Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund is key to conservation
In a letter to the editor, Pamela Olson of Middleton argues that the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Fund is essential to protecting Wisconsin’s parks and public lands and warns that lawmakers are reducing the program to exist in name only.
Knowles-Nelson program’s future now in hands of Wisconsin Senate committee
A Wisconsin Senate committee will decide the immediate future of Knowles-Nelson after the Assembly passed bills that continue the program with little funding for land acquisition.
Assembly Passes Knowles-Nelson Bills That Block New Land Purchases
Wisconsin Assembly bills would keep Knowles-Nelson alive but eliminate funding for new land acquisitions. The measures now head to the Senate.
Update on Fish Creek Restoration
Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funding helped secure the expansion of Fish Creek Park, setting the stage for a major restoration project now underway in the Town of Gibraltar.
Wisconsin Assembly Passes Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Reauthorization
Silent Sports Magazine covers the Assembly’s passage of Knowles-Nelson bills that keep the program alive while cutting funding and curtailing land conservation.
EDITORIAL: Thwart this attack on conservation
Ozaukee Press urges lawmakers to reject an Assembly GOP bill that would gut Knowles-Nelson’s land acquisition, warning that without compromise before June 2026, Wisconsin’s signature conservation program could be dismantled.
GOP vote spurs fight over state stewardship program
Republican bills advancing in the Legislature would keep Knowles-Nelson alive in name, but cut the land acquisition funding that has made local conservation projects like Lions Den and Sauk Creek possible, Ozaukee County leaders warn.
Wisconsin Conservation Congress resolution window is still open
Supporters across Wisconsin are encouraged to submit a citizen resolution in support of Knowles-Nelson on behalf of their county.
Wisconsin lawmakers still at odds over funding the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program
A pared-back Assembly proposal would extend Knowles-Nelson temporarily, but with less funding and new limits on land acquisition.
State assembly votes to cut land stewardship funding
A package of bills would pause land purchases and reshape the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, shifting away from how the program has worked for decades.
