Welcome New Outreach Specialist
Dana Lawrence was born and raised in the Village of Benton in Southwest Lafayette County. Dana has always been involved in the natural resources of the tri-state area, from his many roles in conservation groups such as Pheasants Forever, where he served as habitat coordinator for over a decade, to the Izaak Walton League in Wisconsin and Iowa for 20 years.
After finishing college, Dana secured a job with the USDA in the Medicine Bow Forest Service as surveyor and fire fighter, then with the Soil Conservation Service in Wisconsin and later onto the Natural Resource Conservation Service and Resource Conservation & Development in both Wisconsin and Iowa.
Dana recently purchased the first homestead established in Lafayette County and the Historic Mill Dam. This has enabled him to pursue his passion of caring for the woods and Fever River adjacent to the site as well as preserve the history in the Lead Mining area of Wisconsin. In his free time you'll find Dana hunting, fishing or kayaking depending on the season.
The focus of the Outreach Specialist is to conduct outreach and education to farmers in the Agriculture Enterprise Area of Lafayette County working in conjunction with Lafayette County Land & Water Conservation and NRCS staff. The Specialist will focus on helping farmers and other landowners to become aware of appropriate conservation practices and refer them to professionals who will assist them in gaining access to applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Contact Dana at (608) 348-7110 or dana.lawrence@swbadger.org.
After finishing college, Dana secured a job with the USDA in the Medicine Bow Forest Service as surveyor and fire fighter, then with the Soil Conservation Service in Wisconsin and later onto the Natural Resource Conservation Service and Resource Conservation & Development in both Wisconsin and Iowa.
Dana recently purchased the first homestead established in Lafayette County and the Historic Mill Dam. This has enabled him to pursue his passion of caring for the woods and Fever River adjacent to the site as well as preserve the history in the Lead Mining area of Wisconsin. In his free time you'll find Dana hunting, fishing or kayaking depending on the season.
The focus of the Outreach Specialist is to conduct outreach and education to farmers in the Agriculture Enterprise Area of Lafayette County working in conjunction with Lafayette County Land & Water Conservation and NRCS staff. The Specialist will focus on helping farmers and other landowners to become aware of appropriate conservation practices and refer them to professionals who will assist them in gaining access to applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
Contact Dana at (608) 348-7110 or dana.lawrence@swbadger.org.
Serving Southwest Wisconsin
Southwest Badger Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D) Council, Inc. is a conservation organization serving Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, LaCrosse, Lafayette, Richland, Sauk, and Vernon counties. Our mission is to implement natural resource conservation, managed growth, and sustainable rural economic development in our area. Our vision is to be an incubator for innovative, economic, and sustainable use of natural resources in the Southwest Badger RC&D area. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Platteville, Wisconsin.
Southwest Badger RC&D is one of seven RC&D councils in Wisconsin. Each of these RC&D Councils is committed to improving Wisconsin's economy while conserving its rich resources.
Southwest Badger RC&D is one of seven RC&D councils in Wisconsin. Each of these RC&D Councils is committed to improving Wisconsin's economy while conserving its rich resources.
Help support natural resource conservation and economic development in Southwest Wisconsin with a tax deductible gift. Donations to Southwest Badger RC&D Council are welcome at any time of the year.
All programs and services of Southwest Badger RC&D Council are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or political beliefs.
