Sharing the Land Community Gathering- Kickapoo Valley Reserve - Saturday, May 9, 2026

Landowners and outdoor enthusiasts gathered at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center in La Farge, Wisconsin, for a morning focused on land, stewardship, and the power of working together. Sharing the Land is a conservation network connecting private landowners with access-seeking hunters, foragers, and outdoor enthusiasts through a work-for-access model- helping landowners meet their goals on their own terms while supporting real stewardship on the ground. The event featured: Welcome — Marcy West, Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Overview of the Sharing the Land model — Doug Duren, Sharing the Land Kristina Weld (Wisconsin Prescribed Fire Council) training@prescribedfire.org Jessica Salesman (Monroe County Invasive Species Working Group) jessica.a.salesman.civ@army.mil David Hettenbach (Vernon County LWCD) david.hettenbach@vernoncountywi.gov Proudly sponsored by Alex Weber of Wildland Properties, with support from First Weber Realtors and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.