Land Restoration School

03/01/2026

Thanks to Wisconsin Wetlands Association for a great conference!

Ten of us altogether, including seven LRS alumni representing three different years of LRS, were at the Wisconsin Wetlands Annual Science Conference in Baraboo, WI this week. We also presented a poster. We learned and shared so much, including a deeper dive into soils, glacial geology, peatlands, th

03/01/2026

Congratulations to LRS Council Ring member Jerica Fehr on her Rising Star award during the 7th annual African American Environmental Pioneer Awards!

We are thrilled to share the news that LRS Council member Jerica Fehr has received the Rising Star award for the 7th Annual African American Environmental Pioneer Awards ! The award ceremony was February 16, 2026 at theDr. Martin Luther King Community Center . Drummer Ojumire Charleston

01/19/2026

LRS is a paid, collaborative learning and transformative work experience teaching the principles, practice and planning of ecological restoration. Work you can love.

12/21/2025

Nothing else like it! Only 8 spots available for this paid collaborative learning and transformational work experience -teaching the principles, practice and planning of ecological restoration. Make your application count.

09/11/2025

Our very own Nancy Aten will have an opening Saturday at Two Bridges in Sturgeon Bay, using quotes from LRS 2025 as inspiration!

08/18/2025

Many ways forward. The journey continues marked by the Culmination of the LRS 40-day intensive session - Thank you to our cohort!

08/16/2025

More days like this, please! With gratitude to our 2025 LRS cohort!

08/09/2025

Field work + Brain work = Healed Earth, Thank you Daybreak Fund, Restoring Lands: A Wisconsin Land Trust, and UWM Conservation and Environmental Science for supporting and hosting our efforts!

08/03/2025

BIG eco visit week - sharpening skills, cohort collaborations, eco-resto planning. Thank you; Retzer Nature Center, Restoring Lands: A Wisconsin Land Trust (Kinnamon and Donges Bay Gorge), Bradley Woods, Hawthorn Glen, MATC - Mequon and Havenwoods State Forest!

07/27/2025

This was a fun union of LRS training and the Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program training for many mornings this summer. We look forward to seeing everyone in the field!

Welcome to the new Master Naturalists who completed training earlier today with instructors from the Land Restoration School.

Your commitment to lifelong learning and service in nature is truly admirable. Let's make a difference together!

Division of Extension Natural Resources Institute

07/27/2025

Thank you Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program - 16 completed the training to start our week. Then it was on to Ecological Restoration field methods, GIS and entrepreneurship. Another great LRS week!

07/20/2025

Four great days of co-learning experience at LRS and Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program: Climate, Wildlife with Dr. Gary Casper, Sedge seeds, Non-local beings, and building resilient communities with plants, people and purpose.