by Blog Contributor | Sep 27, 2017 | Lands & Waters
In the historic first disbursement from the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund, $50,000 will be invested in Walworth and Dunn counties. This announcement comes just ahead of Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 30, and funding will be split between these two high-use properties that are home to a wide variety of game, non-game, and Species of Greatest Conservation Need (endangered, threatened, or in decline).
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by Blog Contributor | Sep 18, 2017 | Lands & Waters
The Southern Kettle Moraine encompasses several high priority State Natural Areas that are home to multiple rare ecosystems as well as threatened or endangered species. The Natural Resources Foundation partnered with the Brookby Foundation in 2017 to support restoration work in the area. Additional work will be done in 2018 thanks to the first disbursement from the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund.
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by Blog Contributor | Aug 31, 2017 | Field Trips
We interviewed Gretchen, Dorothy, and Martha, three sisters who use Natural Resources Foundation Field Trips as a way of keeping in touch. We love that our Field Trips not only bring people closer to nature, but closer to each other.
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by Blog Contributor | Aug 14, 2017 | Lands & Waters
State Natural Areas protect the last remnants of our state’s rarest and most ecologically significant ecosystems. These places need our help. This informational booklet outlines the State Natural Areas that have been identified as having a high priority for conservation in Wisconsin. Special thanks to the Sally R. Luthin Memorial Fund for making this publication possible.
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by Blog Contributor | Aug 14, 2017 | Environmental Education
At the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin we are honored to share some important news about the future of environmental education in Wisconsin. Our partners at the Wisconsin Environmental Education Foundation have done so much to further environmental education for over a decade. We are excited and honored to be handed the baton and to […]
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