At a Senate hearing on AB 315 and AB 612 this week, stakeholders made clear that land acquisition is essential to a functional Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.

Supporters across Wisconsin are encouraged to submit a citizen resolution through the Wisconsin Conservation Congress in support of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.

On January 22, the Wisconsin State Assembly passed Knowles-Nelson reauthorization bills that strip land acquisition funding, leaving Knowles-Nelson in name only.

Team Knowles Nelson faced ups and downs in 2025. We take a look back at the year and where Knowles-Nelson stands moving into 2026.

This guest blog article was written by Bob Trapp, an appraiser at JLL.

Thank you for supporting Gathering Waters’ mission to protect land and work to save state funding for land protection on Giving Tuesday.

Read letters from our outgoing Director of Philanthropy, Creal Zearing, and incoming Director of Philanthropy, Danni Niles.

Sandy DeWalt was posthumously honored with the 2025 Land Trust Volunteer of the Year Award on October 12, 2025.

On October 9, the nonprofit sector comes together for DAF Day, a nationwide effort to inspire donors to put their donor-advised funds (DAFs) to work in support of the causes they care about most.