Caitlin Williamson, Author at Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin https://www.wisconservation.org/author/caitlinwilliamson/ Sustainable funding for Wisconsin’s most imperiled species and public lands Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:00:30 +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 Caitlin Williamson, Author at Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin https://www.wisconservation.org/author/caitlinwilliamson/ 32 32 66997131 NRF’s director of conservation celebrates 10-year anniversary https://www.wisconservation.org/10-year-anniversary/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:30:12 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=33430 Cait Williamson, director of conservation, celebrated her 10-year anniversary working with the Foundation this year.

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]]> 33430 Climate Adaptation in Wisconsin: Getting Ahead of the Change https://www.wisconservation.org/climate-adaptation-in-wisconsin/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:34:09 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=23414 Your support is leading the way for climate adaptation across Wisconsin landscapes.

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]]> 23414 Protecting Rush Creek from Climate Change https://www.wisconservation.org/climate-change-adaptation-rush-creek/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:33:24 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=21921 Climate Change Adaptation in Wisconsin: The first grassland climate change adaptation project in our state is now underway at Rush Creek State Natural Area.

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]]> 21921 The Kirtland’s warbler is here to stay https://www.wisconservation.org/kirtlands-warbler-is-here-to-stay/ Wed, 25 Aug 2021 19:18:00 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=20033 There is now permanent funding to support Kirtland’s warbler conservation efforts in Wisconsin! The American Bird Conservancy Kirtland’s Warbler Fund, held by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, was established to provide a sustainable funding source for conservation efforts for the state-endangered Kirtland’s warbler in Wisconsin.

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]]> 20033 Decades in the Making: New Legislation Will Invest in the Nation’s Public Lands https://www.wisconservation.org/new-legislation-funding-to-help-save-wisconsins-nature/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:42:05 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=17688 On August 4, 2020, what has been heralded as the single most important conservation investment in the United States in our lifetime was signed into law - the Great American Outdoors Act.

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]]> 17688 Centering Equity in Conservation https://www.wisconservation.org/centering-equity-in-conservation/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:10:44 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=16958 The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin presents workshops to center equity in diversity, equality, and inclusion in conservation work.

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]]> 16958 Celebrating Nelson Institute’s 50th Anniversary https://www.wisconservation.org/celebrating-nelson-institute-50th-anniversary/ Wed, 09 Sep 2020 17:03:15 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=16631 This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the globally respected institution at the University of Wisconsin-Madison named after former Wisconsin Governor and U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson, the author of renowned environmental legislation and founder of Earth Day.

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]]> 16631 Exploring Best Practices in Conservation Planning https://www.wisconservation.org/exploring-best-practices-in-conservation-planning/ Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:23:40 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=13879 As NRF continues to focus on our impact on Wisconsin’s lands, waters, and wildlife, we are exploring resources that focus on evidence-based practices, evaluation, measuring and monitoring, and best practices utilized by peer conservation organizations across the globe.

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]]> 13879 Piping plovers return to Green Bay https://www.wisconservation.org/piping-plovers-return-to-green-bay/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 18:34:20 +0000 https://www.wisconservation.org/?p=12804 I recently had the opportunity to visit one of the projects we support through our Bird Protection Fund: the banding of federally endangered piping plover chicks near Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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]]> 12804 A Walk Through Time and Hemlocks https://www.wisconservation.org/walk-through-hemlocks/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 15:58:44 +0000 https://wisconservation.org/?p=10885 All of this beautiful snow here in Madison reminds me of a winter trip I took to northern Wisconsin, when I had the opportunity to explore a new place: Germain Hemlocks State Natural Area in Oneida County.

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