Hall's Lake Natural Area
Help Us Save a Special Place
We need your help now to save an important part of Isabella County for future generations. Hidden away in the far western part of the county is 70-acre Hall’s Lake. The western half of the lake is bordered by summer cottages and full-time residences. But the eastern half consists of 3,200 feet of lake shore and an undeveloped 200-acre wooded buffer that harbors a variety of micro habitats from cattail edges to bogs, glacial moraine and treecovered hills.
Two families are currently holding 139 acres of this land adjoining the 22-acre Neely Preserve and have agreed to sell it to the Chippewa Watershed Conservancy below market value. But we must act now. We need to raise $400,000 to save this land. Our success in raising these funds will ensure that we can protect this property for recreation, water quality enhancement and wildlife habitat. Visitors will have access to nearly a mile of footpaths through an otherwise undisturbed tract harboring a mature hardwood forest, many varieties of wildflowers and a wide array of wildlife, and the scenic view from the lake will be preserved forever.
Please consider helping in these three areas
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Volunteer to serve on the Halls Lake acquisition fundraising committee. We need to identify and contact potential major donors for this effort.
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If you can't serve on the committee, but can offer suggestions about possible supporters or fundraising events/ activities pass your suggestions on to us.
- See details about the Carls Foundation and Woollam Foundation challenge grants on the home page and use the website form to make a contribution of your own to the project.
Let’s act now to preserve the rural and scenic character of the area and guarantee the presence of a beautiful and important recreation opportunity at Halls Lake.
