Resources

The Land Conservation Department provides a variety of education resources for your reference. Many of these resources are available free of charge or for loan. Additional resources are provided as links to various websites. And others may direct your to a supplier for purchase.

 

Brochures

We have over 100 different brochures available on the following topics: composting, conservation programs, exotic invasive species, groundwater, manure runoff, nonpoint pollution, stormwater management, shoreland management, water quality, wildlife habitat, yard care, and zoning. You may contact us to recieve a copy of any brochure. If you wish to purchase large quantities, the supplier is listed next to the name of the brochure on our list and conatct numbers are provided. To view the list of educational brochures click here (PDF).

Powerpoint presentations

See the Education Presentations button at left to view our presentations.

 

Videos

We have over two dozen different videos on the following topics: river ecology, backyard conservation, shoreland restoration, shoreland issues, wetlands, sealing a well, exotic invasive species, and ecosystem functions. You loan a copy of any video from us or purchase a copy from the contact listed. Click here to view the list of videos and a discription of each (PDF).

 

Websites- environmental education & water related

 

The University of Wisconsin Extension lakes program has some excellent environmental education, water related information, and other related sites.  Check out the following sites:

http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/links/othersites.asp

http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/uwexlakes/links/waterrelated.asp

http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/Publications/waterfront.pdf

 

The UW-Extension Environmental Resources Center library of land & water stewardship provides some excellent watershed newsletter articles.  The information can be freely adapted for other educational purposes.

These articles are of special interest to farmers, property owners, waterfront property owners and more. They are in Portable Document Format (.pdf), which can be viewed and printed from a workstation using the free Acrobat Reader software from Adobe Systems Inc.  Check out the articles at: http://clean-ater.uwex.edu/pubs/stewards/index.html

 

The Center for Land Use Education has produced a series of publications, some with the Department of Natural Resources and the Office of Land Information Services of the Department of Administration.  These fact sheets focus on runoff from impervious surfaces and the environmental impacts of rural development.  Select one below:

 

This fact sheet describes the results of increased impervious surfaces and community actions that can be adopted to address them.
http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/pdffiles/

EnvironmentalIndicatorFactSheet (PDF)

 

This fact sheet describes how streams and fisheries are affected by impervious (hard) surfaces and land use. http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/Publications/

RainandSnowFactSheet (PDF)

This fact sheet explores the existing road system in Wisconsin and its cost per person, and specific tools for minimizing pollutant sources and pollutant delivery to lakes and streams. http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/landcenter/Publications/

SitingRuralDevelopmentFactSheet (PDF)