In 2016 a Strategic Conservation Plan was created to identify the most critical areas for conservation action. Nine focus areas were selected to meet our conservation goals, investigated and ranked according to conservation opportunity, availability of funding, and conservation need.
Based on that criteria, these three broad regions were selected as proactive acquisition zones:
- Green Bay Shores, Coastal Wetlands and Tributaries
- Lower Fox River Basin
- Niagara Escarpment
- Northern Woods and Waters
- Large Tracts Adjacent to Protected Lands
- Wolf River and Tributaries
- Lower Wolf River Bottomlands
- Southern Territory Gems (includes Sand County trout streams, White River wetlands, Savannah)
- Rush Lake Region
Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust is charting a new course to ensure protection of freshwater resources and water quality. This new initiative seeks to meet a broader need and protect land on a larger, watershed scale.
The protection of water quality in the Fox River, Green Bay and ultimately Lake Michigan, depends on how land is used upstream in the watershed thus protecting the health of the land and water. Since we can not buy or conserve every important parcel of land, our conservation efforts require greater collaboration with other organizations working in our area…and your support.
Our task is to bring together the right people and financing strategies so that our vision can be achieved to have clean air and water, productive lands, abundant wildlife and scenic vistas for generations. Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust thanks those who contributed to the planning process, drafting and printing, making this plan and publication possible.
