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Where We Work:
The Greenbelt and Beyond

When Ann Arbor voters approved the Parks and Greenbelt proposal to protect land both within and outside the city limits, it was a great success for the protection of the special natural areas and the working farms of our community.

Although the Washtenaw Land Trust does not receive funding from the Greenbelt program, we are partnering with it, and it allows the Land Trust to concentrate our efforts outside its 12-mile diameter.

A wetland and farm in Washtenaw County 10+ miles outside the boundary of the City of Ann Arbor's Greenbelt program.

Much of our region's undeveloped land lies beyond the Greenbelt boundaries:

  •     Around the Waterloo and Pinckney Recreation Areas in Jackson and Washtenaw counties, an important block of protected natural land which is significantly fragmented with private in-holdings that are becoming more and more susceptible to development
  •     In the rural areas south and west of Ann Arbor and into Jackson County, which are the most likely places for working farms -- and the supporting agricultural infrastructure -- to remain viable economically
  •     Along our river corridors: the Huron River, the River Raisin, and the Saline River
  •     ... and many other areas.
Working together with local and regional governments, like-minded organizations, local businesses, willing landowners, and interested citizens, we can all make a lasting difference for the preservation of the many special places throughout the region.

To learn more about the Land Trust's work:

       Strategic Planning: A Vision for the Future

       The Washtenaw Land Trust Journal, our newsletter

       How you can help

 

 
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