Taking a big chance to secure a bright future: Groundswell Conservancy + Town of Westport
Partnership is proof that big dreams and the tenacity to achieve them pays off.
Partnership is proof that big dreams and the tenacity to achieve them pays off.
A roadblock in receiving funding from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program turned the public eye to the ways anonymous objectors can impede critical conservation initiatives.
Northwood Alliance leads the charge in keeping northern Wisconsin’s forests intact and publicly accessible.
Landmark Conservancy and the Chippewa Valley Chapter of Pheasants Forever expand on their partnership to make a lasting impact in northern Wisconsin.
Anglers celebrate the expansion of the Dell Creek Wildlife Area, now permanently protected in part by the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
The Ice Age Trail Alliance continues to expand and restore the Mammoth’s Back Preserve with support from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
With the help of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, The Prairie Enthusiasts expanded the Mounds View Grasslands Preserve by 260 acres, bringing the preserve up to 830 acres total.
Explore how Knowles-Nelson funds have been invested in your community.
A signature achievement for preservation and sustainable forestry made possible by the largest Knowles-Nelson investment in history.
Stewardship grants critical to protection of nearly one-fourth of the land at The Nature Conservancy’s largest preserve in Wisconsin, Baxter’s Hollow.
The county has purchased more than 8,000 acres of forestland with support from Knowles-Nelson grants
A Knowles-Nelson grant helped fund the purchase of 120 acres connecting DNR lands with the Chippewa County Forest.
The Great Headwaters Trails Foundation expands the Heart of Vilas Trail System
A land trust works to protect nearly 1,000 acres near Cross Plains, WI.
A 1950’s era ski hill is now home to an impressive nature preserve in northern Wisconsin
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
Community groups, sporting organizations, a college, and a land trust team up to protect a spectacular forest
The Northwoods Land Trust secures access to ski, snowshoe, and fat bike trails
The nature preserve now attracts more than 100,000 visitors every year
84 acres of wetlands north of Madison, Wisconsin are now permanently protected
Bats hibernate in the caves while oak savanna steals the show above ground
A rare coastal wetland on the Door Peninsula is now protected
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