A scene from a Cadillac farm that is preserved by a conservation easement. Scenes like this are worth saving and what CALC provides for the community. … [Read more...]
Another Step Toward Accreditation
January 22, 2012
The Cadillac Area Land Conservancy Board had guest speakers at their January 2012 board meeting. Julie Stoneman, Heart of the Lakes, and Mary Kay O'Donnell, Land Trust Alliance, were the speakers. They further educated the board on how to maintain their charitable status for the IRS, including how to better serve the public. The training also included the tax advantages for individuals that place their land in a conservation easement. See the Summer 2009 Newsletter under the Publications section … [Read more...]
November 15, 2011
On November 11, 2011 CALC Chairman Larry Copley and Treasurer Lindsey Hall were presented a check for $1,000.00 by Becky N. Assistant Store Manager, Cadillac Meijers. This donation was gifted by Meijer Inc. to CALC and will be utilized by the conservancy to assist in the preservation of conservation easements which have been donated by landowners in the greater Cadillac Area. CALC wishes to express their appreciation to Meijer Inc. for this and other conservation oriented donations which … [Read more...]
Member’s Day 2011
November 6, 2011
There were smiles all around when the Cadillac Area Land Conservancy met on October 8th to celebrate Member’s Day. It was a glorious autumn afternoon and the perfect place to be — outdoors on Tom Harris’s Wildlife Corridor property. The afternoon began with the required business meeting and election of … [Read more...]
Oct. 8th CALC Annual Event Included a glimpse of our lumbering past
October 31, 2011
The Tom Harris property was once the setting of a lumber camp many years ago. For our tour Harris's set up a small cottage as a mini-museum with artifacts collected over the years. Many of those items are believed to be from that lumber camp. It was fun to be on land where the past felt not far away. The Harris's provided everyone handouts that described life in the lumber camp in the words of those that lived it. The below excerpt is from the Bay-Journal Web site on "Michigan Lumbering … [Read more...]
Consider a Foundation Donation
April 11, 2011
The endowment fund for the Conservancy at the Cadillac Area Community Foundation provides funds for the future protection of our easements. An endowment is a fund where the principal (gifts to the fund) is never spent; only the growth on the fund is distributed. Endowments to this fund allow the Cadillac Area land Conservancy to provide responsible stewardship now and into the future. The Cadillac Area Community Foundation offers: Services that allow the endowment to serve the … [Read more...]
CALC Location a Winner
January 16, 2011
Have you seen the CALC office? We are in the Masonic Temple Building, above Atomic Closet (formerly The Apple Tree) on the corner of Mitchell and Beech Streets. The Clam Lake Masonic Lodge is very good to us. The lodge is part of the “oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world. Making good men better under the brotherhood of man by the fatherhood of God.” The lodge’s projects include juvenile diabetes, student-learning centers for dyslexia and speech pathology, Beacon … [Read more...]
A New Look for the New Year
January 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
Welcome to our new website! Our goal is to keep you informed on... (more writing needed to introduce the website). You now have an easier way to pay your annual membership or to donate to CALC via JustGive.org. On the left side of our new website, just click on this symbol: It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to click and donate. The website is secure, and 97% of your donation goes directly to CALC. We really appreciate every dollar you give us and guarantee we will put it to good use. Now you can … [Read more...]
