Conservation Calendar

Looking to stay up to date on your CEUs? Have producers asking conservation-specific questions you don’t feel confident answering? Looking to host a training and want to avoid conflicts for your audience? You have come to the right place.

Explore our Conservation Calendar for information on conservation-related events and trainings hosted across Wisconsin and beyond.

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What Do We Know About Permeable Pavement?

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has been evaluating the water quality and quantity benefits of permeable pavements at a site in Madison, Wisconsin since 2014.  USGS monitoring efforts have provided valuable insights regarding how permeable pavements perform as a storm water management practice.  This information has been used to develop and update Wisconsin Department […]

What Do We Know About Permeable Pavement?

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has been evaluating the water quality and quantity benefits of permeable pavements at a site in Madison, Wisconsin since 2014. USGS monitoring efforts have provided valuable insights regarding how permeable pavements perform as a storm water management practice. This information has been used to develop and update Wisconsin Department […]

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: An Overview of Forestry Taxes

Join this webinar for an overview of forestry taxes including a summary of the different types of taxes that forest landowners pay, terminology used and more! This presentation will also include the ins and outs of classifying your forest land as a business, investment or personal property including how to qualify for a profit motive […]

Effectiveness Monitoring – Evaluating the Effects of Forest Management on Bird Populations

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forest Ecology Working Group (FEWG) and NCTC, working in collaboration with many FWS programs and partners, have developed a monthly lecture series to address the 50-year decline of 3 billion birds through partnerships, conservation science and forest management. The series tells a compelling story about forest bird population declines, […]

Basic Hydrology

This training will cover the basic concept of determining hydrology for common conservation practices. We will review concepts such as runoff, curve numbers, peak discharges, and hydrographs. Students will learn about reading contour maps and delineating watersheds through example problems. By the end of the two sessions students should be able to delineate a watershed […]

High-Producing Organic No-Till

High-producing organic no-till has long been identified as the Holy Grail of soil health. Join Brett Israel for an evening of sharing as he highlights the successes and challenges 3Gen Organics has experienced on its path to reducing tillage in an organic farm system. From tales of 250-bushel-per-acre corn to soybean yields of just 20 […]

Fertilizer Prices High? How Soil Microbes Can Improve Fertilizer Efficiency

Did you know that over 50% of fertilizer that is applied is lost? Many farmers are producing more while using less fertilizer by leveraging soil microbes to increase fertilizer efficiency, allowing more fertilizer to go to the crop and reducing waste. ​ Join the editors of No-Till Farmer along with Holganix for our live webinar, […]

SnapPlus Version 3 Update

Description: Join us for a sneak peek of what SnapPlus Version 3 is going to look like. The SnapPlus developers will be walking us through some of the new and updated features. After the presentation there will be time for questions and feedback. If participants are interested they will be able to sign up to […]

Public Rights in Milwaukee’s Fresh Coast

A lunchtime virtual event where we will explore the past, present, and future of Milwaukee’s Fresh Coast. Much of the city’s coastline and riverfronts are not original — they were built on lakebed or riverbed that was filled to create new land. Join us as we learn from six of the leading minds in this […]

Smart Climate Communication in Complicated Times

The Wisconsin Academy is pleased to present our first lunch-hour Climate & Energy talk of 2022, "Smart Climate Communications in Complicated Times," with speaker Jane Elder. Elder, the former executive director of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters and long-time advocate for strategic approaches to environmental communications, will discuss insights from Yale's “Six Americas […]

The History and Effectiveness of Injurious Wildlife Listing under the “Lacey Act”

As part of the original Federal law known as the “Lacey Act” passed in 1900, injurious wildlife has been amended several times, but the purpose has always been to protect the United States from the introduction of invasive and otherwise harmful wildlife. Congress first gave the authority for overseeing injurious wildlife to the U.S. Department […]

Farrowing Sows on Pasture

Join to learn best practices when it comes to pasture-based farrowing, including considerations for infrastructure needs, scheduling/timing, and animal health and safety. Info here.

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