WGF Work Product (public comments, testimony, press)
2023-2024 Legislative Session is Over
By Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director
Summary of WGF’s Legislative Activities during the 2023-2024 Session
Madison skyline from Lake Mendota. Photo by Michael Cain.
The Wisconsin State Legislature has completed its work for the 2023-2024 session and will not return until early January of 2025. Following the November 2024 elections, the Legislature will have a whole …
Read More >WGF Asks Gov. Evers to Veto SB 312
WGF’s letter to Governor Evers requesting he veto SB 312.
On February 26, 2024, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) sent a letter to Governor Tony Evers, asking him to veto Senate Bill 312 (SB 312). For months, leaders from WGF worked with the authors of this bill in attempts to make it beneficial …
Read More >WGF Opposes SB 999 – Changes to Managed Forest Law
Wisconsin’s Green Fire submitted a letter of testimony opposing SB 999, a Wisconsin Senate bill that would change Managed Forest Law (MFL) to require enrollees in MFL open enrollment to allow motorized access on all roads.
WGF Letter of Testimony – SB 999 | February 14, 2024
According to the Wisconsin …
Read More >Wake Boats and Lakes: New Report from Wisconsin’s Green Fire
February 20, 2024 Update:
This report is temporarily unavailable while we make some important updates. We’re working on adding new content to best reflect the scientific literature and emerging information from communities around Wisconsin and other states.
Feel free to contact us with any questions. Stay tuned for our announcement of the updated report!
The …
Read More >Illegal Deaths and Injuries to WI’s Large Wild Birds Phase 1 Report
Illegal Deaths and Injuries to Wisconsin’s Large Wild Birds: Identifying and Evaluating Recent Occurrences – Phase 1 Project Report
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) released a new report as Phase 1 of an ongoing project on Wisconsin birds: “Illegal Deaths and Injuries to Wisconsin’s Large Wild Birds: Identifying and Evaluating Recent Occurrences.”
This paper …
Read More >WGF Celebrates the Conservation of the Pelican River Forest
Pelican River Forest WI, photo copyright Jay Brittain, courtesy of Gathering Waters
After years of conservation efforts, over 67,000 acres of the Pelican River Forest in Oneida, Forest and Langlade counties are now protected forever under conservation easements. Leaders and volunteers from Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) collaborated with partners …
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire State and Federal Policy Issues for 2024
by Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director
Top Issues for 2024
Every January, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) Policy Director, Paul Heinen, writes a “top issues” report on the policy issues that WGF is prioritizing for the year ahead. This is one way we keep members of WGF updated about the work ahead for this community of conservation …
Read More >WGF Statement on WDNR’s request for JFC action on PFAS funding
On December 19th, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) released a letter to the Co-chairs of the Wisconsin Joint Committee on Finance (JFC), requesting the release of PFAS funding. The WDNR’s letter requests release of segregated funds to support affected communities and private well owners, and to support monitoring, research, and public health needs around PFAS. …
Read More >New Opportunities Now Paper: PFAS 2.0
Read the new report on PFAS in Wisconsin Drinking Water.
Since the late 1930s, many consumer goods and industrial materials have contained per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of chemicals famous for their non-stick and firefighting properties. However, PFAS are now known to threaten human health and the environment. A team of experts at …
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire Not Associated with Greenfire Law PC
News Release
For Immediate Release: November 30th, 2023
Media Contacts:
Wisconsin’s Green Fire Executive Director
Wisconsin’s Green Fire Communications Coordinator
Rhinelander, WI – A new lawsuit by the Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance (GLWA) is asking a Dane County Circuit Court judge to block …
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