
September 2026 eNewsletter
Read our September 2026 E-newsletter for preserve news, fun fall volunteering, and community events.

Read our September 2026 E-newsletter for preserve news, fun fall volunteering, and community events.

Read our August 2026 E-newsletter for a summer recap and to get involved this fall.

Read more about why Restoring Lands decided to change some of our preserve names.

Read about the rare rusty patched bumblebee and its importance as a local pollinator, and how you can support this species of bumblebee.

Join us for Nature’s Treasures Week! A free environmental event series throughout Ozaukee, Washington, and Milwaukee counties.

Learn updates to Restoring Lands’ efforts to resist transmission lines being constructed through conserved lands.

The County Line preserve is one of several preserved properties that would be impacted by ATC’s preferred transmission line route. Restoring Lands issued the following statement regarding proposed transmission line routes by American Transmission Company (ATC):
“Restoring Lands stands firmly opposed to any development that violates the integrity of our permanently conserved lands, and we are prepared to defend them.

Every year during Pollinator Week (June 16-22 this year), people across the US and around the world celebrate the creatures that help our food grow. If this all sounds familiar, I wouldn’t be surprised. Over the last ten years or so, the level of public awareness about the importance of pollinators has greatly increased. “Save The Bees” and “No Mow May” campaigns have become commonplace across neighborhoods in Southeastern Wisconsin, and it’s no secret why: pollinators rock!