Wisconsin River Basin Bash

Care about the well-being of the Wisconsin River? Join the Sauk Soil & Water Improvement Group (SSWIG) and the Sauk County Land Resources & Environment for a night centered around improving our natural resources as a community. Meet area farmers & conservation professionals. Enjoy a free meal, t-shirt, learn about what farmers and conservationists are doing in the Wisconsin River Basin to better the soil and water quality. There will be kids activities, demonstrations like fish shocking, grazing, water quality monitoring, and more. BYOB (Bring Your Own Boat) or fishing gear to enjoy the Wisconsin River from the park landings.

OPEN HOUSE 4:00-8:00 FREE shirt to first 45 attendees, Complete a BINGO card for a prize & bid on local items in the silent auction!

• 5:30-6:30 Enjoy a FREE meal & LIVE music

• DEMONSTRATIONS

  • 4:15-4:45 Sauk County Rainfall Simulator

                See how different land management practices (lawns, farm fields, lakeshore habitat) affect rainfall capture and runoff

  • 4:45-5:15 WI DNR Fish Shocking 

                Watch how the DNR collects data on fish and see the species of fish that are in the river during the event

  • 5:30-6:00 Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection (DATCP)

                Learn about the impacts of Wisconsin producer led groups have on the soil & water quality in the state

  • 6:00-6:30 Lake Redstone Protection District Presentation

                Learn about the efforts to increase the quality of Lake Redstone

  • 6:30-7:00 Upper Sugar River Watershed Association Water

                See how hydrologists (water scientists) monitor water quality and invasive species to determine the health of a water body.

  • 7:00-7:30 SSWIG Rotational Grazing 

                Become the farmer! Move fence and see how livestock are moved through pastures. Learn how rotational grazing benefits wildlife

  • 7:30-8:00 Drone Seeding

                See a drone seeder up close

    
    

Exhibitors:

-Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection

-Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

-Eau Pleine Partnership for Integrated Conservation EPPIC

-Extension Sauk County

-Lake Redstone Protection District

-Lake Wisconsin Farmer Watershed Council

-McFarlane's

-The Nature Conservancy

-Pheasants Forever

-Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance

-Upper Sugar River Watershed Association

-USDA Dairy Forage Center

-Michael Fields Institute

& More!