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Land Trusts Complete 75 Projects in 2019

A lake with marsh grass and downed trees along the shore.

Gathering Waters is thrilled to report that 2019 was a big year for Wisconsin’s land trusts.

Twenty-four land trusts completed 75 land protection projects around the state for a total of 5,537 acres. About half of the newly protected land is owned by land trusts and the other half is privately owned and protected through conservation easements.

Check out the map below to see where this great work happened around our state.

An infographic showing the 75 projects that land trusts completed in 2019, which protect more than 5,000 acres.