American Farmland Trust to be Featured at Wisconsin Land Use Workshops in February and March
The future of Wisconsin’s working lands is the focus of a series of workshops scheduled throughout the state in February and March. The full day of programming will include a presentation by Bob Wagner, AFT’s senior director for Farmland Protection Programs, on national land loss trends and the use and application of land protection techniques in states and localities around the country. Sponsors are the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), American Farmland Trust’s Campaign for Wisconsin Farm and Forest Lands and numerous state and local groups interested in protecting Wisconsin’s agricultural and forested lands.The programs will provide information and input on tools designed to protect farmland, open space, and wooded acreage in rural areas while encouraging sustainable development and accommodating local growth. The public is encouraged to participate.”Workshops, locations, times, main sponsors and contacts for registration information include:
- Janesville, Wednesday, Feb. 4: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pontiac Convention Center, 2809 Pontiac Dr., hosted by the Rock Environmental Network, contact Randy Thompson, 608-757-5696
- Valders, Thursday, Feb. 5: 8:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Autumn Ridge Golf Club, One Straight Dr., hosted by Glacial Lakes Conservancy, contact Vickie Hall, 920-273-1143, vickie@glaciallakes.org
- Madison, Tuesday, Feb. 24: location to be announced, hosted by Natural Heritage Land Trust and Capital Area Regional Planning Commission, contact Jim Welsh, 608-258-9797, jim@nhlt.org
- Town of Oconomowoc, Wednesday, Feb. 25: 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m., Oconomowoc Town Hall, W359 N6812 Brown St., hosted by Tall Pines Conservancy, contact Susan Buchanan, 262-369-0500, susanb@tallpinesconservancy.org
- Juneau, Wednesday, Feb. 25: 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m., Dodge County Administration Building, 1st Floor Conference Room, 127 East Oak St., hosted by Dodge County Land Resources and Parks Department and Drumlin Area Land Trust, contact Nate Olson, 920-386-3948, nolson@co.dodge.wi.us
- Burlington, Thursday, Feb. 26: 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Burlington Gateway Campus, Room 102, 380 McCanna Parkway, hosted by Racine County and Kenosha County Land and Water Conservation Departments, contact Chad Sampson, 262-886-8479, Chad.Sampson@goRacine.org, or Rose Skora, 262-857-1948, rose.skora@ces.uwex.edu
- Town of Saukville, Thursday, Feb. 26: 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m., Saukville Town Hall, 3762 Lakeland Rd., hosted by the Land Conservation Partnership of Ozaukee County, contact Andy Holschbach, 262-284-8271, aholschbach@co.ozaukee.wi.us
- New Richmond, Wednesday, March 11: time to be announced, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Cashman Conference Center, 1019 South Knowles Ave., hosted by West Central Regional Planning Commission, contact Jay B. Tappen, 715-836-2918, jtappen@wcwrpc.org
- Wausau, Thursday, March 12: time to be announced, North Central Technical College, hosted by Marathon County Conservation, Planning and Zoning Department and Lincoln County Land Information and Conservation Department, contact Andy Johnson, 715-261-6002, agjohnson@mail.co.marathon.wi.us
- Ashland, date and time to be announced, Northern Great Lakes Visitors Center, 29270 County Hwy. G, Agriculture and Energy Resource Center, contact Will Pipkin, 888-379-5490, aerc@cheqnet.net
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