Articles written by Leslyn Grape Caretaker Of Wildhaven Preserve

Leslyn Grape Caretaker of Wildhaven Preserve|Updated Apr 17, 2018

Concerning the article on April 11 titled "Wildhaven Preserve may become public land," (The Nugget, page 1): As the caretaker of Wildhaven Preserve I would like to add some insight into this continuing saga. In the article, Derek Johnson states that The Nature Conservancy (TNC) talked to Gil Staender in 2014 (he died in 2016) and that Staender was aware of the possibility that TNC would donate the land to the Forest Service. This statement is just NOT TRUE! TNC never specified the USFS as a possible steward. This was conjured... Full story