Our Government Relations Director Mike Carlson escaped his desk for a few hours recently to tour the beautiful Town of Dunn, which boasts a land protection success story—one of a

A few of us at Gathering Waters have small children at home, for whom a week is a terribly long time, a year an eternity and 9 years unfathomable.  We

It’s a notable day here at Gathering Waters. Our whole staff and all three interns are in the office at the same time, an occasion so rare that we don’t

I had a meeting “in the field” scheduled the day of Bud Jordahl’s memorial service.  I contemplated cancelling it, since I would have liked to sit among Bud’s admirers and

by Vicki Elkin — Vicki Elkin served as executive director of Gathering Waters from 1998 to 2006. She is currently working on farmland preservation issues with the state Department of

Four GWC staff recently embarked on a road trip to the Buckeye State—Columbus, OH to be exact—to meet and mingle with conservation leaders from across the region for the annual

Over the past 15 years, the Kinnickinnic River Land Trust (KRLT) has worked with local landowners, citizens, non-profit organizations and government partners to protect nearly 2,100 acres vital to maintaining

Wisconsin needs environmental champions who can be persuasive with business, non-profits and governmental leaders.  Lynde B. Uihlein is such a person.  Often on the forefront of protecting land and water

Gathering Waters Conservancy is proud to present the 2009 Harold “Bud” Jordahl Award to not one, but four inspiring individuals whose actions led to the permanent protection of Seldom Seen

From humble beginnings ten years ago, the Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) has grown into a leader of the land trust movement.  The Conservancy has become a catalyst for conservation and

Gathering Waters Conservancy presents the 2008 Harold “Bud” Jordahl Lifetime Achievement Award to Emily H. Earley, for her tireless leadership in promoting environmental protection and land conservation throughout Wisconsin and

The dedicated efforts of Senators Mark Miller and Rob Cowles played a crucial role in passing the Great Lakes Compact, one of the most significant pieces of conservation legislation that