Portage County, WI
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Shannon Rohde, Project Coordinator
Seasonal Employees and Student Interns
ADDRESS
Hancock Agricultural
Research Station
N3909 County Road V
Hancock WI 54943
Phone: 715-249-5424
Toll Free: 888-249-5424
Fax: 715-249-5425
Email: cwwp@uniontel.net
The CWWP provides tree
planting services, including
windbreak design, fabric
installation and a three year
maintenance program.
Wildlife habitat development,
seeder rental, custom spraying,
chemical burndowns, and public
information and education are
among the other services offered.
This windbreak was planted in 1999. (Photo taken in 2005)
The CWWP custom designs windbreaks using fast growing, disease resistant
species, and guarantees a 95% survival rate for the first three critical years.
Who are we?
The Central Wisconsin Windshed Partnership Group (CWWP) is a cooperative venture consisting of:
- Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA);
- The vegetable processing industry;
- Land Conservation Committees and Departments of:
Partner Counties: Adams, Juneau, Portage, Waushara,
and Wood Counties;
Working with Marathon, Green Lake, Langlade, Marquette, and Waupaca
Counties; - Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and
Consumer Protection (DATCP); - Golden Sands Resource Conservation & Development (RC&D);
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS);
- University of Wisconsin;
- University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service
What we do
- Install windbreaks to control wind erosion, create
shelterbelts, or as living snow fences. - Wildlife habitat development
- Custom spraying and mowing
- Public information and education
- Check out our business plan for more details
AMERICORPS NCCC OAK 4 TEAM ASSISTS CWWP
June 2017 - The CWWP was fortunate to be awarded a team of eight AmeriCorps NCCC volunteers. Arriving at the Hancock Agriculture Research Station on June 12 and departing on June 29, this hard working team assisted with sorting and preparing plants for hand and machine planting, installing weed barrier fabric, and hand weeding and mowing windbreak and living snow fence sites around Central Wisconsin.
AmerCorps NCCC Oak 4 Team from lower right: Evan Sullivan, Team Leader Mitch Geers, Rose Albert, Laine Nightingale, Chelsea Speight, Yasheva Outlaw, and Brian Rivera. Missing is Aiden Bihn-King.