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Hills and ValleysAquatic Invasive sessions starting 7/31By borges, Section Hills and Valleys
Project RED - Aquatic Invasive Species
The Valley Stewardship Network is partnering with the River Alliance of Wisconsin and the Kickapoo Valley Reserve to host Project RED in the Kickapoo Watershed! What is this Project RED? “RED” in Project RED stands for Riverine Early Detectors. The River Alliance of Wisconsin has launched Project RED to identify invasive species that are a growing threat to our flowing waters. Standard Project RED involvement provides you with the necessary tools to identify 15 aquatic and wetland species and report their presence. In this Kickapoo Watershed series the River Alliance Invasive species experts will teach us about the invasive species that are threats to the Kickapoo Watershed such as Japanese knotweed and purple loosestrife. These invasive species cause erosion of streambanks and decrease habitat for birds and other wildlife that thrive in the river corridor. *Project RED Events:* July 31st – Project RED Training, 1-4 pm at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Center - S3661 State Road 131, La Farge. Learn to detect and report aquatic invasive species. August 28th – Project RED Snapshot Day (Canoe trip), 12 pm to BBQ at the LaFarge Community Park (located adjacent to LaFarge Public Schools) Put your knowledge to use. Join us for a day of paddling and identification, BBQ to follow. All ages are welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact Sarah at the VSN (608) 637-3615 or Laura at the River Alliance (608) 257-2424 x110, or visit the River Alliance website www.wisconsinrivers.org. Pasture Walks in JulyBy borges, Section Hills and Valleys
PASTURE WALKS IN JULY
Mussel Monitoring starts 7/10By borges, Section Hills and Valleys
Are you willing to get dirty in the name of science? If so the Valley
Stewardship Network needs you!
The Valley Stewardship Network is partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to perform mussel monitoring in the Kickapoo watershed. Over half of Wisconsin's 51 native mussel species (also known as clams) are listed as species of greatest conservation need or we need information on where they currently occur. Threats like habitat alteration (dams, siltation) and the presence of invasive mussels (zebra mussels) pose major threats to the existence of our native mussels. Mussel monitoring involves getting in the waterway, locating the mussels in the stream bed, taking pictures if they are living or collecting empty shells, and sending this all to the Wisconsin DNR for analysis. Mussel Monitoring Events: July 10th – Mussel Monitoring Training, 9 am-12:30 pm at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Center - S3661 State Road 131, La Farge. Wisconsin DNR staff will provide information about mussels and show us how to find them. Be prepared to get in the water. August 14th – Mussel Monitoring Event, 1 -3 pm - Location to be announced (Crawford County). Join VSN for an afternoon in the water looking for mussels. All ages are welcome! Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information contact Sarah at the VSN (608) 637-3615 or visit http://wiatri.net/inventory/mussels/ Wednesday, July 7, DATCP Board MeetingBy borges, Section Hills and Valleys
Go to http://www.crawfordstewardshipproject.org for more information
*Wednesday, July 7, DATCP Board Meeting. Meeting will be held at the Dept. of Ag headquarters, 2811 Agriculture Drive, Madison, meeting starts at 9, public comments at 10:00. Coulee Region Climate Impacts -- 6/29By borges, Section Hills and Valleys
Coulee Region Climate Impacts Round table
Tuesday June 29, 6:30pm
Clean Wisconsins goal for this event is to pull together key leaders and stakeholders, to connect people and existing efforts that are part of the More in the full story....
(580 words in story) Full Story Rush Creek Hike June 26By borges, Section Hills and Valleys
Old natural woods and open stands with little undergrowth will be visited on a free guided hike sponsored by the Kickapoo Woods Cooperative (KWC) in the Rush Creek Natural Area on Saturday, June 26 beginning at 10 am. Rush Creek is part of the largest archipelago of bluffland prairies in the upper midwest and is home to many threatened and endangered species of plants and animals. Rare birds are commonly seen and heard there. Ecologist for the Wisconsin Bureau of Endangered Resources Armund Bartz will guide us through the diverse, mixed forest with a number of big old trees and a diverse understory. Large tracts of the preserve are on a mostly passive canopy management program, meaning they allow trees to get old and die naturally. Intensive fire management is used on the prairies and adjacent wooded areas to encourage native prairie and savannah habitats. Some tree planting along with natural oak regeneration is helping to fill in former agricultural fields to meet the needs of interior forest birds and other organisms that require large tracts of continuous forest canopy. Though the reserve includes dry prairie, floodplain forest, southern dry mesic forest, and archeologically significant sites, this hike will focus on the natural oak woodlands, open woodlands being maintained with prescribed fire, and oak plantings and regeneration.
Participants are invited to bring a sack lunch and after lunch our guide, Armund Bartz, will lead those interested up to the prairie bluff overlooking the Misissippi. This part is especially steep and features rocky bluff areas where some endangered reptiles, snails, birds and plants have been sighted. The prairie should be in full summer bloom when we visit on June 26, and woodland flowers will also be blooming, including some rare plants. We will gather to begin the hike at 10:00 am in the parking area on Rush Creek Road one-half mile east of Highway 35. Rush Creek Road intersects highway 35 about two miles north of Ferryville and about 5 miles south of DeSoto. Signs will be posted. Please preregister for this event by contacting KWC Education Coordinator Lila Marmel, sunmoon@mwt.net, 608-624-5269. We can beat the heat in the deep shade and enjoy the rare beauty that surrounds us, learning about the life cycle of natural communities in our forests. The Kickapoo Woods Cooperative's mission is to provide forestry education and management services to residents of the Kickapoo Valley and neighboring watersheds that will improve the forestry resource for the region. Karst Identification Workshop--June 26By borges, Section Hills and Valleys
Saturday, June 26, Karst Identification Workshop. Enjoy this wonderful
presentation into the science and beauty of the Driftless area geology. Dr.
Kelvin Rodolfo, geology professor emeritus of the University of
Illinois—Chicago leads the event with excellent information and
conversation. Take a field trip to see an emergent stream and local quarry
to view karstic features.
This free event is cosponsored by Crawford Stewardship Project and the Gays Mills Library. Presentation and discussion, 10 to 12:30 at the Gays Mills Community Building, 212 Main St. Field trip after lunch (bring a bagged lunch). Call CSP at 735-4277 or the Library at 608-735-4331 for more information Driftless Dialogue III: Reading the Kickapoo - June 23By borges, Section Hills and Valleys
Driftless Dialogue III: Reading the Kickapoo - June 23 - KVR/La Farge
Ken Potter, UW - Madison Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, will give Sadie Urban Events Coordinator Kickapoo Valley Reserve S3661 State Road 131
La Farge, WI 54639
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