New Bayshore Trail Bridge Installation Gets Underway

$369,400 for the Manitowoc project comes from the State of Wisconsin Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
Door County state parks receive grants for mountain biking, dark sky program projects

Peninsula and Newport state parks each received $20,000 in matching grants from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
Agaski Bluff Protected in Southern Wisconsin

The 38-acre Agaski Bluff, one of the Driftless Area’s last remaining prairies and home to the state endangered pale false foxglove, is now protected by The Prairie Enthusiasts.
Support for Knowles-Nelson Heard at Recent Legislative Listening Sessions

During recent listening sessions hosted by Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) in southwestern Wisconsin, residents spoke up in support of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
Emily Wood On A Record Year for Conservation at Door County Land Trust

The Door County Land Trust credits the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program as crucial to their record-breaking year of conservation projects.
Speaker Robin Vos on courts and Wisconsin’s budget process

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, discusses potential impacts of state Supreme Court cases over disputes between the governor and Legislature on Wisconsin’s 2025-27 budget process.
Wisconsin’s Stewardship conservation program could become a casualty of Capitol politics

Republican leaders say they might not reauthorize the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program after the state Supreme Court ruled that the Legislature could no longer indefinitely halt funding.
Letter to the Editor: State’s Republican Legislature Operates Through Threats

An Oconomowoc resident raises the alarm about the future of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
Liberal justices on Wisconsin Supreme Court target ‘legislative veto’ on conversion therapy rule

Evers’ lawsuit challenging legislative vetoes, which included the Knowles-Nelson projects ruled on in July 2024, continues to challenge Republican legislative power.
Gibraltar Finalizes Purchase of Redmann Property

The Town of Gibraltar protected 119 acres entirely through grants and donations.