Terry & DiAnne Hatch are Iron County landowners whose generous support of land conservation in Wisconsin has been deeply impactful. Gathering Waters is proud to present them with the 2017 Land Legacy Award for all of their efforts to protect local land.
Their contributions have created a legacy of protected land throughout the state and have bolstered advocacy efforts to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in public conservation funding through Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
The Hatches have approached philanthropy with thoughtfulness and consideration, ensuring that their gifts of time and money will have a long and lasting impact.
While serving for seven years on the Gathering Waters Board of Directors, Terry, often accompanied by DiAnne, made countless trips from his home in Illinois to meetings in Wisconsin. Terry and DiAnne’s commitment of time and energy has been matched only by their generous donations as one of the most significant contributors in Gathering Waters’ nearly 25-year history.
“The impact of their gift can be seen and felt in the growth and strength of Gathering Waters’ work, and reverberates statewide through enhanced land trust excellence and the lasting protection of some of Wisconsin’s most special places,” said Sara DeKok, former Associate Director at Gathering Waters.
In addition to financial support, Terry and DiAnne have demonstrated their conservation ethic through the permanent protection of their land in northern Wisconsin, donating a conservation easement that is held by the Northwoods Land Trust.
Generous, humble, thoughtful, and measured, Terry and DiAnne have donated time, energy, resources, land, and immeasurable support to Wisconsin land conservation.
