Spring on the Kickapoo

Join us for an early spring run on the upper reach of the fabled Kickapoo River with veteran paddler Ron Rosner and members of the Valley Stewardship Network. You'll learn about the successful fight against a proposed dam in the 1970s, and about current efforts to protect the river.

Saturday, May 10
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
$25 per person

Learn more and register today--space is limited!

The High Price of Hungry Gas Tanks

We have reported in recent months on the downside of biofuels,--and ethanol in particular--for Wisconsin’s water and land. The evidence continues to mount that there is likely long-term damage being done to not just soil. Read more...

News and Updates

Can We Plan Our Way to Cleaner Water?

Report finds fault with nutrient planning If the state is investing millions of dollars in nutrient management planning for Wisconsin’s farms, it had better look at what’s wrong with the current system and make improv

Wisconsinites Want Great Lakes Water Protected

With all the bad news about water last summer – Lake Superior shrinking, inland lakes dwindling, Atlanta’s water crisis – it may not be surprising that Wisconsinites want water protected, especially the Great Lakes.

Scientists Want an Exit Strategy for Aging Dams

Thousands of obsolete dams and thousands of miles of abandoned roads in America’s aging and crumbling infrastructure could still be valuable – to the environment, according to a policy forum paper in this week’s Science