Fingers pointed politically as Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funding ends
The Center Square covers the political fallout from Knowles-Nelson’s expiration, with both parties offering competing explanations for why funding lapsed.
Commentary: Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship is too important to lose
Ducks Unlimited weighs in on Knowles-Nelson’s expiration, calling it a direct threat to hunters, anglers, and trappers who depend on healthy habitat and public access.
Charles Carlin on Knowles-Nelson Stewardship funds expiring
PBS Wisconsin’s Here & Now sits down with Gathering Waters’ Charlie Carlin on what Knowles-Nelson’s expiration means for Wisconsin’s outdoors and why November matters.
Knowles-Nelson makes parks, trails, nature preserves possible | Letter
A Shorewood resident’s letter to the editor notes that thousands of postcards, petitions, and contacts from supporters across Wisconsin weren’t enough to save Knowles-Nelson, and calls on the next governor to commit to a strong, long-term reauthorization.
Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program expires with no funds
Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin gathered with local leaders at Lion’s Den Gorge, a site that benefited from Knowles-Nelson funding, to call on Wisconsinites to keep advocating for the program after its June 30 expiration.
Knowles Nelson Stewardship Program dead at 37
The Wisconsin Examiner reports on Knowles-Nelson’s expiration after 37 years, tracing how legislative obstinance brought down one of Wisconsin’s most popular conservation programs.
Knowles-Nelson conservation program expires
WKOW covers Knowles-Nelson’s expiration, with Democrats pledging to restore it in November and Republicans and Democrats trading blame over whose proposal fell short.
Extreme Heat Hits Madison, Knowles-Nelson Gets Axed, and Farmers Market Bliss
City Cast Madison’s daily podcast covers Knowles-Nelson’s June 30 expiration, noting that while the program still exists on the books, its future depends on who wins in November.
Wisconsin’s state conservation funding program ends
As Knowles-Nelson funding officially expires, Democrats gathered at parks named for the program’s namesake governors to call out Republican inaction.
Conservation projects face uncertainty after Knowles-Nelson program expires
CBS 58 reports on the conservation projects facing uncertainty after Knowles-Nelson’s expiration, including a 700-mile southeast Wisconsin trail network that could now stall.
