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Protecting land, water, and wildlife is a benefit to all who live in and visit Wisconsin’s Driftless Area. Every generation and community in our area will be more resilient with the clean water, fresh foods, education, recreation, and way of life that undeveloped natural spaces and farmlands provide. Sign up to receive Conservancy News and stay informed about land protection, environmental education, and outdoor recreation programs offered by Mississippi Valley Conservancy.

Mark Hein property

Trempealeau County Conservation Agreement Expands Area of Protected Land

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LA CROSSE, WI – A new land conservation agreement between Mississippi Valley Conservancy and Mark Hein will protect important habitat and farmland for at least four generations of the Hein…
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Xcel Grant Supports Outdoor Education in Nine-County Driftless Area

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Restoration Update: Tunnelville Cliffs 2019

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When Conservancy Land Manager Levi Plath and his crew of interns return from a day in the field, you can see through the dirt and sweat that they are healthy…
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Welcome to the 2019 intern crew!

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The work of the crew includes a variety of habitat restoration activities, including trail maintenance, invasive species removal, boundary posting, firebreak construction, and general clean-up. They're fortunate to have Levi…
New Amsterdam Grasslands

New Amsterdam Grasslands: A protected home for grassland birds

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It was no secret to several species of increasingly rare birds that a rolling grassland near the Mississippi River flyway was a good place to raise a family. Real estate…
DNR representative with landowners

Landowner Incentive Program accepting proposals for Driftless Area private lands restoration

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Private landowners, conservation organizations, and land trusts can now apply for funding and technical help through the Landowner Incentive Program to create and enhance habitat for pollinators and other at-risk…
view from Apple Valley nature preserve in Onalaska, WI

Land donation adds protection and access to conserved Onalaska bluffland

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ONALASKA, WI – As its second gift of land to be preserved for wildlife habitat and public recreation, T & D Real Estate Investments LLC has donated an additional six…
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“Ridge People” Create Refuge for Themselves and for Wildlife

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READSTOWN, WI – Land ownership offers many learning opportunities, and that was certainly the case for Bruce Harvey when he and his wife chose to purchase a 97-acre property in…
Showy goldenrod with bees. Photo by Tom Rhorer.

Landowners are urged to protect Driftless Region as 'biodiversity hotspot'

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Participants at the fourth in the ‘Conservation on Tap’ series of educational events, sponsored by Valley Stewardship Network (VSN), were treated to Dr. Melinda Knutson’s explanation of why the Driftless…
Mississippi River valley view from top of Angel Bluff

Angel Bluff: A labor of love “For the Wild”

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Sometimes habitat restoration can feel like two steps forward and one step back. Or even one step forward and two steps back. An annual plan can make all the difference…
Lennie Lichter surveying his 101-acre wildlife haven

Habitat for Diverse Wildlife Population Protected in Monroe County

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SPARTA, WI – Almost 190 species of birds have been seen from or have used the wooded ridges and draws of a 101-acre property in Monroe County in the last…
Haas Property in Jackson County

2018 Jackson County Conservation Farmer Award

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Werner and Diane Haas have been recognized for their conservation achievements with the 2018 Jackson County Conservation Farmer Award and the accompanying Warren H. and Ethel M. Printz Conservation Award…
Oaks at Wallock

Wildlife Advocates Add to Land Preserved Near Kickapoo River

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HANEY, WI – A new conservation agreement with Mississippi Valley Conservancy will protect an additional 48 acres of private land in Crawford County’s Town of Haney. The landowner, an avid…
Bad Axe Land Protected

Conservation Agreement Protects Wildlife and All Who Live Downstream

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ROMANCE, WI – A conservation agreement between local landowners and land trust Mississippi Valley Conservancy will protect 170 acres of scenic wooded bluffs and native prairie overlooking the Bad Axe…
Bad Axe Land Protected

Mississippi Valley Conservancy protects an additional 170 acres in Vernon County's Bad Axe River Valley

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