Community Conservation: From Wisconsin to the World

Our February 2023 Conservation on Tap presentation will take place on Tuesday, February 7, at 7:00 pm, at The Historic Fortney, 100 N. Main St., Viroqua.  Conservation on Tap is a FREE presentation series by experts on various aspects of Driftless area ecology and conservation. The goal of the series is to increase knowledge, connection to, and awareness of current conservation efforts and research.

Come see how conservation in Wisconsin has influenced conservation around the world.  Dr. Teri Allendorf will describe Community Conservation‘s projects around the world with local communities to protect biodiversity, including endangered species such as yellow-tailed woolly monkeys in Peru, orangutans in Malaysia, chimpanzees in Cameroon, and tigers in Nepal, among many others.  Community Conservation was founded and directed for over 30 years by Dr. Rob Horwich, a long-time resident of the Viroqua/Gays Mills area.  Dr. Horwich worked on 25 international projects in 15 countries and was a supporter and initiator of many local projects in the Kickapoo region, including Valley Stewardship Network.