LOWER WOODCOCK LAKE COUNT Y
Benzie ACR ES
230 PR O J E C T C O S T
$2,495,254
K E Y F E AT U R E S
This preserve contains the entirety of Lower Woodcock Lake, a picturesque and ecologically significant lake in the upper reaches of the Platte River watershed. It also contains a full half mile of undeveloped frontage on the Platte River itself, along with an abundance of healthy hardwood forest. About 70 percent of its border is state forest, creating critical wildlife corridors. HISTORY
Owned for many years by a property investment group, the undeveloped lake – and that of neighboring Upper Woodcock Lake – is said to be named not for the bird, but for a 19th-century settler and Civil War veteran named Silas Woodcock, who lived in the area.
If there ever was a project that would showcase the true need for a comprehensive, region-wide campaign, Chris Sullivan thought, it’s probably this one.
The spectacular Lower Woodcock Lake property, looking south. Campaign for Generations
Sullivan first visited what would become the beautiful and ecologically significant Lower Woodcock Lake Preserve in late December of 2015. 45