Gathering Waters

We are a non profit organization that supports land conservation through land trusts in Wisconsin.

Our mission is to help land trusts, landowners, and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin special. We are here to help you protect Wisconsin’s land, water, wildlife, and way of life. We do this by strengthening over 40 member land trusts throughout the state. Land trusts are nonprofit organizations that permanently protect land for all of us. Each Wisconsin land trust has a unique service area, mission, and vision, based on its size and scope. For instance, while one may focus on creating, supporting, and protecting a 1000-mile footpath tracing Ice Age formations across Wisconsin, other land trusts may focus on preserving the natural areas around a single lake or restoring prairies in one or two counties.