Ann Arbor Greenbelt acquires desirable land, grant

Preserving the trees in Tree Town is a big deal for Ann Arbor resident Don Botsford.

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"Discrete human use is allowed by local fauna"
– sign on Don Botsford property just outside of Ann Arbor

It doesn't take long to figure out Don Botsford's politics on green space and its preservation. The lifelong Ann Arbor resident also known as Grandpa Don recently sold a 10-acre easement of woods and trails to Ann Arbor's Greenbelt. It joins a $10,000 grant to the Washtenaw Land Trust, helping further efforts to preserve green space around the college town.

Botsford's land is on Miller Road tucked away on the Scio Township side of M-14. The city of Ann Arbor and Scio Township are spending a little more than $300,000 to buy the land, but Botsford says the deal is not about the money.

"It seems like a lot of money but it's not like the offers I have received," Botsford says.

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Ann Arbor Greenbelt acquires desirable land, grant

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