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“My farm, it’s such a nurturing place, beautiful, with good soils. What’s not to love? (Maybe the mosquitoes and Japanese beetles.) I see an endless appetite for land. Watching the area turn into a suburb, that’s what brought it home for me.” – Peg Whiteside.

Following in the conservation footsteps of her mother and sister, Peg placed a conservation easement on her farm overlooking Cherokee Marsh and sold us 10 acres so that a group of Hmong families could continue to grow foodand flowers.

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756 acres of land permanently protected this year means our communities are more resilient to flooding, farmers can invest in their soil with the confidence that it won’t be developed, wildlife has more places to thrive, and we all can enjoy more public nature spaces.

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It has been an honor to work with these conservation-minded landowners this year:

1. Peg Whiteside donated a 90-acre conservation easement on her farm overlooking Cherokee Marsh. PHOTO: MARIO QUINTANA

2. Peg also sold to us, at a discount, 10 acres to ensure Hmong growers continue to have land to farm. PHOTO: BEN JONES PHOTOGRAPHY

3. Richard Wilcox sold to us 139 acres of beautiful uplands and wetlands at French Creek Wildlife Area in Columbia County. This land is open to the public for hiking, hunting, and more.

4. Tom Hanley sold to us, at a discount, 25 acres of upland to expand Patrick Marsh. Planting prairie on this parcel will protect water flowing into Patrick Marsh. PHOTO: BEN JONES PHOTOGRAPHY

5. An anonymous landowner sold to us 31 acres to expand Ferry Bluff State Natural Area on the Wisconsin River and help prevent disturbance of winter roosting sites for bald eagles.

6. Brian Pasley sold to us, at a discount, 36 acres of farmland and wetlands on Swan Creek, upstream from Waubesa Wetlands. Neighborhood Food Solutions is using the farmland to show kids and adults how to grow food. PHOTO: BEN JONES PHOTOGRAPHY

7. Pat and Patricia Hermsen donated a 59-acre conservation easement of field and forest overlooking the Village of Oregon. One day this land will become a public conservancy park. PHOTO: BEN JONES PHOTOGRAPHY

8. Bill and Roz Gausman placed a conservation easement on their 212 acre farm in the Town of Dunn through our partnership with the Town’s Rural Preservation Program. PHOTO: BEN JONES

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9. An anonymous farm family placed a conservation easement on their 76 acre farm in the Town of Dunn, protecting high-quality soil from development.

10. An anonymous farm family placed aconservation easement on their 80 acre farm in the Town of Dunn, helping to improve water quality draining into the Yahara River. PHOTO: ROBERTA HERSCHLEB

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Mud, Sweat, and Cheers

In spring 2018 a neighbor reached out to Ground-swell to ask that we improve the trail near the southern entrance to Patrick Marsh. For months each spring this trail was flooded, muddy, and difficult to cross. Togeth-er with the Sun Prairie Rotary Club and other volun-teers, over two days last fall we built a boardwalk over the seventy wettest feet of trail. Building the board-walk was a community effort made possible by James E. Dutton Foundation, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, Sun Prairie Rotary, and our many volun-teers and caring community members. Thank you!

At Westport Prairie, volunteers from Madison College, Friends of Cherokee Marsh, UW Badger Volunteers, Waunakee High School and elsewhere, along with our Prairie Partners summer intern crew, continued to re-store and expand the four prairie remnants that are the cornerstone of this preserve.

Saving Grand Oaks

This summer we received a grant from the John C. Bock Foundation to restore an oak savanna on the east side of Patrick Marsh. The savanna is home to many white and bur oaks that have stood tall on the landscape for many years. But today the oaks are being outcompeted by smaller, faster-growing shrubs and trees like box elder maples that are shading out and killing the lower branches of the oaks.

With the support of the Bock Foundation, help is on the way. We will hire contractors this winter to re-move the invading shrubs and trees. Once the initial work is finished, we will follow up with our trusty volunteers and interns to go after the weeds and sap-lings that emerge. This important restoration work will extend the lives of these oaks and will let future generations enjoy their awe-inspiring nature.

A Partnership Soars

Intrepid volunteers of the Ferry Bluff Eagle Council are about to begin their winter work watching the skies each evening for eagles entering fifteen roosts near Sauk Prairie. The Council has been doing these counts since 1989. This information helps track the eagle popula-tion and is also important to the local economy.

Our partnership with the Eagle Council means that some of the vital roosts are better protected this winter. Together last fall we added 31 acres to the Ferry Bluff State Natural Area, protecting more land from develop-ment that might drive the eagles away.

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A Day in the Field

Each year, Groundswell inspects the places we’ve protected, including the 7,200 acres of land under permanent conservation easements. These monitoring visits ensure that the conservation values of our protected lands are upheld in perpetuity.

People were on the lookout for bumblebees in the fall flowers of Patrick Marsh at September’s Pollinator Walk led by Susan Carpenter.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

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Accreditation Comments Welcome

Groundswell Conservancy is pleased to announce that it is seeking renewal of our accreditation as a conservation organization that meet national standards for protecting important natural places and working lands forever. The public comment period is open through June 19, 2020.

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission is an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. It conducts an extensive review of each applicant’s policies and programs. The Commission invites public input, in the form of signed, written comments. Comments must relate to how Groundswell Conservancy complies with national quality standards. For the full list of the standards see http://www.landtrustaccreditation.org/help-and-resources/indicator-practices.To learn more about the accreditation program, visit www.landtrustaccreditation.org. You may email your comment to info@landtrustaccreditation.org or mail them to the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, Attn: Public Comments, 36 Phila Street, Suite 2, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

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As we learn more and more every day, every single piece of wetland we have left is worth protecting—the health of Madison’s chain of lakes and other watersheds depend on our wetlands. In September we permanently protected 84 acres of wetlands along Six-Mile Creek on the northwest corner of Waunakee. Six-Mile Creek flows south of Waunakee into Lake Mendota. We need wetlands like these to keep the water clean and reduce flooding.

The O’Malley family worked patiently with us for four years to protect their land. It has been in the family for three generations. To hear the O’Malley’s story about the land, please visit our home page at groundswellwisconsin.org for a link to a video interview. Funding and other support to purchase the property came from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, Dane County Conservation Fund, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Village of Waunakee, the Town of Westport, and supporters of Groundswell including the Estate of Marie Fraser. The Village of Waunkee will be the long-term owner of the property.

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Because of its beauty and its trout, people have long cared about the Black Earth Creek valley. Since 2001, Groundswell has been fortunate to work with ten fam-ilies to create access for fishing, prevent development of farmland, and set aside land for trails. We are at work right now purchasing a piece of land adjacent to DNR land near Cross Plains. I first spoke to the landowner in February, who was referred to me by Kevin Thusius at the Ice Age Trail Alliance. The family is set-tling an estate and has two parcels to sell, one of which would be a good home for a segment of the Ice Age Trail. Kevin and I have teamed up in the hopes that in the next few months both parcels will become part of the mosaic of permanently protected conserva-tion land in the valley.

Over the spring and summer we have ordered an appraisal of the property, reviewed the property title, investigated for environmen-tal contaminants (none found!), and have been raising money to complete the acquisition. If you would like to make a contribu-tion, please let me know.

– Jim Welsh, Executive Director

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Here’s the good news I always like to share: Thanks to your support and the dedication of con-servation-minded landowners, this past year we se-cured land for immigrant and minority farmers and protected four farms in the Town of Dunn and near Cherokee Marsh. We safeguarded roosting habitat for bald eagles, conserved important wetlands, and added uplands to Patrick Marsh. And we reserved open space overlooking the Village of Oregon for a future conservancy park.

These successes don’t happen by accident. And none of them would have happened without your support. We are successful because of the com-munity of people who care about land.

This fall, Bill Lunney was recognized for 50 years of service to the Dane County community, in-cluding 30 years as the chair of the Dane County Parks Commission.

When I think of Bill and his wife Judie Pfeifer, I think of more parks, bigger parks, more kinds of parks, and people who love parks. Bill knows that parks and other protected areas can be community builders. The public treasures that Bill has helped create are the spaces we need to strengthen our social fabric. And we need that more than ever.

In a fitting recognition of Bill’s service, the Dane County Board of Supervisors renamed Lake Farm County Park in his honor. Congratulations to Bill and Judie, and thank you and all our supporters, partners, and landowners for protecting special places, forever.

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Your Legacy, Next Generation’s Future

As a Legacy Circle member, you are crucial to preserving our irreplaceable lands for the future. To learn about your options for adding Groundswell to your estate plans, including bequests, IRA or life insurance designations, and more, visit groundswellwisconsin.org/legacy or contact Heidi Habeger at (608) 258-9797 or heidi@groundswellwisconsin.org.

Legacy Circle members

Anonymous (5)Johanna AllexNorman & Peggy AndersonPatricia ArndorferNorm & Carol AulabaughJodi Bruss-Sherman & Jack ShermanDana & Pat ChabotLloyd EaganJoanna FanneyDaniel FieldsDon HammesLarry HartzkeJulie HaywardPam & Craig HeilmanSue JonesDouglas & Marjorie KingBeth KublyBill Lunney & Judie Pfeifer

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Nancy McGillStefanie Moritz & Vince JenkinsJanet NeurauterJim & Rumi O’BrienEvan & Jane PizerJohn & Dorothy PriskeCary & Scott ReichSheryl RensloRobert & Nancy RuddPat & Pete SammataroKim Schappe McBrideNicole & Paul StaskowskiAnita TempleMary TrewarthaJim WelshPat WendeCarla Wright

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BY THE NUMBERS

July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019Your individual gift makes a big difference!

750 Supporters756 Acres Protected Forever$3,970,440 Value of Land Permanently Protected

Between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 Groundswell Conservancy received $480,121 for programs and operations and spent $492,357 for programs and operations. In addition, Groundswell received $3,175,969 in private gifts and public funds from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program, Dane County Conservation Fund, Town of Dunn, and US Department of Agriculture to permanently protect 756 acres of land.

Income for Programs and OperationsContributions from individuals $353,538 74%Restricted gifts $42,333 9%Consulting fees, rental income, and other $30,099 6%Endowment distributions from Madison Community Foundation 5% Easement Enforcement Endowment $10,387 Operations Endowment $4,471 Bob and Anne Bolz Gift Endowment $7,650 Investment Fund distribution $31,643 7%

Total Program and Operating income $480,121 100%

Total Income for Land Acquisition $3,175,969 Expenses for Programs and Operations Conservation, Education, and Outreach $336,043 68%Fundraising $95,157 19%Management and General $61,157 12%

Total Program and Operating Expenses $492,357 100%

As of June 30, 2019 Groundswell Conservancy had total assets of $8,122,611 and liabilities of $82,771. Most of our assets are our nature preserves.

To view the details of our financial health, please see our financial reports posted at www.guidestar.org. The 2018-2019 report should be posted by February 2020. You can also view our federal tax returns at our website under the tab “ways to give”/ “donate with confidence”.

BOARD AND STAFF PRESIDENT Greg Hyer, Cross Plains

VICE PRESIDENTMatt Frank, Middleton

TREASURERTom Krauskopf, Madison

SECRETARY Patricia Leavenworth, Mount Horeb

DIRECTORSCurt Bjurlin, MadisonCarrie Breunig, MadisonAnne Brindley, MononaVicki Elkin, Madison Cameron Field, MadisonBarry Perkel, MadisonGlenn Reinl, Madison Veronica Rueckert, MadisonJediah White, MadisonTracy Wiklund, McFarland

PAST PRESIDENTSJohanna J. AllexNorman C. AndersonJohn B. HutchinsonWilliam G. LunneyJean D. MeanwellKathy F. Pielsticker Michael A. SlavneyJediah WhiteWilliam Van HarenMark B. WilliamsCarla Wright

CONSERVATIONIST BJ Byers

COMMUNITY CONSERVATIONIST Tony Abate

DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH MANAGERDanni Lang

DIRECTOR OF MAJOR & PLANNED GIFTSHeidi Habeger

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORJim Welsh

We protect special places forever. We want everyone to live in a world filled with green places where communities thrive. We believe that land is essential for people’s physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness. If we don’t protect undeveloped land now, it may be lost forever.

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$100,000 & AboveMarie Fraser EstateTom Hanley5

$50,000 - $99,999Brian Pasley5

$30,000 - $49,999Ferry Bluff Eagle Council4

Peg Whiteside3,5

$20,000 - $29,999Madison Metropolitan School District4

Glenn Reinl & Sara Krebsbach

$10,000-$19,999Black Hawk Ridge Trail RunJames E. Dutton FoundationJohn C. Bock Foundation4

Roma Lenehan4

Phoebe R. & John D. Lewis FoundationMadison Community FoundationJean & Walter MeanwellNational Wild Turkey Federation4

William Van Haren

$5,000-$9,999Blooming Prairie Foundation4

Doug & Sherry Caves2

Dave Jenkins & Mary Pertzborn4

Edith & Robert Korn Fund4

MGE FoundationNatural Resources Foundation of WIPure Sweet Honey FarmJoe & Mary Ellyn SensenbrennerBitzer Family Legacy FundSusan Young Hoffman & Les Hoffman2

$2,000-$4,999Marvin BeattyMary Binkley & Dennis Petzke1,2

Kathy HornemannJohn J. Frautschi Family FoundationMark & Barb JungPeter & Beth Kaseman-WoldDarcy Kind & Marc Vitale1,2

Beth KublyMike & Pepé Foundation Herbert LeyGeorge LuceyBill Lunney & Judie PfeiferRichard McCoyNancy McGill4,5

Michael A. Dubis Financial Planning LLC1

Jefren OlsenPAN-O-GOLD Baking Co. /Village Hearth BreadsMary PautzShawn PourchotNancy & Ken RaglandJohn & Lorie RaihalaPat & Pete Sammataro6

Ron & Ann Semmann4

Mike & Linda SlavneyThrivent FinancialDon & Joanne Tierney2

Vern & Vicki TreinenMary TrewarthaBill & Lorette WambachJed & Sharon WhiteFred Wolf3

Lynda & Dick Wright4

$500-$999Kathryn & Paul AndersonJim Arts & Helene NelsonDarin Burleigh & Amy KinastPeter & Marsha CannonRebecca ColeDonde LLC1

Vicki Elkin & Mike IveyDon FerberCameron & Kate FieldFirst Business Bank1

Scott Froehlke & Traci Peloquin

Nancy & Lou Bruch2

Nancy & Wes Carter2

Sherren ClarkEarthShare WisconsinDan & Natalie ErdmanMatt & Kay FrankKaren & Andy GrimmerJulie HaywardNancy Heiden2

Pat & Patricia Hermsen3

Bart & Shirley Klotzbach4

David KoltesTom & Margie KrauskopfStefanie Moritz & Vince Jenkins5

Cary & Scott Reich2

Robert & Nancy Rudd3

Gail Van HarenDan WallaceMichael WallaceMariana & Frank WeinholdJim WelshPat WendeGary Werner & Melanie LordWilly Street Co-op Community Reinvestment Fund4

$1,000-$1,999Ann & Craig AsweganMark & Jennell BalleringChuck Bauer & Chuck Beckwith6

Jim Berbee & Karen Walsh1

Lau & Bea ChristensenCal & Ruth DeWittLloyd & Pat EaganMartin & Terry EvansonFestge Double Forte, LLC3

Jim & Kris FraterFriends of Pheasant Branch ConservancyThe Wisconsin Land Fund of the Greater Green Bay Community

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High Wind Association FoundationHooper Corporation and General Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

Thank you for your investment in conservation where you liveEach and every gift, no matter the size, helps protect the land we love, forever. The following generous supporters gave gifts to Groundswell Conservancy between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.Thank you for protecting special places, forever.

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Karen GoebelJoy & Rob GottschalkBob Gurda & Betty CraigKarl Gutknecht & Susan HuntDon HammesPamela D. HeaneyJoan Braune & Tod HighsmithJohn & Judith HutchinsonClare & Nancy HutsonChele IsaacSusan & Conrad Jostad2

Mary KnickmeyerMary & Scott Kolar6

Renee Lauber & Graham CodyMadelyn Leopold & Claude KazanskiMark & Sarah McGuire2

Dan & Julie MeltonGerd & Ursula MuehllehnerElizabeth & Bernard MuirSandra PaskeJeff & Patty PlantzPat PourchotSheryl RensloRon Rosner & Ronnie HessChristine & Robert SelkJulie Shiner-Bazan & Bernard BazanBrent Sieling & Megan SchliesmanMark Smith & Dan Rigney2

Karin ThurlowDeborah TurskiThe Vogel FoundationFred & Karen Wollenburg4

Rolf & Susan WulfsbergGeoff & Josie Young

$250-$499Scott AllenNicole Anzia & Michael DaviesJanet BattistaMike & June Herschleb DenruiterJan Behn & David HenigeMark & Julie Berggren

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“We choose to give monthly because we know that conservation is an ongoing process and one that is more urgently needed than ever. And we trust Groundswell with our donations because we’ve seen the results of their work first hand in beautiful places like the Eggleston-Muir family farm, the Priske family farm, and several easements along Black Earth Creek. Thank you to Groundswell for all you do!”

— Amanda Dambrink & Johnathon Dexter, Sustainers

By becoming a Groundswell Sustainer, you provide predictable funding, allowing us to plan for the future. Your monthly contributions play a major role in protecting local lands from development.

Dale Beske & Dorothy GertschSteven BrezinskiAnne BrindleyCardno1

Barbara & Ted CochraneNancy CorcoranTimothy & Kathleen CurranDiane Derouen & Glenn ChamblissKevin Dewan6

Bill & Amy Dunlop4

Janice & Jim EastmanRon & Sheila EndresPatti & Tim FannonHerman Felstehausen & Geke de VriesFontana Sports Specialties1

Clayton GanserSara & Jonathan Giacalone4,6

Kennedy Gilchrist & Heidi WildeGrassland Media Inc.1Steve Greb & Julie AndersenFrank Grenzow4

Susan GruberTerry & Nancy HabegerTerry HallerCate & John HarringtonHaskins Short & Brindley, LLCEdward HastreiterTom HeaneyPam & Craig Heilman4

Gil & Karen HermanSusan Hobart & William FeitingerMonica JaehnigJohn KaiserDavid & Mary Jean KennedySandy & Meme Kintner6

Elizabeth KluesnerJoyce KnutsonDave & Janet KostkaKim Kreitinger & Eric PrestonKurt & Ann KrumholzJim KurtzPat & Phil LeavenworthJoel & Pamela Lundgren4

Darren & Dawn MarshDoug & Mary MarshallJohn & Sally McGwinNancy & Howard MeadMurphy Desmond S.C.1Wayne & Jackie PaulyBarry Perkel & Ellen RosnerEvan & Jane PizerJohn & Dorothy Priske

Ronda RichardsAmanda SchocklingMichael & Trina SchulerSpencer & Sarah SchumacherJennifer & David SerenoDavid Sherlock & Jennifer GottwaldPeg Smelser & Jody McCannAmy SquitieriNicole & Paul StaskowskiQual Line Fence Corp.1Richard & Laurel SteffesSummers Christmas Tree Farm LLCDennis Tande & Mary ManeringDon & Joanna ThompsonRoss & Rosalie VolkertRobin Wagner & Lisa LepeakPat WatsonWegner CPAs1

David WerneckeGeri WestDaniel WisniewskiLevi & Janet WoodBob & Nan WoodburnJan Zimmermann

$100-$249Jim AckerRobert AlexanderAmerican Family Insurance – Employee MatchingEric AndersonDoug Andrews & Maureen MurphyPatricia ArndorferBarbara J ArnoldJan Axelson & Jim HughesAnne BachnerMary BakkenRoger & Jane BannermanPaula BarbourHerschlebn FamilyMichael BenishSandy BennettJeff & Lynn BergOliver BergeConnie BettinAndrew & Deborah BissonnetteJoan & Darren BlankenshipMatt Blessing & Susan Maloney4

David Blume, MDNancy BogueJames & Betty Ann BolithoAnne BolzJohn Booske

Steve BornBarbara BornsJeff & Freya BowenChet BradleyJim Bredeson & Cheryl Becker6

Carrie BreunigJoan & William BrockKathie & Tom BrockWillis Brown & Photina ReeCarolyn & Brian ButlerKenneth CameronEmigh & Scott CannadayCDW CorporationJoe & Kathy ChaseArlen & Judy ChristensonGary CoenenKenneth & Patricia ConnorsRonald CookJim & Jane CorkeryDan & Pat CornwellTom & Carla CrabbCrossroads CoffeehouseMitch & Sandie CusterAmanda Dambrink & Jonny Dexter6

Dane County Environmental CouncilVi DavisJack & Mary DavisonPenny De MottLaura DeGolierGlenda DennistonJoshua & Nicole DenoRonald Depouw Jr. 4Betty Gene DienerDon & Linda DiersSara Dillivan-Graves & Robert GravesDave DohlerWendy DormanDoris & Dick DubielzigCasey Eggleston & Beth BierBill & Judith EisingerMike Engel & Hannah SpaulKris Euclide & Doug SteegeKathleen Falk & Peter BockJoanna FanneyMike & Doreen FestgeDaniel Fields6

Philip & Doris FishCarol FleishauerWesley & Ankie FoellJoAnn FooteNancy ForsterRoy FranzFriends of Cherokee Marsh

1Event Sponsor 2Prairie Partners Sponsor 3Part or all of gift is to help uphold our conservation easements4Part or all of gift for land acquisitions 5Gifts or Partial Gifts of Land and Easements 6Monthly Sustainer

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Eric MyersJohn NelsonMikkel NelsonJanet NeurauterBill & Mary NiedermeierBarbara NilssonLarry & Kathy NixPaul & Barb NoeldnerKit NordeenTony & Darlene NowakRichard OberleShannon OreelPeter OstlindRoger Packard & David MusolfGreg & Sheree ParadiseRobert PaulAndrew PauliosMary & David PaulsonChris PekarKate PerlebergLynn PerssonJim & Carole Peterson4

Liese PfeiferKatherine Pientka4

Chad & Lisa Pierick4

Gail Piersen & Wil AdlerRobin Piper & Kristal KagyKen PotterCaleb Pourchot & Heidi HabegerQuercus Land Stewardship ServicesPaul RabinowitzThomas RamseyJoe RauschMark Regan6

Patrick RemingtonStephanie ReynoldsSteve Richter & Laura CominettiNancy & Fred A. RisserRobert RitterJean RoarkSteve RobertsonMark & Dana RoffersAndrea & Alexander RolichRon & Cathy RotterKelda Roys & Dan ReedDoris RuschRebecca SackashScott SauerRuth SaundersAnne SayersCarroll SchaalRoger & Cheryl SchlesserFlorence E. SchmittJay SchotzkoLinda SchulerClare SchulzMelanie SchumannBarbara SeffroodWilliam SenoDonna SeredaDick & Winnie SeversonPaul ShainGail & Dan SheaPat & Helen Sheahan

Steve Gaffield & Heather CurnuttSharon & Warren GaskillRosalind & Bill GausmanJoyce & Charles GeldermanDavid Gilles & Jane JungSusan & Gary GimmestadBarbara GlassJanice GolayTura GraberRobert & Linda GraebnerDianne GreenleyJeff GundersonTom HaagHaen Real EstateJanet Beach HansonPaul & Jackie HassThomas & Patty HeblRich & Kathy HendersonKent & Judy HinzeRandy & Joann HoffmanSigne HoltzDaniel & Cathleen HuberGrant & Charlene HupyLinda & Jeff Huttenburg4

Anne & Charles IrishBarbara Irvin4

Jay & Becky JacksonAngela James & Forbes McIntosh4

Julia JiannacopoulosElizabeth & Hans JohnsonLesley Johnson & Terry MarshallRosemary & Lee JonesPaul KaarakkaFred & Sandra KamnetzLisa & Bill KeenDavid & Sonja Keesey-BergRuth & Thomas KentDouglas KirkMichael KleinPeter KleinEric KneppMike & Karen KnetterJohn & Janet KnoellerRobert KoehlerBarbara & John KomoroskeDiana KonkleSue & Tim KoobAnita Krasno & Daniel HobsonJohn KuechJeff Lange & Dolly MarshDon & Michele LastTyler LeeperMichael & Linda LeggettD. Lynn Levin & Mark LedererKen & Debby Levin4

Kyle LindemerRita LloydJim Lorman & Anne ForbesDave Lucey6

Sheila Lucey-MuehlenbruchJoe Lusson & Aleen Tierney4

John & Norma MagnusonMark Martin & Sue Foote-MartinGerald & Christine McDonoughMarilyn McGarryKen & Julie McGwinKate & Tom McMahanScott Meeker & Kathleen ErnstRose Meinholz & Howard Hochman

Kevin Shelley & Sandra WhitneyThomas Shepherd & Cindy HolzumSteve Silverberg & Lisa GaumnitzBob & Sue SimonWes Slaymaker & Diana CohenNeal & Diane SmithRandall & Marilyn Smith6

Sandra SmithWilliam & Roberta SonzogniBob & Lisa SorgeVern & Kallie StenmanKenneth & Pamela StiglerTrish StockingBruce & Carol StoddardAntony StrettonMike & Molly StrigelStewart & Marylyn StroupStinson StroupDiana Strzok & John OrlofskeNancy Sugden & Robert NewberyMillard & Barbara SusmanScott TaylorWill Taylor & Shauna KoszegiStanley TempleDonna & Chet ThomasFaith ThomasWilliam ThomasJim & Anita TreinenMichael Vahldieck & Julie HornerJohn & Maureen Van DinterCondon & Mary Ann Vander ArkStephen VenturaEric VollrathDon Waller & Caitlyn AllenBill Welch & Patti HermanTopf Wells & Sally ProbascoBill WhiteTripp & Nancy WidderTracy & Jason WidikerSi & Theresa WidstrandMardelle WildKate & Matt WippermanArleen WolekCarla WrightLarry Zanoni & Cathy CramPatricia ZastrowJoy & Paul ZedlerJames & Susan ZerwickLarry & Patricia Ziemer4

Laura ZimmermanMatt ZineNancy Zucker & Michael Burns

Up to $99Cathy AckerSherry AckermanAmazonSmileDan AndersonNorman & Lucie Arendt4

Lucinda Ashley & Donald SchneiderDelma BasthemerSue & Ellis HerschlebSteve & Kim BazanRoger & Dianne BeestmanKeri BerlingDave & Pat BernierBest Buy – Employee MatchingAnthony & Mardell BlaschkaMargaret Bomber

I remember fondly the birthdays of my youth when I could legally drive, drink, and vote! Decades later these hallmark birthdays have been replaced by the year I signed up for Medicare, when I started receiving social security checks, and when I turned 70½. What? Yes, the year I turned 70½ I had to take “Required Minimum Distributions” from my IRA and other tax-deferred plans. You can reduce the annual amount on which you must pay taxes on RMD withdrawals by making a “Qualified Charitable Distribution” or QCD to Groundswell. This is especially beneficial if you can no longer itemize deductions (like charitable gifts). I will be making an annual QCD to Groundswell to continue its great work AND to lower my taxes!

— Pat Pourchot, Supporter with son Caleb

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Judy & Ed BorkeJeffrey & Jeanne BrandtLeroy & Glennda Brandt4

Michael Bridgeman & Jack HolzhueterSue & William BridsonMelissa BrummWilliam & Lynne BuckinghamCarol BuelowJason & Lucilyn BuesingPatricia CasadDan CaucuttRobin Chapman & Will ZarwellJoy ChaseJulie ChaseChristina ClancyBrian ClearyCatherine CoberlyMary ColletAl ColvinDebbie & Gregory Cooke4

Tom CottingtonPamela CrappJohn CurtinHoward CzoschkePatti & Michael DaubsJames DavisWarren & Deborah DayKathryn DeckJane DennisKirsten DennisonMarilyn DeWittJudi Dilks & Rex MerrillJan DischCarole & Dan DoeppersJan Dorner4

Althea & Bryan DotzourLinn A. DuesterbeckMaddie & Aaron DumasMatt DunnRichard Dunn & Sheila VossTad DunnTrish & Dennis DunphyJeff DurbinJeff & Elizabeth EkolaChris ElholmJim ElyKathleen Engel-HuntAmy & Miles EpsteinJohn EvensonHildy FeenDoug FendrySally FieldsTerry FieldsKara FinleyEllen FisherJudy FossenDennis & Hanna FrankeCaitlin Morgan FrederickBenson GardnerAnna Garner-StrickonMary GehrmannGentle Breeze HoneyClifford GermainAnna GoebelTrisha & Patrick GrantKatherine GregorKimberly & Zoltan GulyasDrew Hanson

Erika MillsEd & Sue MinihanLinda MittnachtPatrick MommaertsMichael & Cheryl MoskoffMary MullenAlton & Meghan MulthaufCheryl Namyst & Steve KonkolKeith Nelson & Karen McKimRob NelsonWilliam & Virginia NelsonPaul NessonMarlys & James NettesheimBerdell Nielsen & Paul BoutwellEd & Rachel NilesPat & Les NilesJohn K. O’ConnellDave & LaVonne O’MalleyNorman & Darlene OlsonO. Rolf & Gertrude M.K. OlsonKathy OttersonSam & Betsy ParkerTrisca ParrellKristin PenegorMarcia PennerCliff & Suzanne PerkinsBeth PotterGeorgine PriceKen & Kim RamsayCheralyn RandallRicki RavittsRichard & Mary Ann Reale4

Jeffrey & Paula RenkBarb RickerDave RippHarry & Ann RippNancy RoarkJohn RoganDeanne & Steve RohdeDeborah RohdeRobert RolleyPat & Will RossmanJoanne RoweSara RubertWilliam H. RudolphBrenda SalvoDavid SampleDon & Carole SchmidtPaul & Bonnie SchmidtLinda SheehyKathryn ShelleyMuriel SimmsJenn SimonsJean SinkMeg SkinnerThomas SkinnerJoan SmileyChristine SmithCynthia SmithShelly SmithLee & Marian SorensenJeanne Staskowski4

Troy & Renee StatzVincent StegerThomas StolpJim & Dee StopferNancy & Thomas SundalHoward SweetShirley M. Swenson

Sharla HansonLinda HarringLarry HartzkeJohn & Diane HaugenAnn HeaslettTom HeldBeth HellenbrandBarbara & Ron HenningsStephen & Denise HerzbergJohn HeywoodAndrea & Jorge HidalgoSusan HoreinMarirose & John HuebscherAngela HumistonTom & Nancy HuntEric HurleyDeborah IsenbergBob & Molly JahnCharles JohnstonSue JonesRick KalvelageMary Ellen KearneyKathleen KellyBrian Kersten & Julie Tans-KerstenClaudia KesselJohn Kessler & Mara ZimmermanSally KeyelDouglas & Marjorie KingElizabeth & David KoehlerMary KohlTimothy KohlVirginia KominiakGordy KopkeSarah KraszewskiSara KrauskopfJosh KrauskopfEdward KrinskyJudith KropfJeffery KueselWilliam LaneEric LangAnita & Mark LangerKay LapinFrederick LauriMick & Helen LeRoyKarle LesterDeanna J LettsRex LokerKaren LundquistEmily Lupton MetrishLesleigh LuttrellNina MacheelSaverio & Lori MaglioJohn & Kristen MaleckiRay & Tracie MandliJames & Betty MansonSylvia MarekDavid & Linda MartinKathy MartinoffMatt Marty & Kathy WigginsBruce MayerNancy McCartanAlison McDolePatti McGinnis & Jacques BesantDennis MeillerGreg MeldeGina MeronekAdam MertzJohn & Nancy Meyers

1Event Sponsor 2Prairie Partners Sponsor 3Part or all of gift is to help uphold our conservation easements4Part or all of gift for land acquisitions 5Gifts or Partial Gifts of Land and Easements 6Monthly Sustainer

I’ve always found ways to be connected with nature: from a pine needle nest in the woods as a child to my home now bordering Patrick Marsh, nature has brought me solace. When I retired, I felt the need to cultivate my love of nature. Volunteering with Groundswell has been an important part of that goal. Working with Groundswell’s dedicated, talented employees has inspired me to also donate funds to advance their well thought out goals to secure important parcels of lands, as well as developing and promoting existing sites.

— Pat Wende, Volunteer and Legacy Circle member

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Ron AlbrechtBrooke AlexanderPatricia ArndorferJan Axelson Tamara BaileyTurina BakkenJeb BarzenMichael BenishDavid BernierMary Binkley Andrew BissonnetteJim Bredeson Dave & Kate BroadfootKim BrudnyBill & Barb BuelowSherren ClarkGary CoenenKevin DewanGretchen DieterichMichael DillonJamie DroesslerJeff DurbinMartin EvansonNate FayramRebecca FinsterClara Foster-FeltElizabeth GanserAmber Gilles

Sheila LearyLouAnn LundaAnn MacLaughlin-BerresJames MastrangeloNancy McGillMike MeloyHolly MercierPaul MeuerLynn MessingerGene Mitchell & Janis Arnovich Shawdi NesbitSteven OlsonTerry ParisiLiese PfeiferOdin PourchotMario QuintanaCary ReichEllen RosnerRebecca SackashPat SammataroPatti SchaeferKevin Shelley Todd ShuchaAlex SingerMark Smith Karen SmythEd SnyderDan Stapleton

Mark GnabasikSarah GrimesNancy HabegerCindy HansenSusan HalambeckChris HalversonKarl HeilRoberta HerschlebSusan Hobart Richard HolsingerAmy HortonMike IveyVince JenkinsBrent JohnsonGrace JohnsonMarli JohnsonJasper Johnson-EpsteinBen Jones PhotographyPaul KaarakkaDan KerkmanMarilyn KettererDani KielhoferDavid KiesowWayne KiesowSandy KintnerRichard KlempSteve KonkolBrad Lang

THANK YOU Volunteers

We are deeply grateful to the dedicated volunteers, who devote many hours to serve on our board and committees, help with field trips, assist in the office, manage the lands, and more.

Theran StautzJoe SteffenDennis Tande Will Taylor Whitney ThielPeter ThomfordKevin ThusiusUW Badger VolunteersJimmy VandenbrookJudy VandenbrookGail Van HarenWilliam Van HarenNou Vang-VueWendy VredenburghJason WalkerBill WambachRick WayneRobyn WeisPat WendeSi WidstrandGregory WiegandJoanna WilliamsLynda WrightRed (Tom) WrightKristin ZieglerJanet ZimmermanDavid Zoromski

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Jane SybersLinda TaplickRayla TeminAnita Temple4

The Meredith CorporationJohn W. ThompsonShelly Torkelson & Matt NeffBrian TownsJohn TweddalePeg & William UngerChris & Karen UpperPaul Van GinkelBarbra Van RossumMichael Van SicklenCharles VerhoeveRobert VetterMary VickersGary & Nancy Walden4

Benita Walker & Joe SenulisRachel WaltsWaunona Garden ClubPeter R. WeilerRobyn Weis4

Amy WencelNathaniel WhiteTimothy & Judy WickeFrances WiedenhoeftGreg & Carrie WiegandBrooke Williams & Brendan GormanDaniel YoungSam & Kari ZelinkaLedell Zellers & Simon AndersonBeth Zelten4

Thomas ZiegelhofferRich & Andrea Zietko4

Memorials & Honorariums

In honor of Norman Anderson Eva, Henry, Ian, Ellen and Eric Anderson

In honor of Patricia ArndorferGary Coenen

In memory of Jane BaumanMike & June Bauman Denruiter

In honor of Vera BaumanMike & June Bauman DenruiterBarbara Nilsson

In honor of Jeanne Behrend & Daniel Fields’s WeddingJason & Lucilyn BuesingWendy DormanDaniel & Cathleen HuberMarirose & John HuebscherCheralyn RandallBart & Shirley KlotzbachGeorgine PriceKent & Judy HinzeKatherine GergorTerry FieldsSally FieldsKathryn & Paul AndersonD. Lynn Levin & Mark LedererGerald & Christine McDonoughKathleen Falk & Peter Bock

In memory of Bart KlotzbachPaula BarbourJanice & Jim EastmanTimothy & Judy Wicke

In memory of Jean KnickmeyerRosalind & Bill Gausman

In honor of Tom & Margie KrauskopfSara Krauskopf, Josh Krauskopf, & Rachel Walts In memory of Scott LaBelleJane Sybers

In honor of Margaret LalorTimothy & Kathleen Curran

In honor of Suzie & Graham Lovell Bill & Judith Eisinger

In memory of Martha MartinAnna Goebel

In memory of Rick MorrisonMike & June Bauman Denruiter

In memory of Don& Dolores NeurauterJanet Neurauter

In honor of Caleb Pourchot Sara Dillivan-Graves & Robert Graves

In memory of John RauschJoe Rausch

In memory of Bill RoarkBrenda Haskins

In memory of Ann RoganJohn Rogan

In memory of Helen Jordan ScanlonPat & Phil Leavenworth

In honor of Kevin Shelley Deanne & Steve Rohde

In honor of Stewart StroupStinson Stroup

In memory of Robert ThomasFaith Thomas

In memory of Eugene TreinenJim & Anita Treinen

In memory of Orvel UtechLynda & Dick Wright

In memory of Hugh & Jeanne Wallace Dan WallaceMichael Wallace

Patti McGinnis & Jacques BesantRichard Dunn & Sheila VossJeffrey & Paula RenkCharles JohnstonRoger & Dianne BeestmanMarlys & James NettesheimBill & Lorette WambachMary GehrmannFrederick LauriSherry AckermanJeffrey & Jeanne BrandtWarren & Deborah DayJoy ChaseDaniel YoungLucinda Ashley & Donald SchneiderMichael & Cheryl MoskoffJim WelshDiana KonkleGrant & Charlene HupyRobert RitterThomas & Patty HeblKenneth & Pamela StiglerPeter KleinDiana Strzok & John OrlofskeBarbara & John KomoroskeJohn & Judith HutchinsonRichard & Laurel Steffes Joan SmileyJulie ChaseThomas RamseyCaleb Pourchot & Heidi HabegerDeborah IsenbergEric VollrathMarilyn McGarryLaura Zimmerman

In honor of Janet BraunRichard McCoy

In honor of Nancy & Lou BruchDoris & Dick Dubielzig

In memory of Harold CottingtonTom Cottington

In memory of Jim CottingtonTom Cottington

In memory of Art EngelKathleen Engel-Hunt

In honor of Natalie ErdmanAnonymous

In honor of Pleasant & Jerry FrautschiSylvia Marek

In memory of Bradley GlassBarbara Glass

In memory of Richard “Steve” GrantStephanie Reynolds

In memory of Kirk JiannacopoulosJulia Jiannacopoulos

1Event Sponsor 2Prairie Partners Sponsor 3Part or all of gift is to help uphold our conservation easements4Part or all of gift for land acquisitions 5Gifts or Partial Gifts of Land and Easements 6Monthly Sustainer

In memory of Winifred WelshHerbert Ley

In honor of Jed & Sharon WhiteNathaniel White

In honor of Peg WhitesideDennis Tande & Mary Manering

In memory of Roger WidikerTracy & Jason Widiker

In honor of Karen WollenburgFred Wollenburg

In honor of Mary Woodburn StennesBob & Nan Woodbum

In Kind ContributionsCulver’s – Sauk CityFontana Sports SpecialtiesRenee Lauber & Graham CodyMovin’ ShoesThe Shoe BoxMark Smith & Dan RigneyJoy & Paul ZedlerWilly Street Co-Op

Government Grants for LandDane County Conservation FundKnowles-Nelson Stewardship ProgramTown of DunnUSDA Natural Resources Conservation ServiceCity of Sun Prairie

Gifts or Partial Gifts of Landand EasementsTom HanleyPat & Patricia HermsenBrian PasleyPeg Whiteside

In preparing this report, we tried to ensure that it is accurate and complete. If there is an omission or error, please accept our apologies and contact Danni Lang at (608) 258-9797 or danni@groundswellwisconsin.org so we can correct our records.

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Places worth knowing

No need to suffer cabin fever when you can join Groundswell Conservancy outside this winter on our free field trips. Space is limited so be sure to register at groundswellwisconsin.org/events soon.

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Appreciation Party

Tuesday, December 10th4:00 – 6:00 pmLussier Family Heritage Center 3101 Lake Farm Road, Madison

Come celebrate all the special places you protected this year! We want to show our appreciation for your dedicated support for conservation where you live. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and refreshments between 4 and 6 pm, with a short pro-gram at 5 pm. RSVP online at ground-swellwisconsin.org/appreciationparty or call (608) 258-9797. l

Westport Prairie Story Hike and BonfireSaturday, February 22, 2020 4:30-6:30pm

Explore a story a new way as you hike the pages of a chil-dren’s book or ponder winter poems. This easy hike is family friendly. Finish the winter eve-ning off with a bonfire and campfire popcorn. l

Patrick Marsh Bonfire & Candlelit HikeSaturday, January 25, 20204:30-6:30pm

The tradition continues! Join your friends and neighbors for an easy 1.5 mile candlelit hike at Patrick Marsh Wildlife Area. A warm bonfire and tasty s’mores wait for you at the end of the trek. l

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