CLCF Stewardship Chat February 2021
Sandhill Cranes at Pick property
David Lex, our resident at the Pick property, has set up a motion-sensitive camera to capture wildlife activity at the Pick Nature Preserve. These photos, showing adult sandhill cranes with two colts, were taken on July 7…. Read More >
Collaboration with MIAD explores development of Pick Nature Preserve
The Pick Property, a 56-acre estate-like setting which includes Joan Pick’s former home and a caretakers residence, was given to CLCF with the understanding we would develop our office and a Nature Preserve on… Read More >
Joan Pick Property: Prairie Restoration Begins
In December of 2014 Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation, working with Eco-Resource Consulting (ERC), began a prairie restoration on the Joan Pick property. This planting is a “Native Pollinator Mix” that encompasses 8.5 acres of… Read More >
CLCF Celebrates 40th Anniversary
On Saturday, June 21, CLCF celebrated its 40th Anniversary with a fun fundraising dinner. What a fantastic evening we had! Thanks to Cindy Mestan and her decorating committee (Kathy Gross, Ginny Curtes, Winn Eckert,… Read More >
CLCF Acquires 91-acre Fehring Property
In June of 2014 CLCF closed on the Fehring property at the south end of Little Cedar Lake. The property is a mix of grassland fields and forest, and has 700 feet of frontage… Read More >
Geoff Maclay Reflects on CLCF’s 40th Anniversary
The history of Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation started in 1972 when our two daughters asked if we could mimic the Nantucket Conservation Foundation concept in the Big Cedar Lakes Watershed. For background, Nantucket Conservation… Read More >