Telemark Forest Conservation Opportunity
Telemark Forest Conservation OpportunityTelemark ForestLandmark Conservancy wants to collaborate with American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) to conserve the western 190 acres of the Mt. Telemark property. Landmark will ensure protection of this land in perpetuity,...
DiFrancesco Woods
DiFrancesco WoodsOriginally from New Jersey, David DiFrancesco left high school at age 16 to study photography at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He followed his professor to UW-Superior, and after a stint at a Danish film school, he returned to complete his studies...
Brownstone Trail: Route Confusion near Blue Wing Bay Road
Click image to enlarge.Did you know that most of the Brownstone Trail is privately owned, and public access has been granted via trail easements held by either Landmark Conservancy or the Town of Bayfield? This trail exists because of community collaboration, and we...
Protected Land in Eau Claire County Provides for a Long Future of Bird Monitoring
Written by: Jeanette Kelly, Citizen Science Director at Beaver Creek Reserve Morning at Henke Acres Why would anyone willingly wake up at 4am, skip breakfast, trip and stumble through wet vegetation, coat themselves in bug spray, and constantly check for ticks...
Lucette Brewing Company and Brewery Nonic Collaborate to Support the Devil’s Punchbowl
When Landmark Conservancy’s Community Outreach Coordinator Sara Norman approached Lucette Brewing Company last summer about brewing a special beer to support the Devil’s Punchbowl Preserve, owner Tim Schletty was eager to entertain the idea. “We don’t normally do...
Couderay Waters Regional Land Trust becomes part of Landmark Conservancy
Couderay Waters Regional Land Trust (CWRLT) was incorporated in 2002 when an interested group of Hayward-area landowners and lawyers came together with the mission of protecting and promoting preservation of the natural environment of northwest Wisconsin through land...
A Brief History of the Devil’s Punchbowl
Image from the Chippewa Valley Museum Collection The Devil’s Punchbowl is created by deed when the Town of Menomonie took title, then deeded over to Dunn County, who performed a certified survey (CSM 838) which is now how these lands are legally described.Dunn County...
Couple purchases Camp Newman, puts it into conservation easement – Superior Evening Telegram
From: The Superior Evening Telegram, January 19th, 2021 Written by: Maria LockwoodGail Baldwin and Bruce JessenA former Boy Scout camp in Douglas County will remain a wilderness haven forever through a conservation easement with Landmark Conservancy. The 160-acre Camp...
Brownstone Trail Update
Traveling from the City of Bayfield to Port Superior, the Brownstone Trail is a popular trail among Bayfield residents and visitors. Landmark Conservancy helped establish the trail in 1996 in cooperation with private landowners who own sections of the trail. A portion...
240 Acres Protected Forever in Douglas County
A view of Newman Lake located on the 160-acre addition to the easement granted to Landmark Conservancy by Bruce Jessen and Gail Baldwin. Photo credit: Airfox Photography LLCWhen Gail Baldwin and Bruce Jessen set out to purchase land in northwest Wisconsin fifteen...
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