Wisconsin Land Trust Days
Wisconsin Land Trust Days is an annual series of events hosted by land trusts in July, August, and September!
During 2024 Land Trust Days, participants had the opportunity to do some of the following activities with land trusts:
- Hiking Wisconsin’s prairies, forests, and bluffs
- Cycling through beautiful countryside
- Building the historic Ice Age National Scenic Trail
- Learning about cave and bat ecology
- Searching for plants and pollinators
- Capturing nature with a camera or sketchbook
- Forest bathing and outdoor yoga
- Collecting native prairie seeds
Want to see the full list of events? Download a copy of the 2024 calendar here.
We also hope you get a chance to visit this year’s Land Trust Days Featured Destination: The Driftless Trail. This ongoing project of Driftless Area Land Conservancy aims to connect three state parks in Iowa County through a 50-mile hiking loop. Find more details, maps, and guides here.
While Land Trust Days is over for the year, there are still many ways to #HaveFunOutside. Find a list of independent adventures here.
Get a printed copy of the Land Trust Days event calendar
In 2024, land trust hosted more than 40 events during Land Trust Days.
Sign up for the mailing list if you’d like to receive next year’s calendar.
Before you explore, get your Wisconsin Nature Guide
The nature guide will help you identify many common plants, animals, and other wildlife as you explore Wisconsin’s natural places. We’ll send you a copy of the guide in the mail at no cost when you complete this form.
Gathering Waters creates tools like this to help you enjoy natural places. As a nonprofit environmental organization, we help people like you learn more about how to protect and enjoy Wisconsin’s land, water, and wildlife.
YETI Prize Drawing
Did you attend a Land Trust Days event? Have you visited a land trust property recently?
We want to hear about your experience!
Every year, Gathering Waters gives out YETI prizes through a random drawing for people who participate in Wisconsin Land Trust Days.
To enter the drawing, all you have to do is attend an event or visit a protected property, then fill out this form to tell us about your experience.
Five prizes are awarded, including a grand prize of a YETI cooler and four YETI tumblers.
Entries are accepted through September 30. Drawing winners will be selected in early October and notified by email.
Watch Discover Wisconsin's Land Trust Days episode
Explore on your own with a list of independent adventures
Learn how nature works for us and the value of land conservation
Special thanks to these 2024 Wisconsin Land Trust Days sponsors!
If you or your organization would like to partner with Gathering Waters to promote Wisconsin Land Trust Days or join our advocacy efforts, please reach out to Creal Zearing, Director of Philanthropy, at (608) 251-9131 ext. 18 or creal@gatheringwaters.org.
17th Annual Ride to the Barns
Camp Quad 6886 County Road Q (Hwy Q & Hwy 83), Hartford, WI, United StatesRide your bike with Tall Pines Conservancy during the 2025 Ride to the Barns, a benefit for farmland conservation in Lake Country.
