Audubon Society pushes lawmakers to protect stewardship funds
In recent years, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has become a flashpoint in the fight over the boundary between the executive and legislative branches of state government.
As advocates call for conservation funding, Wisconsin’s stewardship program faces steep odds
The Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program may be in jeopardy of reauthorization.
New Bayshore Trail Bridge Installation Gets Underway
Completion of Manitowoc’s Bayshore Trail is expected this spring and was made possible by a Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant.
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.
