Crawford Stewardship Project works to protect the environment of Crawford County from threats
such as those posed by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and to promote sustainable land use, local control of natural resources, and environmental justice.



Crawford Stewardship Project is a nonprofit organization.
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P.O. Box 284
Gays Mills, WI 54631
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Crawford Stewardship Project is grateful for the generous support of the Wisconsin Community Fund.

"CAFOs are only profitable because so much of the cost and damage is externalized onto the environment, neighbors and wildlife. The monitoring, supervision, clean-up, restitution, fines are not happening, thus the true cost of CAFOs never find the way onto the balance books." Talking point from the CAFO Conference.


Local Karst Geology and Drinking Water

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How does our local karst geology affect our drinking water? On Saturday, May 14, a free presentation will be held at the Memorial Building in Fennimore from 10:00 to 12:00, located at 860 Lincoln Ave., followed by a field trip to local karst features.

Karst refers to our cracked limestone and dolomite bedrock that is capable of quickly transporting surface water, and hence pollutants, into our drinking water. Learn about where our groundwater comes from and how it is recharged. The Kickapoo Initiative and the Crawford Stewardship Project are co-sponsoring the event as part of a regional effort to help residents learn about and identify karst features where they live.

The presentation will be given by geology professor Kelvin Rodolfo of rural Viroqua, followed by a Q and A from the audience. He will also explain the Wisconsin Geological Survey's Interagency Karst Reporting Form that landowners can complete and submit for verification of karst features.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a bag lunch and stay for the field trip at approximately 12:30pm to local karst features. Southwestern Wisconsin is underlain with karst geology, and some of the most emblematic features of this rock formation are sinkholes, shallow soils, and springs.

The karst presentation is free and open to all. For more information, call 735-4277.