Lake Superior’s largest private island to be sold to Nature Conservancy of Canada
Michigan logging companies interested in bringing the island’s lumber to their markets were deterred by the same complications, Cormier said, noting Batchawana is home to valuable sugar maple, yellow birch, white and black spruce and northern white cedar.
The non-profit needs to buy properties at fair market value, which can be challenging when property prices are inflated, she said.Story continues below advertisement The island is also home to forests teeming with moose, wolves and bears, as well as wetlands with potential to store carbon that’s equivalent to the energy used by 500,000 homes, the Nature Conservancy said.
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