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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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This story was published by the Vernon County Broadcaster. Click to view.
Coins for Conservation at La Crosse Airport

"Coins for Conservation"

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AIR TRAVELERS CAN NOW HELP PROTECT LAND AND WATER AS THEY LINE UP FOR AIRPORT SECURITY CHECK Mississippi Valley Conservancy offers a new use for pocket change LA CROSSE, WI…
Trempealeau Bluffs

Land Donation Expands Habitat Protection Adjacent to Perrot State Park

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LAND DONATION EXPANDS HABITAT PROTECTION ADJACENT TO PERROT STATE PARK Mississippi Valley Conservancy receives gift of land in one of its priority land protection areas TREMPEALEAU, WI – When Lois…
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Protecting the Places We Love

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Enjoy a day in the life of our land protection staff as published in this story from Big River Magazine. Click the blue button below to view the story.
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The Internalization of a Land Ethic: A visit to Coon Valley, Wisconsin

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Dear friends and colleagues, In my last story I described a visit to the Arboretum at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, which Aldo Leopold helped establish as a laboratory…
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Changing the Landscape of Conservation

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How Cassville Bluffs SNA fits into a larger ecological restoration.
Bill and Mary Ann

Trempealeau County Couple Shares Love of Land in Conservation Agreement

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Mississippi Valley Conservancy Protects More Than 20,000 Acres as a Result
Monarch on milkweed flower.

Plant Milkweed for Monarchs

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Monarch butterflies are declining in number. According to the University of Minnesota’s Monarch Joint Venture, the monarch migration was listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as an…
More of Sharratt's land protected on Timber Coulee Creek

Farmer Protects Timber Coulee Creek and More Surrounding Forest and Farmland

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VERNON COUNTY, WI - April 17, 2018 - In their second conservation agreement with Mississippi Valley Conservancy, Tom and Sharon Sharratt have chosen to conserve an additional 82 acres of…