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2023 Conference Preview: Essential Skills for Success
Whether you’re new to land trusts or have been at this for years, there are some essential skills that we all need to practice to enhance our success in work…and life.

Call for Nominations: 2023 Land Conservation Leadership Awards
The Call for Nominations for the 2023 Land Conservation Leadership Awards is open through Wednesday, March 15, 2023!

Todd Holschbach Receives 2022 Land Trust Professional of the Year Award
Congratulations to Todd Holschbach, the 2022 Land Trust Professional of the Year!

Gathering Waters Land Trust Membership: Stronger Together
Together, we can accelerate the pace and scale of land conservation, adapt to emerging challenges, and defend against threats to protecting land in perpetuity.

Giving Tuesday 2022: You Met the Match!
We are so thankful for friends who supported land conservation on Giving Tuesday, the world’s day of giving.

Carbon Market Opportunities for Wisconsin Land Trusts
Several carbon market options for land trusts are becoming available, or are expected to be available soon.

2022 Wisconsin Land Trust Days Is a Wrap!
This was the 5th annual Land Trust Days with 19 Wisconsin land trusts hosting 34 amazing events!

Ice Age Trail Alliance’s Advocacy Committee is the 2022 Land Trust Volunteer of the Year
The Ice Age Trail Alliance’s Advocacy Committee received the 2022 Land Trust Volunteer of the Year Award on October 7, 2022.

Cedar Gorge Clay Bluffs Nature Preserve: A Story of Perseverance and Determination
Ozaukee Washington Land Trust was looking forward to celebrating the completion of a decade-long effort to protect Cedar Gorge Clay Bluffs. Instead, the project had to endure challenges when a Knowles-Nelson grant was suddenly blocked.

2022 Wisconsin Land Trust Days: Why This Celebration of Land Trusts Is So Special
Nature-based events celebrate land trusts and highlight the important work they do to protect Wisconsin’s land, water, and wildlife.

Town of Dunn Honored With 2022 Working Lands Preservation Award
The Town of Dunn received the 2022 Working Lands Preservation Award from Gathering Waters on July 27, 2022 during the Town of Dunn Food Cart Night, hosted by Groundswell Conservancy.

Gathering Waters Launches the Land Conservation Law Program
This new initiative will offer legal services to Wisconsin land trusts and deliver continuing legal education opportunities across the state.