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Agricultural producers wanting to enhance current conservation efforts are encouraged to renew their Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contract. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps private landowners build their business while implementing conservation practices that help ensure the sustainability of their entire operation. Participants with existing CSP contracts expiring on Dec.

Beverly Larson, Wonewoc – passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2018.  Beverly and her husband were very active in tree farming and had previously received the Wisconsin State Tree Farmers of the Year award.  Memorials may be directed in Beverly’s name to Wonewoc Public Library, 305 Center Street, Wonewoc WI 53968 or to Central Sands Chapter WWOA, PO Box 285, Stevens Point, WI 54481.

Gerald Kenzior, Jr., Mukwonago – passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015.  Gerald was a life member of WWOA and enjoyed the outdoors.

Dale Parker was looking to come home when he purchased 80 acres in northwest Richland County in 1978. As a teenager, he had hunted the property, but as an adult, had an added interest in producing high quality timber on the land. A lot of the property was mixed hardwoods like ash, oak, and maple, but about 18 acres of it was on an old ridgetop meadow overrun by brome grass.

Neal Bolinske, New London – passed away Saturday,  February 10, 2018.  Neal was a life member of WWOA and had gone on the WWOA Norway Sweden trip.  His woodland provided him a tranquil haven where he enjoyed walking the property, hunting and gardening.  (Niece, Mary Bolinske Driscoll, 1418 Westwind Drive, Saint Louis, MO 63131).  Memorials in Neal’s name may be directed to WWOA, PO Box 285, Stevens Point, WI 54481 or The Salvation Army Waupaca County, 301…

William LaJoie, Waukesha – passed away Thursday, September 28, 2017.  Memorials in William’s name may be directed to the Wisconsin Humane Society, 4500 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53208, the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 W. National Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53295 or to The Nature Conservancy in Wisconsin, 633 West Main Street, Madison, WI 53703.

James Widder, Dodgeville – passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2017.  Jim worked as a DNR Forester for 40 years until his retirement.  Memorials in Jim’s name may be directed to the Upland Hills Hospice, 800 Compassion Way, Dodgeville, WI 53533 or a charity of your choice.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) works with landowners and farmers through their Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) to help them plan and implement conservation practices and enhancements that address natural resource concerns on their property. The program covers an array of focuses from livestock, dairy, and crops to forestry, wildlife, and soil health. What does that exactly mean for you and your woodlands?

O. Alfred Granum, Oak Brook, IL – passed away Thursday, January 2, 2014.  Alfred was a life member of WWOA.  Memorials may be directed in Alfred’s name to The American College of Financial Services, Northwestern Mutual Granum Center for Financial Security, 270 South Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 or the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675.

The WI DNR realignment has changed how woodland owners interact with their WI DNR foresters. The realignment created two different types of WI DNR foresters – integrated service and tax law foresters – that will serve woodland owners. Integrated service foresters are often times the initial contact for a woodland owner. Generally speaking, the role of the integrated service forester is to provide professional planning and technical advice to woodland owners.