The subject is referred to as schaufler conservation easement - phase i. The overall parcel, of which the subjectis a part, is parcel number 14-01-32-200-003 and contains approximately 200.58 acres

Ducks Unlimited, Inc.'s Great Lakes/Atlantic Regional Office received a $225,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Migratory Bird Joint Ventures program (CFDA 15.637) awarded on May 1, 2025, for the Schaufler Conservation Easement – Phase I. This award supports the establishment of a conservation easement on approximately 41.31 acres located north of 33 Mile Road in Michigan as part of a larger 200.58-acre parcel. The project delivers wetland and upland habitat protection and enhancement services designed to support migratory bird conservation objectives consistent with regional Joint Venture implementation plans and partnership goals.

The conservation easement initiative represents a landscape-scale habitat protection effort that aligns with the program's core mission of protecting and restoring ecosystems critical to migratory birds across North America. Work is scheduled for completion by April 30, 2026, with Ducks Unlimited leveraging its specialized expertise in wetland conservation, habitat restoration, and partnership coordination. This award demonstrates the organization's continued role as a prime grantee in advancing federal migratory bird conservation priorities through partnership-based, cost-effective conservation easement implementation in the Great Lakes region.

This parcel is dividedby 33 mile road which bisects the parcel in an east-west direction. The subject, as defined for this appraisal, isthe portion of the parcel north of 33 mile road only which contains an estimated 41.31 acres. The remainingportion of the parcel is south of 33 mile road and would be unaffected by the conservation easement beingplaced on the portion of the parcel north of 33 mile road.