The Friends of the Saline River, a 501(c)3 non-profit, is pleased to announce the purchase of the 17.4 former Charlie Burg property to be known as the Leslee Niethammer Saline River Preserve. Title to the Preserve is held by York Township with the Preserve to be operated and maintained by the Friends.
The creation of this Preserve would not have been possible without the cooperation of the City of Saline, City of Milan and York Township who authorized the establishment of the Friends. Funds for the purchase have been received from the Washtenaw County Natural Area Preservation Program, Legacy Land Conservancy and the many individuals who contributed to honor Leslee Niethammer.
The current Board Members of the Friends are; John Stanowski-President, David Rhoads-Executive Vice President, Jim Peters-VP for External Affairs, Rodney Hill-Secretary, Frank Stukenborg-Treasurer, Martha Churchill-Director and Taylor Jacobson-Director.
Additional funds are being sought to enable the Friends to improve parking, the driveway, signage and trail markers. The Friends are also working to clear log jams from the Saline River to allow kayaking from Saline to Milan.
The entrance to the Preserve is off South Maple Road just west of the Saline-Milan Road. The Preserve borders the DNR Fisheries which is located on the south border of Saline off Saline-Milan Road.
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