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The following projects are currently in our active file:

Agri-Tourism/Value Added (introduction to local farms and farm-produced goods)

Baird Creek Sediment and Erosion Control Project (correction of an identified, critical erosion area)

Baird Creek Tree Planting and Reforestation (re-plant trees that were removed during a utility pipeline construction project)

Benefits of Fish Hydrolysates-based Foliar Spray on MIG (researching effects of applying this spray to grazing pastures)

Biodiesel (promotion of biodiesel as fuel)

Community Gardens (teaching citizens to grow their own food)

Compost Tea Research (testing results of applying an aerated compost tea to grazing pastures)

Farm Fresh Atlas (producing 36,000 copies for distribution in NE Wisconsin)

Forestry:  Enhancing Utilization of Hardwoods in the Eastern U.S. (research to determine how to promote use of eastern U.S. hardwoods)

 

Forestry:  Wood Products & Timber Utilization (promote use of wood products and timber; click here for the Forest Industry New Construction Guide)

Grazing - Information & Education, and Technical Service Provider (View our NE Wisconsin Grazier's Directory in PDF format)

Multiple Wood Using Systems at One Location (develop facilities to use wood/wood waste as a renewable energy)

Renewable Energy (development of renewable energy sources; read our Renewable Energy Resolution)

Sheboygan River Basin Projects (improvement of water quality)

Sustainable Fox Valley Initiative (increase awareness about sustainable community development; demonstrate The Natural Step planning process)

Switchgrass (development as a renewable energy source)

Urban Forestry (planting of trees in/around urban areas)

Woody Biomass (development into source of energy)

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

    Some of the projects we have completed:

Abandoned Wells

Biodiesel Feasibility Study

Biomass Feasibility Workshop

Chainsaw Safety Workshops

Controlled Prairie Burn Workshop

Dry Hydrants

Emerald Ash Borer Education

Farm Technology Days 2006

Fonferek's Glen Tree Planting

Forestry Cooperative Project

Forestry:  Master Logger's Certification

Forestry: Sustainable Management of Forest Resources for Private Woodland Owners

Fuel Cells

Goat Workshop

Grazing of Non-Traditional Animals

Great Lakes Buffer Project

Heating with Wood Workshops

Invasive Species

Lakeshore Habitat Restoration Project

Manure Feasibility Study

Maribel Caves County Park Timber Improvement

Mobile Hew Saw Demonstration

Multiple Wood-Using Systems in One Location

Mushroom Farming

Non Traditional Forest Products Directory (click to view directory)

Oak Seed Acorn Planting Workshops

Pinestraw Feasibility Study

Starting & Feeding Holstein Steers

Surviving in Farming:  2007 and Beyond

Wetlands Sampling Platform

Woodburning Workshops

Woodland Ecology Field Days

Woodland Owners Workshops

 

 

 

 

 

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