In a Nutshell: The Natural Heritage Land Trust

1. Our work is important and our mission is simple:  we are permanently protecting the places people love in Dane County and the surrounding area.

2. We permanently protect natural areas, recreation lands, rivers and streams, wildlife habitat, and working farms.

3. We are a local, private, non-profit organization that helps landowners and communities meet their land conservation goals.

4. We protect land where you live.  What have we done in your neighborhood? View a map of the lands we have permanently protected. 

5. We have a great track record. Since 1983 we have conserved more than 9,000 acres of important land and water resources in Dane County and the surrounding area. 

6. We are a strong, small, and effective organization.  With a staff of only 3.5 people, over the past five years we have conserved an average of 624 acres per year. Executive Director Jim Welsh has more than 20 years of experience in land conservation.

7. Contribute to Natural Heritage Land Trust today and see the tangible benefits of supporting our work: permanently protected land. It’s not ephemeral. It won’t slip away. Donate Now. 

8. We provide leadership in protecting vital farm land. In addition to working with the Town of Dunn in Dane Country on the state’s first purchase of agricultural conservation easement program, we have helped develop farmland protection programs in 3 other Dane County towns and for the county of Jefferson.

9. We offer field trips and work parties to give members an opportunity to meet others who are interested in land conservation and see first-hand the lands they helped permanently protect.

10. We were Wisconsin’s 2010 Land Trust of the Year! Based on many years of hard work by members, directors, volunteers, partners and staff, we were recognized for the size and scope of our accomplishments in Dane County and the surrounding area.