1、LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION IN WISCONSINChristina Anderson WI Land+WaterBob Micheel Monroe County Karen Bender Outagamie CountyMichelle Probst Dane County Nonprofit,non-partisan membership organization that supports the efforts of 450 land conservation committee(LCC)members and 370 land and water conservat
2、ion department(LWCD)staff in Wisconsin counties.Our MembersLand&Water Conservation Department StaffProfessional staff providing local leadership&technical services in carrying out programs that conserve Wisconsins land and water resources.Land Conservation Committee SupervisorsElected officials prov
3、iding local leadership in carrying out programs that conserve Wisconsins land and water resources.LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION Bob Micheel Monroe County Karen Bender Outagamie CountyMichelle Probst Dane County Monroe County Climate Change Task ForceMidwest Climate SummitBob Micheel-Monroe County Land Conser
4、vation Department DirectorMay 1st,2025 Driftless AreaLand use:(581,300 acres)-Fort McCoy-60,000 acres -Central Wisconsin Conservation Area (16,000 acres in Monroe Co.)-cranberries 3,654 acres -woodland 273,000 acres -cropland 185,800 acres -wetlands 56,000 acres -5 Watershed Basins -Population 46,75
5、4 Monroe County Symptoms of Climate Change?Well Water-Contamination Invasive SpeciesOak WiltDr.David SamuelsWildlife&Human Diseases(CWD)Localized Temp Regimes Since 2007 20+Major Flood Events Rainfall Intensity 2-6”hour100 Year Flood?Climate Change Contour StripsAgriculture Rill&Gully ErosionSaturat
6、ed&Flooded CroplandInfrastructure FailurePrivate PropertyCommunitiesGrass WaterwayStreambank StabilizationGrade Stabilization StructureConservation Practice FailureTop of DamAugust 28,2018 Flood Event5 PL566 Flood Control DamsAuxiliarySpillway1990-1999-$33,000 2000-2009-$1,793,0002010-2019-$33,153,0