Special Message for Members and Partners
Special Message for Members and Partners The action taken by the State Conservation Commission last week came as a surprise to everyone. It was difficultContinue Reading
June 3, 2023 2:56 pm
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Special Message for Members and Partners The action taken by the State Conservation Commission last week came as a surprise to everyone. It was difficultContinue Reading
We Are in Period of Transformation Call it change, call it a period of transition, or describe it as a time of transformation. Our conservationContinue Reading
We’ve had a successful year plus some challenges As we approach the end of the current fiscal year, I’m happy to report that we haveContinue Reading
Hearing Dissent We’ve all been in a meeting where someone spoke passionately about an idea or proposal, and sometimes that passion has sounded mean-spirited orContinue Reading
Intersecting opportunities for elections, DEI, and rates and charges? Over the past couple of years, WACD members have talked at length about several issues. OneContinue Reading
Arguments about seat belts have been going on for many years, and in the view of many people, the issue was not about safety butContinue Reading
During a recent conversation with a long-standing member of our conservation district community, I began to think about a possible relationship between conservation district successContinue Reading
New book: Managing to Change the World During a recent Building Better planning meeting, one of the folks brought forward a tool about delegation fromContinue Reading
Why did I change jobs? Because you asked. Several years ago, a friend asked how I felt about my job with a soil and waterContinue Reading
The recent passing of Rock Lake Conservation District supervisor David Johnson gives me pause in several ways. We are the same age. We graduated fromContinue Reading
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