Profile
“Mike” has been on the board of directors of
the RVLT since 1995. He has been in the general practice
of law in Adrian since he graduated from the University
of Michigan Law School in 1958. His roots are in this area.
His great-grandparents on both sides of the family moved
to Lenawee County when it was first settled. As a young
man he lived all over the country, but always returned in
summer to the family cottage on Sand Lake.
He was the first president of ECOL, the Environment Council
of Lenawee County. ECOL contributed to the founding of the
Lenawee County Parks System, the acquisition of the Bi-Centennial
Woods on Tipton Highway, and the dedication of several Natural
Beauty Roads in the county.
Experience has taught Mike that environmental battles are
won one year and then whittled away over successive years.
He believes that one of the most effective ways to preserve
open space and natural areas is to preserve them through
the tools that land trusts have to offer.
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