On December 29th at 11 a.m. at the Minocqua Winter Park Chalet, the Northwoods Land Trust and Lakeland Ski Touring Foundation celebrated the dedication of our newest land protection project - the 3,195-acre Winter Park Pines Nature Preserve!  This is the largest conservation easement donation ever to a Wisconsin land trust, and protects 43 kilometers of the core of Minocqua Winter Park's outstanding public cross-country ski and snowshoe trail system. 

Check out the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel front page cover story from Saturday, December 17th and additional information in What's Happening.

Celebrating NWLT's 10TH ANNIVERSARY - 2001-2010

NWLT celebrated our 10th Anniversary with a "Preserving Family Land - Succession Planning for Future Generations" seminar conducted by Atty. Melissa Kampmann, Ruder Ware Law Firm, Wausau.  The event was held on Saturday, July 30th, 2011 at Eagle Waters Resort east of Eagle River.  We appreciated Melissa's presentation and all who were able to join us for our banquet celebration.  For more information see What's Happening.

                                                                                                         Voluntary Land Conservation

Voluntary Conservation by Private Landowners can:
  - Preserve Natural Shorelands
  - Protect Critical Natural Areas
  - Promote Sustainable Forest Management
  - Conserve Natural Habitat
  - Enhance Recreational Opportunities
  - Provide for Lasting Enjoyment by Future Generations

NWLT encourages and accepts conservation easements on property with natural or scenic resource values.  After a voluntary land protection agreement (conservation easement) is granted, the land trust provides long-term stewardship of the protected land so the resource values are preserved in accordance with the landowner's wishes.

NWLT covers areas of Vilas, Oneida, Forest, Florence, Iron and Price Counties, along with northern Langlade County, in north central Wisconsin.  This is the heart of Wisconsin's northwoods lake country and includes one of the highest concentrations of inland freshwater lakes in the world.  This northwoods region, however, is also being developed at one of the fastest rates in the state.  The time is critical to encourage private landowners interested in leaving a lasting legacy of unspoiled land, forest, water and wildlife. 

Now more than ever, we need your participation to help protect our beautiful northwoods.

Please note that for any conservation easements granted in 2010 and 2011, special enhanced federal income tax benefits have applied.  These enhanced benefits lapsed as of the end of December 2011 - unless Congress acts to extend these valuable incentives for conservation. 

Please contact us to receive a FREE copy of "For The Love of the Land...  A Landowner's Conservation Guide to Protecting Your Northwoods Property" at Northwoods Land Trust, P.O. Box 321, Eagle River, WI 54521-0321, (715) 479-2490, or nwlt@northwoodslandtrust.org. 

(Please note:  due to sensitive spam filters on our email host server, please give us a call if you've emailed a question and have not heard back from us within a week or so.)

FOR SALE - 100-foot Lot on Pickerel Lake FOR SALE by NWLT!  Donation and sale of this lake lot will support NWLT's northwoods conservation efforts.