Agreement protects farm in 'The Land Remembers' — 12/15/2008 One of Wisconsin's most beloved landscapes, the ridgetop farm in the state's southwestern corner that was the heart of Ben Logan's book, "The Land Remembers," will be forever protected as part of an agreement the author has signed with the Mississipp... Full Article at Wisconsin State Journal »Stewards to help secure easement — 11/25/2008 When the Stewards of the Dells of the Wisconsin River established itself in 2006, its mission was to preserve and protect the scenic, historic, geological and archaeological features and ecological well-being of the river.... Full Article at Wisconsin Dells Events »Land trust buys Squires Country Club — 11/20/2008 The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust has purchased the 142-acre Squires Country Club on Lake Michigan in the Town of Belgium at a cost of $2.54 million, land trust Executive Director Shawn Graff said today.
The land trust secured a mortgage loan and ... Full Article at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel »Pollution suit settled over Sheboygan County plant — 10/31/2008 State Justice Department officials report a settlement of a pollution lawsuit targeting a whey processing plant in Sheboygan County.The complaint filed against Milk Specialties Co. at the request of the Department of Natural Resources said restrictio... Full Article at Sheboygan Press »DNR to accept donation of 440 acres in Lower Wolf River — 10/23/2008 The Department of Natural Resources Board agreed Wednesday to accept the donation of 440 acres in the Lower Wolf River management area after it is acquired by a non-profit trust.
Called the Winneconne Wetlands, the 441-acre property located in the... Full Article at Oshkosh Northwestern »Businessman Richard Larson donates time, removes tires from Point Creek Natural Area — 10/19/2008 Richard Larson didn't have to quit his day job to perform a good environmental deed this month. Larson, who owns Whitewall Tire Co. in Newton, donated his time beginning Oct. 9 to help dispose of tires abandoned for years at the Point Creek Natural ... Full Article at Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter »Volunteers to bring trail to campus — 10/16/2008 Tents and trailers marked the arrival of volunteers on the UW-Baraboo/Sauk County campus Wednesday afternoon. People from across the state are in Baraboo this week to create a path to Devil's Lake State Park starting from the campus.... Full Article at Baraboo News Republic »Hike celebrates permanent protection of Ice Age Trail segment — 10/16/2008 A secluded, 2.5-mile hiking trail that connects busy Paradise Drive to Ridge Run County Park is permanently protected because of two acquisitions by conservation foundations.
Both acquisitions will be celebrated with a guide hike, brief ceremony a... Full Article at GM Today »Help protect our priceless waters — 10/11/2008 A Journal Sentinel editorial recently called attention to three pieces of federal legislation that will influence the fate of the Great Lakes (“Great Lakes deserve equally great protection,” Sept. 21). One of those, the Great Lakes compact, has passe... Full Article at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel »Ice Age Trail adds length — 10/11/2008 The public is invited Saturday to enjoy fall colors while hiking a new segment of the Ice Age Trail in Washington County. The trail now crosses a 37-acre property north of Paradise Drive and west of 18th Ave. purchased by the Cedar Lakes Conservatio... Full Article at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel »Yahara lakes get attention — 10/05/2008 In the spring of 2007, at a major conference on the future of the Yahara lakes, historian David Mollenhoff challenged the region's leaders and citizens to come together and create a new vision for taking care of what some have called its "tainted jew... Full Article at Wisconsin State Journal »Working together to benefit us all — 10/03/2008 When the Mississippi Valley Conservancy was honored as Land Trust of the Year recently, MVC shared the award spotlight with two Wisconsin legislators, who were honored for something as endangered as bluffland goat prairies.
Sen. Robert Cowles, R-A... Full Article at Coulee News »Great Lake Gathering touts local conservation — 10/02/2008 The Lake Michigan Basin is critical to the economy and quality of life in Sheboygan and much of Wisconsin, but it won't conserve itself.That was the message Wednesday as about 100 Sheboygan-area leaders and residents assembled for the Great Lake Gath... Full Article at Sheboygan Press »Leaves turning in time for annual Ice Age hike — 10/02/2008 The Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation will sponsor a hike on the Chippewa Moraine segment of the Ice Age Trail between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday.
Free registration is from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Chippewa Moraine Visitor Center on Highway M east of N... Full Article at Leader-Telegram »Conference targets solutions for Yahara Lakes — 09/25/2008 The woes of the Yahara Lakes are obvious: murky waters, noxious algae blooms, choking weeds.
The causes, too, are well known: nutrient pollution from farm fields and residential lawns, loose soil from construction sites, chemical contaminants from... Full Article at University of Wisconsin-Madison News » MVC honored with statewide land trust award — 09/24/2008 The Mississippi Valley Conservancy has been named Land Trust of the Year by Gathering Waters Conservancy, a statewide service center for Wisconsin’s more than 50 nonprofit land trusts.
From humble beginnings 10 years ago, the Mississippi Valley Co... Full Article at Coulee News »Outdoors activist trying to make trail dream into reality — 09/21/2008 Succeeding in acquiring 40 acres to expand High Cliff State Park as a volunteer would be a crowning achievement for a lot of people who love the outdoors.But for Jeff Samida, that was just the start.
Samida, the former board president for Friends ... Full Article at Appleton Post-Crescent »2nd Annual Tall Pines Fall Harvest October 11th — 09/17/2008 Tall Pines Conservancy will be hosting their second annual Fall Harvest on Saturday, October 11th from 6 to 11PM.
This year, the event featuring square dancing, a country buffet and silent auction will be held at the Faye Gehl Conservation Foundat... Full Article at Lake Country Reporter »Land trusts help protect Great Lakes, expert says — 09/17/2008 The growth of nonprofit and volunteer land trusts provide one of the best opportunities to restore the health of the Great Lakes, an environmental consultant told conservation, environmental and business leaders Tuesday.
The protection of land from ... Full Article at Green Bay Press-Gazette »State funds help buy two Door County sites — 09/11/2008 Gov. Jim Doyle stood Thursday on a windy bluff overlooking undeveloped Lake Michigan frontage purchased with almost $2 million in grants awarded through the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund.... Full Article at Green Bay Press-Gazette »Land trust seeks to preserve — 09/11/2008 The West Wisconsin Land Trust has applied for a 50 percent matching grant from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program to assist with the purchase of about 316 acres in the town of Somerset in St. Croix County. The land trust will provide the matching... Full Article at River Falls Journal »Sherman Creek park to remain a treasure forever — 09/10/2008 The birds chirped, the squirrels chattered and the leaves rustled in the breeze Wednesday morning as I strode along a forest path I hadn't visited for three decades.
On a magnificent late summer day, with sunshine filtering through the canopy of p... Full Article at Leader-Telegram »Land Trust looks to purchase land in Town of Somerset — 09/04/2008 The West Wisconsin Land Trust wants to purchase approximately 316 acres of land in the Town of Somerset and has applied for a 50 percent matching grant... Full Article at New Richmond News »Land Trust Group Protects Wilderness — 08/30/2008 Bryan Pierce is the executive director of the Northwoods Land Trust.
Pierce says, "We're up in the upper right hand corner here, and you can see where the river twists and turns and where we'll be paddling down the river." This is the second year ... Full Article at WJFW Newswatch 12 »‘White Christmas’ tickets support land trust — 08/28/2008 In a partnership with the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, 345 Washington St. in St. Paul, the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust offers a way to enjoy a classic holiday story and support KRLT simultaneously.... Full Article at River Falls Journal »KRLT seeks accreditation — 08/27/2008 The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust Inc., incorporated in 1993 as a non-profit community-based land trust, has applied for national accreditation through the Land Trust Accreditation Commission. As part of this application, a public comment period is o... Full Article at Hudson Star-Observer »Conservation area near Maiden Rock is open to public, but known to few — 08/25/2008 Preserved forever.
That’s the status of Pine Creek park, a 10-acre nature area off Highway 35 just east of Maiden Rock.
The public is welcome to roam this unusual piece of land, though to call it a park might be stretching things. It has no ame... Full Article at Hudson Star-Observer »Fundraising veteran joins MVC team — 08/21/2008 A veteran local fundraiser has joined Mississippi Valley Conservancy as advancement director.
Kathy Frise, who served for 12 years as adult program director for the La Crosse Area Family YMCA, began her new job with MVC on Aug. 11, according to Ti... Full Article at Homen Courier »Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance Announces Launch of the Great Lake Gatherings — 08/05/2008 Six land trusts that are members of the Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance (LMSA) have announced they are hosting four Great Lake Gatherings early this fall in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan Basin in Green Bay, Mequon, Milwaukee and Sheboygan. The Great La... Full Article at Press Release »Local groups work to save Cedar Creek Wetlands — 07/23/2008 As a conservation warden in Chippewa County, Dean Gullickson used to spend some spring nights prowling the Cedar Creek Wetlands to make sure poachers kept their hands off walleyes that ran up the small creek from Lower Long Lake to spawn.
Now reti... Full Article at Leader-Telegram »Caledonia Conservancy dedicates park land — 07/21/2008 About 45 acres of park land in the village were dedicated this month.
The Caledonia Conservancy, a non-profit land trust, recently held dedications for two parks. On Sunday, they dedicated a 32.5-acre parcel of land at the corner of 5 Mile Road a... Full Article at Journal Times »Landowners can help endangered butterfly — 07/19/2008 If you have a farm field in Eau Claire or Jackson counties and the soil is a bit sandy and you like rare butterflies and prairie plants, the federal Farm Service Agency and West Wisconsin Land Trust may have a deal for you.... Full Article at Leader-Telegram »Prairie remnants host species of conservation concern — 07/17/2008 President Teddy Roosevelt is said to have remarked that anyone could love a mountain, but it takes soul to love a prairie.
That being true, there are lots of souls in Crawford County, the heart of coulee country in southwestern Wisconsin, who appr... Full Article at Capital Times »State’s largest conservancy gift leaves ‘a legacy’ — 07/11/2008 Southwestern Waukesha County is the recipient of the state’s greatest conservancy gift.A 374-acre property, along with a home and personal possessions - all valued at more than $12 million - were given to The Nature Conservancy in the wills of Newell... Full Article at GMToday »The nation takes to the trails — 06/06/2008 In an era of material stockpiling, Saturday is set aside to celebrate a valuable commodity that can be possessed but not owned.
Those who enjoy and build the pathways into the woods will celebrate National Trails Day, with a Mammoth Hike on the Ic... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Land Conservationists Gather to Learn from Peers — 06/04/2008 More than 35 conservationists from land trusts around the state will gather for a fun and educational weekend in La Crosse at the 9th Annual Wisconsin Land Trust Retreat on June 6 and 7. Attendees -- who represent fifteen different Wisconsin land tr... Full Article at Press Release »Happy trails — 06/04/2008 Renee Malak plans to get up bright and early Saturday morning to go for a walk.
It won’t be just any walk. It’ll be a hike with a purpose. Malak, 47, of Wausau and her friend Erin Medin will be two of hundreds of people participating in the Mammot... Full Article at Wausau Daily Herald »State acquires land for critical link of Ice Age trail — 06/03/2008 The State of Wisconsin has acquired a parcel of land in Marathon County to complete a critical link of the Ice Age Trail. The 757 acres of Wausau Paper property is located northwest of the community of Hatley, along what had been a 2-mile temporary s... Full Article at New Richmond News »Ice Age Trail Gets a Boost — 05/30/2008 The Ice Age Trail and Park Foundation is getting a boost.
The-non profit organization has been around for 50 years, to help preserve and protect the trail that runs throughout Wisconsin.
Today Governor Jim Doyle announced the state has purchased... Full Article at WSAW TV »County conservation grants awarded to 14 groups — 05/30/2008 The Dane County Environmental Council has awarded almost $28,000 to 14 organizations for projects designed to preserve and protect nature and the environment.
The annual conservation grants were announced Thursday by Dane County Executive Kathleen... Full Article at Capital Times »Nature Expanded — 05/29/2008 "All of this has come together to give us a very special gift for those that are going to come after us," said Lloyd Eagan from the DNR as she opened the ceremonies where the announcement was made official.
Rising 400 feet above the Lodi Valley, t... Full Article at nbc15.com »Pat Hitchcock: Land lover — 05/29/2008 Pat Hitchcock is sitting at a red picnic table on the farmstead where she has lived for more than 40 years. Situated in a shallow unglaciated bowl ringed by verdant hills south of Mount Horeb, her home is a 160-acre segment of Donald County Park, one... Full Article at Isthmus »Land deal protects 1,135 acres east of Hayward — 05/22/2008 More than 1,000 acres of private land will remain pristine and undeveloped under a land deal announced Wednesday with the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and the Trust for Public Land. The private land in Sawyer County... Full Article at Duluth News Tribune »Fourth graders participate in annual History Days — 05/21/2008 The deer and beaver were hard to hunt and the wigwam was cold. However, lacrosse was way fun and building fires was scary but cool.
These were just a few of the impressions given by Mrs. Henning’s fourth grade students from Cedar Falls Elementary ... Full Article at Dunn County News »Supervisors to learn about planning tool — 05/17/2008 Rock County officials on Tuesday will learn about a tool for preserving farmland and planning for development.
At 7 p.m. in the jury selection room at the Rock County Courthouse, county board supervisors and members of the Rock County Towns Associ... Full Article at Janesville Gazette » — 05/16/2008 The big Kinnickinnic River cleanup is Saturday morning. Sponsored by the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust (KRLT), the event kicks off in the ShopKo parking lot at 9:30 a.m. Volunteers can register there... Full Article at River Falls Journal »Join Family Field Day near River Falls — 05/13/2008 The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust is co-hosting a family field day in the forests around 11230 County Road FF, southwest of River ...... Full Article at River Falls Journal »Paradise in Our Own Back Yard — 05/07/2008 There’s no need to haul canoes, hiking shoes or mountain bikes Up North. Milwaukeeans have paradise in our own back yard. The Milwaukee River valley—home to factories and condos, as well as endangered but vibrant plants, animals and birds—has the pot... Full Article at Sheperd Express »Ice Age Trail: Revised edition — 05/01/2008 Andrew Hanson has the look of someone allowing himself a few moments to savor recent accomplishments before returning to the next tasks at hand. That's how it is blazing the Ice Age Trail. As soon as another segment is established, maintenance begins... Full Article at Isthmus »NCCT Board Member Feature — 04/30/2008 Another alumna whose passion and commitment to a cause with far-reaching impact is Sandi Cihlar, Group 4 alumna and former Board member.
She’s not afraid to make her point and she won’t be intimidated by public officials or the public process. San... Full Article»Hundreds to battle plant pests — 04/29/2008 More than 450 AmeriCorps volunteers will roam Sauk County one day next month in what might be the largest single-day invasive plant removal project ever organized in Wisconsin.
The effort will be part of a graduation project for Wisconsin AmeriCor... Full Article at Baraboo News Republic »Lidholm's hike provides miles of smiles — 04/28/2008 Boy, Lyle Lidholm sure wants that patch.
Lidholm, 75, is nearing completion of a 1,099½-mile hike of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, which snakes its way across Wisconsin, from Interstate State Park in St. Croix Falls to Potawatomi State Park i... Full Article at Manitowoc Herald Times »In praise of open space — 04/27/2008 The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust has taken on a formidable task - more precisely, two formidable tasks - that will require the organization to raise a sizable chunk of change in the coming months. But if it is able to meet the challenge, future gene... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Natural generosity — 04/27/2008 If Uncle Bud had sold his land on the Rush River, his heirs could have split upwards of a million dollars.
But the late Herbert Koch - "Uncle Bud" to family members - had other ideas. His final instructions to family members and a close friend wer... Full Article at Leader-Telegram »Energy cooperative preserves bluff land — 04/27/2008 Dairyland Power Cooperative has permanently preserved 110 acres of Mississippi River bluff land near Alma through the Mississippi Valley Conservancy.
The land borders Highway 35, also known as the Great River Road. It has rare oak savanna habitat,... Full Article at Leader-Telegram »Care for creatures and land — 04/27/2008 From birds to land preservation, visitors perused exhibits on many subjects during the annual Earth Day celebration Sunday at the Rock Springs Memorial Community Center.
Reedsburg resident Audrey Fuller brought her daughters, Cassie, 9, and Mandi,... Full Article at Baraboo New Republic »Preserving Our Bluffland — 04/26/2008 Tuesday was Earth Day and to help mark the occasion 2 local groups announce a plan to help protect our local environment.
The bluffland is on the Mississippi river near Alma, WI. Dairyland Power Cooperative owns the land and they are teaming up w... Full Article at WKBT La Crosse »Dairyland to Preserve Bluffland on Mississippi River — 04/23/2008 April 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dairyland Power Cooperative has granted a conservation easement to Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) to permanently preserve 110 acres of Mississippi River bluffland near Alma, Wis., in Buffalo County. Dairyland... Full Article at Press Release »Land Trust Marks 25 Years of Conservation Success with Stewardship Awards Celebration — 04/23/2008 The Natural Heritage Land Trust, formerly the Dane County Natural Heritage Foundation, will commemorate 25 years of voluntary land conservation success at its Stewardship Awards Celebration at Monona Terrace on May 1, 2008 starting at 5:30 pm.
From ... Full Article at Press Release »Power cooperative makes move to preserve Mississippi bluff land — 04/23/2008 A 110-acre parcel of Mississippi River bluff land has been preserved by La Crosse-based Dairyland Power Cooperative.
The cooperative has granted an easement to the Mississippi Valley Conservatory for the land which is located near Alma and borders... Full Article at Pierce County Herald »Northwoods Land Trust Property — 04/23/2008 A local man signed sone papers to preserve land in the Northwoods.
Roger Degris of Rhinelander signed a grant of conservation easement to the Northwoods Land Trust.
He did this to permanently protect 20 acres of land and over three thousand fee... Full Article at WJFW TV »Bluffland Preservation — 04/22/2008 A local power company is preserving more than 100 acres.
Dairyland Power Cooperative is allowing the Mississippi Valley Conservancy to permanently preserve 110 acres of bluffland along the Mississippi River near Alma.
The river and bluffs there... Full Article at WEAU »Protected wetlands and uplands of Cherokee Marsh grow by 259 acres — 04/22/2008 City, county and state officials are marking Earth Day with an announcement on Tuesday regarding their joint acquisition of 259 acres in Cherokee Marsh wetlands and adjacent Yahara uplands. Pending approval this coming Thursday by the Dane County Boa... Full Article at Isthmus »Cherokee Marsh gets preservation funds — 04/22/2008 The preservation of Cherokee Marsh received a major boost today with the announcement of the purchase of 259 acres of wetlands and uplands, thanks to more than $3 million in grants from the state Stewardship Fund and monies from Dane County and the c... Full Article at Capital Times »New CRP Enrollment Sign-Up Begins May 1 — 04/22/2008 Wisconsin landowners in five environmentally sensitive areas will soon have the opportunity to enroll up to 13,000 acres of land in a new Conservation Reserve Program practice called SAFE, which stands for State Acres For Wildlife Enhancement. Sign-... Full Article at Wisconsin Ag Connection »MMSD OKs Mequon shoreline easement — 04/21/2008 The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's commission this morning approved spending $600,000 to acquire a conservation easement prohibiting development of 23-acres along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Mequon that is home to a nesting pair of bal... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »100 years of parks: Officials look to future as city system marks anniversary — 04/20/2008 To explain the future of parks in La Crosse, three men use three maps. Sitting in the Mississippi Valley Conservancy office, executive director Tim Jacobson pulls out the La Crosse Bluffland Preservation map. It shows about 3,000 acres of land on the... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Building the Ice Age Trail — 04/17/2008 It was a Wisconsinite, Senator Gaylord Nelson, who inaugurated our nation’s National Scenic Trail System. The first two trails, The Appalachian Trail in the eastern U.S. and the Pacific Crest Trail in the western U.S may be known to many Americans. B... Full Article at WPT In Wisconsin »Volunteers needed for prairie bio-blitz — 04/17/2008 Mississippi Valley Conservancy will host its first-ever bio-blitz at the Holland Sand Prairie just west of Holmen and north of McHugh Road near Highway 53.
A bio-blitz provides an opportunity for volunteers to work alongside professional biologist... Full Article at Holmen Courier »Patience and the Token Creek Watershed Association — 04/16/2008 John Hutchinson attributes his patience to his parents. It's unclear whether he means this in terms of genetic inheritance or his upbringing. But in talking about efforts to preserve and protect the Token Creek watershed, Hutchinson is clear as sprin... Full Article at Isthmus »Squires golf course will become a preserve — 04/16/2008 After seven decades, the flags and tee markers of the 142-acre Squires Country Club on Lake Michigan will be removed at the end of this season to prepare for its transformation to a nature preserve.
Owners Bruce and Bonnie Bloemer have accepted th... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Honored for expansion at Ashwabay — 04/15/2008 A surprise announcement was made last Saturday at the Bayfield Regional Conservancy’s (BRC) pancake breakfast fundraiser at Mt. Ashwabay. Ruth Oppedahl, executive director for the BRC, was honored for her exemplary work towards creating one of the la... Full Article at Bayfield County Journal »Fishing Is Big Business For Driftless Area, Study Shows — 04/15/2008 Fishing generates more than a billion dollars for the Driftless Area's economy, according to a report released Monday.
Researchers with Madison-based NorthStar Economics Inc., surveyed trout stamp holders in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa about the... Full Article at Wisconsin State Journal »The eagles have landed — 04/12/2008 This city's bald eagle census might soar to four soon.For much of February, a pair of adult bald eagles were adding branches to their Lake Michigan shoreline nest, making it wider and deeper, nearby resident Don Edwards said.
Their behavior change... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Nature preserve names new director — 04/10/2008 Susan Buchanan, the former director of the Waukesha Business Improvement District, is now executive director of Tall Pines Conservancy, a preservation trust of nearly 240 acres in northwestern Waukesha County.Buchanan said she is excited about workin... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »MMSD might help preserve eagles' site — 04/07/2008 The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District would become a partner with the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust in preserving the wooded ravine and bluff in Mequon where a pair of adult bald eagles is nesting for the second consecutive year, under a propo... Full Article at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel »Annual conservation awards banquet planned for April 8 — 03/27/2008 The La Crosse County Conservation Alliance’s 32nd annual awards banquet will be held April 8 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Baus Haus in La Crosse.
Recognition awards for outstanding conservation efforts will be presented to two local groups and one i... Full Article at Onalaska Life »Watertown man walks Ice Age Trail — 03/27/2008 Through wind, snow, ice, rain and lightning, Lyle Lidholm, 75, a retired timber framer from Watertown, is taking one step at a time and coming close to completing the 1,100 mile long Ice Age National Scenic Trail in Wisconsin. Only about 35 others ha... Full Article at Watertown Daily Times »Audubon Society recognizes FBEC — 03/25/2008 The Madison Audubon Society recognized the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council for its 20 years of conservation work March 18 at the UW Memorial Union.
The society presented the conservation group with the Joseph Hickey Award for Excellence in Bird Conserva... Full Article at Sauk Prairie Eagle »DNR Chief Sees Cleaner Lakes Ahead — 03/12/2008 Matt Frank and his three sons like to go water skiing on Lake Mendota, so nobody has to tell the secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources how putrid the water can be on a mid-summer's afternoon.
No, he doesn't hold his nose when ... Full Article at Capital Times »Preserving Land and Water — 03/07/2008 Gathering Waters Conservancy in Madison works toward small... and big... land preservation victories in Wisconsin. We'll learn about the many ways to conserve the state's farmland, prairies, lakes and forests.... Full Article at WUWM Radio - Lake Effect »Local chapter hosts prairie conference — 02/28/2008 The Coulee Chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts is set to host this year’s annual All-Chapter Prairie Conference and Banquet on Saturday, March 8, at the Cartwright Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
The Prairie Enthusias... Full Article at Onalaska Life »Mississippi Valley Conservancy welcomes new board members — 02/28/2008 Three new members have joined the 23-member board of directors for the Mississippi Valley Conservancy, a local nonprofit land trust. Barbara Hammes, Dale Hein and Charles Lee will each serve three-year terms.
Hammes grew up in La Crosse and loves ... Full Article at Onalaska Life »Storm damage clean up at Red Cedar cut-off — 02/27/2008 In 2007, West Wisconsin Land Trust (WWLT) purchased the Red Cedar Cut-Off property with the assistance of the greater Dunn County conservation community as well as other partner organizations and funding sources.
While the property is open to the ... Full Article at Dunn County News »Drumlin Trust to host speaker — 02/27/2008 The Drumlin Area Land Trust, together with Jefferson County Farm Bureau and Town and Country RC&D are bringing Scott Everett, of American Farmland Trust, to the Watertown Senior Center, 514 S. First St., for two educational events.
On March 25 a... Full Article at Beaver Dam Daily Citizen »IAPTF Celebrates 50 Years of Creating, Supporting and Protecting the Ice Age National Scenic Trail — 02/25/2008 Since 1958, the Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation (IAPTF), a nonprofit
volunteer- and member-based organization headquartered in Madison, has been working to build and
promote the Ice Age Trail, a thousand-mile footpath through Wisconsin highlighti... Full Article»Audubon Society chooses winners — 02/21/2008 The Madison Audubon Society has selected outstanding local conservationists with its annual excellence awards for their dedication to restoring natural habitats, protecting birds and community education.
The society will honor two Milton couples w... Full Article at Capital Times »Speaker claims economy is on crash course — 02/20/2008 "Can humanity shift its thinking away from the current economic system of 'more cheap stuff' towards one which recognizes and protects the unique human and natural characteristics of our communities?"
This was the proposition presented by John Ike... Full Article at Sauk Prairie Eagle »Nominations being accepted for 2008 Leopold Conservation Award — 02/10/2008 Sand County Foundation, in partnership with the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association, seeks Wisconsin landowners who exemplify land stewardship as nominees for the 2008 Leopold Conservation Award in Wisconsin.... Full Article at Press Release »Counties join forces to investigate ways to protect farmland from development — 02/01/2008 James Servais, who retired from dairy farming a few years ago, doesn’t like the trend of developers eating up prime farmland.
Servais, a Vernon County Board supervisor, organized a trip with land-use officials from Vernon and La Crosse counties to... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Harsdorf, Hraychuck hear out trail group — 01/30/2008 Filling the auditorium at Interstate Park, where a plaque marks the western edge of the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail, local trail supporters gathered last Saturday to hear two state legislators speak on the importance of conservation.
State Sen. Sheil... Full Article at Inter-County Leader »Over 200 acres of area land added to Conservancy — 01/28/2008 The La Crosse-based Mississippi Valley Conserv-ancy has added more than 200 acres in two area counties to its registry of habitat protected from further development.
In Vernon County, Joanne and Freddie Shird have signed a conservation agreement f... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Giving until it hurts — 01/26/2008 Ozaukee County residents are having to dig deep to ride bikes, go ice skating or adopt a pet, among others things.That's because many of the things that make life more enjoyable in one of the state's wealthiest counties are being paid for by private ... Full Article at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel »Habitat from humanity — 01/24/2008 Outside Kyote's Den, a rural bar west of Menomonie, light snow fell Monday night. Poor driving conditions had prevented some people from traveling from Minnesota, but about 25 people from around western Wisconsin found their way to what has become th... Full Article at Leader-Telegram »Helping birds in Wisconsin truly a group effort — 01/23/2008 The Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI) is a partnership of more than 163 organizations around the state involved with bird conservation.
Andy Paulios, wildlife biologist for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and coordinator ... Full Article at Capital Times »Conservancy, FSPA forge partnership — 01/18/2008 The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration have entered into a corporate partnership with the Mississippi Valley Conservancy, making it the first religious organization to partner with the conservancy, officials said.
The Catholic sisters gave ... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »TU's Driftless Area Restoration Effort a major project — 01/16/2008 Trout Unlimited has embarked on a large project in southwestern Wisconsin, known as the Driftless Area Restoration Effort (DARE), to link upland conservation efforts with stream restoration.
The result should improve water quality, fish habitat an... Full Article at Capital Times »Calling for nominations--Land Trust Stewardship Awards — 01/16/2008 The Natural Heritage Land Trust is seeking nominations for conservation leaders to be honored at its 25th Anniversary Stewardship Awards celebration on May 1, 2008 at Monona Terrace. Deadline for nominations is February 19, 2008.
“The awards progra... Full Article at Press Release »Evjue grant aids local land preservation — 01/15/2008 Dear Editor: Thank you to The Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of The Capital Times, for helping us establish a nature preserve at Patrick Marsh near Sun Prairie with a grant of $5,000.... Full Article at Capital Times »Governor Doyle Announces $4.1 Million for Door County Coastal Wetlands — 01/14/2008 Governor Doyle announced today $4.1 million that will be used for land purchases in Door County that will increase protection of plant and animal species that are endangered, threatened, and of special-concern; preserve unique Lake Michigan coastal w... Full Article at WiBusiness.com »Holding down developments — 01/14/2008 He admits his motives weren’t purely altruistic.
Even so, Gary Sommers has made it so 600 acres of farmland in Clinton Township will stay farmland forever.
Sommers, 8829 E. County P, Clinton, will donate the right to develop his farmland to the... Full Article at Janesville Gazette »Conservancy receives donation of 16.5 acres — 01/13/2008 The Caledonia Conservancy, Ltd. received a 16-½ acre parcel of land from Conservancy benefactor Toni Ehrlich. This generous donation will ensure that the main artery of Caledonia’s unique system of horseback riding and hiking trails is protected. T... Full Article at Press Release »For future generations — 01/06/2008 Ozaukee County supervisors and the good folks of the Town of Belgium have a problem. Maintaining the Squires Country Club as an 18-hole golf course is apparently no longer economically feasible. But many neighbors don't much like the two options that... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Nature Conservancy gets gifts of 374 acres — 12/29/2007 It's being touted as one of the largest land donations ever made to The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin - 374 acres about 45 miles southwest of Milwaukee at some of the headwaters of the pristine Mukwonago River.
Sandhill cranes, ducks and geese k... Full Article at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel »Conservation agreements protect Little Amnicon River headwaters — 12/28/2007 Two conservation agreements with West Wisconsin Land Trust permanently protect two wild bog lakes at the headwaters of the Little Amnicon River. The properties in Douglas County will remain forested with no significant disturbance of the land’s natur... Full Article at Duluth News Tribune »Eagle area land donated for sanctuary — 12/27/2007 An Eagle couple who loved nature, birds and animals donated 374 acres, cash and other assets worth about $12.5 million to the Nature Conservancy for a nature sanctuary near the Mukwonago River, the group said Wednesday.
The gift from the late Newe... Full Article at Watertown Daily Times »Land Will Be Protected from Development — 12/27/2007 More than 300 acres of land near Holmen will be protected from development, thanks to a special grant. Governor Doyle announced Wednesday that a nearly $1 million stewardship grant will go to the Mississippi Valley Conservancy.
The money will be ... Full Article at WKBT La Crosse »MVC acquires massive grassland area — 12/27/2007 State fund helps preserve Northern Engraving land with unique bird habitat
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, Sen. Dan Kapanke, Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch and Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank visited La Crosse Wednesday to present a ... Full Article at Holmen Courier »Land trust makes offer on golf course — 12/26/2007 The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust has offered to buy the 142-acre Squires Country Club golf course near Lake Michigan in northern Ozaukee County for more than $2 million, in hopes of converting the property into a nature preserve, a proposal that has... Full Article at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel »Trust, couple preserve historic camping site — 12/26/2007 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 ... Full Article at Janesville Gazette »Wild Bog Lakes Protected at Little Amnicon — 12/24/2007 West Wisconsin Land Trust recently completed two more conservation agreements, working with landowners to permanently protect two wild bog lakes, both at the headwaters of the Little Amnicon River in Douglas County. The conservation agreements emphas... Full Article at Sawyer County Record »Conservancy adds 318 prairie acres — 12/20/2007 The Mississippi Valley Conservancy has added 318 grassland acres near Holmen, Wis., to its roster.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced the $2 million acquisition Wednesday during an appearance at US Bank in La Crosse.
Private donations will supplement a $96... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »City officially retains Simon Woods as nature preserve — 12/19/2007 The city of St. Croix Falls held a special dedication ceremony at the regular and only council meeting for December, on Monday. The dedication was the official transfer and preservation of the Simonson Woods, aka Simonwoods property, nka the Wert Nat... Full Article at Inter-County Leader »Dollars for Open Space Raises $22,000 for DCLT — 12/19/2007 If visitors love Door County's natural beauty, and those visitors become customers of local businesses, then both groups should feel good about contributing to local land preservation efforts.
That was the rationale behind the "Dollars for Open Sp... Full Article at Green Bay Press-Gazette »Grassland Habitats get Grant for Protection — 12/19/2007 A combination of public money and private donations will lead to a $2 million project to buy more than 300 acres of grasslands in La Crosse County.
Governor Jim Doyle announced a nearly $1 million grant on Wednesday for the Mississippi Valley Cons... Full Article at WEAU TV »Partnership saves 'Cut-off' from development — 12/17/2007 Back in the lumber era, the Red Cedar River was a great waterway that transported logs to a growing nation. Now enjoyed for recreation, the river has a backwater channel — known locally as the “Cut-off” — that flourishes with abundant and diverse wil... Full Article at Dunn County News »Old Maple Trees Protected in Northern Wisconsin — 12/13/2007 One of the state's most scenic overlooks is being put into permanent conservation in far northern Wisconsin. Mike Simonson reports that it was a 'coming together' of public and private money…... Full Article at Wisconsin Public Radio »Wisconsin loses dedicated conservationist in Trainer — 12/12/2007 Wisconsin lost a dedicated conservationist Dec. 8 when Dan Trainer passed away.
The 81-year-old retired dean of the College of Natural Resources at UW-Stevens Point had helped to begin a wildlife disease emphasis in Veternary Sciences at UW-Madiso... Full Article at Capital Times »Bayfield Regional Conservancy Caps Key Land Purchase — 12/11/2007 A public-private partnership effort to acquire environmentally sensitive and valuable recreational lands will ensure public enjoyment of the Mount Ashwabay area for generations to come and provide a boost to the region's economy.
Ruth Oppedahl, ex... Full Article at Cross Country Skier »Conservancy buys bluff-top property — 12/11/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy has purchased a 28-acre bluff-top property along Dugway Road, just south of Bagley. Conservancy officials say the property is... Full Article at Dubuque Telegraph Herald »Bayfield County celebrates land acquisition — 12/10/2007 A long-term effort to preserve Mount Ashwabay Outdoor Recreation Area has reached a successful end. A $40,000 contribution from Murphy Oil USA put the Bayfield Regional Conservancy’s drive “over the top,” said Ruth Oppedahl, conservancy executive dir... Full Article at Duluth Daily Telegram »Shoreland Stewardship Awards — 12/07/2007 We’ve started a new program to reward waterfront property owners who keep Wisconsin lakes and rivers clean, healthy and beautiful by maintaining a natural, low maintenance landscape or by restoring their shoreline.
Award winners selected through a... Full Article »Donation will protect conservation area near Spring Green — 12/04/2007 A chunk of land in the Wisconsin River Valley can no longer be developed thanks to a recent donation.
"This gift will allow us to efficiently and effectively manage a conservation area that is now even larger and more significant," said Mary Jean ... Full Article at Baraboo News Republic »Photo Contest Winners Announced — 12/03/2007 Winners of the second annual nature photo contest sponsored by Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation, Inc., a Wisconsin land trust organization, were announced Saturday at the organization’s Annual Meeting.
Eileen Baldus, of West Bend, was aw... Full Article»Nature Conservancy and Prairie Enthusiasts Partner to Expand Spring Green Prairie — 12/03/2007 The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin announced today that it has acquired 144 acres of land in Sauk County in southwestern Wisconsin that will be added to the Conservancy’s Spring Green Preserve. The 144-acre property, located just north of the existi... Full Article at Press Release »Nature Conservancy and Prairie Enthusiasts Partner to Expand Spring Green Prairie — 12/03/2007 The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin announced today that it has acquired 144 acres of land in Sauk County in southwestern Wisconsin that will be added to the Conservancy’s Spring Green Preserve. The 144-acre property, located just north of the existi... Full Article at The Nature Conservancy »Creating a suburban woodland is speaker topic — 11/30/2007 An expert speaker will talk about how to create a suburban woodland from native plants when Wild Ones meets at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The free meeting will be held at River Bend Nature Center, 3600 N. Green Bay Road.
In her presentation, "My Surburb... Full Article at Journal Times »Ice Age Park and Trail club meeting soon — 11/30/2007 The Lakeshore Chapter of the Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation will hold a meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at Woodland Dunes Nature Center.
The Ice Age National Scenic Trail is a 1,000-mile path in Wisconsin in homage to the Ice Age. The Ice ... Full Article at Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter »Historic island protected on Little Sissabagama — 11/28/2007 West Wisconsin Land Trust, in partnership with the Little Sissabagama Shoreowners Association, has just completed a Land Protection Agreement for the 30-acre Frank Stout Island on Little Sissabagama Lake in Sawyer County. The conservation easement wa... Full Article at Sawyer County Record »Dreaming of a green Christmas — 11/28/2007 You're wondering what to get the eco-sympathizer on your Christmas list.
There was a time when that was a tougher challenge, but now all of the retailers and marketers have discovered green products. Green, it seems, is the new black.... Full Article at Appleton Post-Crescent »A Pardeeville High School student helps restore 21 acres of prairie on school grounds — 11/28/2007 It will be a lasting legacy for the children and residents of Pardeeville and is, perhaps, the only one of its kind in the state.
The Pardeeville School District is now home to a 21-acre restored prairie, thanks to the efforts of senior Evan Ducho... Full Article at Portage Daily Register »Glacial Lakes fundraiser Saturday in Cleveland — 11/25/2007 Glacial Lakes Conservancy, the local land trust conservation organization, will hold its annual fundraising event at Saxon Creamery, a new cheesemaking operation in Cleveland, on Saturday from 5-8 p.m.
The event will feature a silent auction and s... Full Article at Sheboygan Press »Sun shines on the Pheasant Branch — 11/23/2007 Tom Bernthal burned some Thanksgiving dinner calories and broke in a pair of work gloves purchased by his wife at an early morning sale.
Ed Wunder avoided the malls and did something good for his soul.
"It 's healthful back here and gentle on o... Full Article at Wisconsin State Journal »Stewards to work with trust — 11/23/2007 Since Frank and Mariana Weinhold successfully established a conservation easement on Louis' Bluff this June, the Stewards of the Dells of the Wisconsin River have hoped to become a fundraising entity for other landowners to do the same.
Following ... Full Article at Wisconsin Dells Events »Developer pays to avoid suit — 11/22/2007 Developer Mark Carstensen has agreed to pay $46,000 to avoid a federal lawsuit over the destruction of wetlands at the site of a shopping center he is building at state Highway 100 and W. Drexel Ave.
Under the terms of the agreement, signed late l... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Goose Pond property continues to evolve — 11/21/2007 Soon after the Madison Audubon Society bought Goose Pond in 1967, members Oliver and Ruth Wynn moved into the house at Goose Pond as property managers.
Evelyn Werner, meanwhile, lived there as the first naturalist for MAS.
Mark and Sue Foote-Ma... Full Article at Capital Times »Giving thanks for Goose Pond's visionaries — 11/21/2007 This week is a good time to give thanks for special gifts, and a perfect time to give thanks to the Madison Audubon Society -- not only for its efforts to improve natural resources in the state, but for its foresight in purchasing Goose Pond near Arl... Full Article at Capital Times »Lady of the wood — 11/19/2007 Tired of Milwaukee sinking in national rankings? Want to stick your thumb in the eye of one of those upper-tier cities? How about New York?A new park, Mequon Nature Preserve in Ozaukee County, has taken root - one that, when combined with adjoining K... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Orchard site to be preserved for perpetuity — 11/19/2007 Sitting on a designated Rustic Road adjacent to a huge state-managed prairie, Brightonwoods Orchard on Highway B north of Highway 142 is in many ways a throwback to simpler times.
Now the Kenosha County orchard’s owners want future generations to ... Full Article at Journal Times »WPT Land Trust: Wild River Legacy Forest — 11/15/2007 101 square miles, that’s the size of the newly created Wild Rivers Legacy Forest in northeast Wisconsin. The forest is larger than the city of Milwaukee and within the forest’s borders are 48 lakes and ponds, and 70 miles of rivers and streams includ... Full Article at Wisconsin Public Television, In Wisconsin » A banner year for land conservation in Kenosha and Racine counties — 11/15/2007
In 2007 the Kenosha/Racine Land Trust signed three conservation easements with private land owners totaling 383 acres. In addition, they accepted easements on 74 acres in two conservation subdivisions and on Monday, will close on a 15-acre parcel i... Full Article at Journal Times »Girl Scouts create prairie flower guide — 11/15/2007 Stopping to smell the flowers on the Holland Sand Prairie could be a little more informative thanks to the work of three Holmen Girl Scouts who unveiled a flower identification guide last week.
Pam Betthauser, Corona Kenowski and Rachel Seebach — ... Full Article at Onalaska Life »Conservation group protects 400-acre Bangor farmstead — 11/14/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy recently completed a conservation agreement with Leonard and Alberta Kick to permanently protect their 400-acre property in the town of Bangor in La Crosse County, near Middle Ridge.
Leonard Kick, when asked why he t... Full Article at West Salem Coulee News »Local environmental studies teacher wins award — 11/14/2007 Add another name to the legendary voices from Wisconsin that have made the world a better place by speaking up for the environment.
On Thursday, local teacher Deb Weitzel will receive the nation's first Bartlett Award to honor leadership in enviro... Full Article at Capital Times »Conservation group celebrates 10 years — 11/05/2007 The Mississippi Valley Conservancy has had a number of large land conservation success stories in its short life, said Executive Director Tim Jacobson.
And at its 10th anniversary, the regional land trust will celebrate those and more than 5,300 ... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Restoration — 11/02/2007 Lois Albarado has a big family, but all of her siblings agreed they wanted to preserve the farm that was owned by their late parents.
"Mother and Dad would've wanted it," Albarado, of Ellsworth, said tearfully.
The family sold 89 acres to West ... Full Article at Eau Claire Leader-Telegram »Creating a future for prairies of the past — 11/02/2007 A small reminder of the area’s past will forever be protected, thanks to the generosity of a local family.
Simon Prairie is the newest addition to a growing list of protected lands owned by the West Wisconsin Land Trust. The Trust now holds title ... Full Article at New Richmond News »Mississippi Valley Conservancy to Celebrate 10 Years of Conservation Success with Banquet and Silent — 11/02/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy, a regional land trust based in La Crosse, will celebrate ten years of voluntary land conservation success at its 10th Annual Banquet on Thursday, November 8th, at the La Crosse Radisson Hotel Ballroom starting at 5:00 ... Full Article at Press Release »Bakery helps protect marshland — 10/31/2007 For the head of Pan-O-Gold baking, investing in land conservation fits perfectly into his company's philosophy.
"Eating healthy and being good stewards of the land is simply part of who we are," said Robin Alton, CEO of the Minnesota-based firm th... Full Article at Capital Times »Bring in a tax deduction for easements — 10/31/2007 A little-noticed federal
tax law passed in
August 2006 has enabled
Larry and Pam Ristaneo
of West Alexandria, Ohio, to
protect and expand their farm
operation so their two sons can
come into the business. The
same law has allowed dairy
farme... Full Article at Midwest Extra »Hotekos help protect shoreline — 10/31/2007 Dimitri and Phyllis Hoteko celebrate the protection of their property on the Chippewa Flowage. The Hotekos granted an easement on their property to Couderay Waters Regional Land Trust.
That means this very sensitive, beautiful portion of Sawyer Co... Full Article at Sawyer County Record »Natural Heritage Land Trust Protects Patrick Marsh — 10/29/2007 The Natural Heritage Land Trust and the Patrick Marsh Conservancy purchased 22.5 acres of restorable wildlife habitat on the southern side of Patrick Marsh by Sun Prairie on Friday. Patrick Marsh is designated as one of 229 Legacy Places in Wisconsin... Full Article at Press Release »Robins, wildlife on the move — 10/25/2007 Although the temperatures were in the 70s last weekend, the natural world knew that it was time to move.
A walk out in the woods at our cabin in Crawford County revealed a mass of robins in the trees. They were at the top of walnut trees, which lo... Full Article at Capital Times »Preserving precious places — 10/25/2007 Since November 2000 members of the Lauderdale Lakes Conservancy have made it their mission to see that certain gorgeous and fascinatingly fabricated aspects of the area's natural history be protected from the developmental progress.... Full Article at Elkhorn Independent »Land conservancy programs saving bluffland — 10/24/2007 As more of our pristine landscape is gobbled up by houses and streets, some landowners gaze across their unmarred vistas and shudder at the thought of sacrificing tranquility for a new tract of homes.
For these landowners there is a solution, a w... Full Article»Johnson Family Farm permanently protected — 10/19/2007 Rural River Falls couple Lyle and Roberta Johnson have partnered with The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust (KRLT) to permanently protect a 195-acre family farm through the purchase of a conservation easement. The farm, owned by the Johnsons, is located ... Full Article at River Falls Journal »New director, new direction for Baird Creek Preservation Foundation — 10/19/2007 Call it a coming of age for the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation.
The organization, formed 10 years ago by a group of neighbors to fight development along the Baird Creek greenway, has been raising money, buying land, giving tours and fighting ... Full Article at Green Bay Press-Gazette »Second Annual Photo Contest Announced — 10/17/2007 Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation, Inc., a Wisconsin Land Trust organization,
announced today the start of their second annual digital Photo Contest. This event is open to the
public and was met with overwhelming success last year. Over 50 photos... Full Article at Press Release »Northwoods Land Trust receives award — 10/15/2007 The Northwoods Land Trust has been recently named the 2007 Land Trust of the Year by Gathering Waters Conservancy, a statewide service center for Wisconsin’s 50 non-profit land trusts.
In just six short years, the Northwoods Land Trust has establi... Full Article at Rhinelander Daily News »The future of home building — 10/06/2007 When Pewaukee resident Becky Bathke was in the market for a new home, she hoped to find one in a subdivision that incorporated green space, trees and walking and biking paths.
"I like the idea of not having houses on top of each other," Bathke sai... Full Article at The Freeman »Great Pumpkin Festival raises funds for park 'friends' — 10/04/2007 The Friends of Sheboygan's Parks group has come a long way since it formed as a grassroots protest group hoping to save Sheridan Park from the wrecking ball.
When the Sheboygan Common Council was debating whether to replace the park at South 14th ... Full Article at Sheboygan Press »Expanding the definition of development for Little Trade Lake — 10/03/2007 Burnett County Supervisor Mary Falk is spearheading an effort to preserve the 46.2 acres of county-owned land on Little Trade Lake by developing a system of birding trails, scenic overlook and nonmotorized lake access for fishing or canoeing.
Falk... Full Article at Inter-County Leader »Grant County site now part of conservancy — 10/02/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy recently completed a conservation agreement with Helen and David MacGregor to permanently protect their 350-acre property in the town of Castle Rock in Grant County, Wis.
The MVC says the agreement is a significant a... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Mississippi Valley Conservancy protects 350 incredibly rare acres — 09/30/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) recently completed a conservation agreement with Helen and David MacGregor to permanently protect their 350-acre property in the Town of Castle Rock in Grant County, WI. The agreement is a significant achievement... Full Article»Lake Geneva residents critical of proposed plan — 09/27/2007 People heaped plenty of criticism Wednesday on the proposed Mirbeau-Hummel plan for the south side of Lake Geneva.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, a steady trickle of people attended an open house at Lake Geneva City Hall. They looked at plans o... Full Article at Janesville Gazette »Fall color hike planned on Ice Age Trail Oct. 6 — 09/26/2007 Discover the Ice Age Trail at its colorful best on Saturday morning, Oct. 6, at the “Parade of Colors Fall Hike” at the Chippewa Moraine Ice Age Reserve near New Auburn.
Local Ice Age Trail chapter members will provide information, refreshments an... Full Article at Chippewa.com »Join volunteers in city beach cleanup Saturday — 09/21/2007 For those of us lucky enough to live in Sheboygan County, it's easy to take for granted the amazing resource that borders our eastern edge. After all, Lake Michigan and its miles of beaches are just a short drive — or walk, for some — away.
With a... Full Article at Sheboygan Press »Valiquettes donate land rights to MVC — 09/20/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy, a local nonprofit land trust, recently accepted a conservation agreement from Lynne and Keith Valiquette on their 160-acre Amundson Coulee property near Holmen. The conservation agreement ensures that very little devel... Full Article»Grouse, butterflies get new home — 09/20/2007 While it represents only about one percent of the total area of Crex Meadows, the 320-acres in the northwestern corner of the meadows which is being purchased this fall in a conservation land sale, is critical to grouse and Karner Blue Butterfly habi... Full Article at Burnett County Sentinel »Conservation deal to preserve 756 acres — 09/20/2007 Al and Carol Kube have owned 756 acres near Cochrane, Wis., for 17 years and have lived on it for seven. Their love of wildlife inspired them to complete extensive conservation projects on the land for about 15 years.
Now that their work is done,... Full Article at Winona Daily News »Conservancy secures 756 acres in Buffalo County — 09/20/2007 The La Crosse-based Mississippi Valley Conservancy has added 756 acres in Buffalo County to land protected from further development.
The Al and Carol Kube tract near Cochrane, Wis., is the largest land deal in the conservancy’s 10-year history.
... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Cleanup effort targets lakefront — 09/19/2007 anice Wittkopp is always looking for ways to help out the environment. This Saturday, the 57-year-old from Plymouth and other volunteers will be setting their sights on Sheboygan's lakefront.
"It's a good idea to keep our beaches clean," said Witt... Full Article at Sheboygan Press »New birding trail? — 09/18/2007 Ever since Burnett County bought the former Evans' property on Little Trade Lake in a tax deed sale, the question has been, "What to do with the land?"
Originally there was some talk of doing a small housing development with lots of covenants to k... Full Article at Burnett County Sentinel »Holmen land placed in trust with conservancy — 09/17/2007 A 160-acre property in Amundson Coulee near Holmen is the latest addition to lands placed in trust with the Mississippi Valley Conservancy.
The conservancy’s agreement with Lynne and Keith Valiquette means while they will retain ownership, the pro... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Threat seen to Ice Age Trail — 09/17/2007 Thousands of years ago, the up-and-down landscape of western Dane County near Cross Plains was carved and shaped by a massive, moving sheet of ice. Today, that very countryside is being reshaped by housing developments and roads.
A proposed housin... Full Article at Wisconsin State Journal »Program aspires to spread nature to kids — 09/16/2007 For the Herald - “Nature-Deficit Disorder” is the new buzzword coined by author Richard Louv in his book, “Last Child in the Woods.” Louv observes that for the past 15 years, kids are spending more free time inside rather than outdoors. He links the ... Full Article at Chippewa Herald »Foundation has many funds, offers variety of field trips — 09/12/2007 The Natural Resources Foundation's Wisconsin Conservation Endowment currently has 20 named endowment funds and manages $1.25 million, with an estimated $3.5 million of estate gifts that are expected in the future.
"If successful, this will be the ... Full Article at Capital Times »Volunteers needed for beach clean up — 09/11/2007 The Friends of Sheboygan's Park, the Glacial Lakes Conservancy, the Sheboygan River Basin Partnership, the Sierra Club's John Muir Chapter and the City of Sheboygan Tourism Division invite local residents to participate in the 2007 Clean Beach Sweep,... Full Article at Sheboygan Press »Northwoods Land Trust Named Land Trust of the Year — 09/11/2007 The Northwoods Land Trust has been named Land Trust of the Year by Gathering Waters Conservancy, a statewide service center for Wisconsin’s 50 non-profit land trusts.
In just six short years, the Northwoods Land Trust has established an impressive... Full Article»Ozaukee's effort to acquire golf course moves forward — 09/10/2007 The Ozaukee County Environment and Land Use Committee voted 4-1 Monday to apply for a federal grant that could be used to purchase the 142-acre Squires Country Club and convert it into a nature preserve.Monday's vote came after the County Board voted... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »New land trust director brings eco expertise — 09/07/2007 "In the end, it’s the people living in the place who end up doing it,” said Nelson French about conservation.
The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust’s new executive director started his new job Aug. 20, filling a position that’s been vacant since early... Full Article at River Falls Journal »Trailblazing in the town of Cross Plains — 09/06/2007 Drew Hanson doesn't want to be drawn into the fight over a proposed development in the town of Cross Plains. But he affirms the importance of this patch of land.
"The geology of that area is absolutely unique in the world," says Hansen, trailway ... Full Article at Isthmus »Group celebrates conservation of Louis' Bluff — 09/06/2007 About 80 people gathered at the Frank and Mariana Weinhold residence Wednesday to celebrate the conservation of Louis' Bluff.
"We owe Frank, Mariana and their children, a great debt of gratitude," said Jim Welsh, executive director of Natural Heri... Full Article at WiscNews.com »Preserving Holland Sand Prairie a collaborative effort — 09/05/2007 It could have been a strip mall.
You could have turned west on McHugh Road off Hwy. 53/35 and in less than three minutes have been in a food court.
Or it could have been an industrial park.
Instead, the 61 acres in the town of Holland will r... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Nature preserve grant sent to committee — 09/05/2007 The Ozaukee County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted 16-15 to let one of its committees decide whether to apply for a grant that could help buy the Squires Country Club golf course so it can be turned into a nature preserve.... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Races go Saturday on Tuscobia — 09/05/2007 Runners, walkers and Nordic walkers will take up the chase of the Woolly Mammoth Classic on the Tuscobia Trail on Saturday.
The Woolly Mammoth - Hulda Hilfiker Memorial Run/Walk includes running and walking races of 5 and 10 kilometers, a 1-mile k... Full Article at Rice Lake Online »The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin Transfers Native Grassland in Dane County to The Prairie Enthusi — 09/05/2007 The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has transferred ownership of Black Earth Rettenmund Prairie in Dane County to The Prairie Enthusiasts for long-term ownership and management. More than 80 native prairie plants have been identified on th... Full Article at Press Release »Stewards to raise funds for easements — 09/04/2007 The Stewards of the Dells of the Wisconsin River hope to become a fundraising entity for area landowners seeking a conservation easement.
The effort follows the success of Frank and Mariana Weinhold, who worked with Natural Heritage Land Trust to ... Full Article at WiscNews.com »Neighbors question preserve — 09/03/2007 Neighbors of Squires Country Club in the Town of Belgium say they need a lot more questions answered before the Ozaukee County Board votes to apply for grants that would help pay for converting the golf course into a 142-acre nature preserve.... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »From a little acorn sprouts a mighty effort — 09/01/2007 The Waukesha County Land Conservancy held a fund-raiser Aug. 24 at a farm that demonstrated the cause the conservancy champions.
When Glenn and Tizza Meyer purchased the land in 1994, they became the owners of a 160-acre homestead that had been fa... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Ehrlich family donates land to Caledonia Conservancy — 08/31/2007 Caledonia Conservancy has been given nearly 33 acres of land that will be used for various outdoor activities, the group announced Friday.
The 32.53-acre parcel of land at 4 Mile Road and Highway 31 was donated by Toni Ehrlich, a former long-time ... Full Article at Journal Times »Wants land preserved — 08/31/2007 The Western Wisconsin Land Trust has indicated an interest in the county land adjacent to the county Government Center to put into a land trust. This would protect it and preserve it forever for future generations.
This land has DNR-verified endan... Full Article at Hudson Star-Observer »KRLT names new leader — 08/24/2007 The River Falls-based Kinnickinnic River Land Trust board this week picked Nelson T. French as the group’s new executive director.
“We are pleased to have someone with Nelson’s skills and abilities join our organization,” KRLT board president Jack ... Full Article»Another farm protected in the Town of Dunn — 08/23/2007
On August 21, 2007, the Town of Dunn and the Natural Heritage Land Trust became co-holders of another farmland conservation easement yesterday. This easement permanently protects 93 acres of farmland in the Town. It is adjacent to several other c... Full Article at Press Release »Land trusts all over state working on restoration — 08/23/2007 Dear Editor: I was pleased to see Tim Eisele's article on goat prairies, especially since he included resources for landowners who are interested in restoring prairies or other habitats on their land.
One resource listed was the Mississippi Valley... Full Article at Capital Times »Volunteers sought — 08/21/2007 The Green Rock Audubon Society (GRAS) is looking for volunteers to help maintain and restore quality habitat.
GRAS owns 250 acres and has agreements to care for anther 100 acres in Rock and Green counties. Tasks could include pulling and spraying ... Full Article at Monroe Times »DNR Program Assists Landowner Prairie Restoration — 08/17/2007 The Landowner Incentive Program gives grants to help people restore prairies and savannas and create habitat for threatened plants and birds.
"We just looked over there and there are two immature red-headed woodpeckers. They came in this year alre... Full Article at WMTV »Land trust urges golf course closure — 08/15/2007 Converting Squires Country Club to a nature preserve would be a near boon financially to both the county and local privately owned golf courses, as well as to the environment, officials with the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust and other supporters of t... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »A new book for the land trust community released — 08/09/2007 Land Trusts and Biodiversity by Doug Booth book provides a comprehensive overview of how land trusts go about the task of conserving nature’s biological riches.
As a land trust practitioner, you well know that land trusts are a new and growing ... Full Article at Press Release »Remnants of once great American grasslands are gems — 08/08/2007 The goats never did show up, but "goat prairies" were evident on a tour last week of small remnants of native prairie that used to cover the hillsides of western Wisconsin.
The tour, organized by Rick Lange, district conservationist with the USDA-... Full Article at Capital Times »Help available for landowners — 08/08/2007 Rick Lange, USDA-NRCS district conservationist, said he sees more and more landowners interested in improving their land. He notes that there is some help available from agencies and organizations.
Landowners are often encouraged to complete an in... Full Article at Capital Times »The Land Remembers — 08/05/2007 Last December, on a brisk but bright winter day outside of Lake Mills, Dave Drapac of Madison joined dozens of volunteers on a 40-acre, snow-covered farm field.
The group spent the better part of a day casting prairie plant seed on the frozen grou... Full Article at Wisconsin State Journal »Conservation group seeks to buy Ringle land — 07/30/2007 A nonprofit organization that buys land for conservation hopes to purchase 758 acres in town of Ringle by the end of the year. The land is home to a two-mile stretch of the Ice Age Trail.
The Conservation Fund is working with the Wisconsin Departm... Full Article at Wausau Daily Herald »Keeping state's forests intact takes new cooperative effort — 07/29/2007 You may never cast for brook trout in the Pine or Popple rivers in northern Florence County.
Or topple a tree bound for a lumber mill in nearby Goodman in Marinette County.
Or drag a deer, hike aspen slashing in search of fall grouse, wander th... Full Article at Appleton Post-Crescent » Stairmasters: Volunteers help revamp trail to Devil's Staircase — 07/20/2007 The trail winding high on the bluffs overlooking the Rock River languished for decades.
But on Thursday it brimmed with activity as people heaved pickaxes, hauled rocks and removed debris.
"I think it'll make people want to enjoy it," said Bra... Full Article at Gazette Xtra »Test project aims to keep runoff from lake — 07/18/2007 It's all about slowing the storm water flow, and making Sheboygan's lakefront beaches cleaner.
City public works officials have begun collaborating with area environmental groups on a test project to help keep contaminated storm water running off ... Full Article at Sheboygan Press »Caledonia Conservancy to host annual Poker Ride — 07/16/2007 Teams of mounted poker players are invited to ride the trails to round up the best poker hand during the Caledonia Conservancy’s sixth annual Poker Ride on July 28.
The fundraising ride pits teams of two to six horseback riders against other teams... Full Article at Racine Report »Protecting Planet Earth — 07/15/2007 When it comes to serving on the Wisconsin board of The Nature Conservancy, Claire Hackmann is a natural. "My father was a member of the Wisconsin board quite a few years ago," she says. "I know that was a philanthropic effort of his. So I’m sort of f... Full Article at GM Today »Families add to conservation priority area — 07/15/2007 David and Teri Mills, and Thomas and Melinda Gladitsch have partnered with West Wisconsin Land Trust to conserve 15 acres of lake property in Chippewa County.
The property is located on a peninsula in Long Lake, and includes 4,000 feet of shorelin... Full Article at Chippewa Valley Newspaper »Military Ridge Prairie Heritage Area reminder of what Wisconsin has lost — 07/15/2007 Prairies were once common throughout the Midwest. Many have grown up into woodlands; others are now productive farmland; a few are remnants of what once covered at least two million acres in Wisconsin.
Aldo Leopold wrote of Wisconsin's prairies: W... Full Article at Wisconsin State Journal »Grass is greener without endless building — 07/11/2007 Over at Caledonia’s Village Hall, they jokingly refer to the 230 acres Royse and Barbara Myers have compiled as “The Ponderosa”.
“Call it what you want,” Royse tells them, “but you can’t have it.”
Piece by piece, the couple acquired most of the tra... Full Article at Journal Times »Counting down to eaglet's first flight — 07/10/2007 A 3-month-old bald eagle, the first to be born in the Milwaukee metropolitan area in 100 years, is spreading its wings and standing on the edge of a nest near the Lake Michigan shoreline but appears reluctant to make its first flight, observers said.... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Plotting a new course — 07/05/2007 Squires Country Club owners cited a dwindling number of golf rounds being played in the region as the primary reason they are negotiating the sale of the historic golf course overlooking Lake Michigan to the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust and Ozaukee ... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Couples protect shore property — 07/03/2007 David and Teri Mills and Thomas and Melinda Gladitsch have partnered with West Wisconsin Land Trust to conserve 15 acres of lake property in Chippewa County.
The property is on a peninsula in Long Lake and includes 4,000 feet of shoreline.
The ... Full Article at Leader-Telegram »Thumbs up: To adding to the Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area — 07/02/2007 Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday that the Natural Heritage Land Trust will give the state 351 acres adjoining the wildlife area in southwestern Rock County. The property was obtained with $227,000 from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund and $633,0... Full Article at Gazette Xtra »Bobwhite decline would be big blow — 06/28/2007 A bird was the first Onalaska resident to greet me when we moved here 17 years ago on June 30. I had driven the rented moving van here ahead of the children and Gretchen. Arriving late I slept on the floor at the condominium we rented on East Avenue ... Full Article at Holmen Courier »Doyle announces conservancy grant — 06/28/2007 The Mississippi Valley Conservancy received more than a quarter-million dollars from the state Wednesday to help support a purchase for the organization’s bluffland protection program.
The $257,000 grant to the MVC was among seven Gov. Jim Doyle a... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »Town of Dunn & Natural Heritage Land Trust preserve 68 acres of farmland in Dane County — 06/27/2007 The Town of Dunn purchased a 68-acre conservation easement to protect the Everson Farm, located within Dane County’s Lower Mud Lake Natural Resource Area, on June 27, 2007. In the future, the Lower Yahara River Bike and Pedestrian Trail will cross th... Full Article at Press Release »National trail gets a boost — 06/23/2007 As the 50th anniversary of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail approaches, plans for expansion are in the works.
The 1,200-mile trail will expand through 31 counties in Wisconsin, thanks to a $2 million grant awarded Thursday from the Senate Appropr... Full Article at Baraboo News Republic »Getting Lost in the Great Indoors — 06/19/2007 Linda Pelzman appreciates the beauty of the outdoor world, sometimes pulling her children into the yard to gaze at a full moon or peer into a dense fog. An educator and founder of a summer camp, she only wishes her enthusiasm was fully shared.
On ... Full Article at Washington Post »1,461-acre parcel in county returns to wetland with official dedication — 06/15/2007 Approximately 220 people enjoyed a sunny, warm day at Zeloski Marsh Thursday morning when members of various federal, state and local organizations, volunteers and other individuals gathered off the London Road entrance for the official dedication of... Full Article at Watertown Daily Times »Nature at its best just off Highway 12 — 06/14/2007 Unless you've actually hiked some of the trails or spotted some of the rare plants and songbirds that inhabit the Baraboo Hills, you may not appreciate why it's one of the Midwest's most prized ecological jewels.
So suggests Mary Jean Huston, stat... Full Article at Capital Times »Family Forestry — 06/14/2007 There is a crisis brewing in America’s vast forest lands, but it has little to do with the health of the woods: the acreage is essentially the same as it was a century ago, and there is over 30 percent more wood volume per acre than in 1952.
At st... Full Article at New York Times »Road to compromise: Groundbreaking Hwy 12 accord working so far — 06/14/2007 It was hailed by those who crafted it as a landmark agreement -- one that not only would ensure a safer U.S. 12 but would limit sprawl and protect the renowned Baraboo Hills in Sauk County.
But when the deal to widen the dangerous 17-mile stretch ... Full Article at Capital Times »Restored wetland a marvel for engineers, wildlife — 06/13/2007 Not everything "returns to dust" and the proof will be evident Thursday with the dedication of a restored wetland and prairie at the Zeloski Marsh Unit of the Lake Mills Wildlife Area.
What once was a wetland years ago but then was drained and tur... Full Article at Capital Times »Council explores hiking path — 06/09/2007 People exploring the hillsides overlooking the Rock River would have an easier time after a proposed overhaul of an existing trail north of Riverside Park, city officials said.
The city council will hear a proposal Monday night from Tom Presny, ci... Full Article at Janesville Gazette »Value of Wisconsin Land Trusts Explored on New WPT Program — 06/08/2007 Land Trusts, An In Wisconsin Special airs on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) next week and is a celebration of solutions. Land trusts are a means for preserving and protecting land for all Wisconsin citizens, and benefiting private landowners at th... Full Article at Wisconsin Public Television »Easement to protect Louis' Bluff — 06/01/2007 The Natural Heritage Land Trust purchased a conservation easement to protect Louis' Bluff this week.
The 133.5-acre property, in the town of Lyndon in Juneau County, includes more than 7,000 feet of undeveloped shoreline on the Wisconsin River, al... Full Article at Wisconsin Dells Events »Easement to protect Louis' Bluff — 06/01/2007 The Natural Heritage Land Trust purchased a conservation easement to protect Louis' Bluff this week.
The 133.5-acre property, in the town of Lyndon in Juneau County, includes more than 7,000 feet of undeveloped shoreline on the Wisconsin River, al... Full Article at Wisconsin Dells Events »KinniFest: It’s about the river — 06/01/2007 KinniFest organizers welcome all river lovers and community members to the annual celebration of the Kinnickinnic River and its natural wonders.
Joyce Mattson, the main coordinator of last year’s celebration, said the number of volunteers, activit... Full Article at River Falls Journal »Prints of La Crosse bluffs panorama now available — 05/31/2007 After touring the city of La Crosse at the Radisson Hotel, Logistics Health Building, State Bank and the La Crosse Public Library, the 12-foot panoramic bluff photo by renowned landscape photographer Robert J. Hurt has been installed in its permanent... Full Article at Onalaska Life »Stroll on the Scuppernong beats Brewers — 05/31/2007 If you took a "mental health day" to catch the Brewers' noon game at Miller Park on Wednesday, too bad. The 9-3 shellacking didn't help, did it?
Me? I drove in the opposite direction, to western Waukesha County and the Kettle Moraine State Forest'... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Keeping it natural — 05/31/2007 A breeze rustles through basswoods and willows. Warblers and finches twitter; a woodpecker taps away. Beyond a fringe of tall grasses, a fish ripples the water.This is not some wilderness idyll, but were it not for the sound of traffic in the distanc... Full Article at Journal Sentinel »Natural Heritage Land Trust Protects Louis' Bluff at Wisconsin Dells — 05/30/2007 The Natural Heritage Land Trust purchased a conservation easement to protect Louis’ Bluff today. The 133.5 acre property, in the town of Lyndon in Juneau County, includes more than 7,000 feet of undeveloped shoreline on the Wisconsin River, all with... Full Article at Press Release »Zeller's presentation tops Ice Age Trail meet — 05/27/2007 The Ice Age Park and Trail Foundation held its Annual Membership Conference April 26-29 at the Fox Hills Resort and Conference Center in Mishicot. More than 120 members attended, representing 18 of the foundation's 21 volunteer chapters, and activiti... Full Article at Manitowoc Herald Times »Art show will spotlight endangered species and environments — 05/25/2007 A consortium of Minnesota and Wisconsin artists will display their work at the River Falls Public Library with the exhibit’s opening reception scheduled from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, June 2.The artists are members of Project Art for Nature (PAN), which was... Full Article at River Falls Journal »MVC plans trout stream trek for May 26 — 05/24/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy, in partnership with the Coulee Region Audubon Society and People’s Food Co-op, is sponsoring a guided tour of the Papenfuss private property starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26. This free and open-to-the-public event ... Full Article at Onalaska Life »Panel votes to protect river from development — 05/23/2007 Drafting special zoning regulations to protect the Milwaukee River from overdevelopment should be a breeze except for accommodating a handful of properties that are primed for redevelopment, said Milwaukee Alderman Michael D’Amato.
“Seventy-five t... Full Article at Daily Reporter »Baird Creek group to buy 22 acres of wetland — 05/18/2007 Wildlife in eastern Brown County have a new safe haven.
The Baird Creek Preservation Foundation is expected to sign today a purchase agreement for a 22-acre plot of wetland in Eaton for habitat preservation.
It's a measure that could help keep ... Full Article at Green Bay Press Gazette »Ceremony at Butenhoff Prairie is Saturday — 05/17/2007 The Prairie Enthusiasts have purchased Butenhoff Prairie from the Green County Conservation League. The members are inviting the public to a dedication ceremony in honor of this acquisition. Butenhoff is located in Sylvester Township on County Road F... Full Article at Monroe Times »Coalition forms to conserve land along Milwaukee River — 05/14/2007 As developers continue to plot condominium projects s along the Milwaukee River, a coalition of activists and organizations is forming to conserve green space and create a Central Park-like district along the river.
Milwaukee Alderman Michael D'Amat... Full Article at BizTimes.com »Ice Age Trail Gets Two-mile Link — 05/09/2007 Bicyclists in southwestern Dane County will be better connected to the extensive bike trail system later this year thanks to a new two-mile trail link in the Ice Age Trail trailhead area between Madison and Verona.
County Executive Kathleen Falk a... Full Article at Capital Times »Under siege — 05/08/2007 Many townships are facing extinction in the wake of the growth that swallows up rural lands for residential development.
The town of Beaver Dam Board of Supervisors examined ways to keep that from happening here on Tuesday night, with Jeffrey Sand... Full Article at Beaver Dam Daily »Nature Conservancy Land Purchase Protects Lakeshore and Northern Forest — 05/08/2007 Located in the heart of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, The Nature Conservancy’s Catherine Wolter Wilderness Area is a haven for wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts alike. Today, the Conservancy announced that it has purchased an additional 322 acres from the ... Full Article at Press Release »Trails or baseball diamonds? For now in Caledonia, it's diamonds — 05/06/2007 Trustee Wendy McCalvy thinks the Village Board may be too heavily focused on developing recreational parkland. That focus, she said, may have resulted in a missed opportunity to expand more passive open space in Tabor Woods.... Full Article at Racine Report »Conservancy program to feature Kemper’s WoodsConservancy program to feature Kemper’s Woods — 05/05/2007 The Kemper’s Woods wildlife area project will be featured at the annual meeting of the Chippewa County Land Conservancy at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, in Room 302 of the Chippewa County Courthouse.
Mike Dahlby, private lands specialist with Chippewa... Full Article at Chippewa Valley Newspaper »Runner nearing final leg — 05/04/2007 A 41-year-old Madison man who hopes to be the first to run the length of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail is passing through the area Thursday.
Jason Dorgan has been hitting the trail since April 14, when he headed out from Interstate Park at St.... Full Article at GM Today »Partnership Protects Grasslands at Military Ridge — 05/04/2007 The Nature Conservancy announced today that it has transferred ownership of 276 acres of important grassland habitat in the Military Ridge Prairie Heritage Area in Iowa County to The Prairie Enthusiasts for long-term ownership and management. The 27... Full Article at Press Release »Wild Side: Fire renews the prairie — 05/04/200 | 