From phosphorus to carbon: A watershed moment for clean water
Vegetation along Badfish Creek helps absorb nutrient runoff before it reaches the waterway.
Success Stories
Yahara WINS brings municipalities, utilities, and agriculture together under one proven framework — cutting phosphorus runoff by funding innovative practices that other conservation programs simply can’t. Recognized by the US Water Alliance as a national model for watershed collaboration and the first in the nation to generate verified carbon credits through watershed-based compliance, Yahara WINS is setting the standard for how communities protect their waterways
A hallmark of Yahara WINS is challenging the status quo. The project’s structure of watershed adaptive management allows for creativity and flexibility in how we approach water quality challenges, which are becoming increasingly vital in the face of a changing climate. Lessons from these projects are expanding the options we can use to protect our rivers and streams.
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Podcast: Wisconsin utilities and farmers work together to improve water quality
Mike Gilbertson and Martye Griffin joined Erin Houghton at NEW Water in Green Bay to share how “Wisconsin utilities and farmers work together to improve water quality” on The Clean Water Pod, a podcast hosted by Jeff Berckes of New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission. Erin talked about watershed management for the Fox River,
Watershed Partnerships: Yahara WINS and Rock River Coalition
The origins of a collaboration between Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District and Rock River Coalition and an illumination of their successes.
Record-high Yahara Pride Farms signups in 2020
A record number of farmers in the watershed signed up for cost-share for conservation practices through Yahara Pride Farms (YPF) in 2020, which receives funding from Yahara WINS.
Manure aeration study reduces phosphorus content by 90%
WINS innovation grant study finds that aeration of beef cattle manure reduces the phosphorus content of liquid manure by 90%.
Dane County cover cropping enhancements
This project involved the use of a farm implement called a roller crimper to streamline the transition between cash crops and cover crops.
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