Trust, couple preserve historic camping site

From the Janesville Gazette


KOSHKONONG TOWNSHIP — It was once Chief Black Hawk’s favorite camping ground. Now it will be preserved forever.

Linn and Ann Duesterbeck of Milton worked with the Land Trust Network of Jefferson County to preserve 65 acres of wetlands and uplands on the southeast side of Lake Koshkonong.

With the help of the trust, the Duesterbecks have placed the property, which includes a mile of shoreline, in a permanent conservation easement.

“It’s a wonderful gift to nature,” trust Chairwoman Martine Koeppel said. “You’re going to see wildlife, native vegetation and osprey. You will see the property how it has always been.”

A conservation easement is attached permanently to the property and will transfer to the next owner if the property is sold, even if it’s sold in small pieces.
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