The Wisconsin Wetland Conservation Trust (WWCT) is a statewide wetland mitigation in-lieu fee (ILF) program sponsored and administered by the Wisconsin DNR. Operational since November 2014, the WWCT allows permittees with unavoidable wetland impacts to mitigate through the purchase of credits. The program is available in all watersheds in Wisconsin.
The WWCT has two grant subprograms, its “standard” program and the new State Lands Grant Program. Both use identical funding sources, applications, proposal review criteria, and project development timelines. Funding availability and credit needs are updated at the start of each quarter. The second quarter application period opens April 1st, and closes May 31.
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Wisconsin NRCS wetland easements have the potential to remove over 56 million pounds of nitrogen and 730,000 pounds of phosphorous from urban and agricultural runoff? Wetland easements hold multiple benefits and we're celebrating them!
In Wisconsin, NRCS is celebrating over 25 years of working with private landowners across the state to restore and protect over 68,000 acres of wetlands and related habitats that deliver an array of ecosystem services for generations to enjoy.
Dodge County’s Farmers for Healthy Soil -Healthy Water is offering an informational meeting on how to handle compaction and ruts for the coming spring on April 3rd, 2019 at the Richard Wondra Farm (N10511 County Rd YY, Lomira, WI).
Francisco Arriaga, Assistant Professor, UW-Madison, Department of Soil Science, will discuss how to reduce compaction during the spring using no-till and cover crops. Additionally, hear from local farmers, including host Richard Wondra, on how reducing tillage and using cover crops on their land has led to numerous soil health benefits including the reduction or elimination of compaction and ruts.
Agenda will be: 12:00 - 1:00 pm - Registration/ Free Lunch
- 1:00 - 1:10 pm - Intro from Marty and Tony
- 1:10 - 1:40 pm - Talks from Richard Wondra and other local Farmers
- 1:40 - 2:40 pm - Francisco Arriaga on compaction
- 2:40 - 3:00 pm - Q/A with Francisco
- 3:00 pm – Open Socializing
This is a free event with Lunch provided. Please pre-register by calling the Dodge County LWCD office at (920)386-3660 or visit www.dodgecountyfarmers.com
UW Discovery Farms is hosting a workshop series that will guide farmers through the process of implementing an NUE study on their fields. Participants will come away with an understanding of how their NUE compares to other fields in the state and what factors might be contributing to those results. Local dates include:
Registration available HERE
Questions? Email abigail.augarten@wisc.edu.
The April 3rd spring grazing workshop in Jefferson has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 23rd at the UW Extension Office in Jefferson.
Jefferson County
UW Extension Building
846 Collins Road
Jefferson, WI 53549
The grazing workshop will include speakers presenting info on:
- Seeding and stocking rates,
- Emergency forage options,
- Grazing nutrition,
- DNR grazing program opportunities,
- and an Agency and Grazing Partners panel discussion
Register by April 17TH by contactibng Kirsten Jurcek:
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Please see below for details on the Wisconsin Lakes Partnership Convention, which draws over 500 people annually and is a great place to connect with DNR technical staff, lake and river organizations, and citizens around the state of Wisconsin.
This year's theme, "Pay it Forward," is a popular concept. When someone does something for you, instead of paying that person back directly, you pass it on to another person instead. This practice can certainly be seen with lake and stream volunteers, professionals in natural resource management, and all those who value our precious water resources. Many of us automatically do this type of activity every day. At the 2019 Convention, we will share some of these inspiring stories of "paying it forward." More details here
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Join the Clean Water Association and local community members in this quarterly forum for
river and lake groups
(formerly known as the Community Lake Board).
- Meet Cassie Taplin, new AIS Coordinator for Waukesha and Washington counties,
- Planning for June 7 Healthy Lakes Conference
- Discuss local organization needs/desires
- Discuss serious threats to local lakes & streams
- Identify area businesses and services working to protect lakes
- Form the Clean Water Association Advisory Committee
When: Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 * 6:30 PM - 8 PM
Where: Delafield Public Library/City Hall
Common Council Chambers, Lower Level
500 Genesee St. Delafield
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is migrating geospatial data to the ESRI ArcGIS Open Data Portal. This portal is a free resource for locating, viewing, and downloading data developed and/or maintained by the Wisconsin DNR. Geospatial data may be viewed, queried, and downloaded from this portal and are categorized into the following themes:
In addition, numerous geospatial data themes and applications are available via the Wisconsin DNR GIS web portal.
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The DNR has rolled out the Point of Contact (POC) viewer to help the public locate the appropriate program staff by region and county. The information to identify the appropriate staff person through the POC viewer is pulled from the staff directory.
A recording of the Proposed Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) General Permit Informational Webinar is now available on the Department of Natural Resources’ Municipal storm water presentations and fact sheets web page. Held on March 12, 2019, the webinar provided an overview of the proposed MS4 general permit revisions relating to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Remand and eReporting Rules.
Online Notice of Termination (eNOT) for Construction, WisDOT and Industrial Storm Water Permits
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that the new electronic submittal process for Notices of Termination (eNOT) is now available on our Water permit applications web page under the Storm Water and WisDOT pulldown menus.
You can find links to the eNOT in the Storm Water and WisDOT pulldown menus.
A recording of the March 18, 2019, informational webinar regarding the eNOT is now available on the Department of Natural Resources’ Storm water practices presentations and information web page.
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DNR seeks comments on revised surface water bacteria criteria to protect recreation.
The public comment period runs from Mar. 4 to Apr. 30, 2019.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is proposing revisions to water quality criteria for pathogens (specifically, bacteria) to protect recreation in lakes, rivers, and streams. This revision follows EPA recommendations to change from the current state criterion based on fecal coliform to one based on E. coli, as E. coli is a better indicator of the risk of gastrointestinal illness. The rule revisions will change certain permit requirements for sewage treatment facilities accordingly, but is expected to have a minimal economic impact. The public comment period for this rule will be from March 4 through April 30, 2019. Two public hearings will be held during this period:
- Thursday, April 18, 2:00, room G27, Madison Dept. of Natural Resources Bldg., 101 S. Webster St., Madison, WI
- Tuesday, April 23, 1:00, Eau Claire Dept. of Natural Resources Bldg., 1300 W. Clairemont, Eau Claire, WI
Materials for review may be found on the DNR’s website at https://dnr.wi.gov/news/input/ProposedPermanent.html, under rule number WY-17-15.
Comments can be submitted to: DNRAdministrativeRuleComments@wisconsin.gov.
This notification is being distributed to those sewage treatment facilities that may be affected, the department's distribution list for impaired waters and water quality standards, the WPDES permit notification list, and other entities that may be interested in the proposed rules.
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