Natural Area Stewardship and Restoration
Partnering with conservation-minded landowners from our home in the heart of the Kickapoo Valley
Our Philosophy
Stewardship works best as a partnership between people caring for each other and the land.
Good stewardship should support the land and the people who care for it. Our partnerships ensure that stewardship decisions benefit from continuity, shared observations, and adaptability to change over time. This allows our partnerships to build upon successes, learn from surprises and setbacks, and adjust to changes on the land or in your life. Approaching stewardship as a long-term mutually supportive relationship ensures that the land and the people who live with it are better off because of each other.
Let’s grow something beautiful together
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The Mission: We support landowners by tailoring stewardship guidance and hands-on support to their goals and land, so people and Nature are better off together, now and into the future.
The Vision: A world where people and Nature thrive together, with each living better because of the other.
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Our team and partnerships are guided by our core values:
Legacy-Driven
We take a long view, guiding land in ways that remain healthy, useful, and meaningful for decades or generations, rather than seasons or years.
Shared-Vision
We work from a shared vision shaped by the landowner’s goals and evolving based on the land’s realities, rather than predetermined outcomes or professional preferences.
Lifestyle-Stewardship
We don’t just practice stewardship, we live it. This is reflected in our dedication to connecting people with the beauty, enjoyability, and functionality of their land in ways that improve their quality of life.
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Services included within a given partnership may include, but aren’t limited to:
Site-visits or Walkthroughs
Invasive Species Management
Prescribed Burning
Brush Clearing
Native Plantings and Seedings
Savanna or Woodland Thinning
Trail Installation or Maintenance
Plant and Wildlife Surveys
Restoration, Stewardship, and Monitoring Plans
Custom GIS Mapping
On-Site Demonstrations or Training
Annual Stewardship Reports
The only stand-alone services we currently offer to non-partners include:
Site-Visits
Botanical Surveys
Our Team
Ecologist/GIS Specialist
UW-Stevens Point - Urban Forestry
Co-Founder of NatureWorks with Ben
Kerstyn Perrett
Principle Ecologist
UW-Stevens Point - Forest Ecosystem Restoration and Management
Ben Bomkamp
Restoration Crew Lead
UW-Platteville - Ecological Restoration and Resource Management
James Haas
Restoration Technician
UW-Platteville - Ecological Restoration and Resource Management