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| Lake Beulah Area Conservation Project |
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Kettle Moraine Land Trust is partnering with the Lake Beulah Management District, the Lake Beulah Protective and Improvement Association, the Town of East Troy, and residents living near and around Lake Beulah to begin land conservation work in the area.
Lake Beulah is in the Mukwonago River Watershed, a watershed that is widely recognized for it's high quality natural resources, with Lake Beulah among them.
The Lake Beulah area community will benefit from reduced developement of open spaces and precious viewscapes, preservation of aquafer recharge areas, reduced opportunities for increased well water use and increased pollutant discharges to the water, preservation of the rural atmosphere, preservation of the area's high biodiversity, and increased opportunities for natural resources education and recreation.
Four area landowners are currently considering placing Conservation Easements on their properties or selling them to KMLT for preservation.
Land conservation work can not be achieved without significant financial resources. Your donations to KMLT will help us preserve special places, like this, for current and future generations.
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| Jackson Creek Preserve Slated to Become an NA-3 |
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In September 1997, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) published its Planning Report No. 42: A Regional Natural Areas and Critical Species Habitat Protection and Management Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin. This plan identified the most important remaining natural areas, critical species habitat areas, aquatic areas, geological areas and archaeological sites in SE Wisconsin and recommended means for their protection.
This Planning Report has been used by land trusts, counties, municipalities, and others for planning purposes and to prioritize conservation activities.
On March 31, 2005, Gathering Waters Conservancy, a state-wide service center for Wisconsin land trusts, requested that SEWPRC update its Planning Report No. 42 because much more information about natural areas was available now, and the plan was nearing 10 years old.
In their April 2009 newsletter, SEWRPC proposed an amendment to that report. Public informational meetings were held during April and the public comment period on the amendment extended through May 15, 2009. The final amendment is expected by the end of 2009.
Jackson Creek Preserve has been added as a Natural Area of Local Significance (NA-3) in the proposed amendment. KMLT acquired Jackson Creek Preserve through its merger with the Land Trust of Walworth County in June. The preserve is located on Jackson Creek, just east of Hwy 67 in the Delavan Lake watershed.
Proposed Walworth County Amendment
KMLT also owns Island Woods, a NA-3 site that was identified in the 1997 adopted plan. Island Woods is located on the peninsula between Green and Middle Lakes of the Lauderdale Lakes. KMLT works with landowners and others to protect these special places for future generations.
For more information about SEWRPC Planning Report No. 42: A Regional Natural Areas and Critical Species Habitat Protection and Management Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin and the proposed amendment:
SEWRPC June 2009 Newsletter. (2mb pdf file)
SEWRPC Planning Report No. 42
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