Crawford Stewardship Project

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Penokee Hills Education Project - A project of the Mining Impact Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc.The PHEP has been formed to educate the public about the risks to the Bad River watershed and the Penokee Hills should large scale taconite mining be permitted; share relevant information about the impact of mining on our economy, health, and environment;and connect with citizen led groups locally, statewide, and nationally.

Frac Sand Weekly
News and Opinions about the Minnesota and Wisconsin Frac Sand Boom, and its Environmental Health Implications. Intended to gather perspectives about a new potential environmental health risk mining, processing, railroading, barging, and trucking its way through Minnesota and Wisconsin. Part of the Environmental Illness Network Minnesota ei Network a community for Minnesotans with environmental sensitivities and the people (and organizations) that care about them.

Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit, public interest law firm providing free and affordable legal services to communities facing threats to their local environment, local agriculture, the local economy, and quality of life. Our mission is to build sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government and the rights of nature.

The Wetlands Initiative - wetlands-initiative.org
is dedicated to restoring the wetland resources of the Midwest to improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat and biodiversity, and reduce flood damages.

The Food and Environmental Reporting Network - thefern.org

Articles:
A Controversial Animal Feed Additive Gets a Closer Look - Dispute Over Drug in Feed Limiting US Meat Exports

Milk and Water Don’t Mix - How a chain-smoking Texan forced the New Mexico dairy industry to clean up its act

Valley Stewardship Network - www.kickapoovsn.org
VSN’s mission is to promote stewardship and inspire cooperative efforts to improve the sustainability of the communities and ecosystems in the Kickapoo Watershed region.

Farm Aid - www.farmaid.org
Family Farmers, Good Food, A Better America Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on their land.

Door County Environmental Council
http://www.dcec-wi.org/

Kewaunee CARES - Citizens Advocating Responsible Environmental Stewardship
kewauneecares.wordpress.com/

Environmentally Concerned Citizens of South Central Michigan
www.nocafos.org

HOMES - Organizing to stop a large CAFO and expansion in Jo Daviess County Illlinois
www.stopthemegadairy.org

Stop The Richfield CAFO
A grassroots effort to stop the development of two CAFO's in East Adams County
July 13th CSP letter to DNR

Friends of the Sands
An organization topromote and ensure natural resource stewardship through monitoring, research, and education of Wisconsin's Central Sands region
Friends of the Central Sands files legal action against appovals for Richfield Dairy

Food and Water Watch - www.foodandwaterwatch.org
Food & Water Watch works to ensure the food, water and fish we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. We help people take charge of where their food comes from, keep clean, affordable, public tap water flowing freely to our homes, protect the environmental quality of oceans, force government to do its job protecting citizens, and educate about the importance of keeping the global commons — our shared resources — under public control.

The Meatrix - themeatrix.com
The Meatrix website offers information on the issues surrounding factory farming:, The Meatrix Interactive 360°, a tool to help people learn about factory farming, with in depth information on the issues; Animated movies - humorous and creative satires that use pop culture and entertainment to educate viewers about the food they eat and where it comes from; and The Eat Well Guide, an online directory of sustainable food from farms, stores and restaurants in North America, which was launched with the original movie to help people take action.

Grace Factory Farm Project - gracelinks.org
Grace Communications Foundation highlights the interconnections of food, water, and energy, educating consumers, advocates, and policy makers through web-based initiatives.

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
www.iatp.org/

National Factory Farming Map - www.factoryfarmmap.org
US and State Maps of concentrations of CAFOs, plus interesting facts.

Wisconsin CAFO Watch - wiscafo.wordpress.com
A resource for those concerned with the environmental and public health impacts of industrial livestock agriculture in Wisconsin

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement -
Bill Moyers Journal Interview and Video

Family Farm Defenders - familyfarmdefenders.org

Socially Responsible Agriculture Project - sraproject.org
Guide to Confronting a Factory Farm

Midwest Environmental Advocates - midwestadvocates.org

Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters - conservationvoters.org

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - wisdc.org

Wisconsin Sierra Club - wisconsin.sierraclub.org

Michigan Sierra Club - michigan.sierraclub.org

Mississippi Valley Conservancy - mississippivalleyconservancy.org
"Conserving the diverse landscapes and natural areas of Western Wisconsin"

			Crawford Stewardship Project works to protect the environment of Crawford County from threats such as those posed by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and to promote sustainable land use, local control of natural resources, and environmental justice. Crawford Stewardship Project is a nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible. Support CSP Send a check to: Crawford Stewardship Project P.O. Box 284 Gays Mills, WI 54631 csp.county@gmail.com
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	Ongoing Projects Sand Mining Crawford County CAFOs Water Quality and CAFO Monitoring Karst Geology Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network-SRWN Livestock Siting Law & State CAFO Permitting Crawford Stewardship Project is grateful for the generous support of the Wisconsin Community Fund. Thank you to Organic Valley for their generous contribution to our silent auction in February 2013. Order your Driftless Wisconsin poster today! "CAFOs are only profitable because so much of the cost and damage is externalized onto the environment, neighbors and wildlife. The monitoring, supervision, clean-up, restitution, fines are not happening, thus the true cost of CAFOs never find the way onto the balance books." Talking point from the CAFO Conference.	Links Penokee Hills Education Project - A project of the Mining Impact Coalition of Wisconsin, Inc.The PHEP has been formed to educate the public about the risks to the Bad River watershed and the Penokee Hills should large scale taconite mining be permitted; share relevant information about the impact of mining on our economy, health, and environment;and connect with citizen led groups locally, statewide, and nationally. Frac Sand Weekly News and Opinions about the Minnesota and Wisconsin Frac Sand Boom, and its Environmental Health Implications. Intended to gather perspectives about a new potential environmental health risk mining, processing, railroading, barging, and trucking its way through Minnesota and Wisconsin. Part of the Environmental Illness Network Minnesota ei Network a community for Minnesotans with environmental sensitivities and the people (and organizations) that care about them. Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund is a non-profit, public interest law firm providing free and affordable legal services to communities facing threats to their local environment, local agriculture, the local economy, and quality of life. Our mission is to build sustainable communities by assisting people to assert their right to local self-government and the rights of nature. The Wetlands Initiative - wetlands-initiative.org is dedicated to restoring the wetland resources of the Midwest to improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat and biodiversity, and reduce flood damages. The Food and Environmental Reporting Network - thefern.org Articles: A Controversial Animal Feed Additive Gets a Closer Look - Dispute Over Drug in Feed Limiting US Meat Exports Milk and Water Don’t Mix - How a chain-smoking Texan forced the New Mexico dairy industry to clean up its act Valley Stewardship Network - www.kickapoovsn.org VSN’s mission is to promote stewardship and inspire cooperative efforts to improve the sustainability of the communities and ecosystems in the Kickapoo Watershed region. Farm Aid - www.farmaid.org Family Farmers, Good Food, A Better America Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on their land. Door County Environmental Council http://www.dcec-wi.org/ Kewaunee CARES - Citizens Advocating Responsible Environmental Stewardship kewauneecares.wordpress.com/ Environmentally Concerned Citizens of South Central Michigan www.nocafos.org HOMES - Organizing to stop a large CAFO and expansion in Jo Daviess County Illlinois www.stopthemegadairy.org Stop The Richfield CAFO A grassroots effort to stop the development of two CAFO's in East Adams County July 13th CSP letter to DNR Friends of the Sands An organization topromote and ensure natural resource stewardship through monitoring, research, and education of Wisconsin's Central Sands region Friends of the Central Sands files legal action against appovals for Richfield Dairy Food and Water Watch - www.foodandwaterwatch.org Food & Water Watch works to ensure the food, water and fish we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. We help people take charge of where their food comes from, keep clean, affordable, public tap water flowing freely to our homes, protect the environmental quality of oceans, force government to do its job protecting citizens, and educate about the importance of keeping the global commons — our shared resources — under public control. The Meatrix - themeatrix.com The Meatrix website offers information on the issues surrounding factory farming:, The Meatrix Interactive 360°, a tool to help people learn about factory farming, with in depth information on the issues; Animated movies - humorous and creative satires that use pop culture and entertainment to educate viewers about the food they eat and where it comes from; and The Eat Well Guide, an online directory of sustainable food from farms, stores and restaurants in North America, which was launched with the original movie to help people take action. Grace Factory Farm Project - gracelinks.org Grace Communications Foundation highlights the interconnections of food, water, and energy, educating consumers, advocates, and policy makers through web-based initiatives. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy www.iatp.org/ National Factory Farming Map - www.factoryfarmmap.org US and State Maps of concentrations of CAFOs, plus interesting facts. Wisconsin CAFO Watch - wiscafo.wordpress.com A resource for those concerned with the environmental and public health impacts of industrial livestock agriculture in Wisconsin Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement - Bill Moyers Journal Interview and Video Family Farm Defenders - familyfarmdefenders.org Socially Responsible Agriculture Project - sraproject.org Guide to Confronting a Factory Farm Midwest Environmental Advocates - midwestadvocates.org Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters - conservationvoters.org Wisconsin Democracy Campaign - wisdc.org Wisconsin Sierra Club - wisconsin.sierraclub.org Michigan Sierra Club - michigan.sierraclub.org Mississippi Valley Conservancy - mississippivalleyconservancy.org "Conserving the diverse landscapes and natural areas of Western Wisconsin"