Chippewa County Forest Purchase Improves Trail System
A Knowles-Nelson grant helped fund the purchase of 120 acres connecting DNR lands with the Chippewa County Forest.
Exploring bike trails in Northern Wisconsin
The Great Headwaters Trails Foundation expands the Heart of Vilas Trail System
Protecting communities and waterways
A land trust works to protect nearly 1,000 acres near Cross Plains, WI.
Stewardship Grant Secures 1,100 acres along the St. Croix River
A 1950’s era ski hill is now home to an impressive nature preserve in northern Wisconsin
A spectacular volunteer effort leads to conservation of Green Lake shoreline
The all-volunteer Green Lake Conservancy raised $2 million to purchase a summer camp property on Green Lake that will now be open to the public
590 Conserved Acres Added to Wisconsin’s Great Northwest Region
Community groups, sporting organizations, a college, and a land trust team up to protect a spectacular forest
Silent Sports in the Northwoods
The Northwoods Land Trust secures access to ski, snowshoe, and fat bike trails
Charitable donations bolster state and federal dollars
A rare coastal wetland on the Door Peninsula is now protected
A local land trust secures 72 acres of undeveloped Lake Michigan shoreline
The nature preserve now attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year
A stunning limestone cavern is preserved
Bats hibernate in the caves while oak savanna steals the show above ground