BECWA founding member Steve Born is being recognized with an Alumni Award from UW-Madison's Nelson Institute. Read his remarkable story of a life devoted to water.

By Michelle Harris & Andy Morton, BECWA Board of Directors On Earth Day, April 22, 2025, BECWA hosted a community Forum on the Health of the Black Earth Creek Watershed at the Wisconsin Heights Middle School Steproom. The Forum was an opportunity to communicate key points of BECWA’s 2024 Watershed Report ( BECWA.org/2024-watershed-report ) as well as to share information on several key watershed-related initiatives and topics. The Forum The 80+ forum attendees included waters

A 480-acre development proposed near Cross Plains has been advancing through approvals, raising concerns about its potential impact on the Festge Springs Complex and the cold-water trout fishery it feeds in Black Earth Creek.

When astronauts return from their first mission to space, they often speak about the wonder and beauty of Earth, and how they have a reinforced sense of responsibility for the planet. While BECWA doesn’t build spaceships, we do foster locally based stewardship for our watershed. That is why BECWA is working to use 21st-century modeling and software technology to bring our own birds’ eye view of the Black Earth Creek Watershed to life! This dual platform project will serve as