Mississippi Valley Conservancy received a Ford F-250 Super Duty truck for habitat work, thanks to the Dahl Family Foundation and many other donors.  This truck is critical for the prescribed burns that MVC performs on prairie lands and the invasive species control on thousands of acres in our area according to Nate Fayram, MVC's land management director.

The La Crosse Community Foundation awarded MVC the grant for a documentary they are co-producing with a group called Untamed Science. The documentary is called “The Mysteries of the Driftless” and will focus on rare plants, animals and remnants of Native American pilgrimage. MVC executive director Tim Jacobson said the half-hour documentary uses science-infused adventure to highlight the unique geology and ecology of the bluffland areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa untouched by the last ice age.

Mississippi Valley Conservancy acquired Borah Creek Prairie in 2008 in partnership with the Driftless Land Conservancy, The Prairie Enthusiasts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The Mississippi Valley Conservancy has been working with The Prairie Enthusiasts to restore the prairie.

Come on — taking the kids to the pool is getting old and you know it. But what else can you do outdoors this summer?

Did you know prairie flowers, bright green moss and trees so tall you are dwarfed by their trunks are only a few miles from downtown La Crosse? The bluffland is packed with trails that weave throughout the natural beauty of this region.

Unfortunately, some trail heads are so small you could easily pass by without taking notice. But, if you look a little closer, you’ll find a new backyard to bike, run or take a relaxing stroll — without the stoplights and traffic.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010 in the La Crosse Tribune.
La Crosse foundation awards grants
 The La Crosse Community Foundation Board of Directors has awarded $32,768 in grants to six local agencies.

Mississippi Valley Conservancy received a matching grant for its outreach coordinator position. The foundation will award $16,000 when MVC meets its fundraising requirements.

The conservancy said it needs to raise $32,000 for environmental education to qualify for the grant. The outreach coordinator will work with schools to organize environmental education and help the public get involved in ecological restoration work.

 Brody Huth and Jonathan Lindsey spied a bird perched in a far-off tree. Was it a cool hawk, waiting for its prey? Or was it just a common robin taking a break on its way across the New Amsterdam Grasslands?

Mississippi Valley Conservancy is pleased to announce an expansion of staff in an effort to provide better service to the communities of southwestern Wisconsin by engaging the public outdoors, providing more environmental education, and highlighting the many recreational opportunities available on MVC-owned lands.

Protected bluff land above Onalaska increased by 51 acres just before Christmas as the Mississippi Valley Conservancy purchased Greens Coulee bluff property partly in the city and partly in the Town of Onalaska.

A family with historic roots in the state’s dairy industry has added a gift of Kickapoo Valley land to its Wisconsin legacy.

Birders around the country will see conservation projects of Mississippi Valley Conservancy, a La Crosse nonprofit land trust, twice featured in the fall 2009 issue of “Bird Conservation,” the national magazine of American Bird Conservancy.

At an awards ceremony Wednesday evening, the Crawford County Land Conservation Committee honored Mississippi Valley Conservancy as “Crawford County‟s Wildlife Habitat Development Award Winner” for 2009.

The southwest Wisconsin farm made famous by Ben Logan in his book, "The Land Remembers" will be open to the public for a tour on Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m.

The Bad Axe River has received new conservation protection in its watershed under an easement granted by a Vernon County landowner, the Mississippi Valley Conservancy announced today.

Mississippi Valley Conservancy, a La Crosse-based non-profit land trust, was honored at a statewide conference in Platteville and named "Friend of Conservation - Outstanding Organization" by the Wisconsin Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) at its annual meeting.

Ben Logan, whose autobiographical book "The Land Remembers" gave readers a sense of place and love of the land, has protected the southwest Wisconsin farm he wrote about.

Rep. Ron Kind (D-Wis.) was honored today on a farm near Galesville for his support of a conservation tool that aids landowners who want to preserve their land.

Dairyland Power Cooperative has granted a conservation easement to Mississippi Valley Conservancy (MVC) to permanently preserve 110 acres of Mississippi River bluffland near Alma, Wis., in Buffalo County.