Lands & Waters Archives - Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin

Sweet, sweet habitat: Restoring the Sugar River Wetlands

by Caitlyn Schuchhardt | Sep 15, 2021 | Lands & Waters, Wildlife

Thanks to a grant from the Alliant Energy Foundation, we were able to create and restore habitat for pollinators and wildlife species at the Sugar River Wetlands State Natural Area

The Kirtland’s warbler is here to stay

by Caitlin Williamson | Aug 25, 2021 | Capacity Building, Lands & Waters, Wildlife

There is now permanent funding to support Kirtland’s warbler conservation efforts in Wisconsin! The American Bird Conservancy Kirtland’s Warbler Fund, held by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, was established to provide a sustainable funding source for conservation efforts for the state-endangered Kirtland’s warbler in Wisconsin.

Binocular Fund brings birding to Wisconsin classrooms

by Blog Contributor | Jan 27, 2021 | Education, Featured, Lands & Waters, Profiles in Conservation, Wildlife

Thanks our friends at Bird Collective, we’ve equipped the next generation of birders by providing binoculars for Wisconsin classrooms!

Decades in the Making: New Legislation Will Invest in the Nation’s Public Lands

by Caitlin Williamson | Jan 12, 2021 | I Heart Wisconsin, Lands & Waters, Profiles in Conservation, Wildlife

On August 4, 2020, what has been heralded as the single most important conservation investment in the United States in our lifetime was signed into law – the Great American Outdoors Act.