Mission Statement:
Nature At The Confluence creates community connections by providing inviting spaces and engaging programs.
Strategic Goals 2023-2025:
- Enhance facilities to provide more self-guided educational opportunities and accessible recreational spaces.
- Engage a more diverse spectrum of our community through partnerships and programs.
- Build a sustainable organizational structure and funding strategy.
Land Acknowledgement
Nature At The Confluence acknowledges that we occupy ancestral Ho-Chunk land, where their people lived at Ke-chunk-nee-shun-nuk-ra, or Turtle village, until an 1832 treaty forced them to cede this territory. For decades federal and state governments repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, sought to forcibly remove the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin and Illinois. Through our programs we seek to educate visitors about the Ho-Chunk’s legacy of resilience, and honor their ancestors that cherished this land.
Nature At The Confluence, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
Our Board
Lena Verkuilen – President
Andre De Kok – Vice President
Therese Oldenburg – Treasurer
Carl Lange – Secretary
Rob Clark
Deb McCann
Dianne Morrison
Our Staff
Julie Uram, Executive Director
Learn more about our Staff here.