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George Sheppard Jr., Menomonie – passed away March 14, 2020.  Retired WI DNR and Dunn County forester and active WWOA Chippewa Valley Chapter member.  In 2014, WI DNR presented him with the Friend of Forestry award.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Service Centers are encouraging visitors to take proactive protective measures to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Government Service Center agencies such as Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or any others, are now requiring all visitors to CALL the agency first to set up a phone appointment.  You can find your local service center phone numbers by clicking here.

Stanley Dingle. Verona – passed away May 31, 2019.  Memorial donations in Stanley’s name may be directed to St. James Evangelical Church, 427 S. Main Street, Verona, WI 53593 or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 6737 West Washington Street, Suite 2100, Milwaukee, WI 53214 or https://donate.lls.org/lls/donate.

Release Date: March 3, 2020 Media Contacts: Stephanie Jentz, Gypsy Moth Public Information Officer (608)-347-1082. Leeann Duwe, DATCP Public Information Officer, (608)-224-5130   MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) will present this year’s gypsy moth treatment plan at several open house meetings March 16-19. The gypsy moth is a non-native insect with a destructive appetite for hundreds of species of trees and shrubs.

Contact: Steve Kircher at lcc@co.forest.wi.us   CRANDON, WI– The Forest County Land and Water Conservation Department in Crandon announced that it would be awarded funding through a 2019 NACD technical assistant (TA) grant, made possible through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the USDA NRCS to build and strengthen technical capacity nationwide.

WI-DNR: Natural Heritage Conservation Last year Rare Plant Monitoring Program volunteers rediscovered the state threatened white lady’s slipper orchid at a site where it had not been seen in over 45 years. Help us make more amazing discoveries this year by participating in the Rare Plant Monitoring Program. Required trainings are scheduled for March and April. Sign up for one of our sessions in Waunakee, Stevens Point, Menomonie or Sheboygan.

Fay Mueller, White Lake – passed away February 14, 2020.  Fay was the daughter of Carl & Doris Mueller and sister/sister-in-law to Karen & David Callaway.  A celebration of life will be held at Schumacher-Kish Funeral and Cremation Services, 907 Sand Lake Road, Onalaska, WI from 4 – 7 p.m.

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2019 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is opening signup for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) on December 9, 2019. The deadline for agricultural producers to sign up for general CRP is February 28, 2020, while signup for continuous CRP is ongoing.

Harriet Swanson, Winchester – passed away February 7, 2020.  Memorial services will be held this summer, June 27, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Nimsgern Funeral Home, 1025 Margaret St., Woodruff, WI.  Memorials in Harriet’s name may be directed to The Living Hope Church, 13795 Bear Claw Trail, Winchester, WI 54557.