Thursday, June 11
6 PM at Water Street Grille (1410 3rd
St, Stevens Point)
Featuring:
Betsy Kerlin, Executive Director
North Central Conservancy Trust
Central Wisconsin enjoys the aesthetic mix of open farmland, forests, wetlands, and lakes, with smaller towns and villages that nearly everyone finds appealing. These rural landscapes often provide wildlife habitat, ecological services, and recreational opportunities that enhance the lives of residents. Decisions made by private landowners on these rural landscapes can have long-reaching impacts on the ecological, social, and economic benefits rural landscapes provide all stakeholders. Further, over the next 20 years, most of central Wisconsin’s privately owned land will be passed on to the next generation.
As large properties are split up and sold as individual lots, impervious surfaces grow, non-point source pollution increases, habitats and viewsheds are affected (sometimes permanently), and the number of landowners controlling the management on these fragmented pieces multiplies. To counter this dilemma, land trusts have emerged as a powerful, non-governmental interest that have the potential to promote permanent conservation.
Come learn more about North Central Conservancy Trust, Stevens Point’s local land trust, and the role NCCT plays in the permanent protection of central Wisconsin’s rural landscapes.
RSVP by posting a comment below, or by contacting Betsy (edncct@gmail.com) or Nathan (nathan.sandwick@ces.uwex.edu).
A Point and a Pint! is a series of evening happily-learning hours intended to promote learning, networking, and enjoyable conversation on topics related to community development. The free, public event is typically held at 6 PM; locations may vary.
