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Stories of Stewardship:
Tales from Wisconsin's Big Backyard

Turkey silhouette

Gifts of Conservancy
By Ralph Curtis

Reflections on the Ottawa Wildlife Refuge in Waukesha County

Pedal & Cup

From Rail to Trail
By Chris Brookes

A new life for a historic rail depot on the White River State Trail in Walworth County

Great blue heron nests

Prehistoric Neighbors
By Lisa Peters

Great blue herons make a new home on Lake 26 in Burnett County

Students testing water quality

The Lesson Is One Of Stewardship
By Cathy Chybowski


Students learn about the environment and life at Lulu Lake Preserve in southeastern Wisconsin

Maple sugar house

Tapping into Tradition
By Barney Lohan


The maple syruping program at the MacKenzie Environmental Center in Columbia County gets a boost from the Stewardship Fund

 
Faville Grove landscape

Students of the Land
By Roger Packard and David Musolf

Restoring a prairie in the footsteps of Leopold at Faville Grove Sanctuary in Jefferson County

wolf

The Wild Willow
By Norm Poulton

Tracking Wisconsin's gray wolves at the Willow Flowage in Oneida County

trees and trail

The Best of All Worlds
By Margaret Lee

A bright future for a unique family farm in Vernon County

lighthouse

Living History at “Death’s Door”
By Tom Cornell

A volunteer ligthouse keeper communes with the past at the Pottawatomie Lighthouse on Rock Island, Door County

pine creek

A Place to Belong
By Casey Miller and Susan Wilkins

Poems and inspiration from Pine Creek in Pierce County


leaves

Seasons of Life
By Mario Quintana

A year in photos at Patrick Marsh, Dane County

flower

Living the Land Ethic
By Jeanne Behrend

Land conservation the key to healthy human communities in Dane County

mequon preserve

The Power of One Man's Vision
By Christine Nuernberg

The mayor of a growing town speaks the value of the Mequon Nature Preserve

Larsons

Tracing the Ice Age
By Barbara & Jerry Larson

A Green County couple celebrates their 50th wedding anniversary by hiking the Ice Age Trail -- 500 miles of it!

prairie

A Backyard Treasure
By George Varnum

A community bands together to preserve a prairie remnant in the Town of Holland, La Crosse County

woods

Small Wonder
By Kristen Wilhelm

A woodland oasis brings peace to bustling urban Milwaukee county

river

One Island at a Time
By Douglas Kurtzweil

Keeping the islands wild in the Chippewa Flowage, a northern Wisconsin gem

fall trees

A Sportsman on Stewardship
By Jim Evrard

The Stewardship Fund keeps Burnett County hunting lands open for all to enjoy

path to lake

A Conservation Mosaic
By Mary Jo Joyce

Preserving a unique glacial landscape in the Kettle Moraine region

lake

Finding the Silver Lining
By Doug & Pat Meredith

A family welcomes their new neighbor, the Stewardship Fund

road

Treading Lightly
By Sharon Clemins

A southern Wisconsin native discovers the wonders of a northern woodland

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