Sydney Widell
Watershed Coordinator, Coon Creek Community Watershed Council, Inc.
Around 40 percent of Wisconsin residents receive their drinking water from private wells, according to the Vernon County Health Department. The Department says those wells should be tested for bacteria and other pollutants at least once a year.
In collaboration with the Health Department, we’ll be giving away free well test kits at our March 4th meeting, as well hosting the Department’s director, Amy Klieber. She’ll be leading a well test demonstration and presenting on trends in well water quality across the region.
We are also thrilled to be launching our 2026 Fishers and Farmers project, which will fund soil health, flood resilience, and stream habitat restoration efforts in the headwaters of the Coon Creek Watershed. US. Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Habitat Biologist Heidi Keuler will share more about the partnership on March 4th.
Our March 4th meeting will be held at the Coon Valley Conservation Club (S1005 Knudson Ln, Coon Valley). Dinner begins at 6pm, and the we’ll will call the meeting to order at 6:30. Like all CCCWC events, the event is free and all are welcome. A meeting agenda and more is available on out website: https://cooncreekwatershed.org/events/cccwc-march-4th-meeting/