The Working Lands Initiative: What Is It and Why Do You Care
2006
Project Media
- The Working Lands Initiative is about finding common ground on new strategies for preserving Wisconsin working lands (agriculture, forestry, tourism & recreation use). Wisconsin can be green and growing.
- The Working Lands Initiative is about boosting Wisconsin’s economic development, especially in rural communities, in order to strategically protect the land for the bioeconomy (biomass of forestry and agriculture materials) and protect all our natural resources for future generations. Wisconsin must be planning for prosperity.
- The Working Lands Initiative goals include creating a policy tool kit for state and local government to protect these critical lands. These policy tools will include a natural resource portfolio that recognizes the “other” values of working lands such as water recharge areas, critical habitat for wildlife and carbon sequestration.
- The Working Lands Initiative will seek innovative partnerships between public and private entities to maximize efforts in preserving our natural resources through Community Collaboration Networks and a shared vision.