Recent Projects
Grants supported through your membership with the Foundation!
When you become a member of the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, you join a conservation community of about 5,000 members who share a passion for protecting Wisconsin’s lands, waters, and wildlife. Your membership makes our state a better place to live, now and in the future.
These projects were funded by our Foundation members and through our Wisconsin Conservation Endowment.
Banner photo by Elizabeth Wilson
Stories of Change
An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands
An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands is a new film in production that tells the story of a hidden wetland left undeveloped by humans, a scientist dedicated to preserving it, and his grandson: a 20-year-old documentary filmmaker.
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Is Spread Eagle Barrens…barren? Not at all.
Since 2007, NRF has funded restoration work on 8,000 acres of globally rare pine barrens at Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area.
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2023 Birdathon Report
The 2023 Great Wisconsin Birdathon Report is here! More teams, more birds, and more funds raised for bird conservation. 72 teams raised over $122,000 during our 11th season of birding for a cause.
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