Wisconsin Land + Water Conservation Association generously provided a forum to the River Alliance at their annual county conservationists meeting on July 21 in Wisconsin Rapids to bring in two dynamic speakers from Iowa—Jennifer Terry from Des Moines Water Works (DMWW), and Craig Cox from the... Read More
There are two great opportunities to speak up for two great rivers at the upcoming meeting of the Department of Natural Resources' Natural Resources Board (NRB), on August 3 in Ashland. The NRB will take public testimony on an updated master plan for the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway... Read More
There's much to like about a new program the Legislature funded and the state's agriculture department administers. The agency, called DATCP (DAT-cap) by insiders, made 14 small grants totaling almost $250,000 to groups of farmers (and associated agencies or nonprofits). Here's how agriculture... Read More
This week's opinion from Attorney General Brad Schimel that (among other things) the Wisconsin DNR doesn't have express authority under state law to regulate the overall impact ("cumulative") of a big (high-capacity) water well hit us all like a high-pressure hose in the face. Schimel hangs... Read More
Citizen water advocates, working with the River Alliance and other conservation groups, successfully beat back two bad bills in the latest legislative session that would have, at best, made no progress in protecting groundwater and, at worst, set way back water protection in Wisconsin. Like... Read More