Past
YEPS Projects:
From 2004 - 2007 , YEPS participants have completed the following projects:
Prairie Planting Projects
| Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Leopold Memorial Reserve , Fairfeld Township |
Aldo Leopold Foundation |
| Kraemer Company Project Site on Highway 33 (now owned by DNR) |
Sauk County Planning & Zoning Department |
| Mirror Lake State Park |
Sauk County Chapter of Pheasants Forever |
| Badger Army Ammunition Plant (3) |
Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance |
Prairie Seed Collecting Projects
| Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Badger Army Ammunition Plant (2) |
Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance |
| International Crane Foundation |
Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Acorn Collecting Projects
| Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Potter Preserve (2) |
Aldo Leopold Foundation |
| Devil's Lake State Park |
The Nature Conservancy |
Tug-a-Suckle Projects (Honey Suckle Removal)
| Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Riverland Conservancy, Merrimac (2) |
Riverland Conservancy |
| River Valley School Forests |
Tower Hill State Park |
Tree Planting Projects
| Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Baxter's Hollow |
The Nature Conservancy |
| White Mound County Park |
DNR Division of Forestry, White Mound County Park & WI Turkey Stamp Fund |
| Devil's Lake State Park |
Sauk County DNR Foresters |
| King Patterson Preserve, Tower Hill Rd, Baraboo |
The Nature Conservancy |
Garlic Mustard Removal
Projects
| Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Devil's Lake State Park (3) |
Devil's Lake State Park |
| August Dereleth Park, Sauk City |
Sauk Prairie River PALS |
Building
Projects
| |
Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Bluebird Houses |
Great Wolf Lodge Resort |
Sauk County Chapter of Pheasants Forever |
| Bluebird & Kestrel Houses |
Sauk County Landfill |
Sauk County Landfill |
| Bat Houses |
Devil's Lake State Park (2) |
Sauk County 4-H |
| Bird Feeders |
Baraboo: Glenville Timberwrights Shop |
Glenville Timberwrights |
Trail Maintenance
| Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Ice Age Trail (2) |
Baraboo Chapter of Ice Age Trail Association |
| Devil's Lake State Park |
Devil's Lake State Park |
Purple Loosestrife Eradication Projects
| Project |
Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Potting of Purple Loosestrife Plants |
Riverland Conservancy |
Riverland Conservancy |
| Beetle Collecting |
Merrimac |
Riverland Conservancy |
Storm Drain Stenciling
| Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Sauk City |
YEPS |
| Reedsburg |
YEPS |
Other Projects
| Project |
Location |
Sponsoring Organization |
| Oak Tree Survival Project |
Potter Preserve |
Aldo Leopold Foundation |
| Group Camp Clean-Up and Picnic Table Painting |
Devil's Lake State Park Group Camp |
Devil's Lake State Park |
| Crane Count |
Baraboo |
YEPS |
| River Monitoring |
Baraboo River |
YEPS |
| Tree Seedling Survival Monitoring |
Devil's Lake State Park |
Sauk County DNR Foresters |
| Wetland Seed Collecting |
Devil's Lake State Park |
Sauk County Land Conservation |
If you have
any questions regarding Youth Environmental Projects of Sauk County
(YEPS) or would like to be added to the YEPS mailing list, please
contact:
 Jessica
Jens
Sauk County 4-H Youth Development Agent
West Square Administration Bldg
505 Broadway
Baraboo, WI 53913-2404
Phone: 608-355-3250
Fax: 608-355-3550
TDD: 608-355-3490
Email: jessica.jens@ces.uwex.edu
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