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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MKE Women’s Urban Ag Network: Fall Gathering

Join in the Community Room of Urban Ecology Center's Riverside Park location, to learn about urban agriculture! We'll hear from a few amazing women who are doing urban ag work in/near Milwaukee, and also learn about the different programs and resources available to Milwaukee County folks interested in urban agriculture Info here. 

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Understanding Bird Populations and How They Change

October 11 – November 1 (Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm each week) In less than a single human lifetime, 2.9 billion breeding adult birds have been lost from the United States and Canada, across every ecosystem, and including some of the most abundant and familiar bird species. In this course we will examine how we […]

Understanding UW-Madison Division of Extension’s new approach to Agriculture Staffing

In response to evolving budgets and needs in the state, Extension has reformulated its approach to agriculture staffing across the state. Please join us for a discussion to understand the changes and provide feedback on how those changes will impact county conservation staff and opportunities for continued collaboration to support agricultural producers in Wisconsin. Heidi […]

How do crop advisors do conservation?

Ever wondered how to engage the private ag consulting world on soil conservation practices? Tune in to a webinar from the Minnesota Office for Soil Health, to discuss the findings of recent interviews with MN crop advisors who work with conservation practices. Participants will learn what difficulties and opportunities crop advisors see for increasing adoption […]

Badger Crop Connect

Tillage Costs and Benefits Dr. Francisco Arriaga, Soil Science Professor and Extension Specialist at UW-Madison Introducing the New Entomology Precision Pest Ecologist Dr. Emily Bick, Precision Pest Ecologist at UW-Madison Info here.

Managing Plant Surplus Carbon to Generate Soil Organic Matter in Regenerative Agriculture

Soil degradation is a global problem. Intensive, chemical-based conventional agriculture focuses on aboveground biomass production and yield and overlooks belowground plant carbon input and plant-soil-microbe associations, leading to declined soil organic matter levels. In this webinar, Dr. Yichao Rui will explain how regenerative agricultural practices such as judicious use of fertilizers, incorporation of legumes, and […]

The Earth Beneath Our Feet: Climate Change and the Soil Loss Crisis

Jo Handelsman, Ph. D, will discuss our soil, the causes for its degradation, its relation to carbon transfer and climate change, and our relation to the issue. The Master Gardeners of Door County, Crossroads at Big Creek, The Ridges Sanctuary, and Waseda Farms are co-presenting this event on Wednesday, October 12 at 7 p.m. at […]

Conservation Innovation Grants: New Grazing Lands Innovations

Join to learn about two projects: • A National Grazingland Information System: Expanding GlobalRangelands.org Through a Grazing land Thesaurus and Mobile Content Access • Deploying CERT: Integrating satellite and field measures for improved grazing land management at ranch scales Info here.

Boerson Farms Soil Walk

Come and learn how Boerson Farms in Green Lake County has been utilizing rotational grazing, silvopasture development and minimum till vegetables to build their soil health. Info here.

Conservation Innovation Grants: New Grazing Lands Innovations

Come celebrate fall and harvest season with other women who share your commitment to land conservation! Gather ideas and information for establishing your land conservation plan and how to use the upcoming winter months for planning, research and connections with NRCS. All women farmers, landowners and conservationists from Marathon, Portage, Shawno and surrounding counties are […]

Get Loud: Speaking Up for Rural Wisconsin

Learn how to authentically and powerfully tell your story and lift up the issues affecting our farms and communities. Wisconsin Farmers Union invites you to a special session focused on sharing our rural stories to build power and raise awareness. We’ll cover the importance of storytelling, how to connect personal stories with collective interest, and […]

Soil Health Workshop-Marathon County

Soil Health - Fenwood Creek Watershed - Marathon County Location: Bauman Dairy Farm, 221584 Fairfield Dr, Edgar, WI Date: Friday, October 14, 2022 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Join us to discuss practices that benefit your farm and help water infiltrate into your soil. See how different management practices conserve soil and nutrients, and witness the […]

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