The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has been renewed for two years at its current funding level of $33 million per year.

Gathering Waters distributed a survey to member land trusts in March 2019 to gauge needs and opportunities. Survey results will inform the Land Trust Council’s priorities and Gathering Waters’ future programs and services.

Future conservation efforts in Wisconsin will be devastated if the Legislature and the Governor cannot agree to reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program for another ten years in the state budget. Learn what Gathering Waters is doing and how you can help.

Watch our video calling on legislators to renew the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program for 10 years.

Our friends at the Wisconsin Wetlands Association created a short, animated video that explains wetlands. We thought it was pretty great and are sharing it here.

Write a letter to the editor of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel rebutting misleading claims about the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program and emphasizing what a good investment the program is for Wisconsin.

Listen to an interview with Carol Abrahamzon, Executive Director of Mississippi Valley Conservancy, about protecting and preserving natural places like the La Crosse Blufflands, thanks in part to the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.

The budget debate is heating up…and the future of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program is uncertain. 

At the 2019 Wisconsin Land Trust Conference, trainer Megan Olds of Parallel Solutions, LLC presented a workshop on Succession Planning for land trusts. Bring these key questions to your land trust to get the conversation started!

The grant writing process can be overwhelming, from figuring out where to begin to making sure you deliver what you promised when you promised. Conference participants shared tips and resources that help them grant opportunities, write successful applications, and track and report progress.

Oneida County calls on the legislature to reauthorize and fund the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.

Find a list of our suggestions of the many good guides and examples on climate change, and people to follow for insights.