Events and Property Walks
Join New Community Vision to see first-hand how together we can preserve the former Timber Shores property. We offer exclusive opportunities to see this unique 214-acre gem on Grand Traverse Bay.
Calendar
Join the New Community Vision team on a guided walk of the former Timber Shores property. Each walk will be led by NCV board members and will highlight the important environmental and natural features of the property. Each walk also has a guest docent to highlight additional themes. Walks are kept to a small group size (10) and start at 10am, lasting about 1.5 hours.
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Fall Birding Walks
We are gauging capacity and docent availability.
Docents
Greg Nobles
Greg joins us as a local, avid, experienced birder. He is a historian and author, including John James Audubon: The Nature of the American Woodsman.
Ed Ketterer
Ed is a local, avid, experienced birder. Ed is a retired intellectual property attorney with many years of experience on the boards of land conservation nonprofit organizations.
Brett Fessell
Brett is a Restoration Section Leader for Natural Resources Department of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. NCV has formed a strategic partnership with the GTB to preserve and restore the great majority of this special property as a nature preserve.
Larry Mawby
Larry Mawby runs Peninsula Housing, a Community Land Trust. NCV has established a collaboration with PH to explore attainable housing options on a small portion of the land.
Naomi Louchouarn
Naomi is the River Restoration Project Manager with the Natural Resources Department of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. NCV has formed a strategic partnership with the GTB to preserve and restore the great majority of this special property as a nature preserve.
Our Board
Two NCV Board Members will be lead each walk as hosting docents. Read their bios here.
Past Events
Stroll the Shores: Guided Walks
Summer 2024
Over 100 walkers have joined us for our ongoing series of guided walks. This vital form of community engagement gives attendees a way to see the property and gives a concrete perspective on NCV’s vision. Guided walks have rotating guest docents to touch on specific themes such as NCV partnership with the Grand Traverse Band (GTB), NCV’s collaboration with Peninsula Housing, and nature preserve hobbies such as birding. The walks will continue all summer.
Livingston Taylor Benefit Concert
August 13, 2023
Over 300 people attended an evening concert by Livingston Taylor at The Ridge on Verterra Winery's stunning farm as a memorable way to publicly launch New Community Vision. This event was sponsored by Francie Downing and Melissa von Stade in memory of their sister, Carol von Stade.
Stroll the Shores Open House Event
June 24, 2024
Over 100 people attended a tented event with self-guided walks on the property and updates from NCV president, John Sentell, and representatives of our partners. Naomi Louchouarn, River Restoration Project Manager, spoke about the partnership with the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Larry Mawby, President of Peninsula Housing, spoke about plans for attainable housing.