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Preserving the Northwoods in Forest County
A strong, supported Stewardship Fund is one of Gathering Waters Conservancy’s most important policy priorities. And now one of Wisconsin’s leading manufacturers has used the Stewardship Fund to permanently protect thousands of
The Kinni Has Heart
Gathering Waters’ Executive Director, Mike Strigel, and Government Relations Director, Mike Carlson, braved the snow on I-94 last night to attend the Heart of the Kinni Fall 2010 Reception in
Protecting Wisconsin’s best farmland: an investment in the future
The following commentary was shared by Dan Poulson, who farms in Palmyra in Jefferson County. He also co-chaired the Wisconsin Working Lands Steering Committee. This op-ed ran in The Country Today and Wisconsin
The Rod Nilsestuen Fund
Rod Nilsestuen was special. Since his untimely passing in July, those who were touched by his life and work have documented the many gifts he shared with Wisconsin. We at Gathering Waters
MVC in the News
As the service center for Wisconsin’s land trusts, we love nothing more than seeing them succeed. This week it was our pleasure to see news about the Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) popping
Conservation wins BIG
It’s clear that the economy and jobs were the leading issues for many voters this past Tuesday. I think most would agree that the focus on those issues was appropriate.
They saved paradise and demo-ed a parking lot
An update to our Beerline Bash post on 11/2… Good news for all of you urban land conservation enthusiasts. The Wheelhouse, an abandoned restaurant on prime riverfront property in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood,
Election’s Impact on the Environment
By the close of the polls (or shortly thereafter) on November 2nd, we’ll know the winners in the many contested races across Wisconsin. Whatever those outcomes, we will see a
Beerline Bash: Celebrating urban Wisconsin conservation
What do you get when you cross an abandoned dinner theater, an abandoned railroad line, and some savvy conservationists? A trifecta of conservation opportunity in Milwaukee’s Riverwest neighborhood! On the
The Candidates on Stewardship
There’s an election coming up, of course. If conservation influences your vote, you may want to know that in one recent public forum, both gubernatorial candidates made generally positive comments
Some New Usual Suspects
To all those of you who attended, thanks for helping make the 2010 Land Conservation Leadership Awards event the biggest yet! When you coincidentally give three awards to Madison area
2009 Policy Maker of the Year: Richard Stadelman
Richard Stadelman has served the Wisconsin Towns Association as executive director since 1987, and has become one of Wisconsin’s most trusted and influential advocates for land use policy. In his
