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June 2008 Stewardship Activities• Replacing NOHLC signs at properties o Can you help? contact Joan Harbaugh at 248-625-3316 or joanharbaugh@att.net • Property INSPECTIONS- do you want to learn how to do an inspection? Adopt a Property? Call Joan Harbaugh 248-625-3316 or joanharbaugh@att.net • Stewardship Interns- we have two interns working this summer on our properties- would you like to help them? Contact Sue Julian 248-634-3513 or sjulian@provide.net • Prairie Planting – Are your interested in helping restore a natural prairie? A plan forthe property in Clarkston called “Voorheis- Beardsley” is being developed with this in mind. Come be a part of a tranformation! Contact Joan Harbaugh 248-625-3316 or joanharbaugh@aat.net • Do you live in or near The Parks at Stonewood in Clarkston? You help is needed to remove invasive plants at the Suzanne Knorr Preserve. Contact Emily Duthinh at eduthinh@yahoo.com What does the Stewardship Committee do?A member of the Stewardship Committee of NOHLC has the unique opportunity to experience first hand just what a land conservancy does while at the same time making a significant contribution to its overall mission.
Some members opt to participate in gathering information as part of developing a baseline document for conservancy parcels. Gathering this information is an important record keeping responsibility of the conservancy but also it introduces the participants to information about flora, fauna , soils, GIS , topo maps, aerial photograph , etc. Other members participate by monitoring conservancy easements and properties twice a year to insure that the high conservation values of sites have not been compromised. Some Stewardship committee members become actively
involved in hands-on maintenance, restoration and site enhancement activities
which increase the conservation value of the saved sites. Whatever investment of
time members feel they can volunteer, they know that their efforts in doing
critical conservation work are a priceless gift to the future.
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