The Kewaunee County Land and Water Conservation Committee will review the area’s wildlife damage in 2020 when it meets on Tuesday. The annual review is part of the Wisconsin Damage Abatement and Claims Program, which awards farmers prevention assistance and partial compensation when animals like deer and geese harm fields and crops. In 2018, two claims of damage from deer and turkeys accounted for over $9,000 in damage. Kewaunee County Land and Water Conservation Committee Chairperson Chuck Wagner says the area’s overpopulation of deer combined with strong yields from farmers could amount to more damage being claimed this year.

The committee will weigh in on the claims during the meeting on Tuesday at the Luxemburg Expo Center at 8:15 a.m. Wagner says the committee will also discuss a number of water quality bills waiting to be approved by the state legislature. He also plans on saying something in honor of the late Joe Musial, a frequent attendant of the committee meetings and a strong advocate for the health of the East Twin River.