<p> Formerly: Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy</p><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p><p>January 14, 2010</p><p>For more information, contact: Lynnea McFadden (906) 225-8067</p><p>LAND CONSERVANCY CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH NAME CHANGE</p><p>Group Officially Adopts New Name and New Officers at Annual Meeting</p><p>At their annual meeting held in Marquette on January 12, 2010, the Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy commemorated 10 years of land conservancy efforts in the region by changing the group’s name to THE UPPER PENINSULA LAND CONSERVANCY. According to spokesperson Lynnea McFadden, the new name serves to reflect a change in the group’s primary service area from Marquette and Alger Counties to the entire Upper Peninsula. The name change also came from an effort to simplify the group’s name for ease of use.</p><p>McFadden adds, “We grew and expanded. As our membership grew, so did our number of conservation easements, and the geographical doors were opened to include not only Marquette and Alger Counties, but from the east to the west boundaries of the U.P. After 10 years of operating as the Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy, in honor of our 10th Anniversary of protecting Upper Peninsula Forestlands, the Board of Directors thought it was time to adopt a new name to more accurately reflect who we are as a land conservancy and the geographical area we serve.” </p><p>In other business at their annual meeting, the group elected Marge Forslin as President, Jim Matteson as Vice President, Lesley Putman as Secretary and Sarah Davis as Treasurer. The group also presented their annual reports to the general membership.</p><p>The UPLC’s focus and mission will remain just as strong and continue to grow in the upcoming years. The Board of Directors wishes to thank the many members, conservation easement holders, and volunteers throughout the first 10 years of service, and the UPLC hopes to have their continued support as they begin its second decade.</p><p>The Upper Peninsula Land Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group founded to help further environmental sustainability in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan through the promotion of Email: [email protected]  Website: www.CLSLC.org (look for a new website soon) Formerly: Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy conservation-based land use and ownership. To ensure that the character of our region is maintained the UPLC facilitates the protection of natural, agricultural, recreational, historic, and scenic lands for environmental conservation. Through protection tools such as conservation easements and land donation, the UPLC assists the region to realize that local economic development should be well planned, visually pleasing, ecologically sound, and conducted in an environmentally benign manner.</p><p># # #</p><p>Email: [email protected]  Website: www.CLSLC.org (look for a new website soon) Formerly: Central Lake Superior Land Conservancy</p><p>Email: [email protected]  Website: www.CLSLC.org (look for a new website soon)</p>