AboutWisconsin's Green Fire
Mission
Wisconsin's Green Fire's mission is to advance science-informed analysis and policy solutions that address Wisconsin’s greatest conservation challenges.
Vision
All people in Wisconsin and beyond enjoy the benefits of clean water, clean air, and healthy ecosystems achieved through scientific and thoughtful management of natural resources.
If our mission and vision resonate with you, we invite you to join our community of voices for conservation!
Origins
Wisconsin’s Green Fire: Voices for Conservation was founded in 2017 to promote science-based practices and a long-term vision in environmental protection and natural resources management. Through our strong and growing membership of conservation professionals and committed community members, Wisconsin’s Green Fire seeks to restore and strengthen Wisconsin's tradition as a national conservation leader.
Since our founding, Wisconsin’s Green Fire has become a go-to organization providing science-based information to policy makers, state and local agencies, and people who care about our conservation tradition and sustaining our natural resources.
Who We Are
Wisconsin's Green Fire is nonpartisan and independent.
Our membership is open to anyone with an interest in protecting our natural resources and sustaining Wisconsin's conservation legacy. While many of our leaders and volunteer experts are career scientists, we welcome support and involvement from all people in our community of voices for conservation.
We believe that diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and interests are crucial in achieving conservation success, and we strive to represent the diversity of Wisconsin in our membership.
Many of our members are also professionals in the environmental field, representing extensive experience in natural resource management, environmental law and policy, scientific research, and education. Our members have backgrounds in government, non-governmental organizations, universities and colleges and the private sector.
Becoming a member is as simple as making an annual gift of any amount. We invite you to learn more about membership and supporting our work. Contact us with any questions!
How We Work
Connecting the public, media, and legislators to science:
Wisconsin’s Green Fire helps local units of government, nonprofit organizations, media, decision makers, and all Wisconsinites get the scientific information they need to address local and regional issues. We are a source for those seeking expertise to bring scientific clarity and scrutiny to contentious and complicated environmental issues.
Supporting a healthy and protected Wisconsin:
Wisconsin's Green Fire supports long-term science-based thinking in the management of Wisconsin’s natural resources.
Supporting conservation in Wisconsin and beyond:
Wisconsin's Green Fire joins in coalitions with environmental and conservation advocacy groups and other organizations in support of our principles and mission.
Engaging the next generation of conservationists:
Wisconsin's Green Fire builds a bridge from our conservation history to the future through outreach and mentoring to early-career and aspiring conservation professionals and youth in general.