Conduct conservation planning and provide technical assistance and education and outreach regarding managed rotational grazing systems to farmers in Wisconsin's Rock River basin region. Project will implement 85 Best Management Practices on 400 acres of private working lands aimed at decreasing agricultural runoff, improving water quality, increasing wildlife habitat and ecosystem resiliency, as well as improving the livelihoods of local farmers.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Conservation Partners
Project Title: Increasing Technical Assistance to Conserve Grassland Habitat in the Rock River Basin (WI)
Organization:
Glacierland Resource Conservation & Development Council
Project ID:
2004.21.072622
Description:
Award Amount:
$149993.72
Location:
Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Rock, Waukesha, Walworth and Washington counties in Wisconsin