TALLPINESspringsummer2015

A NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED FOR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF TALL PINES CONSERVANCY
Spring/Summer 2015
Board of Directors
Kevin Flanagan, President
Donald Gallo, Vice President
Nancy Bonniwell, Secretary
John Syburg, Treasurer
Jeffrey Spence, Assistant Treasurer
Oconomowoc Watershed Protection
Project Receives Regional Conservation
Partnership Program Grant
The goal of the project is to:
Reduce non-point source pollution
from urban storm water, construction
sites, and agricultural land in order
to improve water quality. This will, in
turn, enable the City to reach compliance with the Department of Natural
Resources wastewater and storm water
permit requirements in a cost-effective
manner.
Lisanne Nelson Brandon
Troy Giles
Ray Peebles
Kyle Zwieg
Advisory Board
William Biersach
Samuel Bradt
Katie Brumder
Hank Ehrsam
R. Jeffrey Harris
Laura Gralton
Caran Quadracci
Ted Rolfs
Bruce Rosenheimer
Truman Schultz
Anne Sheedy Seidel
Jeff Spence
Steve Traudt
Tall Pines Conservancy is excited
to announce our partnership with the
City of Oconomowoc on an innovative
and exciting program called Adaptive
Management to improve the water
quality of the many lakes and rivers in
the Oconomowoc River Watershed.
Benefits of the program include:
• Improved water quality in the
Oconomowoc River, Rock River area
streams and lakes
• Enhanced aquatic and wildlife habitat
• Reduced aquatic weed growth
and algal blooms in area lakes and
waterways
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Staff
Susan Buchanan, Executive Director
Beth Hoefer-Jezo, Development &
Outreach Coordinator
Jill Bedford, Land Conservation
Consultant
Join Tall Pines
Conservancy!
Get involved and join TPC today.
Visit www.tallpinesconservancy.org
or call 262-369-0500.
Tall Pines is Officially Accredited
In past newsletters we’ve shared with you our journey toward the accreditation process. We are excited
to inform you that Tall Pines Conservancy has officially
achieved accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission! Many, many thanks to the TPC board,
advisory board (past and present) and all those who
contributed to the achievement of this milestone.
The Accreditation Seal is a trademark owned by the Land Trust
Accreditation Commission and is used under license.
Having Fun While Raising Awareness
for Land Conservancy
On April 22nd, friends of Tall Pines Conservancy celebrated
Earth Day at Sweet Mullets Brewing Company during our 2nd
Annual Beer Tasting Event. In addition to enjoying locally brewed
beer, attendees of this sold-out event had the opportunity to sample
wines courtesy of Sonoma Cellars of Oconomowoc and gluten-free
sparkling cider from Island Orchard Cider of Door County, Wisconsin. A delicious buffet, comprised of locally-sourced food with a
secret key ingredient BEER– was enjoyed by all. Attendees saluted
Tall Pines’ recent National Land Trust Accreditation, and brief
remarks highlighted the role Tall Pines Conservancy and its area
partners play in preserving our local land and water resources.
Many thanks to our host – Sweet Mullets Brewing Company – and
our sponsors, which include Badgerland Financial, the Kathy and
Bruce Rosenheimer Family and Koepke Farms LaBelle Cheese.
SnowSki at
Camp/Quad
Ag Resource Day
More than 50 local landowners
attended Ag Resource Day at the
Ashippun Town Hall on Wednesday,
March 11th. The Wisconsin Farm Center
shared important considerations when
planning a farm business succession
or transition. The City of Oconomowoc
discussed information about new efforts
to partner with farmers in the Oconomowoc River Watershed to improve water
quality. In addition, representatives
from Dodge County, Waukesha County,
Natural Resource Conservation Service,
Tall Pines Conservancy, City of Oconomowoc, Clean Waters Alliance and Rock
River Coalition were on hand to share
information and answer questions. If you
would like information regarding these
important topics, please contact Tall
Pines Conservancy at 262-369-0500 to
obtain additional resources.
Talk about luck! The frigid artic weather took a break for one day and provided
the ideal snow and weather conditions
for another successful SnowSki event
at Camp/Quad on Saturday, February
21st. A great time was had by all 50 +
energetic Wisconsinites who explored
the land on their own via snow shoeing,
cross-country skiing or hiking. Afterward,
lively conversations were conducted in
the Warming House over sizzling hot chili
and other refreshments created by our
Chef Earl Gesling, specializing in locallysourced food creations. Many thanks to
Quad/Graphics for their continued support of Tall Pines Conservancy.
Special thanks to our hosts and sponsors: Oconomowoc/Ashippun Agricultural Enterprise Area, Badgerland Financial,
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C, and
Digested Organics.
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Thank You to All Our Generous Supporters in 2014
We recognize and thank the following for their outstanding support.
STEWARDSHIP SOCIETY
$1000 & ABOVE
Anonymous (4)
Kathe & Bill Biersach
Nancy Bonniwell &
John Selix
Victoria & Frank Boucher
Grace & Steven Boysa
Nancy & Sam Bradt
Katie Brumder
Andrea & Anthony Bryant
Family Fund
Buchanan Family Foundation
Elaine Burke
Michele & Derek Deubel
Drs. Karin & Peter Drescher
Jeanne & Kevin Flanagan
Elizabeth & A. Peter
Gottsacker
Laura Gralton
Cynthia & Jeff Harris
David Herro & Jay Franke
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Kettle Moraine Garden Club
Barbara & Dennis Klein
Kim & John Koepke
Arthur C. Kootz Foundation
Land Trust Alliance
Carol & Robert H. Manegold
Sally Manegold
Susan Marguet &
Ronald Nash
Merganser Fund
Mertin Farmland, LLC
Melissa & David Myers
National Insurance Services
Augie Pabst
Ray Peebles
Pewaukee Lake Water
Ski, Inc.
Provident Realty Co.
Quad/Graphics
Reed Family Foundation
Mrs. John Shedd Reed
Lynn & Paul Rix
Thomas J. Rolfs Foundation
Kathy & Bruce Rosenheimer
Sandy & William Rose
Mae & Jerome Sayles
Barbara & Truman Schultz
Julia & John Syburg
Marie Tallmadge
Anne Booth &
Charles Trainer
Mary & Robert B. Trainer, Jr.
Von Briesen & Roper S.C.
Windhover Foundation
PROTECTOR $500-$999
Terence & Susie Bischoff
Chicago Title
Chortek
Kathy & Guy Crane
Carol & Tom Ehrsam
Lara & Hank Ehrsam
Alian Farnham Fund
Beatrice Gallagher
GE Capital Corporation
Richard Grunke &
William Grasch
Jean & Thomas Harbeck
Kasdorf Family Trust
Linda & Michael Katz
Charles M. Kay
Paul Kiedrowski
Christie A. & William Krugler
Cathy & James E. Liebert
Lola & Robert Loepfe
Mary & Ross Read
Anne & Fritz Seidel
Sheehan Family Foundation
R.A. Smith National
Jeff Spence
Weiss Berzowski Brady, LLP
Rachel & Kyle Zwieg
SUPPORTER $250-$499
Susan Buchanan
Burkwald Family Foundation
Maripat & Thomas Dalum
Barbara & Wolfgang Dorner
Badgerland Financial
First Bank Financial Centre
Karen & John Gardner
Claire Greene
Jacqueline & Bronson
J. Haase
Kim & Michael Herro
Mary Jane & Lynn
Laufenberg
Marian & Bill Nasgovitz
Jill & Duane Repp
Sarah & Robert Schmidt
Kim & Tom Schubert
Sharon Spitz & Jon Lebowitz
James A. Taylor Family
Foundation, Inc.
Monica & Dan Tighe
Waukesha State Bank
Faye & Richard Wetzel
GUARDIAN $75-$249
Joanne & Jody Anderson
Herta & Dixon Benz
John Berres
Elizabeth Bostrom
Lisanne Nelson Brandon &
James Brandon
Elisabeth & Flint Bridge
Daniel Brienzo
Chenequa Country Club
Margaret & James Colley
Patti & John E. Dibb
Janet Drake
Connie & Tom Drew
Barbara & Jeffrey Farnham
Mary & Robert L. Feind, Jr.
Jessica & Dennis Foley
Patricia Freysinger
Grace & Peter C. Friend
GE Foundation
Katherine M. Gehl
Charles Gessert
Dr. Tom Gilligan
Kimberly Gleffe
Dodie Gutenkunst
Scott Haag
Margaret & Wayne Hader
Ries Hansen
Heiliger Huegel Ski Club, Inc.
Judith & Jerry P. Heine
Elizabeth Hoefer-Jezo
Amy Hobert
Patrick Howell
Helen Huston
Daniel Infalt
Nancy & Kenneth Janson
Kevin Jorgensen
Paddy F. Kieckhefer
Elizabeth & Kevin Klink
Mary & James Koepke
Jane & Thomas L. Kron
Kubale Family Foundation
Lake Country Rotary
Paula Larsen
Gustave A. Larson Co. –
Andrew & Scott Larson
Stephanie Larson
Sharon Lavin
Katy & Frederick Luedke
Kathleen & Jack
MacDonough
Jamy & Michael T. Malatesta
Diana & Stanley Markus
Julia & Theodore McNamara
Julie & David Meier
Amy & Carl Meyer
Donna & Tony Meyer
Scott Miswald
Monches Farm, LLC
Lynn Morrison &
Barbara Althaus
John & Patricia Muehl
Joseph Muehlbach
Barbara & Joe Neuworth
William Peebles
William Perrigo
Lisa & Alan Petelinsek
Mary Dell Prizlaff
Barbara & Donald Rambadt
Lisa & Tom Read
Andrea & John Rendleman
Norma J. Reuss
Gayle & Rob P. Ritter
Theodore Rolfs
Jayna & Victor Schultz
Dennis Sheahan
Renda & Christopher
R. Sivak
Sarah & William Slaughter
Judith Z. Stark
The Northern Trust Company
Constance Tjarksen
Steve Traudt
Sara Turner
Lita & Kirk C. Tuson
Brian Walsh
Suzy & Ronald Walter
James R. Wilch
Madonna & Jay Williams
Kristine & Todd Zinkgraf
Lisa & Joe Zwieg
SENTRY $50-$74
Amy & Kent Attwell
Jill Bedford
Ann Beier & Alan Sherry
Kurt Chandler
Bob & Lisa Conley
Dan Croal
Mary & Meredith Cullen
Paula & Paul Decker
William Emanuelson
Karyn Flitz
Lori & Patrick Fox
Victoria & Terry Gaynor
Mary & Bill Gilbert
Marilyn & Bruce Haroldson
Dolores Hayssen
Dan Hicks
Robert Karnauskas
Rick Kegel
Julie & Jim Ladky
Lynn & John Lieber
Dan Loberg
Trudy & Dan Malone
Frederick McGaver
Anne & Christopher Noyes
Delia Sava
Margaret & Timothy
Schoenecker
Lori & Paul Schultz
Judy Stevens
Mary & John Stocking
Sue & Bob Thome
Barbara Webb
Sue Zager
ADVOCATE $15-$49
Stephen Davis
Dennis & Sue Czarniak
Jill & Richard DeGrave
Michele Fitzgerald
Ann & Jerome Fons
Lee Gierke
Helen Harris
Jean Lindemann
Lindsey Mages
Tom McRae
The Picnic Basket–Nashotah
James Reiher
Tom Salemy
Dwayne Sperber
Sarah Stark
Bernie Thibault
HONOR &
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In Memory of
Charles Brumder
Joanne & Jody Anderson
Herta & Dixon Benz
Kathe & Bill Biersach
Nancy & Sam Bradt
Chenequa Country Club
Chortek
Margaret & James Colley
Paula & Paul Decker
Michele & Derek Deubel
Carol & Tom Ehrsam
Lara & Hank Ehrsam
Barbara & Jeffrey Farnham
Mary & Robert L. Feind, Jr.
Ann & Jerome Fons
Lori & Patrick Fox
Victoria & Terry Gaynor
Kimberly Gleffe
Laura Gralton
Claire Greene
Richard Grunke &
William Grasch
Ries Hansen
Jean & Thomas Harbeck
Cynthia & Jeff Harris
Dolores Hayssen
Heiliger Huegel Ski Club, Inc.
Kim & Michael Herro
Helen Huston
Nancy & Kenneth Janson
Charles M. Kay
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2014 Goals & Accomplishments
Land Acquisition
Tall Pines Conservancy applied to the
Federal Farm & Ranchland Protection
Program for the purchase of development rights on a 126 acre farm in the
Town of Oconomowoc, Waukesha
County. The application was accepted
and we closed on the Oconomowoc farm
in October of 2014. In addition, we anticipate closing on a 300 acre farm along
the Rock River in Ashippun with FRPP
funding in the third quarter of 2015.
Our work continues on the Mason Creek
Watershed Management Plan together
with the North Lake Management
District, SEWRPC, WDNR, Trout Unlimited, the Town of Merton and Carroll
couraging landowners to sign farmland
preservation agreements; furthering the
creation of a Purchase of Development
Rights program; and encouraging the
Town of Ashippun to adopt farmland
preservation zoning.
TPC partnered with many outstanding
non-profit organizations and governmental partners in 2014 to work together
to meet mutual goals in land preservation activities including the Mid-Kettle
Partners, Ozaukee Washington Land
Trust, the Rock River Coalition, Town
and Country Resource Conservation &
Development, Greener Oconomowoc,
The Nature Conservancy, the Waukesha
County Land Conservancy, Pro-Health
Uses of Funds
Sources of Funds
Increase in Net Assets 36%
Contributions 84%
Sources of Funds
Contributions 84%
Special Events 14%
Investment Income 2%
Total
Program Services 30%
Special Events 14%
Management 16%
Investment
Income 2%
Fund Raising 11%
Amount
$320,272.00
53,030.00
8,063.00
$381,365.00
University. In 2014, we embarked on an
ambitious project with the City of Oconomowoc called “adaptive management.”
Within this project, we partnered with
the City to apply for the National Regional Conservation Partnership Program
grant. This grant would allow us to work
with national programs to assist landowners within the watershed in implementing sustainable land management
practices in order to reduce phosphorus
levels in our rivers, lakes and streams.
We continue to work diligently with both
the Town of Oconomowoc and Ashippun
on the Agricultural Enterprise Area; en-
Special Events 7%
Uses of Funds
Amount
Increase in Net Assets 36%
Program Services 30%
Management 16%
Fund Raising 11%
Special Events 7%
Total
$136,746.00
115,615.00
59,698.00
42,699.00
26,607.00
$381,365.00
Westwood, Benjamin Goss Birding Club
and Carroll University. With the help of
a grant from the Kettle Moraine Garden
Club, we have partnered with the Town
of Merton to plant a butterfly garden at
the Oconomowoc River Conservancy.
Land Management
We continued to work on adopting policies to meet best practices standards of
the Land Trust Alliance and in preparation for accreditation. Our outreach strategies included working with landowners
in the Towns of Oconomowoc, Ashippun,
Merton and Delafield. We continued our
monitoring program with newly trained
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volunteers, and conducted an invasive
species removal work day. We received
a generous grant from the Clean Water
Festival to work on shoreline restoration
at North Lake that we’ll kick off in 2015.
Public Awareness and Fundraising
The Sixth Annual TPC “Ride to the
Barns,” a cycling event that highlighted
local farms and local food, was very well
received and attracted over 425 cyclists.
In June, we also conducted a meditation
hike at Camp/Quad for our members.
We also presented our first “SnowSki”
event in February at Camp/Quad, which
was attended by more 50 attendees, as
well as our first Earth Day “Beer Tasting”
of Tall Pines Heritage Beer. The event,
held at our local brew pub Sweet Mullets, attracted more than 60 guests. Our
annual meeting was held at Monches
Farms in July with more than 60 people
in attendance.
With the assistance of an LTA leadership
grant, our website was entirely rebranded, we created a quarterly e-bulletin and a new newsletter format. Our
Carroll University intern created videos
that we posted to our website on each
of our projects.
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2014 Goals & Accomplishments... (from PAGE 4)
We continue to sponsor the Chamber’s
Winter Market in Oconomowoc, that attracts over 400 patrons per market in the
winter months, where we were featured
one month with a presentation. And we
hosted tables of TPC information at the
Clean Water Festival event, the Green
Team’s market in Wales, and adopted a
night at Summerstage, Lapham Peak.
We conducted presentations at Kirkland
Crossing, Three Pillars, and to the Oconomowoc Kiwanis Club.
In 2014, Tall Pines continued to work on
the Land Conservation Partnership Fund,
with the goal of raising $1.5 million to
fund future preservation projects. And
we kicked off our fundraising plan for
“The Charlie Brumder Preservation
Fund” with a goal of $200,000 to be
raised for Stewardship. Our current
membership stands at approximately
500. Our board has participated in a
number of fundraising trainings.
Organization
Tall Pines was awarded assistance with
an organizational assessment by the
LEAP program run by the Land Trust Alliance and Gathering Waters. This assessment was completed in 2012 and is a
pre-cursor to applying for accreditation.
Tall Pines worked on the implementation
of the recommendations of the organizational assessment throughout 2013
and then applied for accreditation in
April of 2014. The staff and accreditation
committee worked diligently to answer
and defend our application to the commission throughout 2014–with accreditation achieved in early 2015. With the
assistance of an LTA leadership grant, we
hired a strategic plan consultant and began working on a new strategic plan for
2015-2018. Our Executive Director was
named to the Board of Gathering Waters,
Wisconsin’s land trust association. And
recently, she became Chair of the Land
Trust Council of Gathering Waters.
RENEW YOUR
MEMBERSHIP
NOW!
REN
RENEW!
EW!
We need your support now,
more than ever! For a small organization, we have a heck of a lot
of work on our plate this year. We
need your help. As your local land
trust, our work can only happen
through the generous contributions
of our supporters. If you haven’t
renewed your membership for
2015, please do. Or, if you would
like to support our work by making
an additional donation, we thank
you. Your support is instrumental
in keeping the rural character of
our area and preserving our water
resources. Use the enclosed envelope to make a donation or online
at www.tallpinesconservancy.org to
help our efforts.
Supporters... (from PAGE 3)
Mary & James Koepke
Julie & Jim Ladky
Gustave A. Larson Co. –
Andrew & Scott Larson
Lynn & John Lieber
Lola & Robert Loepfe
Katy & Frederick Luedke
Kathy & Jack MacDonough
Trudy & Dan Malone
Carol & Robert H. Manegold
Donna & Tony Meyer
Melissa & David Myers
Marian & Bill Nasgovitz
Anne & Christopher Noyes
Augie Pabst
Lisa & Alan Petelinsek
Mary Dell Pritzlaff
Lisa & Tom Read
Mary & Ross Read
Margaret & Timothy
Schoenecker
Barbara & Truman Schultz
Jayna & Victor Schultz
Anne & Fritz Seidel
Sarah & William Slaughter
Jeff Spence
Judith Z. Stark
Julia & John Syburg
Marie Tallmadge
Constance Tjarksen
Anne Booth &
Charles Trainer
Mary & Robert B. Trainer, Jr.
Suzy & Ronald Walter
Barbara Webb
Windhover Foundation
Rachel & Kyle Zwieg
In Memory of
Robert Brumder
Charles M. Kay
In Memory of Nancy
Neal Norris
Heiliger Huegel Ski Club, Inc.
In Memory of Margaret &
Patrick Sheedy
Anne & Fritz Seidel
In Memory of Betty
Quadracci
Anne & Fritz Seidel
In Memory of Betty &
Harry Quadracci
Susan Marguet &
Ronald Nash
In Honor Of
Sheri Rice & Tim Lightener
In Memory of Dick Casper
Helen Huston
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IN-KIND DONATIONS
Robert Brumder
Church Metal
Clear Water Outdoor
Fox Bros. Piggly Wiggly
Gallery 1 Delafield
Gehl Foods
Gorilly Goods
Greener Oconomowoc
Home Farm
Jill Bedford Photography
Kim & Mike Herro
LaBelle Cheese
Lake Area Physical Therapy
Lakefront Brewery
Monis Family Farm
New Belgium Brewing
NuGenesis Farm
Oconomowoc Realty
Organic Valley
ProHealth Care Westwood
Quad/Graphics–Camp/Quad
Reinhart Boerner Van
Deuren S.C.
Salisbury Hill, Ltd/
Monches Farm, LLC
Santosha Fitness
Serenity Farm
Solset Farm
Summerstage Theatre
Susan Marguet, Attorney
at Law
Sweet Mullets
Three Brothers Farm
Waukesha Food Pantry
Waukesha Green Team
Weiss Berzowski Brady
Whyte Hirschboeck
Dudek S.C.
Wheel & Sprocket
Thank you to all those who
participated in the 2014
Ride to the Barns.
TALL PINES
& PARTNER EVENTS
dar!
Mark your Calen
Oconomowoc Summer
Farmers Market
SATURDAYS, MAY 2–OCTOBER 31
7:30am–12:30pm
South Municipal Parking Lot behind
175 E. Wisconsin Avenue. Tall Pines
Conservancy will host an informational
booth on Saturday, October 3.
www.oconomowoc.org
Project Red
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
8:30am–10:30am
FREE aquatic invasive species
identification workshop held prior to
the Paddling for Clean Water. Hosted
by Ozaukee Washington Land Trust and
Tall Pines Conservancy at Camp/Quad.
Sponsored by the City of Oconomowoc.*
Paddling for Clean Water
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
11:00am
Enjoy canoeing and kayaking up the
Oconomowoc River to celebrate the
beginning of an exciting, unprecedented
program to improve the soil and water
conditions in the watershed. Bring your
own canoe or kayak and bag lunch to
enjoy a leisurely trip back downstream.
Sponsored by the City of Oconomowoc.*
Nature Walk at Camp/Quad
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
5:30pm–7:30pm
Paul Norton, Zen Practitioner, will lead
a walking meditation, with instructions
and commentary. Or, you may choose
to explore and learn about the unique
geological features that make up
Camp/Quad, including moraines, kettles
and kames, with your guide Professor
Bill Kean, UWM Geology Department.
Refreshments will be served.
$10 per adult/$5 per child.*
Author Talk & Book Signing
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
7:00pm
Come to the Oconomowoc Public
Library to learn about Sara DeLuca’s
book, The Crops Look Good: News from
Midwestern Family Farm. It is a collection
of letters and memoirs of a Wisconsin
family farm in the 1920’s through the
1960’s. This event is being presented by
Books & Company. Tall Pines is serving
as the community sponsor. For more
information, visit their website at
www.booksco.com/event/sara-deluca.
Upper Barns Sessions: Caitlin Canty
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
6:30pm
At Three Brothers Farm of Oconomowoc.
Shows are limited to 100 people.
Barn doors open at 5:45pm.
www.threebrothersfarmcsa.org
4th Annual Lake Country
Clean Water Festival
SATURDAY, JUNE 27–
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
Lakefront Park, Pewaukee
Visit TPC at the Education Expo on
Saturday, June 27 from 10am-3pm.
www.cleanwaterfestival.com
Farm to Fire
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
5:30pm–8:30pm
Join us for a celebration of the new
Wood Fired Pizza oven at Three
Brothers Farm. Farm tours featuring
permaculture techniques for produce,
fruit and nut trees, spunky animals,
innovative composting and more!
Serving scrumptious pizzas made with
fresh garden ingredients, local wines
and beers. Swamp folk music by Honest
Monday. RSVP by July 15. Limit to 75
guests. $50 per person, tax deductible!*
7th Annual Ride to the Barns
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22
A bike tour through 4 counties
highlighting preserved farms and local
foods. Early bird - $70 per person.*
Greener Oconomowoc’s
Fermentation Fest
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
Serenity Farm
www.greeneroconomowoc.wildapricot.org
*For more info: call 262-369-0500, e-mail [email protected]
or visit www.tallpinesconservancy.org
Seeking Thrivent Financial Members!
If you’re a Thrivent Financial member, please let us know! You could
help out Tall Pines through Thrivent Choice and Thrivent Action Teams that
could provide us with volunteers and funding for community projects.
Contact [email protected].
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Oconomowoc Watershed
Protection... (from PAGE 1)
Role
As an in-kind partner, TPC will be
working with willing landowners
to place Conservation Easements
on their properties. These easements offer not only land protection in-perpetuity but also require
the implementation of best
management practices.
Boy Scouts Get
Hands-On Ecology
Lesson from TPC
On Saturday, April 18th, our Tall Pines
Conservancy staff spent the day offering
educational tours to 230 Boy Scouts who
set up camp for 3 days at Camp/Quad in
Washington County. It was a day of mentoring with Eagle Scouts, while teaching
the younger scouts necessary life skills.
The theme was “Leave No Trace.”
Tall Pines Conservancy contributed by
highlighting the many plant communities
The most popular activity proved to be
the station where the scouts could scoop
up water critters and identify them with
provided nature guides. Many different
species were identified including numerous varieties of snails. A few of the
scouts lined up three snails for a small
race to the water. That is the beauty of
Nature... it triggers our imaginations!
Much fun was had by all.
Funding
The City of Oconomowoc has received a grant from the Regional
Conservation Partnership Program
and funds will be dispersed to
landowners through the existing
NRCS programs as well as through
newly developed programs.
Over 30 Partners
The application included TPC as
their major partner, as well as 30+
other stakeholders and partners
including lake management
groups, governmental bodies, private landowners, land conservation districts, producers and crop
consultants, environmental groups
and universities.
on the property. Ecology principles were
discussed, such as the need to protect
critical wetlands and associated uplands
for amphibians to be able to complete
their full life cycle. The boys were able
to see the remnant site where the rare
Blandings Turtle may reside. The scouts
also toured the large interior forest,
which provides safe nesting for rare
birds such as Scarlet Tanagers and
Cerulean Warblers.
Board Transitions
TPC wishes to give a great big thank you to Ray
Peebles for his dedication, support and numerous hours
of labor at our events during his tenure as our President.
Under his leadership, we acquired new conservation
easements on farms in the Town of Ocononowoc, and
achieved the monumental task of national accreditation. We are fortunate that he will continue to share his
time and expertise through continued service as a board
member. Kevin Flanagan has assumed the role of Board
President, with Don Gallo as Vice President. Nancy Bonniwell has joined the Executive Committee as Secretary.
New Advisory Board Members are Katie Brumder, Laura Gralton, Ted Rolfs and Bruce
Rosenheimer. Thank you for your commitment to Tall Pines Conservancy!
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