Groundswell Conservancy seeks Dane County Conservation Fund grants for two easements

Tony Abate, Groundswell Conservancy’s conservation director, presented two conservation easement projects to the Dane County Park Commission on March 26 and said the organization was requesting county Conservation Fund grants to help pay project costs. Abate described a request of $125,000 (25% of costs) for the Felio Conservation Easement in the Town of Dunkirk, within the Badfish Creek natural resource area, and $332,000 (50% of costs) for the Village Edge Conservation Easement in the Town of Black Earth, within the Black Earth Creek natural resource area.