The Trails are open! On Friday morning, Wirtzie, one of the 100-mile Snow Safari trail groomers, reports that trails are beautiful (for now). Langlade County trails are closing and we can probably expect the same after the rains in Forest County on Saturday. Roger...
Conservation Corner
Conservation Corner is a weekly article produced by the Forest County Land & Water Conservation Department.
For more information contact Kayla Littleton, County Conservationist-Land Information/GIS Director at 715-478-1387 or by e-mail at
Farmers are you aware of the cost share program?
Forest County Land Conservation Department has been working on ways to provide farmers and agriculture producers with basic information regarding state regulation which may affect their operations. A cost-share program is a method for sharing installation costs for...
Gun Deer Hunters
As you read this week’s submission, we will probably be in the midst of Wisconsin’s Gun Deer Season. Last week the DNR reported that our waterways and landscape may be treacherous because of all the fall rain we received. I reposted some of their safety tips if you...
What Does the County Conservationist Do?
Over the last couple weeks, many people have asked what is the Land & Water Conservation Department and what does it do for Forest County? Well, if you locate the new website www.forestcountylandandwater.org , you may find out. Also, as per the Forest...
DNR Seedlings Distribution
The DNR’s reforestation program will be accepting orders starting October 7, 2019 from Wisconsin forest landowners for trees and shrubs to be planted in spring 2020. For more than 100 years, the Wisconsin DNR has provided high-quality seedlings of native...
Cost Share Program
Property Owners, are you aware of the Forest County Cost-Share Program? This is a program administered by the Forest County Land and Water Conservation Department. The Grant money is provided by the Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, & Consumer...
FOREST COUNTY LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT RECEIVES 2019 NACD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT
CRANDON, WI – The Forest County Land and Water Conservation Department in CRANDON, WI announced today that it was awarded funding through a 2019 NACD technical assistance (TA) grant, made possible through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation...
Introducing Steve Kircher, the new County Conservationist-Land Information/GIS Director
Welcome Back to Conservation Corner. First, let introduce myself, Steve Kircher, as the new County Conservationist-Land Information/GIS Director. As I settle in to an office that’s been vacant since this summer, I want to thank the Forest County Land Conservation...