Osceola awarded $710,000 Wisconsin DNR grant for Cascade Falls improvements
Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program grant will help village improve access to popular natural site.
Out-of-State Group Influencing Wisconsin’s Natural Resource Policies
A Texas-based organization is quietly influencing Wisconsin’s land use policies, raising concerns among outdoor enthusiasts and conservationists about the future of the state’s natural resources.
Keeping Watch On Wisconsin’s Waters
DNR teams up with land trusts to protect Wisconsin’s best watersheds.
Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve old-growth forests
Wisconsin’s old-growth forests spark debate as environmentalists push for stronger protections while the timber industry argues against change.
Key Public Land Acquisition Fund Faces Reauthorization in Wisconsin
The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation urges reauthorization of Wisconsin’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program to protect public land access for sportsmen.
Tour, update given on Clay Bluffs Cedar Gorge
State legislators and candidates joined Ozaukee Washington Land Trust, Ozaukee County Planning & Parks, and Gathering Waters for a property tour of the Clay Bluffs Cedar Gorge Nature Preserve.
Fundraiser launched to honor founder of Earth Day with highway signs
Clear Lake Museum seeks to mark Gaylord Nelson Highway in northwest Wisconsin.
DNR makes bold requests for funding public lands, maintenance backlog
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes reauthorizing the Knowles Nelson Stewardship Program at $100 million a year for the next ten years.
Top Republican says conservation program in jeopardy as DNR asks to triple funding
Republican legislator says the program could be eliminated altogether after a recent state Supreme Court ruling barred lawmakers from blocking conservation projects.
Dunn and Pepin County Work with Xcel Energy to Buy Portion of Chippewa River State Trail
Counties partner with Landmark Conservancy to preserve 6.5 additional miles of the popular trail.
