Spring Equinox
Spring officially begins on Monday, March 20th @ 4:25 CT. As we venture into Spring, I’d like to point out a few things that you should begin observing. First of all, you’ll start to see the furry, light-gray…
Spring officially begins on Monday, March 20th @ 4:25 CT. As we venture into Spring, I’d like to point out a few things that you should begin observing. First of all, you’ll start to see the furry, light-gray…
By the time you read this, we’ll have ‘sprung ahead’ with Daylight Savings Time. This also means that spring is near and that brings commercial and hobby production of maple syrup to Forest County. Sugar camps have a…
Conservation Corner Conservation Corner is a weekly article produced by the Forest County Land &Water Conservation Department. For more information contact Steve Kircher, County Conservationist-Land Information/GIS Director at 715-478-1387 or by e-mail at . With the recent snows,…
During our last cold spell, I ventured out of my house and heard a loud report. I thought for a second that my neighbor across the swamp might be shooting at me. Then it dawned on me that…
The Forest County Conservation Department hosted a poster contest at the beginning of 2023. The Poster theme was “One Water”. We received about 20 posters from local students ranging from grades Kindergarten – 8th, winners (pictured below)…
World Wetlands Day is celebrated each year on February 2nd to raise awareness about wetlands. Why do we have a World Wetlands Day? We do to establish awareness that nearly 90% of the world’s wetlands have been degraded…