Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) is a regional, non-profit land trust based in La Crosse that has permanently conserved more than 11,700 acres of blufflands, prairies, wetlands, and streams in southwestern Wisconsin since its founding in 1997.

MVC works with private landowners and local communities on voluntary conservation projects in seven counties along the Mississippi River. The counties include Buffalo, Trempealeau, La Crosse, Monroe, Vernon, Crawford and Grant County. 

The Conservancy uses voluntary tools such as conservation agreements, land purchases, land donations, cooperative acquisitions, and a landowner registry program to protect lands for their ecology, scenic beauty, outdoor recreation potential, and prime agricultural soils.  We also work hard to restore native natural communities by removing invasive species and conducting prescribed burns.

MVC has been recognized for its conservation leadership through these achievement awards:

• Land Trust of the Year—WI 2008
• Conservation Organization of the Year—La Crosse County 2008
• Wildlife Habitat Improvement Award—Crawford Co. 2009
• Friend of Conservation—Outstanding Organization—WI

MVC works cooperatively with individuals, businesses, conservation groups, local units of government and state and federal agencies to protect the best our landscape has to offer.

You have the power to make a real difference in protecting the natural environment--right in your backyard! Support our conservation projects with a gift today! Click the Donate Now button to the right.  You will see the tangible results of your support today, and you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you have done something that will have a lasting, positive impact on countless future generations!