Dane County Rural Initiatives
The Dane County Land Conservation Division helps landowners plan, design, and implement conservation practices, with the goal of protecting water quality and conserving soil in Dane County.
Paddling & Portaging for 35 years
Fred Klancnik (right) and his friend Randy Cyrus (left) at the 2012 Paddle & Portage. Fred & Randy have been competing in the Paddle & Portage for 35 years now.
Fred Klancnik is no stranger to Wisconsin lakes. He served as President of JJR for 15 years, leading the firm’s waterfront planning, design and engineering practice from its Madison office. These days he works as a Professor of Practice with the University of Wisconsin Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is the President of Capstone Engineering Design, LLC providing advisory, planning and engineering design services to clients on land and waterfront development projects. He is also an active member of the Clean Lakes Alliance Community Board.
Become a Lake Buddy
A Lake Buddy is someone who sponsors a kid or kids participating in our annual lake education programs. We are currently soliciting support for our annual Lake Explorer Camp. There are three options for giving:
$50 (one kid)
$100 (two kids)
$250 (five kids)
5 ways for 5 lakes
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Clean Lakes Alliance (CLA) continues to work on your behalf to achieve healthy lakes, healthy communities in the Yahara watershed. Here’s a snapshot of how we help and how you can join in.
Shifting drivers: media coverage of challenges to Yahara lakes
You may have seen media coverage of the latest study that has come out of UW-Madison’s Water Sustainability and Climate research group that analyzes the impacts of management efforts to improve water quality in our lakes. This study does not highlight a new setback; rather, it confirms that the very real challenges of climate change, increasing urbanization and increased manure production must be considered in policy-making and strategic planning.
Farmers, agribusinesses, other partners gather to learn about nutrient management, precision ag
Attendees listen to a presentation
The 3rd Annual Watershed-Wide Conference presented by Yahara Pride Farms was a huge success with a full room of over 100 attendees learning about nutrient management and precision agriculture. Read below for highlights from our speakers’ presentations.
