Alan Sweeney is a lifelong resident of the Town of Porter in northwestern Rock County. Alan farms almost 1,300 acres and is a third-generation farmer. He is dedicated not just

Gathering Waters Conservancy welcomes it’s newest member, Public Ally Marisa Hernández!  Marisa joins us as a part of the AmeriCorps program, Public Allies.  After a strong interview and selection process she was

At last count over 25 Wisconsin land trusts have registered for Rally in October.  We’re really excited that so many of our member land trusts are seizing this excellent opportunity to learn

GWC is proud to announce that we’ve awarded scholarships to eight of our land trust members to attend Rally, 2011, the national land trust conference in Milwaukee this fall. The land trusts receiving

Legislation to make the federal tax incentive for the donation of conservation easements permanent has an incredible 260 co-sponsors in the House (H.R. 1964)!  That’s more co-sponsors than any other

On July 28th we packed the GWC staffers into a minivan and headed up to the West Bend area to do some field work on one of Ozaukee-Washington Land Trust’s fee-title properties. 

For so many of us in Wisconsin, summer isn’t complete without a trip Up North. A cool evening among the lakes and forests listening to the loons join our conversations

In January we kicked off the Land Trust Excellence and Advancement Program and are pleasantly surprised by the tremendous positive momentum we have garnered in the land trust community.  Our two years of preparation

We’re happy to report that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications for Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program grants for land trusts.  The deadline for the upcoming round of

In the non-profit world there is always lots of talk of partnerships.  To do them right, however, takes patience, experience, and an understanding of motivations.  Success is measured when collective

Wisconsin’s conservation community is full of dedicated people doing incredible things to protect the places that make Wisconsin special.  At Gathering Waters, we are always looking for ways to tell