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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.

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…
BUFFALO COUNTY, WI – February 23, 2018 – In conjunction with a change of ownership, the bluffland above the town of Alma has been added to the list of properties…
Conservancy Stories
News Releases
VERNON COUNTY, WI – February 13, 2018 – Forty acres of wildlife-rich bluff land near the town of La Farge have been added to the list of properties permanently protected…
LA CROSSE, WI – Mississippi Valley Conservancy announced that it has received a rare gift of $1 million from an anonymous donor who wishes to see the donation tripled to…
LA CROSSE, WIS. — The Crawford Country Community Fund has awarded $1,000 to Mississippi Valley Conservancy for its upcoming Family Bat Fest at Kickapoo Caverns in Wauzeka, WI. The event…
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…