Ann Arbor Doctor Donates Land for Preservation in Dexter, Putnam Townships
The Reichert Nature Preserve is open to the public by permission from the Legacy Land Conservancy.
Dr. Rudolph Reichert, a retired surgeon and prominent member of the Ann Arbor community, has donated 92 acres of land to Legacy Land Conservancy. The land, located in Dexter and Putman townships, was previously protected with a conservation easement held jointly by Legacy Land Conservancy and Livingston Land Conservancy. The terrain consists of two kettle lakes, several ponds, near-shore habitat abutting Portage Creek and Little Portage Lake, wetlands, swamp, marsh, and dry oak forests. Such habitat diversity provides a home for many Michigan species, including the Dwarf Hackberry and Massasauga Rattlesnakes. Reichert purchased the land in fragments, over a period of 40 years. Since then, the Reichert family has managed the land with a …
