Wisconsin Land Trust Days – Sponsored by Gathering Waters
Air Date: 06/13/2020 - 06/14/2020
Sweeping hills meet up with rocky bluffs that burst into a kaleidoscope of color. Wisconsin takes pride in preserving its beauty with the help of land conservancies and events such as Wisconsin Land Trust Days. Through the helpful promotion of Gathering Waters, land trusts throughout the state use these events to show off their prized piece of Wisconsin land, water, wildlife and way of life.
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A gorgeous garden from a stop during the Ride to the Barns event.
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Our crew stopped to take a fun photo at the Ride to the Barns event.
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A serene stop at the Holy Family Grotto at Villa St Joseph - Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
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Our videographer, Teddy Maier, sits at the edge of the bluff for a gorgeous shot at the Hiking, Growing, Gazing event in La Crosse.
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We set up on the banks of Lake Katherine at the Yawkey Forest Reserve Lake Katherine Paddle Tour event.
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Our host, Mariah, gets a view from the canoe with videographers Jason Weiss and Teddy Maier.
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Host, Mariah, talks with the Northwoods Land Trust about the Yawkey Forest land donation.
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DW Videographers, Andy O'Connell and Andrew Natvig, capture our host, Mariah, mid-interview at Kangaroo Lake in Baileys Harbor.
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Videographer, Andy O'Connell, gets close shots of different species of mushrooms during our hike at the Fungus Among Us event.
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Host, Mariah, smiles with one of the many mini mushrooms she found.
Wisconsin Land Trust Days – Sponsored by Gathering Waters
Gathering Waters is Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts and exists to strengthen over 40 land trusts throughout the state through outreach, education and communications. With a mission rooted in helping land trusts, landowners, and communities protect the places that make Wisconsin special, their promotion of Wisconsin Land Trust Days became an integral part of their story. Every year, during the months of August and September, Wisconsin land trusts throughout the state host a variety of interactive, outdoor events and activities known as Wisconsin Land Trust Days.
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Wisconsin Land Trust Days is sponsored annually by Gathering Waters.
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The Tour de Friends bike group participates in the Tall Pines Conservancy's Ride to the Barns.
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Participants kayak Lake Katherine during the Northwoods Land Trust event.
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The Mississippi Valley Conservancy opens up their private land once a year to celebrate the Hiking, Growing, Gazing event.
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4.4 miles of shoreline was donated to the Northwoods Land Trust by the Yawkey family.
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Rob Hagge, relative of Cyrus Yawkey who originally owned the land, gives a tour while on the Yawkey Reserve.
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Charlotte Lukes gives a tour on the Kangaroo Lake Preserve.
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Baileys Harbor is home to Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve protected by the Door County Land Trust.
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The Kangaroo Lake Preserve is gorgeous to trek through during the Fungus Among Us event.
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The Kangaroo Lake Nature Preserve is home to multiple diverse ecosystems and home to numerous types of mushrooms.
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