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2017 Land Legacy Award: Terry and DiAnne Hatch
Terry & DiAnne Hatch of Iron County are the winners of the 2017 Land Legacy Award for their generous support of land conservation in Wisconsin.
Family Donates Conservation Easement at Rowan Creek State Fishery Area
In this guest post by Natural Heritage Land Trust, learn about 165 acres of land in Columbia County protected through a voluntary conservation easement.
Ice Age Trail Alliance Awarded National Park Service Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service
The Ice Age Trail Alliance won three of six categories for the George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service.
Ducks Unlimited Wisconsin Chapters Earn Spots on Elite National List
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Madison Area chapters made the Elite List out of the more than 2,600 Ducks Unlimited chapters nationwide.
2017 Wisconsin Land Trust Survey Results
Read the highlights from a survey asking land trusts about their conservation priorities, resources they use, and types of funding for land acquisition and management.
State and Federal Land Conservation Programs are at Risk
If ever there was a time for Wisconsin’s land trusts and the conservation community to work together with a common purpose, this is it. Many of our top priorities at the
Tree Farmer Permanently Protects Land on Arbor Day
Kann famliy celebrating the permanent protection of their beautiful tree farm. The following press release was written by our land trust member Mississippi Valley Conservancy An award-winning local tree farmer is
20 Year Habitat Investment Protected Forever
The following press release was written by Mississippi Valley Conservancy, one of our land trust members. MONROE COUNTY, WIS – George and Carmeen Johnston of Norwalk have protected 20 years of work
Effigy Mounds, Great River Road Bluffs, Rare Lizard Habitat Protected
CRAWFORD COUNTY, WIS – Land ownership that dates to the Civil War, Native American effigy mounds, scenic bluffs on the Great River Road, and habitat for a rare lizard. These
Mississippi Valley Conservancy Receives Stry Grant for Rare Habitat
The following blog was written by Carol Abrahamzon, Executive Director of Mississippi Valley Conservancy. A major grant from the Paul E. Stry Foundation will enable Mississippi Valley Conservancy to accept the
Thank You Governor Walker For Supporting the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program
Gathering Waters and the Wisconsin Land Trust Community Thank Governor Walker for continuing to support the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program Citizens Urged to Thank Governor, and contact legislature to also continue
Couple’s Sanctuary Protected Forever
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, VERNON COUNTY, WIS. — “It’s like having your own little piece of a park, our own little sanctuary. We can hear the owls at night and the beat of
