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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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This course introduces the commonly accepted formulas, coefficients and hydraulic controls used in the design of engineering practices such as tube & risers, weir flow, high orifice flow, low orifice flow, and full pipe flow. 2 PDHs will be offered. Info here.
Climate change will alter the species composition of urban tree populations through a combination of modified precipitation regimes and increased temperatures. Likely changes in the composition of common street tree species in California were examined using the ‘space-for- time’ substitution method. Sixteen cities covering the climatic range of the state (“representative city”) were paired with […]
Meet corn and soybean farmer, Rick Clark, who farms 7,000 acres in Indiana. Rick is quickly becoming a big name in agriculture because he provides simple explanations and clearly lays out his system of how he has increased farm profit and farm health by controlling his input costs and improved his soil's resilience. This event […]
Join NHAL State Forest Team Leader Tom Shockley and Forester Chase Christopherson as they discuss how and why foresters design and establish timber sales on the Northern Highland American Legion State Forest. Info here.
WeCOPE- Connecting with Our Positive Emotions, is an interactive program for adults that uses everyday activities and intentional practice to build positive emotions and increase capacity to manage stress. This 7-week long program, supports sessions meeting once a week for 60 minutes. Each session encourages practicing skills such as mindfulness, savoring, positive reappraisal, gratitude, and […]
How do we “comprehend, protect, and truly experience the outdoors,” even in fields outside of conservation? Actor, author, humorist and woodworker Nick Offerman explores this question in his latest book, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play. Join the Aldo Leopold Foundation, led by Buddy Huffaker, for an evening in conversation with Offerman as we […]
Resiliency Forums for Specialty Crop Farmers: Whole Farm Resiliency Planning with Farmers TBA! Join us for a series of online forums this winter to address resiliency on our farms. From the changing climate to the external and internal pressures impacting our farms, our strength lies in coming together collectively to support one another and to […]
Rural landscapes are complex physical and biological systems integrating cropland, forestland and riparian zones, crop rotations and nutrient cycling, a balance of pests and pathogens, and other interactions. Many producers seek to redesign their cropping systems guided by agro-ecological principles whereby soil health and ecological services accumulate in mutually supportive ways. They are actively involved […]
Future conservation leaders connect to the same land the Leopold family loved and cared for through the Aldo Leopold Foundation’s Future Leaders Fellowship Program. Join the class of 2022 Leopold Fellows Jack Jennetta, Kei Kohmoto, Jackson Newman, and Eric Snyder as they share stories of how they are connecting to the land and developing their […]
Washington State University in partnership with Oregon State University announces “Farming on the Urban Edge”, a series of online Conferences starting throughout winter 2021 through Spring 20-22 that will launch the new Peri-Urban Agriculture Network. The mission of this initiative is for farmers, policy-makers, educators, and food system stakeholders to learn strategies to improve the […]
2022 AgrAbility National Training Workshop, the premier training event addressing issues of disability in agriculture. Professionals and consumers from all over the country will participate in four days of plenary sessions, breakouts, tours, networking, and special events. Info here.
Tech Talks is a online training series organized by the Technical Training and Certification Program. Info here.
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