Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News

The Newsletter of Freshwater Future

The Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat News is the newsletter of Freshwater Future, published four times per year. The News is intended to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas among citizens and organizations working to protect aquatic habitats in the Great Lakes Basin.

Volume 16, Number 1 • Spring 2008

Thank You to All of Our 2007 Donors:

Contributor ($ 1 – 49)

  • Kendra Axness
  • Steven & Perpetua Crawford
  • Beverly Gilmore
  • William & Betty Henne
  • Dr. John Hutto
  • Jill Jacoby
  • Drs.William & Jane Millar
  • William Neal
  • Marion Olson
  • Jamie Romeo
  • Carol Schneider
  • Bill Schnitker
  • Ed & Diane Strzelinski

Member ($50 – 99)

  • Sharon Behar
  • Paul Bruce
  • Cameron Brunet-Koch
  • Edith Chase
  • Kristina Clark
  • Ronnie Cummings
  • Vincent DiMarco
  • Bob and Helen Esford
  • Tony & Victoria Fleming
  • Dorothy Graden
  • Jan Green
  • Chris Grubb
  • Emily Hartz
  • Loretta Knight
  • Barbara Kurtz
  • John LaVoie
  • Ray Letheren
  • Maria Maybee
  • Edith Maynard
  • Gina & Yaro Middaugh
  • Dennis & Sharon Mollard
  • Mary & Wayne Robbins-Morganson
  • Carla & Chris Pillai
  • Jerry Pinney
  • Jim & Rosemary Ryan
  • Joan Schumaker
  • Richard Shoquist
  • Donald Sporleder
  • Gig & Nancy Stewart
  • Dr. Joan Sturtevant
  • Maris Stella Swift
  • Denis & Elizabeth Vance
  • BobWakefield
  • Barbara GilmoreWeber
  • Cynthia Westerman

Supporter ($100 - 249)

  • Ann Baughman
  • Gary Belan
  • Rob & Russ Bonfiglio
  • Lee Botts
  • Ruth Clausen
  • Wendy Cooper
  • Glen Dale
  • Dennis & Rosemary Duggan
  • Bonnie Hay
  • Marilyn John
  • Mr.& Mrs. Kallio
  • Marjorie May
  • Thomas V. Potts
  • Debbie & John Rohe
  • Jill Ryan
  • Marilynn Smith
  • Sandra Wilmore

Sponsor ($250 – 499)

  • Paul Bubelis
  • Bonnie Danni
  • Joseph Flanagan Jr.
  • Margaret Frisbie
  • Elizabeth S. Lawrence & David B. Nand
  • Karen Ritchie
  • Friend of the Lakes ($500 – 999)
  • Vicki Deisner
  • William D. Fritz
  • Cheryl Mell
  • Jill Whelan

Founders Circle ($1,000 and above)

  • Mary Jo Cullen
  • Molly Flanagan

Sustainer’s Circle Pledge ($84 or more per month)

  • Sydney Lea

2007 Grassroots Symposium Sponsors:

  • National Wildlife Federation
  • John G.Shedd Aquarium
  • Ohio Environmental Council
  • Waldvogel Insurance, Inc.
  • First Community Bank, Inc.
  • Super Girl Designs

2007 Symposium Raffle Donors:

  • David Wells
  • Naturally Superior Adventures
  • Rock Island Lodge
  • Island House Hotel
  • Star Line Mackinac Island Ferry
  • Mackinac Island Carriage Tours

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2008 Grassroots Symposium. If you or your organization would like to be a sponsor, please contact us at 231-348-8200.

Organizations

  • American Rivers
  • Atlantic States Legal Foundation
  • Beaver Island Property Owner’s Association
  • Blue MountainWatershed Trust Foundation
  • Calumet Ecological Park Association
  • Cedar CreekWildlife Project
  • Chicago Botanic Garden, Library
  • Citizens Concerned for Michipicoten Bay
  • CleanWisconsin
  • Environmental Defence
  • Environmental Research Foundation
  • Environment Illinois
  • Firelands Audubon Society
  • Friends of the Bayfield River
  • Friends of the Coves Subwatershed
  • GatheringWaters Conservancy
  • Highway J Citizens Group
  • Indian Mission Conservation Club
  • Kent Environmental Council
  • Lake St. Clair Advisory Committee
  • The Lighthouse Point Group
  • Maumee Bay Association
  • Michigan Environmental Council
  • Mona LakeWatershed Council
  • Niagara Restoration Council
  • Ohio Environmental Council
  • Presque Isle Audubon Society
  • Residents for Responsible Government
  • Save Lake Superior Association
  • Save the Dunes Council
  • Save the Prairie Society
  • Toronto Green Community
  • Waukegan Harbor Citizens’ Advisory Group
  • Whole Foods Community Co-op, Inc.
  • Wisconsin Land &
  • Water Conservation Association
  • Yellow DogWatershed Preserve

VOLUNTEERS

Thank you to the following Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers from Emmet and Charlevoix Counties for helping with our winter mailings:

  • Alice Hill
  • Gloria Krusell
  • Betty Luebke
  • Maxine McDowell
  • Irene Phelps
  • Josefa Tamez
  • Marilyn Zirbe

Disclaimer: The interpretations and conclusions presented in this newsletter represent the opinions of the individual authors. They in no way represent the views of the Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council, the C.S. Mott Foundation, subscribers, donors, or any organization mentioned in this publication.

Freshwater Future builds effective community-based citizen action to protect and restore the water quality of the Great Lakes basin. We work toward this goal by providing financial assistance, communications and networking assistance and technical assistance to citizens and grassroots watershed groups throughout the Great Lakes basin. Through these efforts we work with over 1,800 grassroots watershed groups and citizens to protect and restore the rivers, lakes and wetlands in their communities. Freshwater Future is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization.

For more information, please contact:

info@freshwaterfuture.org
P.O. Box 2479,
Petoskey, MI 49770
PH (231) 348-8200;