Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association: Applauds county conservation funding increase in 2025-27 state budget

MADISON — The Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association (WI Land+Water) applauds the decision to increase county conservation staffing funding as part of the newly signed 2025-27 State Biennial Budget. For the first time in decades, the state will support the first three conservation staff positions in each county, at 100, 70, and 50 percent, respectively, per the funding goal defined in s...