2020 Bird Protection Fund Projects
It has been a record-breaking year for the Great Wisconsin Birdathon! Read about the amazing projects we are funding through our Bird Protection Fund.
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Centering Equity in Conservation
The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin presents workshops to center equity in diversity, equality, and inclusion in conservation work.
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Breaking Records #ForTheBirds: The Birdathon Teams of WSO
This year the Great Wisconsin Birdathon participants broke record after record while birding and being socially distant.
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Welcome our New Student Staff
Welcome and read all about newest student staff members, Lindsey Taylor and Ashley Luehmann.
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The Wisconsin Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Fund
This endowment fund will provide sustainable support to protect Wisconsin’s turtles, toads, frogs, lizards, snakes, and salamanders for future generations.
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Backyard Birding with the Great Wisconsin Birdathon
This year, Birdathon participants took part in the Backyard Birding Challenge, finding an incredible 185 species in their own backyards!
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Celebrating Nelson Institute’s 50th Anniversary
This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the globally respected institution at the University of Wisconsin-Madison named after former Wisconsin Governor and U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, the author of renowned environmental legislation and founder of Earth Day.
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Tracking the Phantoms: A Red-shouldered Hawk Telemetry Study
In 2018 the Foundation helped fund the first attempt to monitor Wisconsin’s red-shouldered hawk with more advanced telemetry technology.
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We’re Partnering up with Snapshot Wisconsin
We’re excited to announce that the Foundation is partnering with Snapshot Wisconsin to provide more volunteer opportunities for our members!
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Feathers – Finders Keepers? Not Really . . .
For generations, feathers have been used in many decorative ways. Once removed from the bird, there is no way to know how they were acquired. The federal migratory bird act of 1972 put specific laws in place to protect all birds to keep them from being killed for their feathers.
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