Conservation Engineering
The engineers and engineering specialists of the Conservation Engineering Unit provide technical support to county land conservation departments (LCDs) and other conservation groups to design and install best management practices in Wisconsin. Additionally, the Unit provides technical support for the livestock siting rules and the agricultural drainage districts. The county LCD staff technicians are the primary providers of planning, design, and construction oversight for state and local conservation efforts. To support this work, LCDs need timely engineering assistance in the form of training, plan review, development and maintenance of best management practice standards, development of computer design aids and standard designs, and certification accreditation.
The Conservation Engineering Unit consists of eight engineers and engineering specialists located in five area offices around the state. Three engineering staff located in Madison provide supervision and support. Click here for a map showing office locations and coverage areas. Contact information for each office is listed below.
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DATCP Conservation Engineering Section Staff
Madison Office:
Todd Boehne, Unit Leader
Phone: 608-224-4630
Steve Struss, Livestock Siting
Phone: 608-224-4629
Seth McClure, Drainage Districts
Phone: 608-224-4627
WI-DATCP-ARM
PO Box 8911
Madison, WI 53708-8911
FAX: 608-224-4615
Area 1:
Stacy Dehne
WI-DATCP
610 3rd Avenue S, Suite A
Parks Falls, WI 54552
Phone: 715-744-3066
FAX: 715-744-3065
Mobile: 715-492-5303
Area 2:
Pete Wurzer / Patrick Schultz
WI-DATCP
1304 N Hillcrest Parkway Suite A
Altoona, WI 54720
Phone: 715-832-6547 x102 / x110
FAX: 715-832-6975
Mobile: 715-577-7688 / -0499
Area 3:
Drew Zelle / Matt Woodrow
WI-DATCP
3369 Brewster St
Appleton, WI 54914-1602
Phone: 920-832-2117 / -2116
FAX: 920-733-1499
Mobile: 920-948-3521 / 427-8505
Area 4:
Ralph Hemling / Dave Russell
WI-DATCP
26136 Executive Lane, Suite B
Richland Center, WI 53581
Phone: 608-647-6931 / 608-647-4353
FAX: 608-647-6932
Mobile: 608-575-6523
Area 5:
Weiping Wu
WI-DATCP
451 W North St
Juneau, WI 53039-1120
Phone: 920-386-4432
FAX: 920-386-2222
Mobile: 920-296-5593
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