Wisconsin’s premier conservation tool victim of 'partisan warfare'

Wisconsin’s premier conservation tool victim of 'partisan warfare'

SUPERIOR — After conserving 650,000 acres in Wisconsin over 30 years, the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program enjoys overwhelming public support across party lines. Wisconsin’s tax-funded land conservation powerhouse has purchased state parks from scratch and paid for dozens of projects in Superior and northwestern Wisconsin. A decade of deepening budget cuts, however, has crippled Knowles-Nelson, its remaining funds often diverted from intended …