Pope SWCD has been participating in watershed planning for all three of the watersheds within Pope County. The North Fork Crow River Watershed One Watershed One Plan was finished in 2018 and now implementation is being done. A story map was created to share with the public what we know about the watershed and where the partners will be working over the next 10 years to improve and protect resources in the watershed. Click Here to learn more about the North Fork Crow River Watershed!
The Sauk River Watershed plan was fully adopted in 2020 and implementation work is underway in this watershed as well. A story map was just finished in 2022 to share information with the public what we know about this watershed and the work planned by the partnership over the next 10 years! Click Here to Take a Walk Through The Sauk!
The Chippewa River Watershed is the final watershed going through a planning effort in Pope County. This planning effort began in 2022 and will take till 2024 to complete. Information is being reviewed and compiled like these other planning efforts have done. Watch our website for more updates on this planning effort.