Did'ya Know?
Mood:  happy
Topic: Celebrate Owasippe
Did'ya Know...?

...that The Blue Lake Township Board of Trustees voted against the request of the Chicago Area Council BSA for residential rezoning of
their Owasippe Scout Reservation? The Township Board followed the recommendations of many authorities and interested parties who have
provided facts and opinions against the rezoning proposal.

...that those other entities who came solidly down in favor of denying the rezoning request of CAC included the Blue Lake Township Planning Commission, Muskegon Area Planning Commission, Muskegon Soil and Water Conservation District, professional planning consultants retained by the Township, more than 2,500 individuals who petitioned the Township in writing, and more than 400 individuals who spoke or were present at the Public Hearing concerning the rezoning proposal
in January 2006?

...that the Owasippe Outdoor Education Center (OOEC) provided info, strategic planning, and suggestions to many of the individuals and grass-roots organizations who worked hard to achieve a "NO Vote" for the residential rezoning of Owasippe?

...that the Owasippe Staff Assoc invested $5,000 this year into the restoration and upgrading of the Stephen Fossett Sailing Base Outpost? The fleet is now up to 13 vessels with two more on the way by the Spring of 2007. THANKS to those who financially contributed!

...that parts of Owasippe are known to be ideal eco-habitats for the endangered Northern Copperbelly Watersnake (some found in nearby areas off-camp) and that the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Michigan DNR have a hunch that they may also reside in the Owasippe wilderness and would just love to find a live specimen living and breathing at OSR? Move over Massasauga Rattlesnake and Karner Blue Butterfly! There are indeed MANY reasons for camp preservation!