Calumet County Land & Water Conservation Dept.

05/29/2026

We are excited to announce that the boat wash station is now open at Calumet County Park! This is located by the South end dump stations near the park entrance.

The boat wash station is for boats only. The use of soaps and cleaners are prohibited. Please place any excess weeds and debris in the dumpsters. The machine takes quarters and the cost is $1 for 5 minutes of use.

04/27/2026

It's the week of our Tree & Shrub Sale! Don't forget to pick up your preorders!

If you didn't order, but are interested, we will have a limited number of species available for purchase, including:
Hazelnut
Fraser Firs
White Cedars
Sugar Maples
Norway Spruces
White Paper Birches
Red-Osier Dogwoods
Enterprise Apple Trees

All trees and shrubs are sold in bundles of 5 for $10 EXCEPT the Enterprise Apple trees, which will be sold as singles for $15 each.
You can also buy tree planter bars and soil moistening powder.
Come early for the best selection! See you there!

921 S Park St. Chilton, WI 53014
Wednesday: 12:30PM - 4:30PM
Thursday: 8AM-12:30PM

04/22/2026

Hey Calumet - Happy Earth Day! We know the perfect ways for you to give back to the planet that gives us so much!

Plant NATIVE trees, shrubs, & flowers! Pollinators need native plants and our native plants need them too. Consider stopping by our tree and shrub sale next week!

Eat & shop locally. Support your neighbors and reduce environmental impacts from shipping!

Unplug unused electronics & turn off unnecessary lights. You'd be surprised how much electricity your appliances use when they're plugged in, even when not in use. Bonus - that's extra money back in your pocket too!

Volunteer with conservation groups like Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, or the Friends of Stony Brook. Friends of Stony Brook has a cleanup event this Saturday and the Fox-Wolf Watershed Clean Up is May 2.

"Our goal is not just an environment of clean air and water and scenic beauty. The objective is an environment of decency, quality and mutual respect for all other human beings and all other living creatures."
-Ga***rd Nelson, Wisconsinite, Environmentalist, Earth Day founder

04/21/2026

This week has been one for the record books. With major flooding across the state, including northeastern Wisconsin, it’s hard to imagine getting out into the fields anytime soon. However, while doing field checks this week, we noticed a difference in soil erosion between fields managed with conservation practices like cover crops and no-till, compared to conventional fields that are bare and experience heavy tillage. Instead of water rushing off a field, a living cover crop acts as a water pump, pulling water into the soil profile. This not only helps reduce nutrient and soil loss, but it also helps store water for later in the season (yes, we will likely be dry at some point this summer). These practices improve a farm’s resiliency, while also reducing soil erosion and downstream flooding…a win-win for everyone!

04/08/2026

🚨🌳 TREE-MAIL ALERT 🌳🚨

Tree-Mail can now be received via email OR text! 🎉
Scan the QR codes to join whichever notification system works best for you!
If you have already signed up for Tree-Mail via emails, you do NOT need to sign up again.
BUT if you are interested in text messages, you DO need to sign up for them.

Signing up for Tree-Mail is the best way to stay in the loop about all things tree-sale. This will be an ongoing reminder system for the upcoming 2026 Tree and Shrub Sale and for all future sales. These notifications will include ordering periods, sale dates, event changes, etc.

Check out the Links Below in the Comments ⬇️⬇️

NOTICE: We have been told that some folks are not receiving all of the Tree-Mail notifications that have already gone out. In these cases, it was often because the emails were being sent automatically to Junk Folders. We suggest adding [email protected] as a contact so that this doesn't happen to you! Any questions regarding the tree and shrub sale can also be emailed to Kaitlyn.

For Tree-Mail via Text: We have not sent out any notices via text yet, so you haven't missed anything!

04/08/2026

Join us for the Stony Brook Watershed Clean Up on April 25, 2026. Volunteers are asked to meet at the Trout in the Classroom Field Day Site located across the road from W3866 Shady Ln, Chilton.
Registration is required and linked below in the comments, or follow the QR code found in this post.

The clean up is sponsored by the Friends of Stony Brook, The Friends of Manitowoc River Watershed, and the Calumet County Land & Water Conservation Dept.

04/01/2026

Save the date(s) for Tree & Shrub Pick-Up!

This year, we have decided to host two (half) days for everyone to pick up pre-orders and shop our limited stock that will be available on these days. We hope that splitting the sale between 2 days will offer you folks a bit more flexibility to fit the event into your busy schedules.

April 29th will be our afternoon sale. You can pick-up your orders from 12:30PM to 4:30PM.
April 30th will be our morning sale. Pick-up hours will be from 8:00AM to 12:30PM.

More information to come!

03/26/2026

The Friends of Stony Brook are hosting a spring watershed clean up. Volunteers are needed to pick up litter along the stream and roadways in the watershed.

Registration is now open for the 2026 Watershed Clean Up. Join volunteers to pick up litter along the roadways in the Stony Brook Watershed.

Registration Required: https://forms.gle/9Tewjg9aakLG2SYu9

Questions can be directed to [email protected]

03/24/2026