Rose Township Preservation Committee
The Rose Preservation Committee
is focused on preserving land in Rose Township through the North Oakland
Headwaters Land Conservancy. Our primary objective is to preserve land with
high ecological and scenic value along the Shiawassee River and within the
Shiawassee Watershed. The Shiawassee River watershed covers over 90% of Rose
Township. Almost half of the Township lies within the Buckhorn Creek Subbasin.
The Rose Preservation Committee
supports the work of other groups with a similar mission, including the Nature
Conservancy, the Oakland Land Conservancy, and the Shiawassee River Task Force.
We encourage members to become informed about the ecology of Rose Township
through training with NOHLC and by working to designate appropriate roads as a
Natural Beauty Roads.
Rattalee Shoreline Preserve
Fifteen
acres of land along Rattalee Lake was acquired by a generous, anonymous
donation. The preserved area includes shoreline and lake bottom in the
pristine headwaters region. Rose Preservation members are engaged in
baseline documentation of the property and removal of a few invasive species
and a small amount of trash. Since the site is inaccessible from
roads, visits to the site require prior permission from NOHLC in which a
crossing of private property is arranged.
NOHLC is working with homeowners who have wetlands or grasslands and who
wish to increase the value of their properties for wildlife and native
species. We will refer interested landowners to our Landowner Incentive
Program Coordinator for more information on how to make these
improvements to
private land.
Meetings
Meetings are held periodically in
order to discuss and take action on: designation of high quality properties
especially within wildlife and riparian corridors, acquisition of potential
properties available for preservation, stewardship issues related to existing
properties, and programs that enhance the quality of life within the township
such as those related to water quality and the use of native vegetation.
Contact Information
Rose Preservation Committee Contact: Jim Pistilli. E-mail:
pistilli@engin.umich.edu
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