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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

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

WHITE PINE - $2,500

Rick and Linda Bolton
Mrs. Ann R. Baruch
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.
Jim Huckle
Mrs. Ann K. Irish
Stefan and Logan Lauterbach
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Simons
Dr. David Thompson
Ms. Anne Wallace

EASTERN HEMLOCK - $1,000

Stephanie Baker
David and Robyn Barrie
Edmund and Julia Denapoli
Michael and Karen Donnelly
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. FitzSimons
Chris Ford and Ali Hill
Stephen and Molly Kircher
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Kost
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Krall
Mr. P. Abbott McCartney
Andrew and Kendell Mountain
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Petzold
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Quay
Peter and Lisa Schiff
Rob Seuss and Sharon Mathison Suess
Place Tegland
Don and Mary Trout

BALSAM FIR - $500

Peggy Abood
Mr. and Mrs. J. Hord Armstrong, III
Caroline Bacon
Mr. George Peter Block, Jr.
Bert and Tina Donovan
Walter and Jane Enterline
Dr. David and Heidi Finley
Grant and Madeline Fisher
Michael Fisher, Jr.
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

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

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
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.