Restoring Lands: A Wisconsin Land Trust

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Restoring Lands mission is to protect, connect, and restore southeast Wisconsin’s lands and waters for the benefit of all. Visit one of our 40 nature preserves!

Formerly Ozaukee Washington Land Trust & River Revitalization Foundation Our efforts improve the water quality of our lakes, streams, rivers, and wetlands, protect and enhance wildlife habitat, and preserve the scenic and open spaces that define our rural landscape. By creating strong conservation relationships we promote public awareness of the benefits of land preservation, and provide opportunities for nature-based recreation, improving the quality of life in our communities. Visit our website to find more information on our free public nature preserves. Visit one near you today! http://owlt.org/visit-our-preserves

11/04/2026

This summer we completed a Donges Bay Gorge entrance-improvement project thanks@ to the support of three great funders. The Junior Woman's Club of Mequon-Thiensville, the Green Tree Garden Club, and the Mequon/Hiram Schmitt Fund at the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. We planted various native herbaceous plants and some trees around the parking lot entrance area. This is one of our more popular preserves, so we're so happy to have a welcoming entrance. We've also installed a new preserve sign with the Restoring Lands branding!

11/03/2026

Congratulations Milwaukee Brewers !! We are so happy for the team and the city. The Brewers’ hard work and team connection is an inspiration. We’re proud to work on restoring the lands and waters that make this small market city so great!

11/03/2026

Frightful photos at the preserves! Nature can sometimes be scary, spooky, or seriously strange. There are countless species of insects and plants that create the intimidating unknown of nature. Halloween might be over, but our team traverses the unknowns of the wild every day, and they’ve been capturing photos all year that tell a spooky story.

11/03/2026

Monitoring our Wisconsin wetlands is so important for the future health of our ecosystems and how we manage them. Thanks to the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission for partnering with us on the project!

In partnership with Restoring Lands: A Wisconsin Land Trust, the Commission’s wetlands teams have surveyed more than 4,480 acres across Southeastern Wisconsin this year. The floristic quality assessments and surveys will be used to develop management plans for natural areas over the next decade.
https://restoringlands.org

10/29/2026

Thank you State Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin for being the conservation leader of the Senate, supporting Knowles-Nelson and making conservation issues her #1 priority. Senator Jodi presented on the K-N program at an event last week with the North Shore Interfaith Green Team, sharing with her constituency the importance of this state stewardship program. She also visited our Koch Woodlands preserve, helping to install bird boxes. We appreciate her continued advocacy for land conservation and stewardship in our state.

10/28/2026

Thanks to Representative Paul Melotik for touring Spirit Lake preserve with us! He's a supporter of Knowles-Nelson, and helped protect the Clay Bluffs Cedar Gorge property. We discussed how crucial it is that Knowles-Nelson fund both land purchases and property development. We appreciate representatives that value protecting nature and people's access to public lands!

10/28/2026

Thank you for exploring and sharing about Bratt Woods, Danielle! Great video! Grafton Area Chamber of Commerce

10/27/2026

Sandhill cranes singing at sunset at our Forest Beach Migratory Preserve! These amazing pre-historic birds mate for life and migrate in groups. This video was taken in September in the start of migration season.

10/23/2026

Restoring Lands staff and their families are cheering on the Milwaukee Brewers as they head into the World Series tonight! It's so wonderful to see the whole city and state rally around this amazing team. The Brewers are truly a community team, supporting nonprofits like us to attend their games. (This was a regular season game in spring).

10/23/2026

Thank you State Senator Jodi Habush Sinykin for supporting Restoring Lands' Stewardship work!

Address

200 Wisconsin Street
West Bend, WI
53095

Telephone

+12623381794

Website

http://www.restoringlands.org/

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