I Heart Wisconsin Archives https://www.wisconservation.org/category/i-heart-wi/ Sustainable funding for Wisconsin’s most imperiled species and public lands Mon, 05 May 2025 20:25:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.wisconservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cropped-nrf-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 I Heart Wisconsin Archives https://www.wisconservation.org/category/i-heart-wi/ 32 32 66997131 (Un)Lovable Wisconsin Wildlife https://www.wisconservation.org/unlovable-wisconsin-wildlife/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 08:00:13 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=13899 Here's some of the most lovable “unlovable” Wisconsin wildlife, in honor of Valentine’s Day. These stereotypical “pests” are so much more.

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]]> 13899 How to support your favorite cause without spending a dime https://www.wisconservation.org/how-to-support-your-favorite-cause-without-spending-a-dime/ Mon, 02 Dec 2019 18:29:26 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=12898 The holidays are a wonderful time of giving and sharing, but sometimes it can be hard to do everything we want within our budgets. The following are seven ways you can support your favorite non-profit cause just by opening your heart (and not your wallet!).

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]]> 12898 NRF joins national effort to protect the monarch butterfly https://www.wisconservation.org/nrf-joins-national-effort-protect-monarch-butterfly/ Wed, 15 Feb 2017 21:12:00 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=7648 The post NRF joins national effort to protect the monarch butterfly appeared first on Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.

]]> 7648 Paddling for the love of Wisconsin: The final tale https://www.wisconservation.org/paddling-for-the-love-of-wisconsin-the-final-tale/ Tue, 15 Dec 2015 15:53:49 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=6426 By Ruth Oppedahl, Natural Resources Foundation This article was originally published in the Winter 2015 edition of Bridges, the member newsletter of the Natural Resources Foundation. When my mother turned 50 years old, she joined a group of women who were training to hike the Grand Canyon. She filled my brother’s Boy Scout backpack—a heavy […]

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]]> 6426 GoPro video from the I Heart Wisconsin: River Trip https://www.wisconservation.org/gopro-video-from-the-i-heart-wisconsin-river-trip/ Mon, 14 Dec 2015 22:48:43 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=6680 During her travels, Ruth would turn on the GoPro video at the front her kayak for a few minutes everyday. We strung that video together, put some music to it and invite you to witness all of the beauty Ruth encountered on her adventure.

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]]> 6680 Day XVIII: The last leg of the I Heart Wisconsin: River Trip https://www.wisconservation.org/day-xviii-the-last-leg-of-the-i-heart-wisconsin-river-trip/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:38:20 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=6255 Listen to Ruth tell the story of her last day on the Wisconsin River: Day XVIII transcribed:  Last day of the I Heart Wisconsin River Trip. I woke up this morning to the sound of birds flying overhead. I was completely socked in by the fog. I couldn’t even see the edge of the water […]

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]]> 6255 Day XVII: Campfire magic and sandbar living https://www.wisconservation.org/day-xvii-campfire-magic-and-sandbar-living/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 19:29:09 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=6247 Listen to Ruth tell the story of Day XVII:  Day XVII transcribed: Today I traveled from Muscoda Village campground down to the Wauzeka wildlife area. It’s— what I think is—my longest day on the river at about 25 or 26 miles. I was joined for camping and this morning by Mike Mossman and Lisa Hartman. […]

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]]> 6247 Meeting up with Ruth on the river https://www.wisconservation.org/meeting-up-with-ruth-on-the-river/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 17:41:14 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=6242 By Bill Keen, Foundation member How to meet up with Ruth on her extraordinary journey?  We decided that the only day possible was Sunday the 11th. Next step was to email the NRF office and Camille, who got the word to Ruth that we would join her in Arena.  Once we received the password to […]

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]]> 6242 Day VII and VIII Revisited: Learning from the Land and the Power of Partnerships https://www.wisconservation.org/day-vi-revisited-learning-from-the-land-and-the-power-of-partnerships/ Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:04:42 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=6228 By Mike Mossman As my wife Lisa and I stood on the sandy banks of the Wisconsin River at the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Leopold Memorial Reserve last Thursday evening, awaiting Ruth’s arrival, I was grateful to know Sauk County as my home. It has been a conservation hotbed since even before the 1930’s, when Aldo […]

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]]> 6228 Ruth’s River Angels: The Heart of the I Heart Wisconsin: River Trip https://www.wisconservation.org/ruths-river-angels-the-heart-of-the-i-heart-wisconsin-river-trip/ Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:28:10 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=6208 The post Ruth’s River Angels: The Heart of the I Heart Wisconsin: River Trip appeared first on Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.

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