Margaret A. (Peg) Kohring
SENIOR ASSOCIATE, Conservation Services

Peg holds an M.S. in Botany and a B.S. in Natural Resource Management from Michigan State University. She is the co-author of the LTA book, Selling and Transferring Land and Conservation Easements.
Contact: pkohring@conservationfund.org Phone: 269-426-8825 Office: Midwest Regional Office
Projects

Michigan’s Farmland Legacy Program
Protecting farmland from development has been a priority in Michigan for a long time—over 20 years. Roughly 63 properties...

Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest
The establishment of Vinton Furnace State Experimental Forest in 2010 is a great example of the Fund’s ongoing effort to conserve...

Filling in the GAPs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
As consumer demand for fresh, local food has grown, so have instances of foodborne diseases. Certification in Good Agricultural...

CSX: West Virginia
Healthy Food Distribution Initiative
In West Virginia, one in five children has limited or no access to fresh fruits, vegetables,...

Tackling Food Deserts in Michigan
What are you having for dinner? Imagine trying to answer that question if you couldn’t get to a grocery...

Managing Mitigation Funds to Conserve Bird Habitat
As America’s demand for energy grows, providers are making major new investments in infrastructure. The emerging Rockies Express Pipeline...

Lake Michigan Beach Clean Up Goes to the Dogs
The white-sand beaches and charming Lake Michigan communities in southwest Michigan known as Harbor Country are popular weekend getaway...

Ice Age National Scenic Trail
Glaciers may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Wisconsin, but consider this:...

Copperhead Hollow State Wildlife Area Project
Warblers, wood thrushes and whip-poor-wills migrating through Illinois gained more room to stretch their wings, thanks to the efforts...

Conservation Efforts in Detroit
With a generation of young adults leaving in droves to find work, population decline is a serious issue with...

Blue Top Farms
We started 2010 by preserving two tracts of prime grassland habitat—totaling more than 880 acres— adjacent to the Buena...