Welcome

CSP's vision is for stewardship through immersive experiences where together into creeks, caves, pastures, and boardrooms we go, raising understanding, connection, and appreciation of

our landscape & each other.

Uniting neighbors in care of human & natural communities.

CSP Programs

Our Working Landscapes

Supporting quality of life & livelihoods.

We build civic bridges & engagement around shared values of strong communities, sustainable livelihoods, sustainable land management, & local governance.

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Our Karst Geology

Learning to steward our driftless land.

We instigate public study & community science projects, collecting data & making maps. We lead classroom & field explorations into the nooks & crannies of this special place we all call home.

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Protecting Our Communities

Protecting what we all depend upon.

We monitor & report on surface & groundwater quality, while watchdogging the siting of polluting industries near our vulnerable water systems.

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Upcoming Events

Jul 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Cover Crop Grazing Workshop
Westby, E7552 US-14, Westby, WI 54667, USA
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Jul 16, 2025, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Westby, E7552 US-14, Westby, WI 54667, USA
Join Crawford Stewardship Project, UW-Madison Extension, and Vernon County Land & Water to discuss grazing cover crops.
Jul 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Karst Exploration 2025
Gays Mills, 16381 WI-131, Gays Mills, WI 54631, USA
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Jul 19, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Gays Mills, 16381 WI-131, Gays Mills, WI 54631, USA
CSP welcomes you to our 14th annual rotating Karst Exploration, as we take you on a tour of ancient geological history, modern science and mapping, and the physical realities of this beautiful unglaciated, karstic place we call home.