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Supporting Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin
WebGreen & Healthy Schools Wisconsin provides tremendous benefits to schools, by reducing environmental impacts and costs, improving the health and wellness of students and staff, and providing environmental and sustainability education. Other benefits of getting involved with Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin include: NRF is proud to support this
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Support for Education in Wisconsin
WebAt the Natural Resources Foundation, we are committed to connecting people to nature, by investing in education programs that have a significant impact, and provide meaningful experiences for children and adults to connect to Wisconsin’s great outdoors.
Nature and Mental Health
WebSpending time in nature has a physiological effect on the body, reducing blood pressure and the hormone cortisol, which is associated with stress. Thus, our time in nature serves to lessen stress and refresh our brains, improving focus, creativity and problem-solving.
Wisconsin Master Naturalist Volunteer Training: An inside …
WebThe Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program (WIMN) is a network of well-informed citizens dedicated to conservation education and service within Wisconsin communities. The WIMN Volunteer Training Course provides 40 hours of coursework in natural history, interpretation, and conservation stewardship. Courses combine classroom instruction with field
Protecting Wisconsin’s Rare Plants for the Future
WebBy Cait Williamson, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Dr. James P. Bennett, a retired research botanist with the United States Geological Survey and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Botany, has spent his life studying and protecting rare plants. His research has focused on the impact of air pollution on plants, specifically on …
Our mission, vision, and history
WebOur History. The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin is a statewide 501c3 nonprofit, formed in 1986 as declining budgets severely compromised critical programs of Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR). With the support of our donors and members, the Foundation has boosted private sector investment and involvement for
The ugly side of road salt, and how you can keep it out of Lake …
WebThe lake is surrounded by the City of Madison, providing area residents wonderful access to nature close to their homes. The urban location, however, presents a major challenge to the health of Lake Wingra, as the impervious surfaces of development in the watershed have increased the amount of stormwater runoff. Friends of Lake Wingra is a local …
Southern Kettle Moraine restoration
WebThe Southern Kettle Moraine encompasses several high priority State Natural Areas that are home to multiple rare ecosystems as well as threatened or endangered species. The Natural Resources Foundation partnered with the Brookby Foundation in 2017 to support restoration work in the area. Additional work will be done in 2018 thanks to the first
Conservation Planning in the Driftless Area
WebThe Driftless Conservation Plan focuses on barrens and savannas, prairie communities, and surrogate grasslands, which support threatened and endangered pollinators and grassland birds. Photo by Emily Landmann/Driftless Area Land Conservancy. However, human activities are changing the landscape and threatening the Driftless Area’s natural
Listening for Frogs: Volunteering with the Frog and Toad Survey
WebThe importance of volunteers. “Calling surveys are an extremely efficient and effective way to monitor populations statewide,” said Andrew Badje, a DNR conservation biologist and Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey coordinator. “Volunteers can cover much more ground than any single DNR team could in a year, and at a much reduced cost.
Is Spread Eagle Barrens…barren
WebThanks to NRF’s donors and the We Energies Foundation, we’ve funded the restoration work at Spread Eagle Barrens since 2007.Together, we are working to improve the health of native plant communities and increase populations of threatened, endangered, and species of greatest conservation need at this ecologically important site.
A Safe and Healthy 2021 Birdathon
Webby Blog Contributor | Apr 7, 2021 | Great Wisconsin Birdathon. We are excited to be back for another year of the Great Wisconsin Birdathon! In light of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, we adapted and extended the Birdathon to promote health and safety as top priorities for participants. It was thanks to the incredible creativity of our teams
The Wisconsin Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Fund
WebNew support for amphibian & reptile conservation in Wisconsin. In 2017, we noticed a lack of sustainable funding for at risk amphibians and reptiles in Wisconsin, so we created a first-of-its-kind endowment – the Wisconsin Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Fund – to provide long lasting support to bridge that gap and protect Wisconsin’s turtles, toads, frogs, …
Welcome to the Foundation, Shelly!
WebJoin us in welcoming Shelly Torkelson, our new Communications Director! Shelly will be leading NRF’s strategic communications and marketing — telling our stories of positive impact on the land, broadening awareness of our programs, and creating connections with key audiences.. We sat down with Shelly so you could learn more about her background …
Bat Talk and Walk Program
WebOur citizen science project this summer and early fall was our Bat Walk and Live Education Bat Programs. Throughout the summer we offered three Bat Talk and Walk programs. Professional naturalist and bat enthusiast with over nine years of bat education, care and monitoring experience, Licia Johnson, paired a presentation on bats in Wisconsin
Centering Equity in Conservation
WebDirector of Conservation. (608) 409-3109. [email protected]. Cait Williamson (she/her) oversees the Natural Resources Foundation’s grant programs and initiatives for conservation and environmental education, working closely with partners across the state to ensure that our Foundation has the most significant impact
Costa Rica: Preserving Paradise
WebKim Kreitinger. Field Trip Coordinator. (608) 409-3110. [email protected]. Kim Kreitinger (she/her) supports the Foundation's Field Trip program, plans our domestic and international travel, and helps connect members with the Foundation. Banner photo courtesy of Holbrook Travel. Join NRF to explore …
Welcoming the 2023 Diversity in Conservation Internship Cohort
WebThank you to the We Energies Foundation, the MGE Foundation, the Schlecht Family Foundation, and NRF’s members for supporting this program. Prepared by Lindsey Taylor, Conservation Programs Coordinator. We are thrilled to announce our 2023 Cohort of the Diversity in Conservation Internship Program! This year, we are welcoming ten new interns!
NRF Operations COVID-19
WebNRF is committed to continuing our grantmaking operations as usual. If your NRF-funded project is being impacted by COVID-19, please keep us in the loop – we are flexible and can work with you to adapt project timeline, activities, and report deadlines as needed.. Please contact [email protected] with question or concerns.
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