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In Sauk County, a conservationist helps farmers transition to managed grazing

Serge Koenig has served Sauk County, Wisconsin, for nearly 30 years as a county conservationist. He’s seen numerous changes throughout his career, including in his own thinking about conservation. In the past year, Koenig has helped transition hundreds of Sauk County acres to managed rotational grazing, a farming practice that is more economically stable for farmers and is often described as the gold standard for soil and water conservation.

‘Dying From COVID Is Not Pretty’: A poet grieves the loss of her sister

Pam Gustafson of Milwaukee loves to write poetry. It helps her process everything she reads and sees in her life, since she can't cry due to an autoimmune disorder. So when Gustafson’s sister died from COVID complications in May 2021, she couldn’t cry about it. To grieve, Gustafson wrote a poem.

A Bit Of Wisconsin In The Big Apple: Cheering For The Packers At Tom and Jerry’s

It’s pretty well established that Packers fans travel well. Just scan the crowd at any opponent’s stadium, and you’ll see plenty of green and gold. But when writer and Wisconsin native Sandy Reitman wanted to just watch a game on TV with some other cheeseheads while living in New York City, she went looking for a Packers bar.

Iceboat Afficionado Brings Passion and Organization to the Racing Sport

Deb Whitehorse is almost positive that she and her brother never saw an entire episode of TV’s Star Trek growing up. “The machines were too loud,” she says. ‘The machines’ in the basement of their Madison, Wisconsin home on Lake Monona belonged to their father.