Land Legacies: My Farm Now – Mary Damm
My story of farm ownership began 20 years ago at the 2004 North American Prairie Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, where I met Dan Specht. We… Read More →
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Indigenous Advisor Teresa Peterson: How do you want to be remembered?Indigenous Advisor Teresa Peterson: How do you want to be remembered?
Part 2 of 2. Climate Land Leaders’ Indigenous Advisor Teresa Peterson (Utuhu Cistinna Win) recently sat down with Executive Director Teresa Opheim to offer insights… Read More →
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Mitakuye Owasiƞ (all my relations): A conversation with Indigenous Advisor Teresa PetersonMitakuye Owasiƞ (all my relations): A conversation with Indigenous Advisor Teresa Peterson
Part One of Two Teresa Peterson (Utuhu Cistinna Win) is author of the award-winning Perennial Ceremony: Lessons and Gifts from a Dakota Garden. She is… Read More →
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A powerful counter-balanceA powerful counter-balance
New Climate Land Leader Deborah Jacobi stewards amazingly diverse land in the Driftless Area of Northeast Iowa. We asked Deborah to tell us more about… Read More →
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Messengers MatterMessengers Matter
The original version of this piece was published on My Wisconsin Woods. Thank you to author Steve Swenson, Program Director at My Wisconsin Woods, for… Read More →
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Climate Land Leaders Turns Five!
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Time to double down on commitment to BIPOC groupsTime to double down on commitment to BIPOC groups
Never have nonprofit organizations needed our support more, especially those that center Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. We asked Climate Land Leaders which… Read More →
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Strengthening a community of land stewards: Our 2025-26 Strategic PlanStrengthening a community of land stewards: Our 2025-26 Strategic Plan
At Climate Land Leaders, we envision a world where plant, animal, and human communities thrive through our land stewardship. How will we get there? Our… Read More →
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Bryan Simon on our “vital role”Bryan Simon on our “vital role”
Climate Land Leader Bryan Simon is owner/operator of Lakeside Prairie Farm, and has a B.A. in Biology from University of Minnesota Morris and a M.S… Read More →
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If I want to address the climate crisis on my land, what are the top climate solutions?If I want to address the climate crisis on my land, what are the top climate solutions?
by Oliver Luker* As a landowner with a keen interest in addressing the climate crisis, this is a question that I have struggled with myself… Read More →
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“One of the best jobs on Earth”“One of the best jobs on Earth”
Congratulations to Iowa farmer and Climate Land Leader Wendy Johnson, who received the 2024 Iowa Leopold Conservation Award! Wendy was nominated by fellow Climate Land… Read More →
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Liz Garst on prairie planting, forest management and moreLiz Garst on prairie planting, forest management and more
During Summer 2024, Climate Land Leaders met up in Central Iowa at Whiterock Conservancy. There Liz Garst and her partner, Darwin Pierce, gave the land… Read More →