Local doc donates nature preserve to Legacy Land Conservancy

A retired Ann Arbor surgeon has spent nearly 40 years purchasing 92 acres of land near Dexter. Now he's handing it over to the Legacy Land Conservancy in order to safeguard its future as a sensitive nature preserve. Excerpt: "The land, located in Dexter and Putman townships, was previously protected with a conservation easement held jointly by Legacy Land Conservancy and Livingston Land Conservancy. The terrain consists of two kettle lakes, several ponds, near-shore habitat abutting Portage Creek and Little Portage Lake, wetlands, swamp, marsh, and dry oak forests. Such habitat diversity provides a home for many Michigan species, including the Dwarf Hackberry and Massasauga Rattlesnakes." Read the rest here.