tell us about your interest in being a Blue Heron Sustainers’ Circle member. Contact Bette Moen at 248.877.4172.
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GPS Fundraising
Campaign
Mapping For a
Greener Tomorrow
Later this month, NOHLC will begin
raising the necessary funds to purchase
three GPS units to aid us in our con-
servation efforts. We will be using the
website http://www.Indiegogo.com.
If you wish to make a donation or
would like to know more, simply visit
the Indiegogo website and type in
"Mapping for a Greener Tomorrow"
under the search bar.
Please Save the Date:
Biggest Week in Birding
Destination Lake Erie shores. 2nd week of May.
Wild Ride in the Countryside
Motorcycle ride with Boomers
Bike Shop to promote land
conservancy awareness. Sunday, June 9, 2013
Donigan-McLogan Wing Ding
in Royal Oak Save the date for the best chicken
wings in Oakland County!
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Great Blue Heron Golf Outing Save the date for great golfing at Atlas Country Club in Grand Blanc July 30, 2013. For more information:
www.NOHLC.org
Public Welcome! at www.NOHLC.org
Check It
Out!
Join the Conservation Conversation at the
A FUN way to Support
NOHLC
Our second annual
WILD RIDE in the
COUNTRYSIDE Sunday, June 9th 2013
A motorcycle (or car ride) to support
LAND CONSERVANCY
AWARENESS
As motorists ride through the countryside
they are not always aware that land
conservancies are working hard to protect
the beautiful open spaces we adore.
If you don’t own a motorcycle, rent one
for the day …Or take the ride in your car.
IT’S ALL FUN!
For more information checkout
www.NOHLC.org
NOHLC 2013 Annual Meeting ….. was a blast!
NOHLC’s Annual Meeting, held on February 23 at the Springfield Civic Center, was a blast! New and returning
friends mingled with the NOHLC’s new Executive Director Marie Donigan, Board members, partner organizations
and Jim Nash, Oakland County’s newly elected Water Resources Commissioner. The meeting’s high energy reflected
the long term passion for, and dedication to, the organization’s mission to conserve the woods, fields, streams, wet-
lands and other natural features in the headwaters areas of the Clinton, Shiawassee, Huron, and Flint rivers.
NOHLC’s President Chris Benedict welcomed the crowd and reviewed the organization’s 2012 achievements. Marie
outlined goals for 2013 and challenged attendees to renew their commitment to NOHLC by volunteering their time
and talent to ensure that the land entrusted to us is properly maintained, and that we have sufficient funds to achieve
our mission and goals.
The meeting’s special guest, Jim Nash, shared his plans for the coming year, which include a regional stormwater
summit and a series of town hall meetings to discuss fracking in Oakland County. He is looking to groups like
NOHLC to become partners in preservation and sustainability. Many people said this was the best NOHLC meeting
they’ve attended in years; let’s build upon that good will and make this the best year in NOHLC’s history!
Tom Bullen Achievement Award
Each year NOHLC awards this prestigious achievement award to someone who exemplifies standards of vision, service
and continuing support to land conservation. This year we have presented Susan Jones, our volunteer extraordinaire, with
the Tom Bullen Award for her continued support inside and outside of the NOHLC office. Every week she has helped
NOHLC with some project. We’ve come to list her as staff.
Whether its computer work, organizing an event, building a bookcase, outside field work or just plain financial support -
this gal does it all. NOHLC is lucky to have Susan step in and help whenever and wherever things need to be done!
Susan Jones receives her award from NOHLC President Chris Benedict
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Have you ever thought about a lasting way to make a
difference? By including NOHLC in your will or estate plan-
ning, you will leave a lasting bequest for future generations
to come.
For more information on making a bequest, please contact
your attorney. Let us know of your intentions to include us in
your estate plan by calling Marie Donigan at 248.846.6547
or email [email protected].
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Clarkston, MI 48347
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You are the power behind local
conservation.
To DONATE or VOLUNTEER
Visit our website at
www.NOHLC.org or call the office
at 248.846.6547
Conserving the woods, fields, streams,
wetlands and other natural resources in
the headwaters of the Clinton, Flint,
Shiawassee, & Huron Rivers.
A Naturally Beautiful
Setting for Natural Burial
NOHLC thanks All Saints Cemetery for underwriting the production costs of this newsletter.
The Preserve at All Saints Cemetery introduces true natural burial to Michigan. The land is left in its
natural state, with mowed paths to invite visitors in. Only biodegradable materials are allowed and
fieldstones from the prairie mark loved ones’ graves.
North Oakland Headwaters Land Conservancy supports the concepts and principles of preservation in
this endeavor including the use of native plants, natural grave markers, biodegradable containers and
other eco-friendly procedures.
Members of the Conservancy who choose to support natural burial at The Preserve, will be given $200
off the cost of a grave when pre-arranging before April 30, 2013.
For more information on natural burial or to schedule a tour, please call (800) 989-9633 or visit
www.michigannaturalburial.com.