Lake Superior’s Trout Bay is home to countless species and a provider of critical ecosystem resources.

Greenleaf supported the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s conservation purchase of Trout Bay on Lake Superior to protect natural landscapes, habitats and species unique to Lake Superior’s heritage coast. This 2,500-acre property was one of the last privately owned, undeveloped stretches of shoreline between Duluth, Minnesota, and Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Greenleaf provided advisory services to seller Wolfwood Enterprises and the Nature Conservancy of Canada and assisted in bringing together the philanthropy community that supported this historic transaction. John Andersen joined Nature Conservancy of Canada and its many conservation partners from the U.S. and Canada to celebrate the dedication of Trout Bay Conservation Area on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Those assembled worked for 15 years to protect these coastal lands and waters that support so many wide-ranging species and natural communities, including the Canada Lynx, grey wolf, peregrine falcon, arctic disjunct plants, and migratory birds.