Conservation

A global environmental nonprofit hopes to demonstrate that a nature preserve near Mukwonago, Wisconsin can not only enhance biodiversity but also store significant amounts of carbon in its soils.

For decades Bob Welch has been conserving habitat in the Waupaca area, while sparking his passion for natural resources in others.

Take a stroll, drive or pedal down a city street and you’re bound to see a variety of yards — from the classic American “every blade of grass green and trimmed” style to what might appear more weed than a lawn.

The SOS Save Our Songbirds campaign puts the spotlight on the plight of songbirds and how people can help reverse their decline from their own homes.

A land trust was ready to cut the ribbon on a 131-acre conservation project overlooking Lake Michigan in Ozaukee County when Wisconsin's Joint Committee on Finance hit the brakes. Conservation groups say this is not an isolated case.

Finding ways to connect and collaborate during the coronavirus pandemic is challenging. Organizers of a recent environmental cleanup think they might have…

Over the last decade, Milwaukee County Parks has carried out 5,000 bird surveys and documented close to 370,000 birds throughout the system.That work…

We're not talking about Dorothy's ruby slippers or the Wicked Witch of The West. This is a story that started 10 years ago, when a small group of…

The steady drop is expected to accelerate in coming years, threatening the much-lauded model through which the U.S. has paid for conservation.

Dogs are extremely good at sniffing things out. Mequon Nature Preserve decided to take advantage of the canine skill and brought on Tilia, the first…