FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2021 Contact: Tony Blattler, Wis. Conservation Congress Chair, 608-235-5825 Kari Lee-Zimmermann, Wis. Conservation Congress Liaison Kari.LeeZimmermann@Wisconsin.gov or 608-219-9134 WCC Virtual Spring Hearing Begins April 12 at 7 p.m. MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Conservation [...]
Congratulations to our 2021 Watershed Hero Impact Awardees. We appreciate all of our 2021 nominations. The Watershed Hero nomination committee had many worthy candidates to select from. Watershed Hero nominations are open to any [...]
The Bee & Butterfly Habitat Fund is a unique conservation solution to the rapidly declining bird and bee habitat. This new grant program looks to work with private, public and corporate lands through the [...]
And we aren't talking about the food! The White Clay Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District worked with East Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to develop a lake management plan for the White Clay [...]
Wisconsin Women in Conservation (WiWiC) is a newly established group for women on a conservation journey. They are a group of farmers and conservation professionals looking to nurture the lands and themselves. WiWiC was [...]
Dairy farms have a large impact within the Pipe Creek subwatershed. Increasing dairy cattle numbers has resulted in a greater reliance on corn silage to sustain expanding dairy operations. The change in cropping practices [...]
The Wisconsin Waterways Commission has 5 commissioners nominated by the governor and approved by the senate. The commissioners serve a 5-year term and each represent a specific geographic area and should be knowledgeable about the representative’s area’s [...]
County Land Conservation Staff play vital roles in the watershed in efforts to reduce nutrient and sediment pollution from the landscape and improve water quality in our lakes and rivers. Winnebago County Land and [...]
Construction began on Phase 1 of the Terrell's Island and Samers Bay Restoration Project in January/February of 2021. The property owner, Butte des Morts Conservation Club, hired two contractors to complete the work: Highway [...]
Most people think of earthworms as helpful. We know small organisms in nature are important in the nutrient cycle because they break down organic matter into forms plants use. However, even tiny non-native creatures [...]
