The 2026 Annual Harvest Dinner was a huge success! We are so thankful for the opportunity to spend an evening with our members, volunteers, business partners, sponsors, organizational partners, and UWSP students who help make our work possible. We are thrilled to share that, thanks to your support, we raised more than $21,000 at this […]
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North Central Conservancy Trust (NCCT) invited members of the community to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 31st, 2026 at their Big Cain Creek Nature Preserve, to celebrate the Preserve’s official opening. In 2025, NCCT received the generous donation of the Big Cain Creek Preserve, a 30-acre property in Marathon County containing a diverse forest
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This past June, Vladimir and Bonnie Sokolov permanently protected their 140-acre property, while maintaining private ownership of the land, through a conservation easement with the North Central Conservancy Trust (NCCT). Located in northern Adams County, the Sokolov property includes 140 acres of diverse forestland and provides important habitat for a wide variety of wildlife, including
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We are delighted to announce that Becky Wadleigh, NCCT’s Land Protection Specialist, is now a full-time NCCT staff member! NCCT is so lucky to have Becky on our team, as her extensive knowledge, passion for conservation, and years of experience have made a tremendous impact on NCCT, and we are thrilled to have her expanding
Approximately 113 acres of land in Wood County was donated to Gathering Waters last year by landowner Sallie Wylie upon her passing in 2025. Following her wishes to conserve the land, Gathering Waters and NCCT worked together to permanently protect the property with a conservation easement. The property features a diverse landscape of woodlands, open
Recently, NCCT was featured on WJFW for the current improvements underway at Big Cain Creek Preserve. In 2025, NCCT received the generous donation of the Big Cain Creek Preserve property, a 30-acre property in Marathon County containing a diverse forest ecosystem and a portion of a Class 1 trout stream. With support from the Community
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NCCT has received a $3,000 grant from the Community Foundation of North Central Wisconsin (CFNCW) as part of the Community Foundation’s Wausau Marathon County Impact Grants. The grant will be used to support improvement projects at NCCT’s Big Cain Creek Preserve. In 2025, NCCT received the generous donation of the Big Cain Creek Preserve, a
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The Sisters of Mercy of the Holy Cross and NCCT have been featured in the most recent edition of Lake Tides, a newsletter that focuses on education surrounding Wisconsin’s lakes. The article written about the Sisters is featured on pages 3 and 15 of the newsletter found below. Give it a read to learn more
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NCCT Staff Attends 2026 Gathering Waters Land Trust Conference NCCT staff attended the 2026 Gathering Waters Land Trust Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from March 11-13. The three-day event was action-packed with field trips to local protected areas, multiple educational sessions, many opportunities to connect with other land trusts, and plenty of great food! The conference
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Check out what the North Central Conservancy Trust has been up to since starting the new year! February 2026 E-News Click here to stay up-to-date with NCCT by joining our monthly   e-newsletter!
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Check out what the North Central Conservancy Trust achieved in 2025! 2025 Year in Review E-News Click here to stay up-to-date with NCCT by joining our monthly   e-newsletter!
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Check out what the North Central Conservancy Trust has been up to in the month of November! November E-News Click here to stay up-to-date with NCCT by joining our monthly   e-newsletter!
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Check out what the North Central Conservancy Trust has been up to in the month of October! October E-News Click here to stay up-to-date with NCCT by joining our monthly   e-newsletter!
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In early March Marathon County landowner, Mary Binkley, donated her 30-acre property in the Town of Texas to the North Central Conservancy Trust (NCCT). The nonprofit land trust organization plans to retain ownership of the property and open it to the public for gentle recreation and nature exploration, making this NCCT’s fourth nature preserve within
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Elle Vandenelzen is serving as NCCT’s Land Protection Assistant Intern for Spring 2025. Currently a junior at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, she is pursuing a degree in Conservation and Community Planning, with a minor in GIS and Spatial Analysis, and a certificate in Environmental Ethics. Elle is also the treasurer for UWSP’s Environmental
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In 1994, the City of Wausau proposed the construction of a new municipal sewer line that would have run through 21 acres of forested property owned by D.J. and Mary Clare Freeman. Like many of you, the Freemans loved their land and wanted to protect it from degradation. With support from their neighbor, Jane Raymond-Wood,
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We are pleased to announce the newest addition to the NCCT Board of Directors, Pat McMurtrie. Pat is very familiar with NCCT, as she has been serving on the NCCT Public Relations Committee since summer 2021, on the NCCT Fundraising Action Team since November 2022. Pat McMurtrie joined Gathering Waters in 2018 as its first
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Heterobasidion Root Disease (HRD), once called annosum root rot, is a disease that affects conifers in 30 Wisconsin counties. It most commonly affects red and white pine plantations, but a lot of tree species can be hosts of HRD. This disease can be very detrimental to conifer populations, as it can cause reduced height and
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North Central Conservancy Trust’s Autumn 2024 Newsletter (Vol. 23, No. 2) is now available to view online! Click here to view online. If you would like a paper copy sent to you in the mail, please consider becoming a member of NCCT, and contact Becky at outreachncct@gmail.com. Special thanks to Lora Hagen and Spectra Print
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 Wondering where you will get your Christmas tree for this holiday season? Look no further! Visit the Central Rivers Farmshed to purchase a tree from Solin Tree Farm! Their trees are grown without pesticides, fertilizers, or artificial colors. A portion of the sales will be donated to NCCT this year! Thank you so much to
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