"When we see land
as
a
community to
which
we belong,
we may begin
to
use it with love
and
respect."
Aldo Leopold
(1886 - 1948)
American Forester
La Crosse River Conservancy
The La Crosse River Conservancy project is located in the La Crosse River valley east of Highway 16 and south of Interstate 90 along the La Crosse River State Trail. This partnership is a public-private community-based effort to conserve this unique river valley with its associated riparian forests, wetland prairies, tamarack swamps, and open wetlands with an additional emphasis on low-impact recreational trails and environmental education. The partners involved include Gundersen-Lutheran Hospital, Western Wisconsin Technical College, Cities of La Crosse and Onalaska, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Department of Natural Resources, Hixon Forest Nature Center, private landowners and Mississippi Valley Conservancy.
MVC is working with landowners within the river valley east of highway 16 and north of CTH B that extends beyond the original project area north of the State Trail. We now have 373 acres permanently protected through land donations from Gundersen Lutheran, WWTC, Coulee Region Humane Society, and the Zietlow and Lee families, and a conservation easement with the City of La Crosse. We are currently working on voluntary conservation projects with additional landowners for easements, land donations and possible acquisitions.
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La Crosse River Conservancy (photo courtesy of Robert Hurt)
Hikers enjoying a snowshoe hike on the La Crosse River Conservancy property.
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