The Higgins Lake Land Conservancy is very grateful for the generous donation of 40 acres of prime real estate about 300 feet off the shoreline of the lake in Lyon Township gifted to us by Sandra Hersee Olson. In her honor we are proud to announce the Sandra Olson Hersee Nature Preserve and commend her for her great generosity. As community members of Higgins Lake you are welcome to enjoy the natural beauty of the Sandra Olson Hersee Nature preserve keeping in mind that you are a temporary visitor to the homes of many plants and animals. Please enjoy hiking, bird watching, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and similar low-impact non-motorized activities. Please refrain from snowmobiling, hunting, camping, fires, dumping, littering, removal of vegetation and off-road vehicles.
The Higgins Lake Land Conservancy was established in July of 2007 to encourage landowners in the Higgins Lake area to engage in strong stewardship of their lands and to promote the protection of vacant land from over development and dense urbanization.
Active stewardship by landowners is necessary to protect the water quality of Higgins Lake. This is true, even though there are a number of government regulations also aimed at protecting water quality. Despite the seemingly endless local, state and federal water quality laws, the water quality in many of our inland lakes is still being degraded. This is almost solely the result of over development of the lands around those lakes.
When land is developed, natural vegetation, which previously served as a filtering system, is lost. The result is an increase in surface water runoff entering our lakes. The surface water runoff carries with it pollutants such as lawn fertilizers, petroleum products, and waste by-products. The runoff changes pristine, clear lakes into turbid bodies of water rich in nitrates and sulfide.
The most cost effective and permanent way to protect the water quality of our lakes and streams is to control the intensity of development through conservation of undeveloped land. The efforts of the Higgins Lake Land Conservancy will assure the natural beauty of the surrounding lands are preserved for future generations while at the same time protecting the quality of the water of Higgins Lake.
Any person, family, family trust, estate, group, organization or legal entity who wants to help ensure the beauty and quality of Higgins Lake and the Higgins Lake Area can help the Conservancy in its efforts.
The Higgins Lake Land Conservancy was established in July of 2007 to encourage landowners in the Higgins Lake area to engage in strong stewardship of their lands and to promote the protection of vacant land from over development and dense urbanization.
Active stewardship by landowners is necessary to protect the water quality of Higgins Lake. This is true, even though there are a number of government regulations also aimed at protecting water quality. Despite the seemingly endless local, state and federal water quality laws, the water quality in many of our inland lakes is still being degraded. This is almost solely the result of over development of the lands around those lakes.
When land is developed, natural vegetation, which previously served as a filtering system, is lost. The result is an increase in surface water runoff entering our lakes. The surface water runoff carries with it pollutants such as lawn fertilizers, petroleum products, and waste by-products. The runoff changes pristine, clear lakes into turbid bodies of water rich in nitrates and sulfide.
The most cost effective and permanent way to protect the water quality of our lakes and streams is to control the intensity of development through conservation of undeveloped land. The efforts of the Higgins Lake Land Conservancy will assure the natural beauty of the surrounding lands are preserved for future generations while at the same time protecting the quality of the water of Higgins Lake.
Any person, family, family trust, estate, group, organization or legal entity who wants to help ensure the beauty and quality of Higgins Lake and the Higgins Lake Area can help the Conservancy in its efforts.