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Restoring Lands Urges ATC to Reroute Transmission Line to Protect Permanently Conserved Lands
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 The Restoring Lands' County Line preserve is one of several preserved properties that would be impacted by ATC's preferred transmission line route. West Bend, WI. — Restoring Lands today issued the following statement regarding proposed transmission line routes by American Transmission Company (ATC): “Restoring Lands stands firmly opposed to any development that violates the integrity of our permanently conserved lands, and we are prepared to defen


Reforestation in the Fall - Tree Planting Projects
By Christine Bohn, Restoration Manager Reforestation at Kurtz Woods State Natural Area Our stewardship team kicked off the month of October with a three-day tree planting marathon at our Kurtz Woods Preserve in the Town of Grafton. The planting is part of a project supported financially by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as part of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District’s (MMSD) Reforestation and Wetland Restoration Program. The program aims to plant six million trees and resto


Restoring Lands seeks new Board & Committee Applicants
Join Us in Restoring Lands, Protecting Water, and Connecting Communities Restoring Lands: A Wisconsin Land Trust is seeking dedicated...


How Mary LaVelle is leaving a legacy: with a multi-year gift through her retirement account
Mary LaVelle was a founding member of the Ozaukee Washington Land Trust in 1992. Mary is leaving a legacy by providing sustaining support...


It’s Pollinator Week Every Week at Restoring Lands! By Jake Mikic, Graduate Intern
Every year during Pollinator Week (June 16-22 this year), people across the US and around the world celebrate the creatures that help our...


What's on the horizon for the Forest Beach Migratory Preserve?
For the past 15 years, we've been working to return the land at the Forest Beach Migratory Preserve to its natural state and create a...


Request for Proposals: Preserve Integrity Project - Survey of Select Land Trust Properties
This RFP seeks bids for updated professional surveys that will increase the accuracy and density
of boundary markers on 25 of our preserve


Call for Nominations to the Board of Directors
For four decades, Ozaukee Washington Land Trust has been inspiring people to engage with nature by ensuring that habitats, working lands,...


OWLT Appreciates Our Volunteers!
OWLT Appreciates the many individual volunteers that assist on the Board of Directors, Committees, Land Stewardship Workdays,...


Protect Today. Preserve Forever.
Posted March 2023 “…the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts. The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of...


OWLT's Move from Birdies to Birds
The story of Forest Beach Migratory Preserve involves a rich and extensive history that is well known in Ozaukee County.


OWLT Climate Resiliency Project
The Climate Resiliency Project incorporates multiple focused conservation efforts on several of the OWLT preserves.


Kurtz Woods State Natural Area
Posted January 2023 OWLT’s climate resiliency approach at Kurtz Woods, in the Village of Saukville/Town of Grafton, includes invasive...


December OWLT 2022 eNewsletter
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Victory - Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
view online Dear Friend, Since the good news of the permanent conservation of the Cedar Gorge Clay Bluffs' 134 acres of Lake Michigan...


November OWLT 2022 eNewsletter
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October OWLT 2022 eNewsletter
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September OWLT 2022 eNewsletter
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August OWLT 2022 eNewsletter
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July OWLT 2022 eNewsletter
Click here for online view of entire eNewsletter During our 30th year we have taken on 30 initiatives that we will share with you over...
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