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6/30/2025
Join Wood County Land & Water Conservation staff for a unique grazing tour that will showcase LWCD cost-share projects with Luke Keuffer's managed rotational grazing system, solar watering system (the ...
6/17/2025
An Overview of Snapshot Day Snapshot Day is a statewide, one-day event connecting volunteers, water lovers, and local conservation groups in a search for aquatic invasive species (AIS). You can help protect ...
3/27/2025
Join us for a day full of information and education about native and invasive plants and how they are connected. Enjoy a morning of learning and an afternoon nature walk through the UW-Arboretum. Sponsored ...
2/14/2025

Each year the Wood County Land & Water Conservation Department hosts an annual poster contest, which is part of a state and national initiative where local winners proceed to the area contest, area contest winners move forward to the state contest, and state contest winners move on to the national contest hosted by the National Association of Conservation Districts. This year's theme was "Home is Where the Habitat Is".

Click the link below to open a PDF with the winning posters!

1/28/2025
The Central Wisconsin Farm Profitability Expo is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Mid-State Technical College, Wisconsin Rapids Campus-Auditorium. Registration is required by Thursday, April 24th, 2025.  Registration Link and Agenda:  mstc.edu/farm-expo This event is free to participants due to funding provided by Wood County Land and Water Conservation.  Certified Crop Adviser’s (CCA) credits will be offered to anyone attending the expo. The Central Wisconsin Farm Profitability Expo is working to encourage ...

Office Information

Land & Water Conservation Department
111 W Jackson St
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495

Wood County River Block Building (Map)
2nd Floor
Hours: 7:00am - 3:30pm M-F
Phone: (715) 421-8475

Our Mission

The Land & Water Conservation Department (LWCD) seeks to find solutions to land and water resource problems under the supervision of the publicly-elected Conservation, Education and Economic Development (CEED) Committee. This committee of the Wood County Board provides the LWCD with leadership, support and advice.

The LWCD provides educational, technical, conservation planning, and cost-share assistance to landowners, farmers, and units of government to help solve erosion and water quality problems. The LWCD also administers the Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program, Wood County Animal Waste and Manure Management Ordinance, Wood County Non-Metallic Mining Reclamation Ordinance, the Farmland Preservation Program, and the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program. The LWCD is a major reference for a variety of other state and local programs as well.

Staff

Shane Wucherpfennig, County Conservationist
shane.wucherpfennig@woodcountywi.gov

Kyle Andreae, Engineering Technician
Land & Water Resource Management Program
Animal Waste Storage Ordinance
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
MDV/Phosphorus Credit Contact
kyle.andreae@woodcountywi.gov

Rodney Mayer, Conservation Program Coordinator
Wildlife Damage Abatement & Claims Program
Non-Metallic Mining Reclamation Ordinance
Environmental Education Program
rodney.mayer@woodcountywi.gov

Emily Salvinski, Conservation Specialist
Nutrient Management
Conservation Planning
Database Management
emily.salvinski@woodcountywi.gov

Kendra Wilhelm, Conservation Specialist
Nutrient Management
Conservation Planning
Invasive Species
No-till Drill Rental
Grazing
kendra.wilhelm@woodcountywi.gov

Barb Peeters, Conservation Administrative Specialist
Tree & Shrub Sale
Grass, Wildflower & Seed Sale
barb.peeters@woodcountywi.gov