Winter 2009 Landscene Newsletter Natural Heritage Land Trust

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ai his ya, h Naa H-

iag land ts pmanny p-

cd Widca bff, a pminn

andmak n h pp nd lak Wis-cnsin in Cmia Cny. th 160

sandsn ff and 20 acs s

and ciff ac wi v njyd in

hi naa sa cas h gn-

siy and sng cnsvain hic

richad Mi and his amiy.

Widca bff cam in richads

amiy a 80 yas ag whn his wi

Manas gandah pchasd i as a

imn gaway. H gandpans

vd h and and spn as mch im

h as pssi. Mana spn cn-ss smm days siing in h sma

cag n h ff wih h gand-

mh, kniing. osid, h w

pnis and Jack, h p cw ha

cd y ny in cics. on wash day,

h pnis wd dink h sapy wa

and Jack wd p h pins ff h

chsin.

richad s visid h ppy

wih Mana shy a hy w

maid in h a 1930s. I was h

sam hn as i is day an ak wd-and wih a majsic viw v h Wis-

cnsin riv. thy spn hi days

waking h ais and h ppy,

aking in h viw, and caning.

richad and Manas chidn cam

h h gnain h amiy

njy h ff. richad wd hik

wih hm p and dwn h sp ff

g h iv, hiding h ac ha a

pic anding was accssi y ca.

th sns ff was pa h x-

pinc h ff.

As richad and Mana gw d,

hi sns spnsiiiy psv

his spcia pac gnains

dpnd. thy knw hy wand

smhw pmanny pc i. Sady,

Mana passd away in 2004. richad

dcidd awads ak acin and

h vnay nd h Naa H-

iag land ts.

thgh h cnsvain asmn

h land ts nw hds n h pp-

y, h nspid panama Widca

bff njyd y h many as n

h iv is pmanny pcd. th

Knws-Nsn Swadship Pgampvidd nding hp pmanny

pc h ff.

Committed, conservation-minded

landowners like Richard Merrill make

the preservation of our precious local

landscape possible. richad si visis

h ff gay mainain h c-

ag and sak in h spnd h

iv and h s. H anicipas a day

whn h and wi n ng in h

Mi amiy, h ss assd ha

his spcia pac in his amiys hisywi v pvid gnains

wih h sam gis i has givn him.

Winter 2009

Wildcat Bluff: a Wisconsin Riverlandmark conserved

Land Trust Executive Director Jim

Welsh and landowner Richard Merrill

at Wildcat Bluff.


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Natural Heritage Land Trust Winter 2009

In oc h Naa Hiag land

ts and h H-Chnk Nain p-

manny pcd a pic 2,000-

ya-d Wiscnsin c. th

acqisiin ghy h acs adja-

cn h Kingsy bnd Mnd Gp

ang h Wiscnsin riv sh h

Ds adds h psvain Wis-

cnsins ich Naiv Amican hisy.

Accding Sa Achagis

Jhn bihahn, h Kingsy bnd aa

cnains ag, dmd-shapd mnds

ncicd y ahn ids ha swp

wad h Wiscnsin riv and a-

shapd mnds ha pw ang h

idgs. ov 80% h ia mnds

pd in Wiscnsin hav n d-

syd v h as 170 yas, making

his acqisiin a h m signican.

In addiin pcing ia

sis and ffing h main mnd

gp m incmpai dvpmn,h acqisiin ffs m pic spac

appciain h mnds and h

pgss h H-Chnk Nain has mad

in sing h ak savanna h.

th Wiscnsin riv is a pcis

sc and h land ts is pd

hav cmpd is sixh pjc

ang i. th Knws-Nsn Swad-

ship Pgam pvidd nding his

acqisiin.

Native American cultural site protected

The Land Trust and the Ho-Chunk Nation protected additional burial mounds at Kingsley Bend Mound Group.

Land Trust members learned about Westport Drumlin during a fall eld trip. From left to right,

standing: Tom Brock, John Mason, Mar tha Frey, Dan Cornwell, Dan Reed, Kelda Roys, Scott

Reich, Cary Reich, Larry Hitch; kneeling: Nancy Schlimgen, Kate Wipperman, Jeff Strobel, Dave

Bernier, Pat Bernier, Brad Glass, Barbara Glass, Nicole Staskowski, Lou Bruch, and Jim Welsh.

Discovering Westport Drumlin

Hav y v xpd a dmin? on Spm 26h, a gp land ts

mms hikd p Wsp Dmin, pa h empi Paiis Sa Naa

Aa as Wanak.

Sva land ts mms w n hand dsci h naa hisy h

dmin. Jhn Masn akd a h ggy h dmin, dsciing hw gacia

acin nay 20,000 yas ag cad h ngad hi. Nic Saskwski and Nancy

Schimgn hpd hiks idniy paii pans, incding siff as, dwny gnian, andIndian gass.

th land ts acqid 73 acs n h as sid Wsp Dmin his sping. th

land tss ga is saish a 360-dg paii and gassand ff and Wsp

Dmin and impv pic accss his impan naa and dcaina sc.

MArIoQuINtANA


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Natural Heritage Land Trust Winter 2009

Legacy Circle Profile: Jim OBrien

Jim obin sa dwn wih h land tss Maha

fy ak a his cn gacy gis h land

ts. Jim is Pss emis, eas Asian lan-

gags and lia, univsiy Wiscnsin Madi-

sn. H and his wi rmi w awadd h 2009

Paii enhsiass h Ya Awad. In addiin, Jim is

Psidn finds Phasan banch Cnsvancy.Martha: Why d y spp ca and cnsvain?

Jim: lca and pcin is a why cas. My wi

rmi and I ik ing n h and, paicay n

paiis cs hm. W nd ha w njy a pac

vn m whn w hp psv i.

Martha: Wha pannd gis hav y mad h Naa Hiag land ts?

Jim: I mad an IrA disiin gi which paid h land tss appaisas

and a Wsp Dmin, as Wanak. And I dsignad h land ts

h scnday c-nciay, ang wih th Paii enhsiass, an anniy.

Martha: Why did y chs mak an IrA disiin gi?

Jim: by spping h Naa Hiag land ts wih an IrA disiin gi, I

was a sch h mny. Whn I mad h IrA disiin gi, I did s ax-, hs I cd mak s h va m h IrA.

Martha: Why a y hping psv Wsp Dmin?

Jim:th a w pimay asns. fis, I ik pcing a ands cas

hy psn a cnncin wih h disan pas. Scnd, I hav cndnc in h

pp wh dsignad h Wsp Dmin andscap as why pcing.

th Naa Hiag land ts is ga Jim and rmi hi gnsiy.

Jim OBrien made an IRA

distribution gift to the

Natural Heritage Land Trust

because he believes in local

land conservation.

Legacy Gift Options

lgacy Gis can ak many ms.

bqss a h ms cmmn

yp. A bequest is a gi ha y

mak in y wi s a namd

nciay ha is ffciv a y

dah. by making a qs h Na-

a Hiag land ts, Inc., y ca aasing gacy ys and y am-

iy, dc h pnia sa axs

impsd n y sa whn y

di, and ain h ns h asss

whi y a aiv. th land ts wd

hnd accp y qs

cash, sciis, a sa, h an-

gi psna ppy.

Y may as n h land ts

y naming i as a nciay y

life insurance policy. In cain ci-

cmsancs, y pmim paymns h picy may ddci.

Through 12/31/09, y can ans

nds ax- m a adiina rh

IRA dicy h land ts i y a

ag 70.5 d. bcas h disi-

in wi n cnd as incm

h adiina IrA wn, y wi n

a caim a chaia cni-

in ddcin h ans. Y may,

hwv, n m making a chaia-

gi m y rh IrA. eih way,

y wi n m knwing y

mad a ig diffnc h land ts

many yas cm. Y may as

dsigna h land ts as a nci-

ay y adiina IrA rh IrA.

Y sa wi n m a chaia-

gi ddcin h ans.

Cns y any ax advis

a h vais ax ns and -

sicins ha may appy y sp-

cic siain. th land ts is avaia

y and y adviss answ

qsins hp aang a pannd

gi. f m inmain, ca Mahafy a 258-9797.

An Evening of Nordic Walking at Hickory Hill

on Spm 30h, land ts mms hikd hgh hickis,

maps, and aks ach h p Hicky Hi Cnsvancy

Pak in h Viag Css Pains and njy a ai a viw

h back eah Ck vay. th land ts hpd h Viag

ca h pak in 2006. Mms and a h nw IcAg tai sgmn which csss Hicky Hi and id a n

m xcis sing Ndic waking ps pvidd y

fnana Sps Spciais.

Dan Erdman and Jane Hyer on top of Hickory Hill Conservancy Park

overlooking the Black Earth Creek valley

th Legacy Circle is a gp pp wh chs av a and gacy y -

mming h Naa Hiag land ts in a wi hgh h pannd gis.

lgacy Gis mak a diffnc. In 1986 D. Aic Was 115 acs h land

ts in h wi. th pcds m h sa h ppy, which was pmanny

pcd y a cnsvain asmn, nd ca and cnsvain his day.

f m inmain a h lgacy Cic pannd giving, pas cnac s:

Web: www.nh.g/panndgiving.php Phone: 258-9797 E-mail: [email protected]

Thank You to our Fall Hike Sponsors


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303 S Pasn S, Si 6

Madisn,WI 53703

www.nh.g

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Pmi N. 245

Madisn, WI

President

Caa Wigh

Vice President

bnda r. Haskins

Treasurer

Mik Dis

Secretary

Jffy S

Directors

Jhanna Ax

tm bgamini

Vicki ekin

r Gschak

Anga Jams

David z. ric

Kvin b. Shy

David Simn

Wii Van Han

Past Presidents

Nman C. Andsn

Jhn b. Hchinsn

Wiiam G. lnny

Jan D. Manw

Kahy f. Pisick

Micha A. Savny

Mak b. Wiiams

Executive Director

Jim Wsh

Conservation Specialist

Ka Wippman

Membership Director

Maha fy

Membership Coordinator

Ca Pch

YOU HAVE HELPEDPERMANENTLY PROTECTACRES OF CHERISHEDLOCAL LAND SINCE 1983

6,341

Thank yous:

Shiy Ds ppaing mmship maiings.

Hidi Hag pviding advic n sing p fack p.

Nic Saskwski cdinaing and ading d ips his ya. Angi and Andy Wicx-H, David ric, and Hidi Hag paicipaing in a cs

gp a wsi.

Volunteers at one of the fall work par ties

at Patrick Marsh, restoring oak savanna

wildlife habitat. A grant from the Natural

Resources Foundations C. D. Besadny

Conservation Grant program enabled the

Land Trust to purchase some of the

equipment used by the volunteers.

Make your year-end contribution today

Pas his m and n i Naa Hiag land ts, 303 S. Pasn

S., Si 6, Madisn, WI 53703. If you prefer to donate online, go to www.nhlt.org.

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