TREES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART
of our heritage. Not only do they provide
beauty, shade and value to our landscape,
they are home to myriad other creatures
that we share this planet with.
The Bock Foundation supports efforts to
educate communities about the benefits
of mature trees, as well as preservation of
mature forests. We encourage community
action in the care and preservation of local
mature forests.
We are rapidly losing the old “father of the
forest,” those trees that have been with us
since before our country was founded.
The Bock Foundation wishes to encourage
builders and developers to learn about the
benefits, both environmental and social, of
site planning that maintains mature trees
and a healthy ecosystem. |
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MISSION
The John C. Bock Foundation is
organized and operated for the
preservation, maintenance and enhancement
of land areas in their natural
or undeveloped state that support
woodlands and old-growth forests,
principally those proximate to Lake
Mendota, Wisconsin, and generally in
the state of Wisconsin.
The mission of the Foundation is public
education, particularly of builders
and developers, regarding the importance
of the preservation, conservation,
and custodianship of the natural
resources of land, emphasizing
mature woodlands and old-growth
forests.
To this end, the Foundation supports
educational activities and research of
this nature. The foundation also supports
other qualifying conservation organizations
that are directly engaged
in the preservation and protection of
landscapes containing mature woodlands
and old-growth forests. |