Woodlands conference planned

On Saturday, Feb. 16, the Madison Area Woodland Owners Conference will feature presentations focusing on Snapshot Wisconsin, a state wildlife program; preparing for a meeting with your forester; forest harvesting — methods and more; pruning to improve your woods; and fantastic fungi — movers and shapers of forest ecosystems.

The conference site is the American Family Insurance Headquarters Training Center between Madison and Sun Prairie, off of Highway 151 on the American Parkway. Commercial and educational exhibits will also be included as part of the event....

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Ken Notes: Our woodlands, wetlands and public lands are our most important resource. I hope we work with conservancies, DNR, and private owners to exponentially expand these areas and public access to them in the State. We should also work more closely with farmers on good agricultural practice. Now is the time to build a Wisconsin for our grandchildren!