Good Morning,

 

Here is a great FREE event coming up October 24, 2009 in Gays Mills. I hope that some of you can make it out to see this amazing film. Included below is the press release from Crawford Stewardship Project about the event.

 

 

Evening of Movie and Popcorn with Supporter Opportunities
 

The film “Fresh”, by ana Sofia joanes, will be shown at 7:00 on Saturday, October 24, at the Gays Mills Community Building, 212 Main St in Gays Mills, sponsored by Crawford Stewardship Project, www.crawfordstewardshipproject.org. This film brings inspiration with practical solutions for a revision of our food system.

 

The event is part of the www.350.org world wide project to promote awareness to reduce the CO2 levels from the present 387.81 to a goal of 350, which many scientists have determined to be a safe level. This platform of a global network connects people across the planet.

 

Film discussion, CSP update, and an opportunity to offer suggestion and volunteer for CSP efforts will follow. Popcorn and cider will be provided at this free event.

 

“Fresh” celebrates the farmers, thinkers, and business people across America who are re-inventing our food system. Among several main characters, “Fresh” features urban farmer and activist, Will Allen, a 2008 McArthur’s “Genius Award” fellow; sustainable farmer and entrepreneur, Joel Salatin,, made famous by Michael Pollan’s book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma”; and supermarket owner, David Ball, who is creating a new market model for our family farmers. “Fresh’s” focus on these inspiring individuals and their initiatives around the US provide us with actionable solutions. Go to www.freshthemovie.com for more film information. Contact Crawford Stewardship Project for more information on the event at 608-735-4277.

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Sincerely,

 

Emily Joy Rozeske

Office Manager
Valley Stewardship Network
124 1/2 S. Main Street
Viroqua, Wisconsin 54665

 

(608) 637-3615
www.kickapoovsn.org

 

Join others concerned with stewardship of the Kickapoo Watershed
Become a member of the Valley Stewardship Network for all those who live, work and play in the Valley

Hello VSN Members and Friends,

VSN's Food & Farm Initiative Kickapoo Harvest: Gleaning for Healthy Communities is looking for youth and adult volunteers to help us prepare fresh fruit and veggie boxes for our summer fresh food gleaning project. Fresh food boxes will be packaged with locally harvested fruit and veggies from Pat Slattery's Farm and Turkey Ridge. Boxes will be delivered to elderly residents at Parkview Manor in downtown Viroqua.

Interested in joining us on the farm for some harvesting fun? We are looking for volunteers to help us harvest gleanable produce and fruit this Friday, October 16th from approximately 12:30pm-4:00pm. We will meet at the old Dahl Pharmacy parking lot and carpool from there to two, possibly three, farm sites. Please bring your own gloves, harvesting knife, clippers or scissors (may not be needed) and harvesting bucket or box. We will have some to share but depending on the number of volunteers we may run out.

We are also looking for volunteers to help us out on Friday, October 16th from approximately 4:00-6:30pm at the Viroqua High School Cafeteria. Volunteers will be washing, sorting and packing harvested food into boxes that will be delivered on the morning of Saturday, October 17th.

For those who may be busy on Friday, consider joining us on Saturday, October 17th from 10am-12:00pm. We are looking for volunteers who are interested in delivering fresh food boxes to those residents at Parkview Manor who are participating in the project. Food boxes will be delivered on Saturday morning at the kitchen of Parkview Manor. During this time (11am) a local chef Frank Wildingway will be providing a 1 hour cooking demonstration to the residents. Volunteers can also help with the cooking demo by handing out taste samples and helping the chef in the kitchen.

The Food & Farm Initiative needs at least 10 volunteers to help cover the Friday (harvesting and fresh food box preparation) and Saturday (box delivery) events. Please call Nicole Penick (608) 637-8568 or email vsnnicole@gmail.com if you are interested.

Our past three Gleaning Events have been a growing success and many of us agree that this is our most meaningful work to date! Many thanks to our farmers and our volunteers!

http://www.vernonbroadcaster.com/articles/...tures/01feature.txt

I hope to hear from you soon!

Nicole Penick

Food & Farm Initive Coordinator

Valley Stewardship Network

124 1/2 S. Main Street

Viroqua, Wisconsin 54665

 

(608) 637-3615

www.kickapoovsn.org

 

Join others concerned with stewardship of the Kickapoo Watershed

Become a member of the Valley Stewardship Network for all those who live, work and play in the Valley.

VSN thought you might be interested in this field-day just south of Gays Mills sponsored by our friends in the Kickapoo Initiative.

 

 

Kickapoo Neighbors,
 
Come join us Oct 17th at 9AM just south of Gays Mills for a hike and discussion with Jesse Bennet of Driftless Land Stewardship Llc. http://www.driftlesslandstewardship.com/
 
Jessie will lead a discussion on a wide range of issues of forest health and ecology of plant and animal communities including:
• pre-settlement conditions
• invasive plants
• clues to how our land has been managed in the past
• different management techniques to meet varied landowner goals
Please bring a bag lunch and water come with your hiking shoes and lots of questions. Our next gathering will be the third Saturday in January (Jan. 13th)-speaker to be announced.
 
DIRECTIONS:

From Gays Mills go south on River Rd (which follows Kickapoo's west
bank) to right turn onto O'Neil Ridge Rd to top of ridge and left onto
Gays View Rd. and follow flagging tape markers.

From the east, (County S and Hy 131), go North on 131 to left on Sand
Creek Rd, then right or north on River Rd, then left onto O'Neil Ridge
Rd., then left onto Gays View and follow flagging tape.


The Kickapoo Initiative
Jennifer M. Nelson Maggie Jones (mhjones@countryspeed.com)
49369 Hickory Lane 608-872-2297
Steuben, Wisconsin 54657
608-476-2301

Dear friends of Crawford County-

Please check out the latest issue of Community Development Connection below or view the pdf file with charts and graphics at http://crawford.uwex.edu/cnred/documents/O...ctionNewsletter.pdf For your convenience you will find newsletter text only below.

** This month I am formally introducing “Economic Snapshots” as a new feature of this newsletter. Avid readers of the Wisconsin State Journal will recognize these as regular articles produced by my colleagues at the Center for Community and Economic Development. I hope these Crawford County regional versions will help you better understand how our economy has changed and continues to change. The snapshots will cover everything from labor to housing to farming. If there’s a topic you are particularly interested in, if you’d like to see the data, or to reproduce these for a newspaper of community newsletter, please let me know! You'll find this month's snapshot attached separately as an image file. The snapshot archive may be found on my wesbite http://crawford.uwex.edu/cnred/index.html

This newsletter is intended to facilitate information sharing between elected officials, plan commissioners, community leaders, regional organizations, entrepreneurs and business owners in the Crawford County, Wisconsin area. You'll find local events and news related to community and comprehensive planning, economic development, land use, and local government. If this newsletter has been forwarded to you and you would like to receive it monthly by email or post please email me at laura.brown@ces.uwex.edu.

Please pass this on to others who might be interested. Items for the Dec-Jan newsletter are due by November 15th .

Thanks and best
Laura Brown, Crawford County Community Development Educator, 608-326-0223

Good Morning,

 

Below is a press release from the Center for Rural Affairs that is hosting a Rural Issues Forum on October 5, 2009 here in Viroqua at Western Technical College. If you are interested in attending please contact Virginia Wolking virginiaw@cfra.org , (402) 687-2103 ext. 1017.

 

 

 

MEDIA ADVISORY

From the Center for Rural Affairs - September 23, 2009 Contact: Virginia Wolking, virginiaw@cfra.org , (402) 687-2103 ext. 1017 or Steph Larsen, StephL@cfra.org , (402) 687-2103 ext. 1014

 

Center for Rural Affairs to Host Rural Issues Forums and Policy Trainings Western Wisconsin Location for Community Discussions

 

LYONS, NE - Center for Rural Affairs organizers Steph Larsen and Virginia Wolking will be conducting several Rural Issue Forums and Policy Trainings in western Wisconsin on October 5, 6 and 7.

 

"Whether you're passionate about agriculture, rural development, health care, energy or another rural issue, join us to talk about what's happening in your rural community," said Virginia Wolking. "We will talk about strategies that have worked in the past as well as emerging tools to shape public opinion and public policy. We will learn from each other and share ideas for building upon our successes to win more policy victories for rural people and rural communities."

 

Organic Valley farmer cooperative is working with the Center of Rural Affair to co-sponsor the Viroqua event, the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service is co-sponsoring the Menomonie event and the Northeast Entrepreneur Fund is co-sponsoring the Superior Event.

 

Individuals interested in attending a rural issues forum, leadership training or for both can RSVP by contacting Virginia Wolking at (402) 687-2100 or virginiaw@cfra.org . There is no charge for attending the forum or the leadership training, and supper is free as well.

 

What: A Rural Issue Forum and Policy Training in western Wisconsin.

 

When and Where:

Monday, October 5th

Viroqua, WI

Western Technical College

Room 115

220 South Main Street

 

Tuesday, October 6th

Menomonie, WI

Menomonie Public Library

600 Wolske Bay Rd

 

Wednesday, October 7th

Superior, WI

Village of Superior Hall

6702 Odgen Ave.

 

Agenda For All Meetings:

4:30-5:30 PM Rural issues forum

5:30-6:00 PM Supper for leadership training participants

6:00-7:00 PM Leadership training

 

For more information visit: www.cfra.org/09/wisconsin/forums or contact Virginia Wolking at virginiaw@cfra.org or (402) 687-2103 ext. 1017.

 

      

      The Center for Rural Affairs was established in 1973 as an unaffiliated nonprofit corporation under IRS code 501(c)3. The Center for Rural Affairs was formed by rural Nebraskans concerned about family farms and rural communities, and we work to strengthen small businesses, family farms and ranches, and rural communities.

      

      

Sincerely,

 

Emily Joy Rozeske

Office Manager
Valley Stewardship Network
124 1/2 S. Main Street
Viroqua, Wisconsin 54665

 

(608) 637-3615
www.kickapoovsn.org

Hi folks- My apologies for the large posting. Just a reminder to please join us for this informational meeting tomorrow night. Please come and help to spread the word! Very best- Laura Brown, Crawford County UW Extension
 
Public Invited to Comment on First Draft of the County Comprehensive Plan at Informational Meeting on September 29

 

Residents, land owners, and local officials are invited to a public informational meeting for the Crawford County Comprehensive Plan on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 from 6:30-8:30 pm at the Seneca school gym. The evening will include an update on the planning process, an opportunity to provide input on goals statements in the draft plan, and discussion time with members of the Crawford County Comprehensive Planning Sub-Committee. The meeting is free and open to the public.

 

The draft comprehensive planning document will serve as the County’s guide for land use, transportation, agricultural natural and cultural resources, housing, transportation, utilities and community facilities, and economic development. The plan covers only unincorporated areas of the county and provides specific recommendations for ways to implement goals. The draft document is the result of eighteen months of meetings of the County Planning Sub-Committee in collaboration with the Mississippi River Planning Commission and the University of Wisconsin Extension Office. Public input was gathered through a countywide tax bill survey in 2007, a public open house in October 2008, and input from citizens and plan commissions throughout the process.

 

Citizens may provide additional input on the plan by contacting any of the Sub-Committee members, attending monthly county comprehensive planning subcommittee meetings, or attending Land Conservation Planning & Zoning meetings. Contact and meeting information can be found at www.crawfordcountywi.org. Draft portions of the county plan and other local town plans as well as meeting minutes and plan documents are posted online for public review at www.crawfordcountywi.org/planning/index.htm.

 

The County Sub-Committee intends to present a final version of the plan for adoption by the County Board prior to January 1, 2010. Counties, towns, or villages in Wisconsin that wish to enforce zoning or subdivision regulations must have their own comprehensive plan in place by January 1, 2010, to comply with state statutes. For more information about the county comprehensive plan or the comprehensive planning process contact Laura Brown, UW Extension Community and Economic Development Educator at 608-326-0223.

 

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Laura Brown
Community & Economic Development Educator
Crawford County UW Cooperative Extension
225 N. Beaumont Road, Suite 240 Prairie du Chien, WI 53821 608-326-0224 Fax: 608-326-0226
laura.brown@ces.uwex.edu
www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/crawford

Dear friends - I thought you might be interested in this great event for new and existing business owners and interested citizens focusing on "Eco-preneurship" to be held at 6 pm in Prairie du Chien on October 7. You'll find the release and a flyer attached.
Very Best- Laura Brown
 
University of Wisconsin Extension
September 15, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT: Laura Brown, Crawford County UW-Extension Community Development Educator,

(608) 326-0223, laura.brown@ces.uwex.edu

 

October 7 Business Workshop & Resource Fair to Feature Keynote
“How ECO-preneurs are Leading America’s Rural & Small Town Renaissance”

 

Prairie du Chien- Positive change is brewing in America’s countryside as increasing numbers of entrepreneurs launch creative new small business that take advantage of the rich food and agriculture resources in rural Wisconsin. The public as well as new and exiting business owners are invited to learn more at a business workshop and resource fair on Wednesday, October 7, from 6:00-9:00 pm at the Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin City Hall at 214 East Blackhawk Avenue featuring the presentation “How ECO-preneurs are Leading America's Rural Renaissance" by Lisa Kivirist, business owner, author and entrepreneur. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn through inspiring stories, browse business start-up and marketing tools, network and share ideas and resources. The session is free but space is limited. Pre-registration is required by contacting Laura Brown by September 25, 608-326-0223.

According to keynote speaker Lisa Kivirist “ECO-preneurs see their business as a tool to transform local communities by changing the food system, emphasizing cooperation over competition, being stewards of the land, valuing meaningful work over simply earning a living, and often, integrating their children and family into their livelihood.” Kivirist is the co-author of the award-winning book, “ECOpreneuring” and local innkeeper of Inn Serendipity in Browntown, Wisconsin. Inn Serendipity, a nationally-recognized bed and breakfast, features local, seasonal cuisine and is completely powered by the wind and the sun. The keynote presentation will explore the impact of a significant, transformation erupting across rural and small town America: entrepreneurs are launching green businesses and leading the sustainable revitalization of our countryside.

Kivirist also directs the Rural Women’s Project, a venture of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service, and will be facilitating this workshop throughout Wisconsin. This workshop brings together various tools, resources and networking opportunities for women to help champion both new start-ups and showcase the stories of successful entrepreneurs already running businesses that promote healthy and fresh foods, sustainable agriculture, and a vibrant local economy.

“Existing business owners as well as those seeking to start new ventures are encouraged to attend this free event,” explains Laura Brown, Crawford County UW Extension Educator. “Encouraging small, green micro-enterprise start-ups will help stimulate positive economic vibrancy in our community by creating self-employment opportunities that also contribute to community health and wellbeing” adds Brown. During the last recession from 2000 to 2003, micro-enterprise employment grew in Wisconsin while it fell for other employers.

This seminar is presented through the Rural Women's Project, a venture of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) in cooperation with the Crawford County UW Extension Office, Couleecap, and Prairie du Chien Downtown Revitalization, Prairie du Chien’s Main Street Program.

Dear friends-
Please join me to bask in the glorious weather and adventurous activities this weekend in Crawford County!

Saturday September 19 for the Kickapoo BRAVE (Bluffs, Rivers And Valleys Event)
Bicycle Ride and Harvest Dinner 9 am - 9 pm in Gays Mills Wisconsin ~

A celebration of the glorious scenic working farms, bountiful local foods, and creative spirit of Crawford County, Wisconsin. Held in concert with Crawford County Celebrates and the Soldiers Grove Art Festival. Tickets available for the bicycle ride (starts at 9 am, $35 includes dinner) or dinner only (starts at 4:30 pm, $15)! Buy your tickets online now- http://www.crawfordcountywi.com/brave.htm Please help spread the word by forwarding this email!

 
     
  
Ride features stops at Driftless Organics, Star Valley Flowers, Mount Sterling Cheese Coop, and the Ferryville Farmers Market, with optional stops at local orchards.
Join us for the ride and dinner only or dinner only! Refreshments by local farms and beverages starting at 3:00 at the Lions Park on the Kickapoo River in Gays Mills.
Gourmet harvest dinner starts at 4:30 (vegetarian option) featuring fresh seasonal foods from local family farms prepared by the Driftless Café. Donations will be accepted to support the Crawford County Farm to School program. Dinner and live music by Tim and the Floppy Cowboys and the Pie City Ramblers
 More information below and online at http://www.crawfordcountywi.com/brave.htm
General Information & Schedule

 Gays Mills is located along the Kickapoo River in Southwest Wisconsin, in the heart of the scenic Kickapoo Valley. The ride will start at 9 am from Riverside Park in Downtown Gays Mills, located on Highway 171 (please note: this is a new location) . Registration sign-in will begin at 7 am, where registrants will be given t-shirts, dinner tickets, and gift bag. A brief welcome/ orientation meeting will take place at 8:45. There will be a mass start at 9 am, so please be on time.

 
 
7 am

8:45

9:00

4:30

 

4:30

7 pm
   
 Registration open

Welcome/ Orientation

BRAVE Ride, Mass Start

Harvest Dinner

Catered by Driftless Cafe

Music by Tim and the Floppy Cowboys

Music by Pie City Twisters
   
 

 
 
 

Daycare

This will be a family-friendly event. The 4-H Junior Leaders will provide daycare for children ages 2 through 8 at the site. Please indicate on your registration if you need daycare services.

 

Routes

You will have a choice of two routes beginning and ending in Gays Mills. The shorter 20-mile ride will stay in the river valley and take you to the Driftless Area Art Festival in Soldiers Grove, while the longer 100 kilometer ride will take you over the ridge to Ferryville and the Mississippi River. This year all of the routes are paved, but beware of loose gravel on seal-coated roads. Riders will be provided with a map and a list of rest stops. Light refreshments and bathroom facilities will be available at designated rest stops. Cell phone access is not available throughout the county but a sag vehicle will be driving the routes for rider safety.

 

         

Route Map Topographic Map

 

 

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Harvest Dinner

Included in your registration fee is a Saturday evening celebratory Harvest Dinner in Gays Mills at Riverside Park. Serving will start at 4:30 pm, offering early-returning riders an opportunity to eat after completing their ride. The dinner will feature fresh, seasonal foods grown by family farmers – catered by the Driftless Café – as well as breads, deserts, and wines from around the Driftless region. Live entertainment will begin at 4:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for the dinner only. Please consider and additional contribution to the Crawford County Farm to School Program.

 

Costs

This year, we are offering more options:

$35 Ride with full registration (includes the ride, dinner, t-shirt, and gift bag)

$25 Ride without dinner

$25 Youth with full registration (18 and under)

$15 Youth without dinner

$15 Dinner only (children ages 8 and under are free)

$__ Additional Contribution to Crawford County Farm to School Program

To order dinner tickets only at $15 per person (no charge for ages 8 and under), please email: info@crawfordcountywi.com

 

Contact Information

If you have any further questions, please contact Eric Frydenlund, Crawford County Tourism Council Coordinator, at 866-452-7967, or email info@crawfordcountywi.com
 


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Laura Brown
Community & Economic Development Educator
Crawford County UW Cooperative Extension
225 N. Beaumont Road, Suite 240
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
608-326-0224 Fax: 608-326-0226
laura.brown@ces.uwex.edu
www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/crawford

Hello VSN Members and Friends,
 
VSN is happy to announce that the Vernon County Farm to School Program has successfully received another year of AmeriCorps funding. As a result, we will be hiring two new Farm to School positions including a Food Procurement Coordinator and a Nutrition Educator. Please see the announcement below.
 
VIROQUA AREA SCHOOLS

Looking to hire two AmeriCorps Farm to School Members to assist with Nutrition Education and Local Food Procurement. Both positions are part-time and include a paid stipend including possible education credits. Applicants should be passionate, self-motivated individuals who have an interest and experience in supporting local agriculture and increasing access to local foods in area schools. Please send a cover letter and resume to Marilyn Volden, Food Service Director, Viroqua Area Schools, 100 Blackhawk Drive, Viroqua, WI 54665 or email application materials to mlvolden@viroqua.k12.wi.us For more information, contact Marilyn Volden, 608-637-1645. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. Screening of applicants will begin immediately. EOE.

Greetings everyone,
 
With summer coming to an end, a new school year begining, and the fall season upon us, you are probably experiencing some changes in your daily / weekly schedule. All of us here at VSN are experiencing some changes of our own!
 
Do to our two year committment for Board members, we have had to say our goodbyes and thankyous to some, and welcome others who have committed to serve with our organization. We also have just recently hired a new part-time office manager, and she is busy getting her "feet wet", learning some of the history and background of the organization.
 
We are looking forward to introducing these fine individuals to you, at our Annual Meeting, scheduled for Oct. 8th, at Green Man Music Hall, here in Viroqua. Mark that date on your calendars, and plan on joining us for an enjoyable, relaxing, and entertaining evening. More details on that gathering coming soon!
 
Finally, the main purpose of this message.... Because of the complexity of everyone's schedule, we are moving our monthly Board Mtgs. from the third Wed. of each month, to the third Tues. of each month. As always, you are invited to join us to express your ideas, raise your concerns, or just sit in and listen.
 
Thanks to all who continue to support us, and work to preserve and protect our Watershed!
 
GT
 
 
Gary Thompson
Valley Stewarship Network
124 1/2 South Main St.
Viroqua, WI> 54665
608-637-3615
www.kickapoovsn.org

Hello VSN Members and Friends,
 
Check out this great new program being offered by Natural Resource Conservation Service. Learn more at an upcoming event scheduled for Wednesday, September 9th.
 
Learn more about the

NEW Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

In Viroqua, WI on Sept. 9th from 7-9pm

 

CSP rewards agricultural producers (crops and livestock) as well as owners of forested land with cash payments based upon the positive impacts of their conservation activities. It represents a new approach to how our nation supports farmers and ranchers by placing emphasis on current land management and future stewardship practices that enhance conservation of our natural resources.

Join representatives from the Wisconsin Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES), Land Stewardship Project, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, GrassWorks, Wisconsin Farmers Union, Valley Stewardship Network, and Vernon ACES for an informational meeting on the NEW Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in the basement of the Medical Center, attached to the Vernon Memorial Hospital on Hwy 14 in Viroqua, Wisconsin on Wednesday September 9, 2009 from 7-9 PM.

The meeting will be presented in two parts. The first part will be a short overview of who is eligible, what type of operations would benefit from this program, and what is required to apply for CSP. There will then be a short break with refreshments. The second part will be a working session, with NRCS personnel present to help farmers understand the Conservation Measurement Tool used to rank the applications for funding.

Bring along your FSA aerial farm map, as well as any conservation plan, nutrient management plan, organic system plan or other overall farm management information that would be a good resource to help complete a picture of your farm’s conservation enhancing practices.

There is no charge for this meeting. For more information, contact MOSES at 715-778-5775 or harriet@mosesorganic.org or 800-551-GROW.

The Conservation Stewardship Program is a voluntary working lands conservation program. To download a fact sheet on the new CSP, visit LSP and MOSES online at www.landstewardshipproject.org and www.mosesorganic.org.

Invitation:

Vernon County land and water dept. will be hosting an informational meeting concerning Jersey Valley at Jersey valley Park this Sunday at 9:00am.

All concerned parties should try to attend, if possible.

 

Because the La Crosse area had the coldest July since 1891,fishing has continued to produce, if using correct methods. September’s expectations continue to run high.

Please forward to all,thanks

Sincerely,

Bryan”Trapper” Voldahl –Secretary WFSC

Avalanche- in the heart of the Driftless Area

Just in case some of you were planning on coming but had not yet RSVP'd:


The Crawford County Housing Needs Discussion scheduled for Wednesday,
August 26 5:00-6:30 PM at Prairie du Chien City Hall has been postponed
until further notice. For more information about county housing
including updated foreclosure data please contact Laura Brown at the
Crawford County UW Extension office at 608-326-0223.

Have a great weekend-
Best- Laura Brown


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Laura Brown
Community & Economic Development Educator Crawford County UW Cooperative
Extension
225 N. Beaumont Road, Suite 240
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
608-326-0224 Fax: 608-326-0226
laura.brown@ces.uwex.edu
www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/crawford

Another opportunity to learn more about our local geology, this workshop is sponsored by our friends to the south, Crawford Stewardship Project (See message below)
 
Gary Thompson
Valley Stewarship Network
124 1/2 South Main St.
Viroqua, WI. 54665
608-637-3615
www.kickapoovsn.org
 

 

Karst Identification & Reporting Workshop & Field Trip
 

Join Dr. Kelvin Rodolfo, professor emeritus of University of Illinois-Chicago for a presentation on karst geology and field trip to see local karst features on Saturday August 22. Presentation is at 10-12 at the Soldiers Grove Community Room. If you wish, bring your own lunch and join others for a local field trip to view karst features at 12:30.

 

The event is co-sponsored by the Soldiers Grove Library and Crawford Stewardship Project. Coffee and lemonade are provided. Following the presentation, Dr. Rodolfo will answer questions and explain the Wisconsin Geological Survey's Interagency Karst Reporting Form. Landowners may wish to complete the form and submit it for later verification of karst land features. This is one of several first steps leading to a karst study of Crawford County. The more information gathered, the more complete and accurate the study will be.

 

Crawford County is one of a number of areas in Wisconsin underlain by karst geology. "Karst" refers to an area where bedrock, such as limestone or dolomite, has been dissolved by water. Karst regions are generally characterized by connected cracks and layers between rocks that easily transport water. Sinkholes, shallow soils, sinking streams, and springs are found in karst areas. These areas are potentially vulnerable to contamination from pollutants traveling directly to groundwater through shallow soils overlaying fractured bedrock. Dr. Rodolfo lives with his wife, Kathy in rural Viroqua.

 

Crawford Stewardship Project Soldiers Grove Library

PO Box 284 102 Passive Sun Drive

Gays Mills, WI 54631 Soldiers Grove, WI 54655

608-735-4277 608-624-5815

Hi folks-
 
I'm passing this on because I thought you might be intersted in checking out a new interactive online news outlet for the greater Prairie du Chien (Clayton, Grant and Crawford county) Area www.pdctoday.com They are also on twitter and facebook. News and releases may be sent to Dan Moris danmoris@pdctoday.com Please pass this on to others who might be interested!
 
Very Best- Laura Brown
 
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Laura Brown
Community & Economic Development Educator
Crawford County UW Cooperative Extension
225 N. Beaumont Road, Suite 240
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
608-326-0224 Fax: 608-326-0226
laura.brown@ces.uwex.edu
www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/crawford

Hello VSN Members and Friends,
 
VSN's Food & Farm Initiative Kickapoo Harvest: Gleaning for Healthy Communities is looking for youth and adult volunteers to help us prepare fresh fruit and veggie boxes for our summer fresh food gleaning project. Fresh food boxes will be packaged with locally harvested fruit and veggies from Keewaydin Farms and Ridgeland Harvest Farm. Boxes will be delivered to elderly residents at Parkview Manor in downtown Viroqua.
 
We are looking for volunteers to help us out on Friday, August 14th from approximately 4:00-6:30pm at the Viroqua High School Cafeteria. Volunteers will be washing, sorting and packaging harvested food into boxes that will be delivered on the morning of Saturday, August 15th.
 
We are also looking for volunteers who are interested in delivering fresh food boxes to those residents at Parkview Manor who are participating in the project. Food boxes will be delivered on Saturday morning, August 15th from 10:00am-12:00pm at the kitchen of Parkview Manor. During this time (11am) a local chef will be providing a 1 hour cooking demonstration to the residents. Volunteers can also help with the cooking demo by handing out taste samples and helping the chef in the kitchen.
 
The Food & Farm Initiative needs at least 10 volunteers to help cover the Friday (fresh food box preparation) and Saturday (box delivery) events. Please call Jessica Luhning (608) 637-8568 or email jessicavsn@frontiernet.net to sign-up. Please sign-up by August 12th.
 
Our July Gleaning Event was a wonderful success and many of us agreed that this was our most meaningful work to date! Many thanks to our farmers and our volunteers!
 
http://www.vernonbroadcaster.com/articles/...tures/01feature.txt
 
I hope to hear from you soon!
Jessica Luhning
Projects Coordinator
Valley Stewardship Network
124 1/2 S. Main Street
Viroqua, Wisconsin 54665