Save the trees &
Rock the Forest
Save the Date!
Thursday, July 24, 2025
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Save the Trees
6:00 – 7:30PM
Rock the Forest
Concert to follow at 8:00PM
Save the Trees is our beloved cocktail party. Come and enjoy the unmatched view with all your favorite Conservancy friends. You can purchase a sponsorship or tickets to attend directly supporting our land protection efforts in northern Michigan.
For the third year in a row, you can stay after Save the Trees for Rock the Forest – a unique concert on the green. Tickets for the concert are sold separately ($50 from each ticket is a gift to LTC). This second event is BYOB – think picnic blanket with your favorite drinks and snacks overlooking Little Traverse Bay and listening to live music. Plan on bringing your own chair or blanket to sit on.
SILVER MAPLE - $30,000+
Grant and Lauren Gilbert
Amie and Tony James
Teddy and Molly Schiff
CEDAR - $20,000
Everest Family
James and Laura Hunt
Consie and Seth Pierrepont
BLACK CHERRY - $10,000
Ms. Audie Otto
Dr. and Mrs. John A. Woollam
RED OAK - $5,000
Mr. and Mrs. David J. Donovan
Jane and Reed Eberly
WHITE PINE - $2,500
Baiardi Family Foundation
Mrs. Ann R. Baruch
Rick and Linda Bolton
John and Donna Carruthers
Tom and Katie Carruthers
Bob Coletti
Christy and Jim Everest
Paul and Olga Friedman
Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr.
Brian and Gretchen Grad
Jim Huckle
Mrs. Ann K. Irish
Stefan and Logan Lauterbach
Debby and Mark Pirrung
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simons
Dr. David Thompson
Ms. Anne Wallace
EASTERN HEMLOCK - $1,000
Stephanie Baker
David and Robyn Barrie
Martha and Andrew Bowman
Edmund and Julia Denapoli
Michael and Karen Donnelly
Walter and Jane Enterline
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. FitzSimons
Chris Ford and Ali Hill
The Holton Family
Stephen and Molly Kircher
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Kost
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Krall
Dave and Doreen Kresnak
Mr. P. Abbott McCartney
Andrew and Kendell Mountain
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Petzold
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Quay
Peter and Lisa Schiff
Jill and Scott Sellers
Rob Suess and Sharon Mathison Suess
Petoskey Plastics
Place Tegland
Don and Mary Trout
Gill Whitman
BALSAM FIR - $500
Peggy Abood
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hord Armstrong, III
Caroline Bacon
Mr. George Peter Block, Jr.
Bert and Tina Donovan
Dr. David and Heidi Finley
Grant and Madeline Fisher
Michael Fisher, Jr.
Yvonne Fisher
Jeff and Cindy Hall
Nub's Nob
Thomas and Sarah Post
Holly and Stuart Seltman
Susan and Gary Stewart
Leigh Spicer and Edward Blake
Wells Wallace and Michael Dulfer
IN KIND DONORS
American Spoon Foods
Stephanie Baker Photography
Rick and Linda Bolton
Best Day Brewing
Peter and Jill Bridges
Josh Cassada
Anita Cousino
Everest Family
Gypsy Spirits
Nub's Nob
Michigan Sloyd
Shed Wine
SPONSOR Benefits
Your Gift Will Plant 10 Trees
2 Save the Trees Tickets
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
Your Gift Will Plant 20 Trees
2 Save the Trees Tickets
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- On This Web Page
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
Your Gift Will Plant 40 Trees
4 Save the Trees Tickets
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- On Event Poster
- Gifts received by April 11th will be on Save The Trees Invitations
- On This Web Page
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
Your Gift Will Plant 40 Trees
4 Save the Trees Tickets
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- Logo on this web page
- On Event Poster
- Gifts received by April 11th will be on Save The Trees Invitations
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
Your Gift Will Plant 100 Trees
4 Save the Trees Tickets
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- As A Lead Sponsor In Harbor Light ad for Save The Trees
- On Event Poster
- Gifts received by April 11th will be on Save The Trees Invitations
- On This Web Page
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
Your Gift Will Plant 200 Trees
4 Save the Trees Tickets
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- As A Lead Sponsor In Harbor Light ad for Save The Trees
- On Event Poster
- Gifts received by April 11th will be on Save The Trees Invitations
- On This Web Page
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
Your Gift Will Plant 400 Trees
4 Save the Trees Tickets
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- As a Lead Sponsor in Harbor Light ad for Save The Trees
- On Event Poster
- Gifts received by April 11th will be on Save The Trees Invitations
- On This Web Page
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
Your Gift Will Plant 800 Trees
4 Save the Trees Tickets
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- As a Lead Sponsor in Harbor Light ad for Save The Trees
- On Event Poster
- Gifts received by April 11th will be on Save The Trees Invitations
- On This Web Page
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
Your Gift Will Plant 1,200 Trees
10 Save the Trees Tickets
Silver Maple sponsors exclusively enjoy 10 tickets to Rock the Forest
Your Name Will Be Listed:
- As a Lead Sponsor in Harbor Light ad for Save The Trees
- On Event Poster
- Gifts received by April 11th will be on Save The Trees Invitations
- On This Web Page
- In Fall Newsletter
- On Save The Trees Thank You Card
2025 Save The Trees Committee
Grant and Lauren Gilbert and Teddy and Molly Schiff, Co-chairs
Peggy Abood
Stephanie Baker
Linda Bolton
Martha and Andrew Bowman
JC and Nathalie Danilovich
Walter and Jane Enterline
Emily Everest
Robbie and Lindsay Everest
Pat and Kelly Finn
Grant and Madeline Fisher
Michael Fisher
Caroline Garrard
Holton family
McLain and Jessica Hoogland
Hollye Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Kost
Stefan and Logan Lauterbach
Cece and Howard Martindale
Kelsey Offield and Cole Sternberg
Camilla and Seth Pierrepont
Cally and Tyler Reighley
Ryan and Lilly Renker
Maureen Abood Shaheen
Consuelo and Russell Spitler
Liz and Lee Tegland
Wells Wallace and Michael Dulfer
Gill Whitman
Josephine Wilson
CORPORATE SPONSORS
ROCK THE FOREST ARTISTS
THE CASTELLOWS
We’re so excited to welcome the Castellows to northern Michigan for Rock the Forest! The Castellows are an American neotraditional country music trio consisting of sisters Eleanor, Lily, and Powell Balkcom. Born in Georgetown, Georgia, the sisters moved to Nashville in 2023 and signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville and Warner Records.
Listen here.
SILENT AUCTION
Nub's Nob Season Pass and Locker #1
Get ready for winter with a season pass PLUS locker #1 at your favorite local ski hill, Nub's Nob for the 2024/2025 season.
YOUR Gurney's sandwich
Have you ever wanted to see YOUR Gurney's sandwich order on the blackboard? Win this silent auction item and you can do just that!
For one week, you can design and name your own sandwich for the store using Gurney's ingredients.
Offer expires September 30, 2025.
Custom Cocktail Cruise
Enjoy a cocktail cruise on The Never-Ever-Rest, a 40-foot Chris-Craft built in 1957 and recently restored. This family-owned boat is an ideal place to bring your 10 closest friends and family to enjoy Harbor Springs and the surrounding area from the water! This package includes a 2-hour cruise on a mutually agreed upon date (weather permitting), beer, wine, and light appetizers. Offer expires September 30, 2024.
Maple River Kayak
Traveling down the Maple River takes you to another world. A time when people moved at the pace of the water. Join Little Traverse Conservancy staff to slow down on the river with five of your closest friends on kayaks. You will enjoy this remote stretch of river from the Dam Site Inn to Brutus Road. All participants must be stable in swift water on a sit-atop kayak. Offer expires August 31, 2025.
