Land Trust Alliance

Geneva Lake Conservancy Honors Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm with Olmsted Award

Kimberly Seese — 2012-07-30T04:00:00Z

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Janet Happ
Manager Fundraising & Outreach
Geneva Lake Conservancy
(262) 275-5700

First Award Given by Conservancy
for Landscape Conservation

LAKE GENEVA, WI -- The Geneva Lake Conservancy announced Roy Diblik, co-owner of Northwind Perennial Farm in Burlington, WI, as the organization’s first recipient of its Olmsted Award which recognizes excellence in landscape conservation. Diblik was presented the award at a private session in Lake Geneva on Saturday. He was recognized for his impact on conservation landscaping in the Geneva Lakes area. The award coincides with the GLC’s 35th anniversary.

John Anderson, one of the original founders of the Geneva Lake Conservancy, along with current GLC chairman Robert Klockars, presented the award to Diblik. “Roy Diblik is recognized at the forefront of landscape conservation. He has been growing traditional and native perennials since 1978, long before it was popular. He also emphasizes the relationship between garden designs, maintenance strategies and costs – another progressive approach,” Anderson said.

Diblik’s recent high-profile works include the Domes in Milwaukee, Louis Sullivan Arch Garden for the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago and a 6,000 square foot perennial garden for the Oceanarium at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium. Klockars noted, “Roy is in demand outside of the Geneva Lakes area, but he has also made a significant impact on the local area with recognizable landscaping at Hawk's View Golf Course, Grand Geneva's Spa, the Lake Geneva Library, Duck Pond and Fontana's main boulevard.”

Diblik is currently writing his second book for Timbers Press on developing perennial plant communities. His first book, Small Perennial Gardens: The Know Maintenance Approach, is in its second printing.

The Olmsted Award is named after the Olmsted family, visionary landscape conservationists. John Olmsted was the founder and first president of the American Society of Landscape Architects and a partner of Olmsted Bros., of Brookline, MA. His uncle and adoptive father, Frederick Law Olmsted, designed the landscapes of New York’s Central Park and the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Cousin and half-brother Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. joined forces with John in managing the firm.

GLC chairman, Robert Klockars said, “The Olmsted Brothers’ company had an extraordinary long-term impact on landscape conservation, including the Geneva Lake area. Several properties on the north shore of Geneva Lake and the grounds of Yerkes Observatory reflect their landscape designs.”

The Geneva Lake Conservancy began in 1977 as the Committee to Save Geneva Lake by founders John Anderson, Bill Turner and Norm Barry. In 1982 the Committee formed another organization called Geneva Lake Land Conservancy to protect the land around the lake. The two groups merged in 1992 and became the Geneva Lake Conservancy. Since then, the GLC has expanded to protect all lakes in the area, including Geneva, Como and Delavan, woodlands, open spaces, wetlands, and farmland.

The Geneva Lake Conservancy is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt, not-for-profit organization and recognized land trust with 1,120 acres under protection. Its mission is to protect the environmental character of the Geneva Lakes area.

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Forest Land Seal Sets State Record

Kimberly Seese — 2012-05-17T04:00:00Z

May 17, 2012 | Journal Sentinel | Milwaukee, WI

Family Places 400 Acres of Pristine Blufftop Land in Conservation Easement

Kimberly Seese — 2011-10-05T13:00:59Z

October 2, 2011 | Winona Daily News | Fountain City, Wi

Ernest and Joseph Haugen Preserving a Tradition on the Farm

Kimberly Seese — 2011-10-04T18:45:19Z

September 26, 2011 | LaCrosse Tribune | Coon Valley, WI

DNR Land Deal Largest Conservation Purchase

Kimberly Seese — 2012-05-17T04:00:00Z

May 17, 2012 | Wisconsin State Journal | Madison

Conservancy Adds Properties with Rare, Ancient Features

Kimberly Seese — 2010-12-11T00:00:00Z

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Building Connections: The RRF Wheelhouse Property

Kimberly Seese — 2011-08-30T04:00:00Z

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Alliance's Saving Land Magazine Wins Two Awards

prichardson — 2009-04-29T14:48:41Z

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 28, 2009

Contact: Chris Soto
csoto@lta.org

Association Recognized for Innovation in Media and Publishing

Presented with two 2009 EXCEL Awards

Washington, DC—The Land Trust Alliance is being honored by the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) at its 29th Annual EXCEL Awards, which recognize the best and the brightest in association media and publishing.

As one of 181 winners selected from nearly 1,000 entries, the Alliance is being presented a Gold Award in the Magazines: Most Improved category and a Gold Award in the Magazines: Redesign category (submitted by Bates Creative Group) for taking bold chances and delivering excellence in the association industry.

“Congratulations to the Land Trust Alliance, one of the recipients of our EXCEL Awards,” said Amy Lestition, CAE, SNAP’s executive director, “These publications demonstrate the importance of conveying content in a variety of formats to our constituents. Bravo to the publication and media association professionals for their mastery of the field.”

“We went through a rigorous redesign process and this is a wonderful affirmation of our success,” said Chris Soto, editor of Saving Land, the winning magazine of the Alliance.

The Land Trust Alliance will be honored and celebrated at the 29th EXCEL Awards Gala on June 4, 2009. Award-winning entries are displayed at the EXCEL Awards Gala and are featured in the July/ August issue of Association Publishing. The Alliance may also be a winner of the distinguished EXTRA! Awards—presented to associations pushing the edge of the envelope further to innovate in an ever-changing publishing environment—which will be announced at the EXCEL Awards Gala in June. For more information on the Association Media and Publishing Conference and the EXCEL Awards Gala, visit www.snaponline.org.

For more information about the Land Trust Alliance, please visit www.landtrustalliance.org.

About the Land Trust Alliance: The Land Trust Alliance is a national conservation group that works on behalf of America’s 1,700 land trusts to save the places people love by strengthening conservation throughout America. The Alliance works to increase the pace and quality of conservation by advocating favorable tax policies, training land trusts in best practices and working to ensure the permanence of conservation in the face of continuing threats.

About SNAP: SNAP is the one non-profit, professional society serving the needs of association publishers and communications professionals. Areas of expertise include: fostering effective relationships among publishers, communications professionals, and industry providers; developing and maintaining high editorial and advertising standards through our Excel Awards and Publications Review Program; providing members with the latest industry movements through bi-annual meetings, Lunch & Learn Seminars, the SNAP listserve, and Association Publishing, our bimonthly magazine; and, connecting professionals with career opportunities in association publishing through our Career Center.

About the Midwest

fdalleo — 2008-04-29T21:05:00Z

The thirteen states of the Midwest region host a vast diversity of landscapes, ecosystems, and working lands. From the northern reaches of Appalachia, to the majestic Great Lakes, to the Great Plains and farmland of the central U.S., this region is anchored by a community of 250 local and regional land trusts that have collectively saved well over half a million acres.

Throughout the Great Lakes watershed, which contains 20% of the world’s freshwater resources, 105 land trusts have been working with private landowners, local units of government and federal agencies to protect the wetland habitats, stream corridors, and undeveloped uplands that comprise this unique ecosystem. The concentration of land trusts in this region is one of the highest in the nation, affording land trusts a unique position to protect watersheds and landscapes on a large scale.

Across the Midwest, unique and effective land conservation partnerships have been working to protect some of the nation’s greatest treasures. The Blufflands Alliance, formed in 1993 through the leadership of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, has demonstrated an effective collaboration of organizations, individuals and landowners working to inspire a common vision of the region in the protection and preservation of the bluffs along the Mississippi River. The partnership began with a prioritization of the most scenic and important bluffs along 350 miles of the upper Mississippi.

In the greater Chicago area, a coalition of twelve land trusts has been working together since 2001 to advance cooperation and land conservation, with the ultimate goal of establishing a visionary, structured, and sustainable collaborative land trust coalition to increase the pace of conservation into the future.

How We Help

Guided Organizational Assessment Program - helps land trusts identify areas for improvement and prepare for Accreditation in the Great Lakes Watershed and Ohio.
Mentoring and Coaching - provides tailored, in-depth technical assistance and organizational planning to assist land trusts in addressing critical transitions, leadership development, strategic planning, and other organizational development needs.
Facilitation and Mediation - help land trusts resolve internal and external conflicts and other challenges by offering a third party intermediary to facilitate outcome-oriented processes.

A New Community Forest: BRC Purchase Protects 400 Acres in Lincoln from Future Development

Kimberly Seese — 2013-01-03T05:00:00Z

January 3, 2013 | ashlandwi.com | WI