by Zaria Whitacre | Jan 19, 2023 | Land Protection, Recreation
From 2005 – 2007, Landmark Conservancy (formerly Bayfield Regional Conservancy) assisted with the acquisition of five properties totaling approximately 1100 acres in the Mount Ashwabay area. These lands are now owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,...
by Zaria Whitacre | Jan 12, 2023 | Land Protection, Recreation
Landmark Conservancy assisted Bayfield County in purchasing a 160-acre property in the headwaters of the Lost Creek watershed in mid-December. This property contains two tributaries to Lost Creek which drain into the Lost Creek Bog State Natural Area and Lake Superior...
by Zaria Whitacre | Dec 19, 2022 | Land Protection, Recreation
Landmark Conservancy has purchased a 69-acre forested property located at the confluence of the Chippewa River and Elk Creek, located in Dunn County between Eau Claire and Menomonie. The property was sold by the Midwest Institute of Scandinavian Culture (MWISC), a...
by info@landmarkwi.org | Apr 20, 2021 | Brownstone Trail, Recreation, Trail Alerts, Updates
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...
by info@landmarkwi.org | Jan 27, 2021 | Recreation, Trail Alerts, Updates
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...
by info@landmarkwi.org | Oct 19, 2020 | Guest Post, Land Protection, Recreation
Written by: Tom Andersen, Volunteer I had ridden my bicycle down State Highway 70 for 20 minutes to get to the river. Sitting on the abutment of the old bridge that crossed the St. Croix River on Highway 70, it never occurred to me that I’d someday be worried about...
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