La Crosse Area Group Reveals New Plan To Protect Region`s Bluffs

Government and environmental groups in La Crosse County and Minnesota are working together for the first time to protect and manage the region’s bluffs.

The La Crosse Area Planning Committee, Winona County in Minnesota, the Mississippi Valley Conservancy and other stakeholders revealed a first draft of their Blufflands Plan at a public information meeting in La Crosse on Thursday.

The group hopes to create a new coalition to advise local governments and property owners on how to manage the region’s iconic geological feature.