Dexter Township Resident Named 'Tree Conservationist of the Year'
Gary Moore plants roughly 30 trees each year on his property in Dexter Township.
Editor's note: This press release was published by the Washtenaw County Conservation District in its monthly member newsletter. To recognize excellent tree planting efforts, the Washtenaw County Conservation District recently presented its 2012 Tree Conservationist Award to Gary Moore of Dexter Township. Moore purchased 20 acres of land on McKinley Road in the late 1960s. The land included some cropland, several stands of small hardwood trees, and wetland. Starting in 1969, Moore planted several hundred red pine trees and autumn olive shrubs. Since then, he has planted 30-50 trees each year for the past 42 years. “I have always planted trees for wildlife habitat," he said. “Some for windbreaks, but mostly for wildlife." More than 2,000 …
