Connection Events

The Marbleseed (formerly MOSES) Organic Farming Conference (held at the La Crosse Center) is widely known as the largest organic farming conference in the United States. Every year regenerative and organic farmers from a wide range of farm sizes, experiences, and backgrounds gather to learn the latest in organic farming methods, build community, and shape the future of the organic farming movement.

Whether you’re certified organic, using organic practices on your regenerative farm, or considering the switch to organic, you’ll find the people, partners, and skill-building opportunities to help your farm business thrive.

Save the date for the Driftless Area Stream Restoration Symposium in LaCross, Wisconsin

Join Trout Unlimited’s Driftless Area Restoration Effort (TUDARE) staff and volunteers for an important in-person symposium on February 25th. The Wetlands Science Conference will continue on February 26 – 27th featuring some of the most powerful and important voices in the partnership we have built to conduct this work. The Thursday Feb. 27th event focusing on our Aquatic Organism Passage inventory will be tailored specifically toward county and township officials and the conservationists who support them in making our infrastructure fish friendly and flood resilient.

There’s something incredibly special about the waters of the Driftless region, and it isn’t just the density or quality of trout finning in the currents or the streamside grasses waving in the breeze. What truly makes the Driftless Area special is the army of scientists, restoration specialist and nonprofit and agency partners working to study, care for and recover these fabled streams.

Join other scientists and professionals of the wetland and water community of Wisconsin and the upper Midwest to:

Share your wetland research, restoration, management, or outreach program;
Learn new identification and assessment approaches and techniques;
Hear about approaches to incorporating wetlands into watershed & community planning;
Discuss the latest in wetland science, planning, and protection issues;
Look ahead to the future of wetland science and practices in Wisconsin and the Midwest.
This 3-day conference, which draws upwards of 350 attendees annually, includes a keynote address, organized symposia, topical oral sessions, a poster session, working groups, workshops, roundtables, field trips to area wetlands, and great opportunities for networking, learning, and community-building.

2025 Wetland Science Conference
The 2025 Wetland Science Conference will be held February 25-27, 2025 in La Crosse, WI.

The theme for the 30th annual conference is:
Exploring the Confluence: Pearls of wisdom for wetlands, waters, and communities

We are pleased to also share that joint sessions with the Trout Unlimited Driftless Area Symposium will feature trout & wetlands talks.

Who should attend
We invite wetland experts, students, and enthusiasts from the Midwest and beyond to join us. Our audience typically includes:

Scientists from colleges and universities
Federal and state agency scientists
Local government staff and officials
Federal and state agency regulators
Tribal staff
Natural resource managers (public and private)
Private consultants
Land trust staff and volunteers
Graduate and undergraduate students in the natural sciences
Staff of local, statewide, and regional non-profit conservation groups
Volunteer leaders of non-profit conservation groups
Wetland enthusiasts and concerned citizens
Members of the media

2025 Wetland Science Conference Advisory Panel
Cindy Blobaum, The Nature Place
Dan Collins, Landscapes of Place
Sally GallagherJarosz, WDNR
Sarah Gatzke, The Nature Conservancy
Tod Highsmith, WWA Board
Mike Jones, Stockbridge-Munsee Community Ecology Department
Melinda Knutson, Trillium Consulting
Danelle Larson, USGS: Upper Midwest Ecological Sciences Center
Lauren Leckwee, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
Sarah Majerus, Stantec
Travis Olson, UW Extension
Eric Parker, Heartland
Susan Schumacher, We Energies
Monica Spaenia, Access Ability Wisconsin
Josh Sulman, Stantec
Pat Trochlell, retired WDNR
Meredith Thomsen, UW-La Crosse
Dreux Watermolen, WDNR

Our annual conference provides valuable networking opportunities, forums to discuss current work and new ideas with colleagues, a chance to build technical knowledge, and space to be re-inspired by the passion for conservation across the state. The annual business meeting is held on the last morning of the conference. This meeting includes updates from our Board of Directors and a forum for discussion.

Other events occurring at the conference include the following:

Keynote and plenary speakers
Statewide youth education Poster & Speaking Contests
Honoring our the winners of our Conservation Awards
Networking and social hours
Silent auction to benefit youth education programs

Coon Creek Community Watershed Council presents: Coon Creek Confluence.

Watershed fair featuring local farmers, vendors, conservation partners, and musicians.
Free local food & drink.
Mollie B Concert $25
Westby Rod & Gun Club E7969 County Road P, Westby, WI.
May 3, 2025 11:00AM-Sunset.