Little Traverse Conservancy records, 1972-1999 (bulk 1984-1997).

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Little Traverse Conservancy records, 1972-1999 (bulk 1984-1997).

The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes,reports, notes, newspaper clippings, press releases, annual reports, and brochures created by the Conservancy and relating to its history and activities. Also included are biographical sketches of founding members based on oral history interviews. The collection contains the files of its board of trustees,executive director, and other influential members, as well as documentation of many of its land acquisitions projects, among them being the Thorne Swift Nature Preserve, the North Point Preserve, and the Colonial Point Forest. Also included are records related to other various activities of executive director Tom Bailey, such as his leadership of the Emmet County Park and Recreation Commission and the Emmet County Solid Waste Planning Advisory Committee, his appointment to the Michigan Natural Resources Commission, and his previous employment with the Hazardous Waste Division of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

8 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8225540

Bentley Historical Library

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Emmet County Solid Waste Planning Advisory Committee.

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Bailey, Tom

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Emmet County Park and Recreation Commission.

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Little Traverse Conservancy.

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The mission of the Little Traverse Conservancy (LTC) is to promote conservation through land acquisition by donation or purchase, the establishment of nature preserves, and educational programs, rather than through lawsuits or political action. LTC was founded in 1972 in the Northern Michigan community of Harbor Springs after its predecessor group, the Little Traverse Group, was defeated in a series of lawsuits it had brought against some property developers. ...

Michigan. Natural Resources Commission

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Huffman, Horace M.

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