Gathering Waters Inc

Education and outreach: educate the general public, professionals, and landowners about the importance of private land conservation and voluntary tools available to set aside private land for conservation. Gathering waters maintains an interactive website and publishes paper and electronic newsletters throughout the year. During 2024, gathering waters began preparing for its biannual statewide conference for land trusts and other conservation organizations to be held in march 2025, with expected attendance of approximately 115 participants; held "land trust days", to promote opportunities for nearly 2,000 people to participate in activities organized by wisconsin's land trusts on land that they have protected; and held various award events honoring significant contributions made by leaders in land conservation.

Technical training and assistance: increased the capacity of more than forty wisconsin land trusts and conservation organizations through one-on-one mentorship and technical assistance, peer learning, and workshops. Gathering waters works closely with the land trust alliance, a national association of land trusts, to offer training opportunities and support services to wisconsin land trusts. During 2024, gathering waters continued to provide legal services directly to wisconsin land trusts through the land conservation law program.

Program development: planning for the future of land and water conservation in wisconsin, through consultation with land trusts and other conservation leaders and strategic planning activities.