A beautiful and ecologically significant new nature preserve along Arbutus Lake opens to the public today.
The nearly 120-acre Turtle Cove Nature Prese.
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The tallest ridge on the northern shore of Lake Skegemog, seen here from M-72, will be forever protected as part of a nature preserve with hiking trails.
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This is one of the existing trails at the new Torch River nature preserve that has been fully funded through a $1 million donation.
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TORCH RIVER â A beautiful stretch of shoreline property within the regionâs Chain of Lakes will be forever protected by a local conservation group.
A large donation to nonprofit Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy will be used to preserve a 290-acre tract alongside the Torch River in Antrim County. The land includes 1,700 feet along the riverbank flanked by wetlands and a steep ridge visible from miles away.