The theme for this year’s Wisconsin Water Week was Navigating In Turbulent Times Many of the topics presented focused on climate change, water level fluctuations, restoration, and environmental justice throughout Wisconsin and the surrounding [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Non-Recreational Fishing and Aquaculture: Businesses and AIS Prevention Transport pathways are the means by which aquatic invasive species (AIS) have been introduced to and spread across Wisconsin. The number of pathways have continued to [...]
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 [...]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Interim Municipal Phosphorus Reduction Credit for Leaf Management Programs Guidance is now available for review and public comment. Comments and questions should be summited by March 5, [...]
The 6th Annual Lower Fox River Farmer Roundtable wrapped up today - February 16th, 2021. Usually this full day event is held in January with promises of educational opportunities, a broasted chicken lunch, happy [...]
