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The Land Conservation Community Mourns Secretary Nilsestuen
"The untimely drowning death this week of Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture
Rod Nilsestuen is a loss to all in the farmland protection movement." - Bob Wagner, Senior Policy Advisor, American Farmland Trust
"The land conservation community knew him best as a tireless advocate of lasting farmland preservation. He understood and advocated for the essential connections between healthy, abundant farmland and the health and beauty of Wisconsin's natural resources." - Mike Strigel, Gathering Waters Conservancy Executive Director.
Read the tributes pouring in, including Bill Berry's admiring memories here.
A Comprehensive Library of PACE Resources
Is your community interested in preserving farmland? Are you wondering where and how to begin? There's a rich index of examples, fact sheets, PACE ordinances, model easements and much more in our PACE Resource Index here...
Wisconsin's Farmland Preservation Leaders
Wisconsin agricultural land has some extraordinary champions. Read about some of the people with creative solutions to farmland preservation, protecting the viability of our rich agricultural traditions. More...
First Group of AEA’s Recommended
Twelve areas covering more than 200,000 acres have been recommended for designation as Agricultural Enterprise Areas (AEA). More...
Interest in PACE is High- Applications are in
Interest in Wisconsin’s new Purchase of Agricultural Conservation Easements Program is high. Thirty-six applicants have requested matching funds to protect 9,400 acres of Wisconsin’s best farmland. For more information, click here.
photo courtesy of Bill Berry
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