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Your 2013 Land Trust of the Year
As this year’s Land Trust of the Year, The Prairie Enthusiasts (TPE) have truly earned their title. They have ensured the perpetuation and recovery of nearly 4,000 acres of native prairie, oak
And the 2013 Land Conservation Leadership Award Winners Are…
Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 Land Conservation Leadership Awards! We received a very competitive slate of nominations this year and the results are finally in. Please join us
Are You Ready to Retreat to the Northwoods with Us?
Here at Gathering Waters, we’re always striving to make our programming as vitally useful as it is fun. This is especially our goal as we produce our annual signature event
Wisconsin’s Oldest Land Trust: A Vision Realized
The Ridges Sanctuary, Wisconsin’s first land trust, was born of a passionate grassroots effort to save a parcel of land and has continued to stay true to its roots ever
A Couple’s Land Legacy
“Our vision is hopefully that the future will look more like the past,” said Sue Kartman and Cindy Walters of Price County, Wisconsin. Recently, Cynthia and Sue recently acted on
New Faces in the Wisconsin Land Trust Community
Land Trusts have been busy…hiring new talent! We’d like to welcome these fresh new faces and congratulate some familiar faces who have new roles in the land trust community. Bayfield
Dairy Industry Family Protects Land Along the Kickapoo
The Babson family, who played a key role in modernizing dairy farming, recently gifted an additional tract of land along the Kickapoo River to Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC). With this
Family and fireflies: preserving land in La Crosse County
The donation of a recent conservation agreement between Sue Strehl and Mississippi Valley Conservancy comes from a longing to protect the land that made Sue who she is today. Sue
Stewardship begets salamanders, clean water
A special thank you to John Torinus, who so eloquently states the importance of the Stewardship Program in this post, which originally appeared on his blog, johntorinus.com. “Doctor Herp” called about
Ancient pines, local food, and you! Thanks for a great day…
Each year, the Land Legacy Gathering is our opportunity to honor the people who make our work possible – the people without whom some of Wisconsin’s most special places wouldn’t
Explore the Door!…County, that is
The Door County Land Trust is a local, non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Door County’s finest open spaces and wild places. The Land Trust maintains numerous preserves located throughout Door County that
Can City-Dwellers Be Conservationists?
Does living in a city mean you’re less connected to the natural world? A scientist from The Nature Conservancy tackled this question recently on TNC’s website feature, ‘Ask the Conservationist’:
