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n May 11, the Natural Heritage Land View from the new conservancy
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how community-minded citizens make Dane
County a great place to live. In the years to land adjacent to the Avon Bottoms
come, as people visit the park and enjoy the Wildlife Area in Rock County from the
view, I hope that many people will want to Lakin family in March. The land will be restored
thank the landowners for their generosity and and opened to the public for outdoor recre-
foresight,” said Welsh. ational activities, including hunting. This is the
Thank you
enhances our quality of life. the Ashman gift to bolster its endowment
Terri also gave the funds. The Knudson gift will be used to
keynote address. Terri restore and manage the Wilke Prairie Preserve.
chairs the Collaboration If you’re interested in including the Land
Council’s Quality of Life Trust in your will or in making another kind of
design team. He believes planned gift, please contact Meg Nelson,
that as we go about doing Development Director. If you’ve already
economic development, we arranged for a planned gift, we’d still like to
Kathy Pielsticker, NHLT Chair and need to be good stewards of the assets of this hear from you—we’d like to acknowledge
Rob Gottschalk, NHLT Board region, including our lands and waters. your thoughtfulness and your gift. ■
present award to Terri Potter, “The region needs to grow to protect the tax
President and CEO of Meriter base, but we need to do it in a manner that
Health Services, Inc. protects the core values that bind us together,” Board Changes
he said during his keynote address.
Nearly 175 people attended the biennial At its annual meeting in May, the Board elected
event which was held at the Monona Terrace Tom Hebl to the board. A Sun Prairie resident,
in April. Tom is a partner with the law firm of Hebl, Hebl
Land Trust receives Major event sponsors included: Madison & Ripp and a former State Assemblyman. His
Award Gas and Electric Foundation; Michael Best & 3-year term begins in July.
Friedrich, LLP; Natural Resources Consulting, The Board re-elected Kathy Pielsticker as
The Kiwanis Club of Downtown Inc.; Soleil Development Corporation; The President, Jeff Strobel as Vice-President, and
Madison presented its Capital Times; Vandewalle & Associates; Mike Dubis as Treasurer. In addition, it elected
Conservation - Environment Veridian Homes; and Wheeler, Van Sickle & Johanna Allex to serve as Secretary.
Award to the Natural Heritage Anderson, S.C. ■ Susan Fox and Gene Roark, each of whom
Land Trust on April 24. The served on the board for eight years, recently
Kiwanis recognized the Land stepped down. ■
Trust for “conserving and pro- Leave a Legacy
tecting natural areas, farmland
and wildlife habitat by the By including the Natural Heritage Land Trust in Save the date for a work party at
innovative use of easements, your will, you can help ensure that the lands
contracts and purchase of land and waters you love can be enjoyed by future Patrick Marsh
for parks and nature preserves.” generations. All gifts—large and small—will
help you protect special places in the Dane • Removing trash from Land Trust property
County region . . . forever. at Patrick Marsh
Recently, the Land Trust received two • 9:00 am - 12:00 Saturday, September 30, 2006
bequests—a $90,000 gift from the Estate of • Watch for more details closer to the date.
Stephen Ashman and a $50,000 gift from the
Estate of Hazel Knudson. The Land Trust used
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