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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Natural habitat and farmland preserved by Genesee Land TrustThe Genesee Land Trust has announced that it is the recipient of a conservation easement on farmland and woodlands along Arcadia-Zurich Road in Wayne County, the gift of Rebecca Kraai of Rochester. The Kraai land is rich with hay fields, woodlands, wetlands and hedge-rows sheltering a multitude of wildlife. Now because of the agreement with the Genesee Land Trust, the natural habitats will be conserved in perpetuity. With this gift the Land Trust adds 105 acres to the 1500 it already protects located among Monroe, Wayne and Livingston Counties. Kraai’s decision to protect this acreage with the gift of a conservation easement on the land to the Genesee Land Trust came about largely because of her commitment to protecting the natural health of the land. Kraai also has a desire to offer future generations an opportunity to “connect with the beauty of the land and be open to the peace that can come from it,” as she and her family have done. Thomas Tette, President of the Trust’s Board of Directors, expressed the gratitude of all for Kraai’s generosity. In honor of the gift and in celebration of Genesee Land Trust’s 15th Anniversary, “Crowfields” – the Kraai Easement, will be open to the public for exploring its fields, woods, and wetlands on Sunday, May 22nd, 2005. The Genesee Land Trust invites all to visit its Web site at www.geneseelandtrust.org or call 256-2130 for more information about this and other anniversary events. The Genesee Land Trust office is located at 500 East Avenue in
Rochester. Gay Mills serves as the Trust’s Executive Director.
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