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Wetlands Acquisition
Successful!
The Club is happy to announce that we have completed
the purchase of 18 additional acres of wetlands. This brings the
total acreage of the Terrell’s Island Wetland Restoration Area to
1,201.
With the help of generous donors and a grant from the
WDNR we raised $245,000 of the $300,000 that we needed. With all of
the support we received we felt that it was better to move forward
with what we had than to lose this once in a lifetime opportunity,
and so the decision was made to secure a loan for the remaining
$55,000.
In this way we are able to continue our fundraising
efforts without losing any of the funds that were already pledged.
Your contributions towards this effort are as
important as ever! You can help to preserve these wetlands by
donating to the Club today. You may even specify that
your donation be used only to retire the debt on these wetlands.
Thank you once again to everyone who donated and
worked diligently on our fundraising endeavors throughout this last
year!
This purchase allows us unrestricted access to the
breakwall and the mouth of the Fox River and is invaluable in our
efforts to repair the area's wetlands. It also opens up the
possibility of a nature education center and a 4 mile looping hiking
trail out along the breakwall in the future.
There are many ways that you can help us retire this
debt. If you
are interested in how you can get involved, or if you have
fundraising ideas, please email us at
info@bdmcc.org
Direct donations can be made
online
or by check payable to BDMCC and sent to:
BDMCC -Land
P.O Box 385
Butte des Morts, WI 54927
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Help Us Retire Our Debt on
These Wetlands!
Please Donate Today!
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A view of
the wetlands looking North.
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Small cabin near the front of the
property.
An old shed at the beginning of
the trail out to the breakwall.
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