Conservation

There are more than 40 land trusts in Wisconsin, all sharing a common goal: to serve as environmental stewards by preserving natural spaces. One land trust, the Tall Pines Conservancy, based in Waukesha County, focuses on protecting farmland.

The International Crane Foundation, based in Baraboo, works around the world to save cranes and the ecosystems they depend on. Lake Effect producer Xcaret Nuñez spent a day at its headquarters to learn about the ICF's conservation work with sandhill cranes and whooping cranes.

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 conserved habitat in the Waupaca area, while sparking his passion for natural resources in others. He passed away at the age of 69.

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…

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