Background: 11+ acres of privately owned wooded land adjacent to the Kleinstuck Property went up for sale in October 2019. The Stewards of Kleinstuck spearheaded g an effort to preserve this property for the community.
July 17, 2020 Update
It’s now or never! The Stewards of Kleinstuck are thrilled to announce that we’ve entered an agreement to buy the 12 acres of woods next to Kleinstuck. WE NEED YOUR DONATION NOW for this one chance to protect the land for our community, for nature, forever. You can...
May 19, 2020 Update
Dear Friends and Neighbors of Kleinstuck Preserve, During this bizarre break from the ordinary, as our lives have become more topsy-turvy and unpredictable, We have some good news in our effort to preserve the 12 acres of property adjacent to Kleinstuck Preserve. The...
May 2, 2020 Update
Dear Friends of Kleinstuck Preserve, We hope this finds you safe and well during the COVID-19 sequester. We have been delighted at the heavy (and safe) use of Kleinstuck Preserve. Though there are more trail users than usual, it is encouraging to see everyone...
December 17, 2019 Update
We want to wish you a happy holiday season and give a quick update on our efforts to purchase and permanently protect the 12 acres adjacent to the Kleinstuck Preserve. As you learned in our last update, our latest offer on the property was not accepted. The sellers...
December 4, 2019 Update
The Stewards of Kleinstuck have continued to move forward with our efforts to purchase the 12 acres of property adjacent to Kleinstuck which will protect community access to the preserve and maintain 88 acres of contiguous wildlife habitat in the City of Kalamazoo. We...
November 20, 2019 Update
We are sorry to report that our initial offer to purchase the 2000 Hudson Street property was not accepted. However, we are pressing on and developing a robust fundraising strategy to complete this deal! In the interest of allowing us to be more nimble in the...
November 15, 2019 Update
We just wanted to provide another quick update that we are continuing to move forward in our hopes to purchase the 11+ acre property adjacent to Kleinstuck. Our broker has reached out to the seller’s broker to start the process. We are deeply grateful for the service...
November 7, 2019 Update
1) The Stewards of Kleinstuck (SoK) Board met on Monday 11/4/19 and have agreed, as a board, to work toward purchasing the CS Woodland property at 2000 Hudson Ave. SoK will drive the fundraising campaign (we are a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization). We agreed to...