The new owners chose to protect the land from subdivision and future development.
Written By: Maria Lockwood
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Gail Baldwin and Bruce Jessen pose outside the Douglas County Government Center with a plaque indicating their 240-acre property is under a conservation easement. The property includes the former Camp Newman site. (Photo courtesy of Landmark Conservancy)
A former Boy Scout camp in Douglas County will remain a wilderness haven forever through a conservation easement with Landmark Conservancy.
The 160-acre Camp Newman property in the town of Oakland was initially established as a summer camp for scouts. The parcel of land completely surrounds 12-acre Newman Lake and includes a four-bedroom log home built in 1980. Although the site hadn’t been used for camping for at least 25 years, local troops continued to use the site for weekend camping into October 2019, when the property was sold.