20% of "contributions" comes from government???-----10,000 acres of diverse forest in Michigan's U.P. purchased by conservation group

10,000 acres of diverse forest in Michigan's U.P. purchased by conservation group: 

"...More than 10,000 acres of woodlands in the Upper Peninsula has been purchased by a conservation group. 

 The 10,549 acre Slate River Timberlands just purchased by the Nature Conservancy is primarily a hardwood forest, but what makes it special is its diversity...Read all AND check out their annual report!