Preservation Success Stories

Provides examples of how community engagement can change outcomes in land use, and describes various scenarios involving landowners, land buyers, and local units of government working to preserve farmland and green space.

About Barry Lonik

Barry Lonik has led the effort to establish the model farmland and natural area protection programs in Washtenaw County for 26 years, some of the most successful in Michigan. Barry started the Legacy Land Conservancy and served as its first executive director for six and a half years, developing it into an effective, durable nonprofit organization.  More  

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