Gathering Waters presented Tom Stolp, executive director of the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust (OWLT), with the 2023 Land Trust Professional of the Year Award November 9, 2023 at Ozaukee Washington Land Trust’s Cocktails for Conservancy event in West Bend.

Gov. Tony Evers is suing legislative Republicans for violating the Wisconsin Constitution by obstructing basic government functions, including blocking already-approved Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program grants.

Gathering Waters presented Stephen (Steve) and Susan Carpenter with the 2023 Land Legacy Award on October 21, 2023 at a small private celebration at the UW Arboretum in Madison.

“I believe providing for land protection is an investment that will last. The land needs to live forever, to secure the well-being of all those who come after us.”

Gathering Waters presented William (Bill) O’Connor with the 2023 Working Lands Preservation Award on October 13, 2023 at a Fall Celebration event hosted by Gathering Waters at Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton.

The sixth annual Wisconsin Land Trust Days celebration just wrapped up on September 30. With 43 events hosted by 21 land trusts, we’ve been having so much fun for the past three months!

Gathering Waters presented Marilyn Houck with the 2023 Working Lands Preservation Award alongside staff from Mississippi Valley Conservancy on September 28, 2023 at a small celebration on Marilyn’s farm.

Advocacy is very important to our mission of helping land trusts, landowners, and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin special. Without access to public funding and effective legal tools, our land trust members would be severely limited in the amount of land they can protect.

Gathering Waters offers members a sophisticated GIS tool to quickly filter, evaluate, and contextualize current and prospective conservation lands.

Gathering Waters presented Nancy McGill with the 2023 Land Trust Volunteer of the Year Award on August 12, 2023 at Groundswell Conservancy’s Hike at Hauge Historic District Park in Mount Horeb.

Because of your support, the land trust community has new data to support land protection.

At the Wisconsin Land Trust Conference in May, attendees identified actions for improving recreation on land trust properties, with an emphasis on promoting access and belonging.