Office Information
Land & Water Conservation Department
111 W Jackson St
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495
Wood County River Block Building (
Map)
2nd Floor
Hours: 7:00am - 3:30pm M-F
Phone: (715) 421-8475
Our Mission
The Land & Water Conservation Department (LWCD) seeks to find solutions to land and water
resource problems under the supervision of the publicly-elected Conservation, Education
and Economic Development (CEED) Committee. This committee of the Wood County Board
provides the LWCD with leadership, support and advice.
The LWCD provides educational, technical, conservation planning, and cost-share assistance
to landowners, farmers, and units of government to help solve erosion and water
quality problems. The LWCD also administers the Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims
Program, Wood County Animal Waste and Manure Management Ordinance, Wood County Non-Metallic
Mining Reclamation Ordinance, the Farmland Preservation Program, and the Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Program. The LWCD is a major reference for a variety of other
state and local programs as well.
Staff
Shane Wucherpfennig, County Conservationist
swucherpfennig@co.wood.wi.us
Klayton Kree, Engineering Technician
Land & Water Resource Management Program
Animal Waste Storage Ordinance
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
MDV/Phosphorus Credit Contact
kkree@co.wood.wi.us
Rodney Mayer, Conservation Program Coordinator
Wildlife Damage Abatement & Claims Program
Non-Metallic Mining Reclamation Ordinance
Environmental Education Program
rmayer@co.wood.wi.us
Emily Salvinski, Conservation Specialist
Nutrient Management
Conservation Planning
Database Management
esalvinski@co.wood.wi.us
Caleb Armstrong, Conservation Specialist
carmstrong@co.wood.wi.us
Lori Ruess, Administrative Services
lruess@co.wood.wi.us
Julianna Kollross, 2021 Summer Intern
Meet the LWCD 2021 Summer Intern
Hi, my name is Julianna Kollross and I am this year’s summer intern for the Wood County Land & Water Conservation Department. I am a third year
student at UW-Madison studying Civil Engineering with an Environmental emphasis. I hope to work with water conservation or water systems when I
graduate, so this is a great fit and opportunity. I love that I’m learning something new every day with this internship!
