LA CROSSE, Wis. - Funding for local land conservation is in jeopardy after the Wisconsin DNR freezes all state Stewardship Fund grants. It's part of Governor Scott Walker's goal to balance the state budget.
The state gives out $86 million a year to the Stewardship Project.
The majority is for purchasing state parks and forests, but it also includes grant programs that local governments and conservation organizations can tap into for project funding.
Full Story DNR Freezes Land Conservation Funding - WKBT News 8 - La Crosse, WI
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Thursday, February 10, 2011
Land Conservation Funding Freeze
Reported by Kristen Elicerio wkbt.com
Labels:
Conservation,
Forests,
Stewardship Program,
WDNR,
Wisconsin,
Wisconsin Land
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