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Recent Land Conservation Headlines   Conservation group celebrates 10 years — 11/05/2007 The Mississippi Valley Conservancy has had a number of large land conservation success stories in its short life, said Executive Director Tim Jacobson. And at its 10th anniversary, the regional land trust will celebrate those and more than 5,300 ... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »   Restoration — 11/02/2007 Lois Albarado has a big family, but all of her siblings agreed they wanted to preserve the farm that was owned by their late parents. "Mother and Dad would've wanted it," Albarado, of Ellsworth, said tearfully. The family sold 89 acres to West ... Full Article at Eau Claire Leader-Telegram »   Mississippi Valley Conservancy to Celebrate 10 Years of Conservation Success with Banquet and Silent — 11/02/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy, a regional land trust based in La Crosse, will celebrate ten years of voluntary land conservation success at its 10th Annual Banquet on Thursday, November 8th, at the La Crosse Radisson Hotel Ballroom starting at 5:00 ... Full Article at Press Release »   Creating a future for prairies of the past — 11/02/2007 A small reminder of the area’s past will forever be protected, thanks to the generosity of a local family. Simon Prairie is the newest addition to a growing list of protected lands owned by the West Wisconsin Land Trust. The Trust now holds title ... Full Article at New Richmond News »   Hotekos help protect shoreline — 10/31/2007 Dimitri and Phyllis Hoteko celebrate the protection of their property on the Chippewa Flowage. The Hotekos granted an easement on their property to Couderay Waters Regional Land Trust. That means this very sensitive, beautiful portion of Sawyer Co... Full Article at Sawyer County Record »   Bakery helps protect marshland — 10/31/2007 For the head of Pan-O-Gold baking, investing in land conservation fits perfectly into his company's philosophy. "Eating healthy and being good stewards of the land is simply part of who we are," said Robin Alton, CEO of the Minnesota-based firm th... Full Article at Capital Times »   Bring in a tax deduction for easements — 10/31/2007 A little-noticed federal tax law passed in August 2006 has enabled Larry and Pam Ristaneo of West Alexandria, Ohio, to protect and expand their farm operation so their two sons can come into the business. The same law has allowed dairy farme... Full Article at Midwest Extra »   Natural Heritage Land Trust Protects Patrick Marsh — 10/29/2007 The Natural Heritage Land Trust and the Patrick Marsh Conservancy purchased 22.5 acres of restorable wildlife habitat on the southern side of Patrick Marsh by Sun Prairie on Friday. Patrick Marsh is designated as one of 229 Legacy Places in Wisconsin... Full Article at Press Release »   Robins, wildlife on the move — 10/25/2007 Although the temperatures were in the 70s last weekend, the natural world knew that it was time to move. A walk out in the woods at our cabin in Crawford County revealed a mass of robins in the trees. They were at the top of walnut trees, which lo... Full Article at Capital Times »   Land conservancy programs saving bluffland — 10/24/2007 As more of our pristine landscape is gobbled up by houses and streets, some landowners gaze across their unmarred vistas and shudder at the thought of sacrificing tranquility for a new tract of homes. For these landowners there is a solution, a w... Full Article»   Johnson Family Farm permanently protected — 10/19/2007 Rural River Falls couple Lyle and Roberta Johnson have partnered with The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust (KRLT) to permanently protect a 195-acre family farm through the purchase of a conservation easement. The farm, owned by the Johnsons, is located ... Full Article at River Falls Journal »   New director, new direction for Baird Creek Preservation Foundation — 10/19/2007 Call it a coming of age for the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation. The organization, formed 10 years ago by a group of neighbors to fight development along the Baird Creek greenway, has been raising money, buying land, giving tours and fighting ... Full Article at Green Bay Press-Gazette »   Second Annual Photo Contest Announced — 10/17/2007 Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation, Inc., a Wisconsin Land Trust organization, announced today the start of their second annual digital Photo Contest. This event is open to the public and was met with overwhelming success last year. Over 50 photos... Full Article at Press Release »   Northwoods Land Trust receives award — 10/15/2007 The Northwoods Land Trust has been recently named the 2007 Land Trust of the Year by Gathering Waters Conservancy, a statewide service center for Wisconsin’s 50 non-profit land trusts. In just six short years, the Northwoods Land Trust has establi... Full Article at Rhinelander Daily News »   Expanding the definition of development for Little Trade Lake — 10/03/2007 Burnett County Supervisor Mary Falk is spearheading an effort to preserve the 46.2 acres of county-owned land on Little Trade Lake by developing a system of birding trails, scenic overlook and nonmotorized lake access for fishing or canoeing. Falk... Full Article at Inter-County Leader »   Grant County site now part of conservancy — 10/02/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy recently completed a conservation agreement with Helen and David MacGregor to permanently protect their 350-acre property in the town of Castle Rock in Grant County, Wis. The MVC says the agreement is a significant a... Full Article at La Crosse Tribune »   Mississippi Valley Conservancy protects 350 incredibly rare acres — 09/30/2007 Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) recently completed a conservation agreement with Helen and David MacGregor to permanently protect their 350-acre property in the Town of Castle Rock in Grant County, WI. The agreement is a significant achievement... Full Article»   Lake Geneva residents critical of proposed plan — 09/27/2007 People heaped plenty of criticism Wednesday on the proposed Mirbeau-Hummel plan for the south side of Lake Geneva. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, a steady trickle of people attended an open house at Lake Geneva City Hall. They looked at plans o... Full Article at Janesville Gazette »