Land preservation programs in Washtenaw County protected an additional 1,604 acres of farmland, natural areas and open spaces in 2010, local officials said today. Officials give credit to a number of local preservation millages — including those that fund Ann Arbor's Greenbelt Program, the Washtenaw County Natural Areas Preservation Program, ...
Gerald Smith and Catherine Badgley won't ever make much money if they decide to sell the field and wetlands they purchased in 1990. And that's more than OK with them. The Sylvan Township couple have entered into a contract that guarantees 110 acres of the 120-acre parcel won't ever be ...
Four new properties in Washtenaw County are now under protection from future development. Legacy Land Conservancy, an organization that protects natural areas and farmland in Washtenaw and Jackson counties, signed the nearly 200 acres into permanent protection within the past two weeks. A fifth property located in Ingham County was ...