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Saving Arcadia Dunes by Art Bukowski | Jun 6, 2017 | Counties, Outdoors, Towns
Eleven years ago Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy completed one of Michigan’s greatest land saves, and this year, our Red Hot Best voters chose that remarkable place, Arcadia Dunes, as the No. 1 best conservancy preserve.
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When visitors enter Arcadia Dunes and wander through idyllic forests of maple, beech and oak on their way to Old Baldy the preserve’s towering dune centerpiece they’re walking on sacred ground every step of the way. The rolling hills, winding trails and sweeping views of Lake Michigan’s coast are special enough, to be sure, but what this place represents is so much more than the sum of its parts.
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The nearly mile-long boardwalk at Arcadia Marsh built by the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy. Image: Nate Richardson
By Jim DuFresne
At some point in our lives, we all can use a little help down the trail aging baby boomers, a toddler, a parent pushing a stroller, an expectant mother, somebody who walks with a cane, somebody else who suffers from asthma.
The days of covering 20 miles with a 30-pound pack on our back might be a thing of the past, but not the desire to spend an afternoon in the woods seeing where this winding footpath takes us.
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The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is looking for volunteers to help this year’s stewardship efforts.
The organization looking for people who love the outdoors and want to help preserve nature for future generations, with a variety of volunteer roles for all abilities, including trail maintenance and invasive species control.
The conservancy’s ongoing Campaign for Generations project has added to this year’s workload as they hope to gather enough volunteers to construct three new nature preserves.
“By far our volunteers are purely motivated because they believe in our mission,” said GTRLC volunteer and event program manager Jon Throop. “These are folks that care about outdoor recreation, they care about the environment, and they want toi spend their time doing something to have a positive impact on what they care about.”
Northern Michigan conservancy seeks volunteers to help build trails, open new preserves
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The Mount Minnie Nature Preserve, between Platte and Little Platte lakes in Benzie County, will open to the public later this year. | Photo by Noah Jurik, used with permission
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TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. Love Northern Michigan’s great outdoors and want to keep it pristine? You might be just the kind of volunteer that a Traverse City-based conservation organization is seeking.
The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is putting out a call for volunteers to pitch in on upcoming and ongoing work, including multiple trail building projects, invasive species removal efforts, the opening of new nature preserves, and maintaining the care for more than 10,000 acres of land.