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Wild Reads is where we share stories about and from partners, landowners, and friends throughout the conservation community. Let us know if you have a story, book review, poem, or photos to share. We don't promise to publish everything we receive, but we'd love to know what you're reading, writing, and what you think is worth sharing.

Conservancy Stories
Annotations selected by University of Wisconsin students As Aldo Leopold and Rachel Carson knew, we are motivated to preserve and protect our environment not solely because of scientific reasoning, but…
Conservancy Stories
In the News
VIROQUA - Mark Heberlein's and Kathleen Fitzgerald's 146 acre property near Viroqua consists of scenic wooded bluffland and native grasslands along a 3/4-mile-long strecth of the South Fork Bad Axe…
VERNON COUNTY, WI – December 28, 2017 – Mark Heberlein’s and Kathleen Fitzgerald’s 146-acre property located near Viroqua consists of scenic wooded bluffland and native grasslands along a ¾-mile long…
In the News
When Karen Oberhauser was a teacher of earth science classes, chemistry and biology at Onalaska High School in the early 1980s, she enjoyed biking, cross country skiing, and exploring the…
After I stepped out of the car, I did not walk up to the house and knock on the door. I stood in awe at the view. For 360 degrees…
LA CROSSE, WI – November 2, 2017 – A dose of nature is good medicine for public health. That's the premise of the relationship between the Mayo Clinic Health System–Franciscan…
MONROE COUNTY, WI – October 19, 2017 – When Eric and Inese Epstein acquired land on the Kickapoo River in Monroe County, fifteen years ago, they knew they were protecting…
In the News
With your support, the Conservancy protects the Eagle Eye State Natural Area through a partnership with the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, the Archaeological Conservancy, and the DNR. You can Read…
News Releases
FALL COLOR HIKE TO INCLUDE MINI YOGA SESSION Guided hike of beautiful Miller Bluff offered by Mississippi Valley Conservancy. LA CROSSE, WI – September 26 2017 – The popular yoga…
Conservancy Stories
Carole Porter said in a gentle voice that it “struck at my heart” to hear the plans of a potential buyer for land she has treasured since childhood. The prospective…
News Releases
Culminating a year-long fund-raising campaign, Mississippi Valley Conservancy has announced its successful acquisition of the property known as “Kickapoo Indian Caverns,” in Southwest Wisconsin’s Crawford County.
“Renewing our accreditation shows Mississippi Valley Conservancy’s ongoing commitment to permanent land conservation in Southwest Wisconsin,” said Carol Abrahamzon, Executive Director. “We are a stronger organization than ever for having…
An award-winning local tree farmer is celebrating Arbor Day Friday by signing a land protection agreement with Mississippi Valley Conservancy. Gerald Kann of La Crosse who was named north central…
In Seven Summers with Peregrines, a retired husband and wife recount the midlife adventures they shared while participating in the historic effort to return then-endangered Peregrine Falcons to their former…
Sherry and Bob Piros' 58 acres of scenic woods and wetlands along the North Fork Bad Axe River in Vernon County is the latest acreage to be protected by the…