Presentations: 

• Monroe County Stream Crossing Inventory & Assessment Results - Presented by David Ellefson, Monroe County Land Conservation Intern

• GIS Mapping and Analysis: Open Space Management Plan, Floodplain Structure Inventory, and Watershed Land Cover Assessment - Presented by Dirk Lueck, Monroe County Land Conservation GIS Intern

•  Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Role of Fire in Carbon Dynamics - Presented by Jed Meunier, Researcher, WI DNR

• National Weather Service and Monroe County Collaboration - Presented by Jordan Wendt, Service Hydrologist, NWS

• Monroe County Real-Time Monitoring Stations Update - Presented by Roxie Anderson, Land Use Planner, Monroe County

• Wisconsin's Changing Climate: Implications for Agriculture - Presented by Diane Mayerfeld, Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator, UW-Madison Extension

• Focus On Energy; Decarbonization Rebates - Presented by Chad Laibly,  Senior Technical Advisor

• Coon Creek Community Watershed Council, Inc; Making Running Water Walk - Presented by Nancy Wedwick, President of CCCWC, Inc.

• FEMA Voluntary Buyout Project, Monroe County - Presented by Alison Elliott and Roxie Anderson

• Musings on Carbon Farming - Presented by Mark Liebig, USDA Agricultural Scientist

• Flood Resilience in the Coon Creek Watershed - Presented by Eric Booth, PhD. Associate Scientist, UW-Madison &Kayla Wandsnider, The Nature Conservancy

• Soil Regeneration on My Farm - Presented by Jay Furhrer, Soil Health Specialist (Retired from NRCS)

• Monroe County Flood Resilience Scorecard - Presented by Jackson Parr, WI Dept. of Health Services

• Carbon Marketplace, Opportunities for Agriculture - Presented by  Bryan Stanek, Compeer Financial

• UW Madison Flood Modeling Project - Presented by Eric Booth, PhD., Associate Scientist, UW-Madison

• Hydrology First: Exploring New Approaches to Runoff and Flood Risk Management - Presented by Kyle Magyera and Erin O'Brien, Wisconsin Wetlands Association

 Other Resources:

• Community Climate Resilience Menu

• UW-Madison Extension Wisconsin Climate Connection

• Governor's Task Force on Climate Change Report (December 2020)

• Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts (WICCI)

• Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association: County Climate Hub

• Monroe County Guide - Reducing Emissions Through Conservation

• Partnering for Agroforestry at All Seasons Farms with Savanna Institute

Climate Change Task Force Objectives 

Last Revision: 12/11/2019  (Printable Version)

Sequence of objectives is based on importance and development time.

1. Implement monitoring devices (weather stations) and warning systems in real time by coordinating with emergency management and the national weather service. (warning signage/Nixel/messaging)

    

2. Floodplain Management – Remove structures/roads/crossings within floodway that have a history of being flooded & or under immediate threat. Define standards for building within the floodplain.

    

3. Complete flood impact study to identify 100 year floodway boundary based on recent rainfall data and current land use. Focus on areas with development pressure & or chronic flooding issues.

    

4. Zone to promote sustainable land use decisions. Improve existing enforcement of shore land zoning ordinance.

    

5. Enforcement of land use decisions.

    

6. Flood Mitigation Projects – (watershed management) implement/develop water infiltration, retention practices that address rainfall and runoff.

    

7. Promote sustainable land use policies or practices that influence state and federal legislation.

    

8. Climate Change Mitigation:
   • ID contributions/sources
   • Establish standards for sustainability
   • Implement climate change mitigation and adaptation planning into municipal (county, town, village, city, etc.) comprehensive plans and promote planning integration throughout other municipal plans (transportation, hazard mitigation, watershed, etc.).
   • Implement mitigation programs (ex. Tree planting, mass transit, Runoff Curve Number (RCN) & Temperature balancing, Agriculture – Carbon Sequestering practices, etc.
   • Individual Empowerment

      

9. Provide information & education

    

10. Seek funding sources to implement Task Force recommendations/goals. 

Special THANK YOU to Kickapoo Valley Association and the donors that contributed to help fund the flood monitoring system!

 Thank you!

Village of Wilton
Leon Community Center
Edward Jones
Sparta Walmart Supercenter
Tomah Walmart Distribution Center
Matthews Archery
West Agronomics
American Family Insurance
The Toro Company
Friends of Kickapoo Valley Reserve
Kickapoo Valley Reserve
String Swing
Alliant Energy
ALM Holding Company
Ben Johnston & Gina Rae
Tim & Donna Welch

Total Donations = $20,150 as of 6/3/2021