join the sign on letter

Add your business, group, or organization name to our joint letter calling for the reauthorization of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.

By signing, you’ll stand with Wisconsin organizations committed to protecting our natural resources for future generations.

Your support helps ensure continued funding for local parks, wildlife habitats, and public lands across Wisconsin.

join the growing list of supporters

American Bird Conservancy
American Birkebeiner Foundation
ArgoNorth LLC
Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
Baird Creek Preservation Foundation
Baraboo Range Preservation Association
Bayfield County Lakes Forum
Bike Fitchburg, Inc.
Casimir Gold
Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation
Chippewa County Land Conservancy
Chiwaukee Prairie Preservation Fund, Inc.
Clean Water Action Council
Climate Change Coalition of Door County
Destinations Wisconsin
Door County Environmental Council
Door County Land Trust
Driftless Area Land Conservancy
Friends of the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area
Friends of Wisconsin State Parks
Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts
Geneva Lake Conservancy
Glacial Lakes Conservancy
Great Headwaters Trail
Green Lake Conservancy
Green Lake Sanitary District
Green-Rock Audubon Society, Inc
Groundswell Conservancy
Ice Age Trail Alliance
Iowa County Ducks Unlimited Chapter 227
Kinnickinnic River Land Trust
Lake Michigan Bird Observatory
Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership
Landmark Conservancy
Madison Community Foundation
Midwest Environmental Advocates
Milwaukee Area Land Conservancy
Minocqua Winter Park
Mississippi Valley Conservancy
Muskego Lakes Conservancy
Musky Fool Fly Fishing Co.
Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
North Central Conservancy Trust
North Country Trail Association

North Country Trail Association – Brule-St. Croix Chapter
Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust
Northwood Alliance
Northwoods Land Trust
Oneida County Biking and Walking Trails Council
Oneida County Clean Waters Action
ORA Trails
Ozaukee County Watershed Coalition
Ozaukee Treasures Network
ParkWatch Fond du Lac
Partners in Forestry Cooperative
Patrick Cork Counseling & Consulting LLC
Portage Area Chamber of Commerce
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Restoring Lands
River Alliance of Wisconsin
Rock Trail Coalition
Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network
Sierra Club – Wisconsin Chapter
Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance
Tall Pines Conservancy
The Conservation Fund
The Nature Conservancy
The Prairie Enthusiasts
The Ridges Sanctuary
Treasures of Oz
Trust for Public Land
Urban Ecology Center, Inc.
Vilas Area Biking and Walking Council
Washburn County Lakes and Rivers Association
Waukesha County Land Conservancy
WIKI Mountain Bike Club
Wisconsin Bike Fed
Wisconsin Conservation Voters
WI Nonmotorized Recreation and Transportation Trails Council
Wisconsin Parks and Recreation Association
Wisconsin River Trail Organization
Wisconsin Society for Ornithology
Wisconsin Trout Unlimited
Wisconsin Wetlands Association
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
Wisconsin’s Green Fire
Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve, Inc.
Yellow River Protection Conservancy

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grants to support the Ice Age Trail

700,000

Wisconsin acres protected by Knowles-Nelson

$450 Million

in grants to nonprofits and local governments

17%

of Wisconsin land is conserved

2,600

Grants to support local parks, trails and campgrounds

$2.5 billion

annual economic value of Knowles-Nelson lands

1,600

grants to support Wisconsin Boating facilities

$11.00

annual cost per Wisconsin resident

$24 Billion

forestry industry supported

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