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Manitowoc County Soil and Water Conservation Department

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Manitowoc County Soil and Water Conservation Department

Manitowoc County Soil and Water Conservation Department protects and conserves county natural resources for the health and safety of county residents.

SWCD Ordinance Administration:
-Animal Waste Management Ordinance (Ch. 19)
-Animal Waste Storage Ordinance (Ch. 26)
-Agricultural Shoreland Management Ordinance (Ch. 27)
-Livestock Siting License (Ch. 28)

SWCD Conservation Programs:
-Farmland Preservation Program (FPP)
-Cost-Share Administration
-Wildlife Damage Abatement Program
-Educational Programs
-Manure Storage Abandonment
-Well Abandonmen

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-Land & Water Resource Managment Plan Implementation

SWCD Practices:
Manure storage facilities, barnyard runoff control systems, grassed waterways, wetland restorations, conservation buffers, conservation easements, nutrient management plans, crop rotations, vegetated treatment areas, milking center waste water control systems. Well Water Testing:
-Individuals interested in testing their well water can purchase collection bottles here. Once the sample is collected it can be sent to UW Stevens Point for testing.
-SWCD also offers a free nitrate screening once a year at the county fair. Call for details. SWCD Mapping:
-Nutrient Hazard
-Soil
-Conservation Planning
-Groundwater/Nitrate

01/27/2017

Join us for our second annual Soil Health and Cover Crop Forum, on March 22nd, to learn how to get started with cover crops on your farm!

08/03/2016

Save the Date: FREE nitrate screening will be held at the Manitowoc County Fair Aug 23- Aug 28! We hope to see you there!

06/28/2016

Amanda Cordova, Soil and Water Department Educator, along with Matt Rataczak, Natural Resource Conservation Service Conservationist gave Soil Basics and Soil Health presentations to 15 students during a Conservation Education Inc. workshop. Students took away several key points regarding soil: "I was surprised to hear that it takes 500 years for only one inch of topsoil to be created'. Another student was interested in knowing that, on average, only 5% of what we call soil is organic material.

Matt R. performed an erosion demonstration to show how two soil samples react differently to water depending on their ground cover and usage.

05/03/2016

The Earth Day/Healthy Kids event that was held at the YMCA on Saturday was a success! Many children stopped at the SWCD booth to take a pledge to protect the earth. Some of the promises included: Recycling, picking up litter, and turning off lights when they are not using them. Everyone who made a pledge put a cutout of their hand on the poster. The children also got a chance to be crafty and make their own earth.

03/15/2016

The Manitowoc County Soil and Water Conservation Department, in partnership with UW Extension-Manitowoc, held a Soil Health and Cover Crop Forum March 9th, in Manitowoc County. A total of 75 were in attendance including: Farmers, Seed Dealers, Certified Crop Advisors, and Government Agencies.

There were two presenters at the forum:

1) Dr. Matt Ruark: Matt is an Associate Professor in Soil Science and a UW Extension Soil Scientist. He gave an informative presentation about the research he is doing on cover crops in Wisconsin.

2) Mike Ballweg: Mike is the Crops and Soils agent with UW Extension-Sheboygan County. His presentation gave attendees insight to a cover crops research project on annual clovers and small grains and where they might fit into the rotation.

The presenters were followed by four panelists who discussed projects they have been involved in and their experiences with cover crops:

1) Brent Petersen: Works with Brown County Conservation Department as a Demonstration Farm Project Manager. He is also a Certified Crop Advisor.
2) Dan Brick: Owns and manages Brickstead Farms in Brown County.
3) Bruce Riesterer: Bruce has worked as a conservationist for Manitowoc County SWCD for 30 years. He is also a local farmer.
4) Jim Fitzgerald- Jim along with his wife Sandie and 4 of their children own and operate Soaring Eagle Dairy Manitowoc County. In the past, Soaring Eagle Dairy has been a Discovery Farms host farm and is currently involved with a cover crops research project with Dr. Matt Ruark.

The Soil Health and Cover Crop Forum Planning committee will be meeting again to discuss further opportunities to reach out to farmers and community members. If you would like to be added to the contact list for information regarding future field days and demonstrations in Manitowoc County, please contact the Soil and Water Conservation Department at 920-683-4183.

03/02/2016

Recently, the town of Kossuth Exclusive Agriculture Zoning was certified by Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection. Residents of Kossuth are now eligible to participate in the Farmland Preservation Program. This is a voluntary program that allows participants to collect a tax credit of $7.50 per acre for implementing agricultural standards and prohibitions. Some of the standards and prohibitions include, but are not limited to:

-Meet tolerable soil loss (“T”) on cropped fields and pastures
-Annually develop and follow a Nutrient Management Plan designed to keep nutrients and sediment from entering surface water and groundwater
- Use phosphorus index (PI) standard to ensure that their NMP adequately controls phosphorous runoff
-Avoid tilling within 5 feet of the edge of the bank of surface waters.

For Kossuth residents: The Manitowoc County Soil and Water Conservation Department has scheduled a time to discuss your opportunities regarding participation in the Farmland Preservation Program:

DATE: Thursday, March 10th, 2016

TIME: 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

LOCATION: Kossuth Town Hall
5317 Danmar Rd.
Whitelaw, WI 54247

If you are unable to attend, but would like more information about this tax credit program, you can call our Resource Conservationists: Tony Smith (920) 683-4888 or Mike Wendt: (920) 683-4906.

01/05/2016

Learn to Prepare your own Nutrient Management Plan (For Manitowoc County Residents)

10/29/2015

National Geographic Photo Blog

10/14/2015

TMDL Meeting today: Manitowoc County identified stakeholders will be meeting today to discuss potential TMDL plans for the Manitowoc River Watershed. Clean water and a healthy fishery are vital to the people and economy of the Manitowoc River basin. It is important that multiple stakeholders collaborate to create a shared vision and path moving forward.

10/01/2015

SWCD will be meeting with the Local Advisory Committee on Wed. October 7th to review the first draft of the 10-Year Land and Water Plan. We have many new priorities to discuss with the group and look forward to hearing their suggestions and opinions.

08/31/2015

Nitrate Screening at the County Fair was a Success! We received approximately 180 samples for testing. A special thank you goes to all HCE volunteers who helped us do the testing. Results coming soon.

08/13/2015

A Department of Natural Resources official acknowledged the system of spreading manure in certain regions of Wisconsin isn’t adequately protecting drinking water supplies.

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4319 Expo Drive
Manitowoc, WI
54220

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+19206834183

Website

http://www.co.manitowoc.wi.us/departments/q-z/soil-and-water-conservation/

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