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Stronger TogetherFrom the Chair & Executive Director

In fiscal year 2015, the value of Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts was thrown into sharp relief. We faced unprecedented threats, and, together with Wisconsin’s land trust community, we are turning tough challenges into opportunities.

Through a cooperative, coordinated effort, Gathering Waters’ staff and board members, land trust leaders, and the broader conservation community, tirelessly defended the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. By working together during the state budget process, we prevailed, protecting the Stewardship Program from virtual elimination and preserving a bulk of the funding at $33 million annually, with $7 million per year available for land trust projects.

In your community and across Wisconsin, the Stewardship Program supports jobs, benefits local economies, protects our water resources, enhances quality of life, and guarantees places to hunt, hike, fish and explore close to home. Without a Stewardship Program, we would all feel the impacts.

Unfortunately, while Stewardship was saved, Gathering Waters took a direct hit in the state budget. The capacity grant, which has provided significant resources for the services we offer Wisconsin’s land trusts, was eliminated by a veto.

But we aren’t going anywhere. Our mission as Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts is too important. And as part of the alliance, you can help. Please consider a special gift to Gathering Waters today, to ensure a strong future for the land trust community in Wisconsin and the continued protection of the places you love and benefit from in countless ways.

Board of DirectorsThomas Mitchell • Chair, Madison

Roy Thilly • Vice Chair, Baileys Harbor

Eric Schumann • Treasurer, Racine

Terry Hatch • Secretary, Mahomet, IL

Rita Hayen • Past Chair, River Hills

Susan Buchanan • Nashotah

Jeff Crawford • Milwaukee

Kristine Euclide • Madison

Christopher Hughes • Madison

Mike Koutnik • Eagan, MN

Randall Lawton • De Pere

Penny Leder • Clintonville

William Lunney • Sun Prairie

Matt Reetz • Madison

Rebecca Smith • Middleton

StaffMichael Strigel • Executive Director

Mike Carlson • External Relations Director

Dana Chabot • Financial Manager

Meg Domroese • Land Trust Program Director

Mindy Petersen • Outreach & Operations

Coordinator

Kristin Swedlund • Development Coordinator

Becky Andresen • Program Assistant

Rhea Bradley • Outreach & Development Intern

Land Trust CouncilSusan Buchanan • Chair, Tall Pines Conservancy

Carol Abrahamzon • Mississippi Valley Conservancy

Dan Burke • Door County Land Trust

Bob Fitzwilliam • West Wisconsin Land Trust

Kimberly Gleffe • River Revitalization Foundation

Bryan Pierce • Northwoods Land Trust

Tony Schuster • Chippewa County Land Conservancy

Kevin Thusius • Ice Age Trail Alliance

Jim Welsh • Natural Heritage Land Trust

Bur Zeratsky • Green Lake Conservancy

Gathering Waters 211 S. Paterson St., Suite 270 Madison, WI 53703 www.gatheringwaters.org 608.251.9131

Michael Strigel, Executive Director

Thomas W. Mitchell, Chair

Thomas W. Mitchell Chair

Michael Strigel Executive Director

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Residents have cleaner air and water because of protected wetlands

and forests.

Plants and animals are more resilient to changing conditions.

Outdoor places and adventures are available close to home, accessible to people from all walks of

life, ages, and interests.

Thousands of jobs and billions of dollars are generated annually

through tourism, outdoor recreation, forestry,

and agriculture.

Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts is essential for supporting healthy, vibrant communities. The stronger the alliance between

Gathering Waters’ staff and board members, land trust leaders, and the broader conservation community, the more successful we will be—protecting the lands that provide so much value to all of us:

THE ValuE OF OuR WORk

Balance Sheet FY 2015

AssetsCash $319,487Unconditional promises to give 175,700Prepaid expenses and other 11,170Investments 107,805

Total Assets $614,162

LessLiabilities 24,013Restricted net assets 232,950

Unrestricted Net Assets $357,199

Revenue and Expenses

RevenueGrants and contracts $378,050Contributions from individuals 200,225Contributions from land trusts 28,500Special events 30,745Investment income and other 9,201

Total Revenue $646,721

ExpensesLand trust services $176,845Education and outreach 210,433Policy and government relations 181,298Program development 2,879Management and general 48,508Membership and Fundraising 92,093

Total Expenses $712,056

Grants & Contracts

FY 2015 Revenue $646,721

FY 2015 Expenses $712,056

Contributions from Individuals

Contributions from Land Trusts

Special Events

Investment Income & Other

Land Trust Services

Education & Outreach

Policy & Government Relations

Program Development

Management & General

Membership & Fundraising

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Land Trust MembersThe work we do to strengthen our member land trusts is essential. These nonprofit organizations across the state restore and protect land, helping to boost local economies while providing outdoor places close to home for communities to benefit from. We help ensure their sustainability, credibility, efficiency and effective-ness. A very special thank you to land trusts that made gifts to Gathering Waters in addition to annual dues. (Marked with*)

Baird Creek Preservation Foundation

Baraboo Range Preservation Association

Bayfield Regional Conservancy*

Caledonia Conservancy*

Cedar Lakes Conservation Foundation

Chippewa County Land Conservancy

The Conservation Fund*

Couderay Waters Regional Land Trust

Deer Lake Conservancy

Door County Land Trust*

Driftless Area Land Conservancy

Drumlin Area Land Trust

Fox River Environmental Education Association

Geneva Lake Conservancy

Glacial Lakes Conservancy

Green Lake Conservancy*

Green-Rock Audubon Society

Half Moon Lake Conservancy

Ice Age Trail Alliance*

Kettle Moraine Land Trust

Kinnickinnic River Land Trust*

Lakeland Conservancy

Land Trust Network

Last Wilderness Conservation Association

Madeline Island Wilderness Preserve

Madison Audubon Society*

Mississippi Valley Conservancy*

Muskego Lakes Land Conservancy

Natural Heritage Land Trust*

The Nature Conservancy – Wisconsin*

North Central Conservancy Trust

Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust

Northwoods Land Trust*

Ozaukee Washington Land Trust*

The Prairie Enthusiasts

The Ridges Sanctuary*

River Revitalization Foundation*

Riverland Conservancy

Seno K/RLT Conservancy

Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy

Tall Pines Conservancy*

Waukesha County Land Conservancy*

West Wisconsin Land Trust*

Thank You Volunteers!We’d like to give special thanks to two exceptional volunteers! Sandy Jensen and Pat Chabot graciously dedicated many hours and a ton of energy to researching, interviewing and writing stories about the impact the land trust community is having across the state.an

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“Gathering Waters is a critical resource for the River Revitalization Foundation, Milwaukee’s urban rivers land

trust. Through our membership with them, we gain a statewide network for policy, training, and retreats that strengthens not only our staff and organization but the

land trust movement as a whole”

Kimberly Gleffe, Executive Director, River Revitalization Foundation

“Gathering Waters provides an incredible amount of value to Wisconsin land trusts through their work in policy advocacy, organizational development, and community of practice. As a smaller land trust, Tall Pines has been extremely fortunate to be able to call on Gathering Waters’ skilled staff to assist us with all stages of our development and with our path to accreditation. The fact that GW provides us with a larger network to draw from—a community of practice—where we can learn from our peers, is invaluable.”

Susan Buchanan, Executive Director, Tall Pines Conservancy

“Gathering Waters is a remarkably effective voice for all of us.”

Bob Fitzwilliam, Executive Director, West Wisconsin Land Trust

“Gathering Waters has provided guidance to Glacial Lakes Conservancy in so many ways—training for our staff and board, networking with peers, tools to prepare us for accreditation, and advocacy for our Knowles-Nelson Stewardship grant. Land trusts depend on the knowledgeable staff at Gathering Waters to build a strong environment of land conservation throughout Wisconsin.”

Mary Piehl, Executive Director, Glacial Lakes Conservancy

“Gathering Waters plays a vital role in bringing all of Wisconsin’s land trusts together for opportunities

to learn, share, and network. They offer a camaraderie and sense of community amongst Wisconsin land trusts

that no one else can provide.”

Carol Abrahamzon, Executive Director, Mississippi Valley Conservancy

Why do land trusts belong to Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts?

Land Legacy SocietyMembers of this special group of supporters make an annual gift of $1,000 or more. We are grateful for their leadership.

$10,000+Terry F. & DiAnne HatchEric & Jane Schumann

$5,000 – $9,999Sandy DeWaltTom & Carol EhrsamRandall LawtonJean & Walter A. Meanwell

$2,500 – $4,999AnonymousKristine Euclide &

Douglas SteegeChris FordLarry & Wendy McCalvy

$1,000 – $2,499AnonymousAdreani Family FoundationDarrell BazzellPeter & Susan BemisJay Benkowski & Carla FreemanBill Berry & Nick SchultzBill & Katherine BiersachCharles R. Boardman, M.D.Susan BuchananR. David & Vonnie CallsenLyn & Jay CarlsonVicki Elkin & Mike IveyBarb & Don FrankJohn J. Frautschi Family

FoundationAlice & Rick GodfreyJoy & Rob GottschalkRob & Elke HaggeArthur HarringtonRita Hayen & Walt BoeshaarChristopher HughesLaura & Richard KracumLarry & Wendy McCalvyThomas MitchellLuigi MumfordCarrie Lee NelsonJohn & Janis NotzBill O’Connor & Krista RoysLorain OlsenRudy & Joy RasinRev. Arthur RedmondSandra Shane-DuBowMichael & Molly StrigelJanette SweasyRoy & Mary ThillyDorothy & Bob TrollerGail & Willi Van HarenFrank & Mariana WeinholdNancy C.H. WinterJohn & Cindi Woollam

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IndividualA special thank you to the individuals who support Gathering Waters through membership, sponsorship of events, and in-kind gifts. Our members make our work possible.

$500 – $999Bob AragonaRusty BartonJ. Michael BordenDana & Patricia ChabotJeff & Mary Beth CrawfordRyan DanielsPeter & Joy DohrLloyd & Patrick EaganBob Gurda & Betty CraigCharles & Jill HaubrichRoma LenehanMark & Celine LillieRick & Katy LuedkeWilliam G. Lunney & Judie PfeiferGlenn Reinl & Sara KrebsbachJonathan & Ann RigdenBill & Lynne RogersKurt SchmudeGary Werner & Melanie Lord

$250 – $499Mark & Jennell BalleringJoan Braune & Tod HighsmithMichael Briselli &

Jeannee SackenElaine BurkeBrian ButlerSherren ClarkCharles L. ColmanMegan & Nick CorrellRuth DeYoung KohlerJason Dorgan

Herman Felstehausen & Geke de Vries

Jim FowlerKimberly Gleffe & Dean EggertSusan & Stan HoffertTerrence KnudsenRobert KoehlerStephen KoermerMike & Anne KoutnikDavid & Nancy LaddJames & Susan LundbergMarcia MacKenzie &

Jerry BorsethJeff & Shelley MaxtedHoward & Nancy MeadTia NelsonRoger Packard & David MusolfLew & Vicki PosekanyRon Rosner & Ronnie HessCarl & Barbara SchwartzJennifer, Dave, Gina &

Jeff SerenoRebecca Smith & Rob PetersJohn Sorenson and Tracy WiklundRichard & Laurel SteffesTrish StockingC. T. & Sue StoneLee & Jacqui SwansonRobert & Caryl TerrellMarilyn & Marc ThwaitsBeth TreacyMichael Vahldieck & Julie HornerPeter VaughanGerald VisteDonald WallerDavin Wedel & David PaulPeter & Lynne WeilSteve YanischPeg Zappen & Pat CaffreyBur & Kelly Zeratsky

$100 – $249AnonymousLoraine & William AdkinsJohn AeschlimannTodd Ambs and Beth WentzelJanet Beach Hanson &

Wayne HansonNed & Marlene BixbyEvelyn & Richard BjorklundJames BlockJack & Marian BolzKarin Borgh & Bill ChristoffersonMark BowerRobert H. BradnerJim & Jan BradySteven BrezinskiEd & Lois BrickKenneth BroJohn BroihahnJim & Barbara BunningDan & Heidi BurkeQuentin & Mary CarpenterRobert W. ChambersRobin Chapman & Will ZarwellArlen & Judy ChristensonFred Clark & Kerry SchumannJack Connelly &

Terri Connelly CronkDan & Pat CornwellLaurie & Cal CouillardCarlton CounardPaul & Abby DeLongCal & Ruth Ann DeWitt

Carolyn & Daniel DoedensSusan DorschAlthea & Bryan DotzourTom & Bette DroughtKaty & Jim DyrebyTony Earl & Jane Nemke EarlEric Ebersberger & Lisa RickertThomas & Winifer EckertEric EpsteinGeorge ErmertCoreen FallatLibby & Ralph FarmerRichard & Lois FinchMike FiorioBob & Barbara FisherKevin and Jeanne FlanaganCarol FleishauerMatt FrankJim FriedrichEllyn Fuchsteiner & William GrothBob FunkGary & Jana FunkCatherine GarvensSharon & Warren GaskillBrad & Barb GlassDeborah & Robert GoughDonald & Karen GradeEmily Hobart HallMary HallAlan HaneyJohn & Cate HarringtonDale & Karen HaymannMichael & Nora HetznerRuth & Joseph Hind, Jr.Randy & JoAnn HoffmanJohn & Colleen HolmbeckRobert HorswillMichael IgoeAnn JablonskiDon & Greta JanssenVincel JenkinsBruce JohnsonWalker & Carolyn JohnsonJordy & Calliope JordahlMarlen & John KaiserMary & Charles KampsDale & Susan KatsmaJim & Kathy KavemeierLinda Keefe & Orv WalkerJohn & Julie KenefickMary Beth Keppel &

Michael KeplerMaureen KinneyMary Anne KoosLawrence & Nancy KueterGigi LaBudde & Michael WhaleyJohn and Martha LaubachEstella & Charles LauterBob & Penny LederMadelyn Leopold &

Claude KazanskiAllen & Joan LiegelMark LohryBarbara LundJan LundgrenStewart MacaulayTod MaclayDarren & Dawn MarshJames Matson & Beth RobinsonMarie McCabeLynn McClureTerrence & Barbara McCormickMichael & Melanie McMurray

Curt MeineEileen MillerGene Mitchell & Janis ArnovichJon MoffattTheresa Morgan &

Joseph HansenStephen MortonUrsula & Gerd MuehllehnerEarl & Eleanor MunsonPeggy & Jim MurrayAngie & Steve NashNancy NicholsChester & Maribeth NielsenTed OdellThomas O. and Barbara Jo OlsonSusan L. OrigerPeter OstlindSally OverholtJane PearsonSarah PerryJoy & Jim PerryPeter & Sharon PeshekHarry & Sylvia PetersonRichard PhelpsBryan & Gail PierceCynthia Pinchard &

David GrumannJane Prohaska &

William DonohueTony PuttnamJohn RaceDean Rau & Sarah LundJane Raymond-Wood &

Thomas WoodBob Retko & Kay WienkeLaurie & Dan RhudePamela RichDavid & Dawn RieckmannJosh RikkersJeffrey RippFred & Nancy RisserGene & Jean RoarkJeff & Pat RoggensackJohn & Nettie RosenowRobert & Nancy RuddTim & Jill SchmidtJames & Martha SchuhLana ScottJohn & Jen ShankRichard SmithJerry & Donna SmithMowry Smith IIIPaul & Cindy SpetzHoward StaceyJudith StarkRichard SteiningerJennifer StengleinEllen StephensonJoseph & Jamie SteuerRoseann Strigel & Len FlournoyNancy Sugden & Robert NewberyMillard & Barbara SusmanKristin Swedlund & Andy TwitonHoward Sweet & Jamie WarrenFred Teitgen & Debra ByarsRay TierneyMarjie TomterElizabeth TuttleMary UrhausenPeter VanderveldeSteve Ventura & Margaret KromeMartin & Karen VossDouglas Wadsworth

contributors

Gathering Waters extends our deepest thanks to everyone that made a contribution in our 2015 fiscal year. You are our inspiration and the driving force that makes our work possible. Together, we’re protecting Wisconsin’s special places for future generations.

Please know that every gift you send is valued and directly benefits our work, so we’ve worked hard to ensure the accuracy of this list of FY2015 donors (July 1, 2014–June 30, 2015)

Leo WalshMareda Weiss & Dorothy KlinefelterBill Welch & Patti HermanRick WelschJim Welsh & Kevin LeeSharon & Jed WhiteBill WhiteSteve White & Donna MartinTripp & Nancy WidderThomas & Mary Jo WidenerDan & Carol WilcoxJane Wiley & Will AllmandingerJohn & Madonna WilliamsRoger & Kristi WilliamsDan Wisniewski & Frances DeGraffBill and Kathy WolffCarla WrightJan Zimmermann

$50 – $99Carol AbrahamzonGeorge AffeldtAlec AlbeeDennis & Kathleen AndersonDan Anderson & Joan NugentChester & Eloise AndersonJudith AshfordNancy Aten & Daniel CollinsBob & Winnie BadeMark & Peggy BeilfussTodd & Betty BerensDale Beske & Dorothy GertschFred BlakeThomas & Linda BlotzLinda BochertStuart BoerstSteve BooksMark Borchardt & Gwen StoneBob & Jacki BradhamJoseph BranksGary BrittonBrigit BrownCarl & Patricia BrustLinda BuchsbaumMargaret BurlinghamDenny CaneffDonald & Mary CarlsonGary CasperRon and Carolyn CassidenteAbbie ChurchElizabeth ChurchillWilliam CrononAlan & Karen CrossleyRichard & Susan DavidsonJane Dennis & Bill BrooksGlenda DennistonJerrold & Marlene DeutschKathleen Dickhut & Paul GobsterEmily DickmannChris DobrinskiRoberta DrewsBob DurfeyCharles & Vicki EbelingRon & Janet EcksteinThomas EggertJim EllesonGerry & Signe EmmerichJudith EmmettRon EndresVictoria ErhartDavid Falk & Jo Anne RobbinsDon FerberPatricia Finder-StoneMichael Finney

Peter FisselElizabeth Fleming & Matt SwedlundBob ForsbergJudy FossenKeith & Mary FranzSteve & Linda FranzJerry Frautschi & Pleasant RowlandBob & Sally FreckmannMatthew FriedlanderSteve GaffieldBarbara & Donald GilmoreTom & Kathy GirolamoCharles & Patricia GohsRobert & Linda GraebnerHeather & Christopher GrantHeidi Habeger & Caleb PourchotTed HaglundTracy HamesPhilip HardacreJoan & Leesley B. HardySuzanne HarmelinkBrauna Hartzell & Jeff BlakelyRobert HinderholtzJudith & Alan HoffmanElaine HoffmannMadonna & Murray HostetterJohn & Judith HutchinsonNancy HylbertGeorge JacklinChris & Jean JaekelsKen JaworskiMarlin JohnsonAmy JohnsonPaul KaarakkaElizabeth & Peter Kaseman-WoldIra Kastenberg & Jeanne MutchlerJames & Liesa KerlerJoe & Kathy KingmanJudith KingsburyDavid & Karen KinnamonRenee Kivikko FinkRussell Knetzger, AICPJohn & Mary KnipperDale KoehlerJim & Mary KoepkeMargaret A. KohringTom & Margie KrauskopfSteve & Melanie KrawiecJohn & Gail KuechJim & Betty KuplicRich & Barb KussJack KussmaulJack LadinskyAnita & Mark LangerDon & Michele LastWilliam & Rita LawsonRodell LeaMargaret LewisRW & JP LottridgeRoy & Charlotte LukesJohn MaddenJohn & Norma MagnusonBill & Karen MakiRichard & Linda MartensBruce MayerMary McCannNancy McGillRobert MelzerEzra MeyerPamela MeyerSigurdDale & Doris MoodyThomas MorseJohn & Nancy Munch

Bill MurrayRoyse & Barbara MyersTony & Darlene NowakJeanne NyiriWinston OstrowBarry Owens & Jane VeaKristen Parrott & Cavan FangWayne & Jacqueline PaulyDennis & Rebecca PelzekLynn PerssonJohn & Ellen PetermanDon & Denise PetersonBill & Kathy PielstickerGail PiotrowskiJames & Margaret PolglazeWilliam PowellRon & Karen RasmussenRenee RavettaRick & Heather RemingtonMargaret & Morrie RhudeSteve RichterPat RobinsonMark & Dana RoffersJames RogersRandy RomanskiJanine RueterAmelia & Walter RuglandMichael & Erica San DrettoOtto & Kay ScharpfDean & Orange SchroederBarbara & Larry SchuhChuck & Bonnie SchuknechtAmanda SchwoeglerGarth & Karen ScottPat & Helen SheahanAndrew & Jennifer SimonSam & Jean SkempWes SlaymakerCharlotte SmithMargaret SmithJames SoletskiMike & Kristi SorensonRobert StanleyRoman StatzWilliam StaudenmaierDoug & Linda StoneJeff StrobelMargaret & George TannerStanley TempleMark & Daria ThomasAaron & Erin ThompsonPatricia Timm & Cliff SternElizabeth TrainerDavid UllrichThomas & Mary UttechMichael Van SicklenBarbara & Joe VassGary & Carolyn VerhageDale & Renee VoskuilPaul Wagner & Cindy SchlosserAndrea Wagoner & Roger RuggeriDenis WandtkeJoe and Donna WeinzatlJames WellmanGraham A. WernerLyman WibleRichard & Joan WierSara Wilson &

Lorette RussenbergerJeff & Deb WittrockSharon WolfDaryl WoodJames ZerwickMarisue Zillig

Sustainers CircleA very special thank you to our Sustainers Circle, a group of committed individuals who have included Gathering Waters in their estate plans. Your legacy will support the protection of the places that make Wisconsin special for generations to come.

Jim BennettDana & Pat ChabotDale Druckery Conservation Fund

of the Natural Resources Foundation*Eric ForwardTim JacobsonHarold “Bud” Jordahl*Harold KreitzTia NelsonMichele Parker*gifts received

“I have learned about the work of so many of our great Wisconsin land trusts, their unique conser-vation successes, and the people behind those organizations and successes. I wish I could provide support to each of the land trusts throughout our great State, but having a young family that just isn’t possible, so that is why I have pledged a planned gift to Gathering Waters. This way I can help provide, in my small way, support for all land trusts through the significantly impactful and lasting work of Gathering Waters. I make this gift in hopes that my children and their children will have a beautiful, healthy, and vibrant Wisconsin to call home – that is the legacy that Wisconsin’s land trusts are working to ensure.”

– Eric Forward

Eric Forward and his daughter

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Under $50Thomasine AlanBrenda Allen-JohnsonJanet AndersonLaurie AschMary BeattieRich & Katie BeilfussDr. James BennettPaul BentzenGabrielle BloodVera & Ross BooneJean BowerNancy and Jim BruinsDonald & Carol BuckmanRobert BueckersRuth CaldenAaron CarlsonDan & Jane CarterEleanor CautleyEd ClaussenDr. Marcus CohenBarbara ConstansMelissa CookAngela CurtesHoward CzoschkePaula & Eric DohertyDennis & Daryl DonathVicki DrenningPat & Penny DurkinRichard EagerBeth & Mike EnglishBill EscherDon Faith IIIHildy FeenKen & Connie FehrerTed FettingBeth FlorenceMichael FlynnDavid & Debra FohrMartha Frey & John MasonMichael Frome & June EastvoldDon GabowerCarol GainerMark GiesePeter & Sarah GilbertRon & Darla GiordanoRebecca HaefnerAndrew Hanson IIIBrian HeikenenWilliam Heinzelman & Pat BradyRalph & Deborah HenryDavid HillierPaul HoffDale & Sandy HofmannRobert HolzbauerTom & Nancy HuntAbett IcksHugh IltisThomas JanczakKrista JautzWayne JensonJay JerdeCraig JohanesenDavid JohnsonCarl JohnsonSue JonesJeffrey JosephsMary Ellen KearneyJeff & Beth KellingRebecca KitchenLeonard KlappaufSteve KleissBill KocherCharles Korger

Douglas & Susan KowalskiRod KreunenWayne & Laura KruegerCarl KrumhardtHildegard KuseAdam LaFaveSusan LaFaveNancy Larson & John SpangbergJerry & Barbara LarsonStephen LaubachRichard LaVigne, Jr.Becky LentzScott & Donna LeweinBenjamin LownikElliot LubarRichard Magyar & Lyria J. PalasGordon & Donna MalaiseStephen MalischConnie MankeKathleen MarkonNichelle & Paul MartinMark Martin & Sue Foote-MartinMathew Marty &

Katherine WigginsSharon MatusinecRosemary McCarthyJohn McKnightEmily MeierTrisha MooreWilliam MooreJ. Peter MullenRobert NebelRobert NemethDick & Shirley NewsomeWilda NilsestuenMatt NolanJohn & Rhonda NorsetterTravis & Marcy OlsonRalph & Virginia ParsonsJerry PatzwaldLisa & Douglas PearsonTom Pecht & Linda Jaworski PechtBarbara PeteranetzRobert J Labarre &

Denise K PinnowKaren PossleyPatricia PrimeNick RahnMark Regan &

Margo Hoover-ReganMeta ReigelBessie ReiterDavid RippPaulette RogersKurt RolleMax & Betty RosenbaumWilliam H. RudolphFaith RussellAlexia SaborSuzanne & Ron SchaligDaniel & Nancy SchiebelMark SchilbergPaul SchumacherRon SchwartzlowMark Shahan & Laura BrownRonald ShifflerJudy SiegfriedJeffrey SiemersKristin SkaarRose & Galen SmithPeter & Mary SobolLawrence SohnRichard & Sue StadelmanJennifer Starin

Dave & Kathleen StetterCharles & Karen TennessenCindy Van PeltDebra VandenbrouckeDon & Jeris WaldvogelStephanie WellMary & Glenn WellesJack & Nancy WestmanBrian WhiteBill & Shirley WhitlockRichard WiegandRobert WilsonRick & Gail WirchLevi & Janet WoodGaylord YostGerald G. ZehrenLucy Zeldenrust

InstitutionalThank you to the generous foundations, corporations, local businesses, and other organizations that sustain our work to help people protect the places that make Wisconsin special.

$100,000 +Joyce FoundationWisconsin Department of

Natural Resources

$50,000 – $99,999Brico Fund

$25,000 – $49,999National Wildlife Federation

$10,000 – $24,999Enbridge Energy CorporationForest County Potawatomi

FoundationHelmut Wolfgang Schumann

FoundationJohn C. Bock FoundationThe Conservation Fund

$5,000 – $9,999American Transmission CompanyDoor County Land TrustEvjue FoundationJohn M. Kohler FoundationMadison Gas &

Electric Foundation, Inc.McKnight FoundationThe Nature ConservancyWe Energies Foundation

$2,500 – $4,999Land Trust AllianceMississippi Valley ConservancyPlum Creek Foundation

$1,000 – $2,499Bayfield Regional ConservancyBolz Family Endowment FundCaledonia ConservancyE.C. Styberg Foundation, Inc.Green Lake ConservancyNatural Heritage Land TrustNorthwoods Land TrustOzaukee Washington Land TrustPrairie Nursery, Inc.Stafford Rosenbaum LLPTall Pines ConservancyWaukesha County Land

ConservancyWheeler, Van Sickle &

Anderson, S.C.

$500 – $999Blacksmith Inn on the ShoreCommunity Health NetworkDairyland Power CooperativeIce Age Trail AllianceLyme Timber CompanyNational Parks Conservation

AssociationThomas A. Fox Charitable Trust

$1 – $4991000 Friends of WisconsinAlliant Energy FoundationAmerican Farmland TrustBatch Bakehouse

Bliss Flow YogaCave of the MoundsConservation Consulting GroupDane County

Conservation LeagueDevelopment for

Conservation LLCDouglas Stewart CompanyEVP CoffeeFriends of Wisconsin State ParksIronwood Foundation, IncJust CoffeeKinnickinnic River Land TrustLaw Office of

Peter E. McKeever, LLCLiving HabitatsLorton DataMadison Audubon SocietyMadison Children’s MuseumMartin Schreiber &

Associates, Inc.Minocqua Winter ParkMontgomery Associates:

Resource Solutions, LLCNext Door BrewingOrange Tree ImportsOverture Center for the ArtsParallel 44 Winery & VineyardPleasant T. Rowland FoundationPromega CorporationRaven SoftwareRiver Alliance of WisconsinRiver Revitalization FoundationSconnieSt. Croix River AssociationSwamploversThe C.A. Lawton Co.The Ridges SanctuaryUnderground ButcherVortex & Eagle OpticsWegner LLPWest Wisconsin Land TrustWild Rivers OutfittersWilly Street Co-opWisconsin Historical SocietyWisconsin League of

Conservation Voters

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