Thank You to Our Supporters David and Alice Lewandowski Bill and Wendy Lewis Richard Lorey Mary Lorimer Barry and Karen Ludwig David and Sarah Lynch Joann Lynch Kit and Wendell Lynch Diane Macaulay Jay and Beth Machielse Scott MacLean Merry MacRae Erwin Madorsky Georgia Makens Kathy Malone Rachel Maranto Ralph and Marena Markel* Jeanne Marsh and Steve Shevell Kyle Martin David Martz Colleen Matula Peggy Maycock JB McCombs and Grace Menzel* Barbara Mead James Mertens Yvette Messing Barbara Metting Michigan Botanical Club - Huron Valley Chapter Michigan Gateway Community Services James Mihelcic and Karen
Curry Moran Robert Miller Susan Miller Tracy Miller Dennis and Pauline Moore Margaret R. Moran Amanda Morgan Aubrey Morris Wayne and Karen Moss James Munro* William Nakalsky Robert and Kimberly Ness Jill Neuville* Quock Ng Glen Nichols Catherine Niessink Ken and Emily Nietering Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norling Bert and Pam Nunneley Oakland Audubon Society Anthony O’Keeffe Martha Oleski Angela Page Charles and Sun Ok Pearson Joanna Pease People’s Church of Kalamazoo Michael and Patricia Petelle William Pflager Mark and Rosemary Pinsky Joe Pitlanish Kristy Placido John Porter Martha Porter
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We Remember
Mark A. Sellers, Jr. (1940 – 2017) Passion for Protecting Copperbelly Water Snakes Soon after earning a natural resources degree, Mark discovered a population of Copperbelly Water Snakes in Hillsdale County in 1983, a species that is endangered in Michigan and is listed as federally threatened. From that discovery, MNA acquired properties from 1988 to 1993 to establish Sarah Jane’s Nature Sanctuary. Mark identified the sanctuary as some of the best of the few remaining habitats left for the “coppers” in Michigan. Through the years, Mark contributed his considerable knowledge about the snakes and other reptiles in the area, and was a crucial advocate for protection of this special species.