| Bur Oak Land Management, Inc. was created at the direction, and initially funded with a gift from the late, Mary E. Patterson. The Purpose of the corporation is to re-establish or create and preserve wildlife habitat for the study, enjoyment and to the benefit of the public at large. Wild lands across the country are disappearing at an alarming rate and with them are vanishing the flora and fauna that inhabit such lands. It is the mission of Bur Oak Land Management to recreate, preserve and encourage the preservation of such lands and wildlife. Bur Oak Land Management actively manages lands and waters under its ownership and control to encourage habitation of a healthy population of various species both plant and animal indigenous to the area. Another goal is the re-establishment and preservation and stocking of wetlands, woodlands, meadow lands, watercourses and land locked bodies of water with plants and animals that will establish a healthy ecosystem. This may be accomplished by purchasing or leasing lands to set aside and maintain, or to modify to create woodlands, meadow lands, wetlands and ponds or lakes. These active management projects may be as large as purchasing tracts of farmlands to revert to a wild state or as small as managing farmer's fence rows to encourage quail habitat. Of a more passive nature, Bur Oak Land Management, Inc. will make lands under its management available to educational institutions, from elementary schools through post-graduate programs for the study of flora, fauna and the ecosystems in which they reside and make scholarships and fellowships available to students embarking upon courses of study in harmony with the goals of the corporation. Bur Oak Land Management will also make grants available to institutions, organizations or even individuals who propose projects that would further the corporation's goals. Additionally, Bur Oak Land Management, Inc. will provide education and information in its areas of interest by sponsoring and/or providing speakers and programs to various groups and organizations. |
