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Explore our Conservation Calendar for information on conservation-related events and trainings hosted across Wisconsin and beyond.
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Come learn from Julie Sullivan from San Juan Ranch and staff from Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming about supporting the self-directed learning of your crew and apprentices. We will explore balancing learning and doing while farming, the experiential learning cycle for adult learners, and how to build respect and investment in your worker […]
2/28/2022 - 4/20/2022 The Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science, Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin, and the USDA Northern Forests Climate Hub are offering a wildlife habitat-focused version of the Adaptation Planning and Practices online course for land managers and professionals. […]
Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (Walworth County, WI and McHenry County, IL) was first established by the USFWS in 2012. The Refuge boundary employs a “Cores and Corridors” concept for wildlife preservation with a focus on migratory and grassland birds. Vince Mosca and Paul Bruett will discuss the establishment of this Urban National Wildlife Refuge and […]
MCCC’s 2022 Annual Meeting and Conference will be held in conjunction with the Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference (CTTC). Info here.
Please join us for the 32nd annual Great Lakes Conference: Connecting Science and Management. This conference will feature presentations on fish consumption and environmental justice, predator-prey ratios, and lake trout recovery; high water levels, freak waves and flooding; environmental surveillance and assessing health; and connecting people to the Great Lakes. Info here.
Are you a conservation educator working with women landowners in Wisconsin? A warm invite to join the WiWiC Conservation Educator Network at their Spring Meet-up. The WiWiC Conservation Educator Network is an inclusive network of conservation educators to collaboratively support each other in our conservation outreach and work. The goal of this network, facilitated by […]
A brief look at the drivers for using wood for energy in the UK/Europe, and the response to date of the energy sector. An overview of sustainability requirements, and the evidence to date of the impacts of forest biomass demand. A brief look forward to ‘Biomass with Carbon Capture and Storage’ – BECCS. Info here.
This webinar will include: Welcome: Norm Monsen, DATCP Dairy Development Specialist Dairy Market Update: Bob Cropp, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension Professor Emeritus Wisconsin Dairy Industry Resources Presentations: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research and the Dairy Business Innovation Alliance Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation DATCP International Agribusiness Center Info here.
What does it mean to be a “local-vore?” How does your grocery trip connect to the conservation movement? Join Luke Zahm, local chef and host of Wisconsin Foodie, as he explores how food systems inform our connection to each other and the land. Info here.
During this seminar, we will analyze two case studies involving pXRF application to urban forest and garden soils from scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Vermont. Then we will learn how to conduct pXRF analyses safely, improve accuracy and precision during use and conclude with an open discussion. Info here.
Especially in recent years, it has become no secret that the conservation movement has a troubling past. Where do we find hope in that history, and in currently emerging movements, for a brighter future? Join Beloved Beasts author Michelle Nijhuis to explore the people and places that created the conservation movement – and where Leopold […]
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