Gathering Waters Conservancy helps
land conservation groups throughout Wisconsin and neighboring states
work together to achieve their goals. We are fostering three exciting
collaborative projects in different regions of the state. As a
result of these initiatives, conservation groups in these regions
are stronger, more connected, and able to protect more land.
Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance
The Lake Michigan Shorelands Alliance—a
group of nine land trusts in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan Basin—has
been meeting together for several years. They have developed a regional
conservation plan that identifies the highest priority conservation
sites in the watershed, and are working with local partner organizations
to implement protection plans at each of these sites. Learn
more »
St. Croix Conservation Collaborative
Initial meetings in 2004 with land trusts and
other conservation organizations in northwest Wisconsin yielded
an exciting collaborative project
- the St. Croix Conservation Collaborative. Gathering Waters Conservancy
was asked to facilitate this consortium bringing together local,
state, and federal agencies, as well as local, regional and statewide
non-profit conservation groups working in the St. Croix River watershed.
The Collaborative was convened to address the need
for a comprehensive, cross-border approach to conservation in the
watershed. The participants recognize the need for conservation
as a blueprint to guide their collective efforts. Over the last
year, Gathering Waters has facilitated a series of meetings
in the watershed to identify conservation priorities and develop
a watershed-scale vision for conservation of land, water and cultural
resources.
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Yahara Lakes Legacy Partnership
The Yahara Lakes Legacy Partnership is a project
designed to develop a collaborative, common vision for the restoration
and enhancement of the Yahara Lakes system in Dane County. This
is an unprecedented collaboration of public agencies, private organizations,
and individuals including: DNR, DATCP, Dane County, the City of
Madison, many other local governments, Clean Wisconsin, Gathering
Waters Conservancy, local non-profit groups, and concerned citizens. Learn
more »
Milwaukee County Conservation
Coalition
The Milwaukee County Conservation Coalition is
a project designed to strengthen the land conservation movement
in Milwaukee County. This alliance of local conservation groups
works to increase opportunities for networking and joint strategy
development by members, while advocating for local and regional
policies that are favorable to land conservation.
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