To preserve Wisconsin's cultural and glacial heritage for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

To create, support and protect a continuous 1,200 mile system of parks and footpath trails tracing unique Ice Age formations across Wisconsin. The Ice Age Park & Trail Foundation permanently protects the continuous band of varied glacial landscapes through the use of state and school owned land, private landowner segments, land purchases, and many other classifications of land ownership.

Today 600 miles of the Ice Age Trail are complete with only 600 miles to go! Through IAP&T Foundation, the Ice Age Trail is connection communities, and state, and local parks providing a living history of Wisconsin's past.