Twenty years…it’s kind of a big deal!

Tom Mlada standing on the Lake Michigan shoreline in a red LNRP shirt.

Dear Friends, Partners, and Supporters of LNRP:

Happy New Year!

It’s 2023 – and with the advent of this new year, LNRP officially turns 20 years old. Happy Anniversary to us and YOU!

The “You” is the most critical piece of that milestone anniversary celebration. I know that feels like an old adage, but it is so very true – you are talented, inspired, impassioned, enthusiastic, generous people who make LNRP the success it has been these past two decades. Our LNRP Team is genuinely grateful for each and every one of you. We are privileged to collaborate with you on our community-based land and water conservation work – and we thank you.

That work continued in impressive ways in 2022. Together, we helped lead successful beach clean-ups; assisted with water quality monitoring; hosted watershed engagement events; continued critical habitat restoration efforts; promoted our climate change mitigation efforts in the communities we serve; created educational signage celebrating public access opportunities; and hosted one heck of a grand ole’ Barn Dance party at Saxon Homestead Farm.

The new year promises to be even busier. Together with you, we will work to enhance water quality throughout the Lake Michigan Basin; restore and enhance wildlife habitat and forest ecosystem; eradicate destructive invasive species; improve soil health and advance sustainable agricultural practices; protect natural areas and open land spaces; engage community leaders; and advocate for actions to address the climate crisis.

In short, together we’ll do really important work, the kind of work that inspired President Teddy Roosevelt to declare, “Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

Indeed – and fortunately for all of us, part of the LNRP Family, we get to do that work together.

I hope enjoy reading our Winter e-newsletter. On behalf of our LNRP Team, my very best wishes to you and yours for a healthy, happy New Year!

With gratitude,