TALL PINES CONSERVANCY INC
PO BOX 65, NASHOTAH, WI 530580065 www.tallpinesconservancy.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE OUR RURAL HERITAGE BY PROTECTING REMAINING FARMLAND, WATER RESOURCES AND NATURAL AREAS AND OPEN SPACES ADJACENT TO AND IMPACTING NORTHWESTERN WAUKESHA COUNTY.

TO PRESERVE FARMLAND, OPEN SPACE AND WATER RESOURCES IN NORTHWEST WAUKESHA COUNTY THROUGH OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES AND SMART GROWTH PLANNING.

LAND ACQUISITION - TALL PINES CONSERVANCY APPLIED FOR AND WAS ACCEPTED TO THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE REGIONAL CONSERVATION PROTECTION PROGRAM (RCPP) TO PURCHASE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS ON WORKING LANDS THROUGH THE AGRICULTURE LAND EASEMENT (ALE) PROGRAM. THE PURCHASE OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (PDR) ON A 150-ACRE FARM WITHIN THE WATERSHED WAS FUNDED IN PART THROUGH THIS PROGRAM AND THE CLOSING ON MAYER FARM OCCURRED IN 2020. THE ORGANIZATION WAS VERY GRATEFUL TO RECEIVE A GENEROUS DONATION OF 13 ACRES OF LAND LOCATED ADJACENT TO LAPHAM PEAK BY CHLOE AND ROSS WANDSCHNEIDER. WE WERE ALSO GIFTED AN EASEMENT OF 1.2 ACRES LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE BEAVER LAKE BOAT LAUNCH.TPC IS AN ACTIVE MAJOR PARTNER IN THE OCONOMOWOC WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM (OWPP). THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO ASSIST LANDOWNERS WITHIN THE WATERSHED IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO REDUCE PHOSPHORUS LEVELS IN OUR RIVERS, LAKES AND STREAMS. OUT OF THE 70+ CRITICAL SOURCE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, 33 OF THEM HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH INSTALLATION OF BUFFERS, AERIAL SEEDING OF COVER CROPS, AND GRASS WATERWAYS. AS A PRIORITY AREA WITHIN THIS PROJECT, WE CONTINUE TO EXECUTE THE MASON CREEK WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN TOGETHER WITH THE NORTH LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, SEWRPC, THE WISCONSIN DNR, OWPP, THE TOWN OF MERTON AND CARROLL UNIVERSITY. IN 2019, WE COMPLETED THE PURCHASE OF 26 ACRES OF LAND ALONG THE CREEK AND RECEIVED A GRANT TO FUND AN ENGINEERING PLAN THAT WILL ALLOW US TO RE-MEADER THE STREAM COURSE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO POSITIVELY AFFECT THE SEDIMENTATION LEVELS IN THE CREEK. THE OWPP PROJECT, NOW NEARING ITS 6TH YEAR, HAS PROVEN ITS CRITICAL ROLE IN REDUCING PHOSPHOROUS REDUCTION LEVELS IN THE ENTIRE WATERSHED, INCLUDING OUR LAKES. TALL PINES ALSO CONTINUES ITS COLLABORATION WITH FARMERS FOR LAKE COUNTRY, A PRODUCER-LED MENTORING GROUP, TO EDUCATE AND IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES ON LANDS WITHIN THE OCONOMOWOC RIVER WATERSHED, INCLUDING THE AERIAL SEEDING OF COVER CROPS. THE FIRST FARMER APPRECIATION DAY COOKOUT WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 50 LANDOWNERS. TPC WORKED WITH THE CLEAN WATER ASSOCIATION TO CONDUCT ITS POPULAR QUARTERLY MEETINGS AND THE 4TH ANNUAL HEALTHY LAKES CONFERENCE IN JUNE. WE ALSO ASSISTED THE GROUP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS STRATEGIC PLAN AND SUBSEQUENT NAME CHANGE TO LAKE COUNTRY CLEAN WATERS.WE CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH A NUMBER OF FARMLAND OWNERS IN THE ASHIPPUN RIVER WATERSHED THAT CONTIGUOUSLY COULD RESULT IN 1000 ACRES PROTECTED.TPC PARTNERS WITH MANY OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN 2019 TO MEET MUTUAL LAND CONSERVATION GOALS. THESE GROUPS INCLUDE THE MI-KETTLE PARTNERS, OZAUKEE-WASHINGTON LAND TRUST, THE ROCK RIVER COALITION, GREENER OCONOMOWOC, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, WAUKESHA GREEN TEAM, WAUKESHA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY, GATHERING WATERS AND CARROLL UNIVERSITY.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - TPC HOSTED ITS FIRST OWL PROWL AT CAMP/QUAD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LAUDATO SI PROJECT AND WANAKI WILDLIFE. THE SOLD-OUT EVENT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS. THE 2019 OWPP PADDLE WAS HELD IN JULY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PADDLEBOARD SPECIALISTS' MIDWEST PADDLE FEST. A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE FESTIVAL WERE DIRECTED TO THE CLEAN WATER ASSOCIATION. THE 11TH ANNUAL RIDE TO THE BARNS, A CYCLING EVENT THAT ATTRACTED MORE THAN 500 CYCLISTS, HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL FARMS (MOST UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENTS) AND LOCAL FOOD. THE 2019 EVENT WAS FILMED FOR AN EPISODE OF DISCOVER WISCONSIN FEATURING THE EVENTS AND WORK OF LAND TRUSTS ACROSS THE STATE. THE PROGRAM AIRED IN 2020. IN FALL, STEWARDSHIP LEVEL DONORS WERE TREATED TO A GUIDED BUS TOUR OF UPCOMING PROJECTS IN THE OCONOMOWOC RIVER WATERSHED FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION AT FOLK SONG FARM.WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE OUR LAND PROTECTION WORK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR SPONSORSHIP OF THE CHAMBER'S WINTER AND SUMMER FARMERS MARKETS IN OCONOMOWOC. THE MARKET ATTRACTS OVER 400 PATRONS PER WEEK IN THE WINTER MONTHS. WE ALSO HOSTED TABLES OF TPC INFORMATION AT THE CLEAN WATER FESTIVAL, THE WINTER FARMERS MARKET IN OCONOMOWOC, THE WAUKESHA COUNTY LAND CONSERVANCY ANNUAL MEETING AND THE WOODLANDS CONFERENCE. TALL PINES CONTINUES TO CONDUCT PRESENTATIONS FOR VARIOUS GARDEN CLUBS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS.

LAND MANAGEMENT - OUR OUTREACH STRATEGIES INCLUDED WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS IN THE TOWNS OF OCONOMOWOC, ASHIPPUN, MERTON, DELAFIELD AND ERIN. WE CONTINUED OUR MONITORING PROGRAM WITH VOLUNTEERS AND CONDUCTED INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL WORKDAYS. WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH THE TOWN OF MERTON TO DEVELOP A CONSERVATION PLAN AT THE OCONOMOWOC RIVER CONSERVANCY PARK AND ARE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING THIS PLAN FOR THAT PROPERTY. TPC RECEIVED A GENEROUS MEMORIAL DONATION OF %50,000 TO DESIGN AND CREATE A SCENIC OVERLOOK. CONSTRUCTION ON THE OVERLOOK BEGAN IN 2019 AND WAS COMPLETED IN SPRING 2020.

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