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TESTING THE WATERS: The Roots and Fruits of the Driftless Area Water Study
by Forest Jahnke, Crawford Stewardship Project Programs Coordinator The Land I've yet to meet anyone who is not awed by the beauty of our area, with rolling hills, babbling brooks, and winding rivers cutting through a patchwork of forests, fields, and small towns. The next thing many people comment on — and the first thing I miss whenever I travel — is the water. It tastes so good. And indeed, we are blessed to live in a zone that recharges and draws from one of the most abun

Forest Jahnke
May 318 min read


Your Investment in Local Stewardship: 2025 Review & Annual Fundraiser
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Well, what a year! The work to protect quality of life in our shared local communities remains vitally important in the face of absurd proposals like the twin 999.6 animal unit “not-CAFOs” from Illinois, and a 765kv transmission line coming from Minnesota with towers the height of the Statue of Liberty. Luckily, Crawford Stewardship Project (CSP) remains up for jobs like these! Did you know that your contributions are CSP’s primary source of fund

Amy Fenn
Dec 9, 20255 min read


Transmission Line resources
Note: a locally-hosted information event was held in Gays Mills on Sunday 2/22. Article in Vernon Reporter here . Many people are concerned about a new high-capacity transmission line that has been proposed to cut through Crawford County. The new towers would be the largest transmission towers in Wisconsin: existing line: 161kv, on 70’ wooden poles,100’ cleared easement beneath proposed line: 765kv, on 200' metal lattice towers, 250' wide cleared easement beneath There are

Amy Fenn
Oct 24, 20253 min read


Largest Transmission Lines in the State Proposed for SW WI
A new electric transmission line has been proposed that would cut across Crawford County. One possible route shows the line following an...

Joe
Aug 15, 20251 min read


Illinois Livestock Operation to Build Industrial Hog Facilities in Crawford County
Permit applications for two new industrial scale hog facilities were announced at the August 13th Crawford County Land Conservation...

Joe
Aug 15, 20252 min read


Join Us in Protecting Our Freshwater Resources: 2025 Water Quality Monitoring Training
Just want the event info? Click here! As Crawford Stewardship Project's longest standing program, Water Quality Monitoring (WQM) ...

Joe
Apr 15, 20251 min read


Check out our 2024 water quality monitoring reports for Crawford County sites of concern!
HERE is our annual report, and HERE is the updated full report for historical context and trends. A huge thanks to all our volunteer...

Amy Fenn
Jan 10, 20251 min read


CSP welcomes our new Executive Director: Amy Fenn!
Crawford Stewardship Project is excited to welcome its first-ever Executive Director, Amy Fenn. Amy brings great energy for the work of...

Amy Fenn
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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