Writing for the Public News Service, Mike Moen reports that public land use is way up in Wisconsin during the pandemic, and conservation advocates are pointing to this surge as one reason to renew the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
Many leaders of local government have joined this call, including the former mayor of Wisconsin Rapids. He explained that his city utilized “more than $2 million in grants from the program for shoreline stabilization and recreational trail work along the Wisconsin River,” and that the investments have benefitted residents during COVID-19.
Polling has shown that a vast majority of Wisconsin residents are in favor of renewing the program, and its supporters note that Knowles-Nelson also helps “protect water quality, mitigate flood risks, and protect a variety of species.”
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Featured image by Bob Wick of the Bureau of Land Management, 2017.
