25 Years of Statewide Advocacy
Join as we celebrate and take a look back over the years
We're excited to share our 25th Anniversary celebration with you! We've put together a 25-year timeline with a few of the highlights over the years. Our website and social media pages are loaded with videos, testimonials, and storymap showing what your support over the past 25 years has meant to us and the state of Wisconsin.
25th Anniversary Special Appeal
Please make a special gift to celebrate this milestone anniversary! Your gift will help ensure we have the resources to forge ahead in the coming years.

We are committed to providing sound land use policies to help build healthy communities and to advocate for responsible transportation options. Together we will work toward a cleaner, healthier and more inclusive future for all the people of Wisconsin.

Thanks for being friends we can count on!

Or text : 608-405-6979

Reminder - we have a new address
1000 Friends of Wisconsin
PO Box 259704
Madison, WI 53725
Hear from Founder & First ED Dave Cieslewicz
and some of our happy partners!



Dave shares the history of 1000 Friends
and how it all began!






What a few of our partners have to say:

Mark Roffers - 1kfriends Board member and urban, rural and regional planner, MDRoffers Consulting LLC

Carissa Givens - Milwaukee Community Program Manager, Wisconsin Bike Fed

Megan Severson - State Director, Wisconsin Environment
Active Wisconsin
Active Wisconsin is our new active transportation network. If you are interested in learning more about the active transportation network, please visit the website Active Wisconsin. If you have questions or would like to added to the Active Wisconsin email list, please email Susan Gaeddert. We're always happy to add new members to the network!