WI Green Fire
Posts about our organization. You can also find more information about WGF under “newsletters.”
Join Us for Green Fire Cafe
Announcing our newest virtual event series: Green Fire Cafe!
These days, we all need opportunities to unwind and connect. We need people around us to talk through our challenges and cheer on our achievements. But how can we do that when life is so busy, and it’s hard to keep up with all the news …
Read More >Public Testimony on Wolves and Elk
Members of the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, March 4, 2025, photo by Paul Heinen
On March 4, 2025, WGF testified before the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.
Adrian Wydeven (left) and Peter David (right) at the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage hearing …
Read More >Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Updates – March 2025
Enbridge Line 5 Updates: Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians Denies Water Quality Certification for Enbridge Line 5 Oil Pipeline Re-route
Will Trump Administration Energy Emergency Executive Order Affect Line 5?
Prepared by Nancy Larson, WGF Water Resources Specialist
Inter-Related Regulatory Decisions
Existing pipeline on east end of the Bad River Reservation, 2022, photo …
Read More >NRB Testimony on Lake Trout Fishery
WGF Comments to the NRB on Opening a Lake Trout Fishery
Juvenile Lake Trout, photo by Katie Steiger-Mesiter, USFWS, via Flickr
Nick Hahlbeck of WGF’s Fisheries Work Group testified at the February meeting of the Natural Resources Board (NRB). WGF also submitted written testimony to the NRB with more details about our current opposition …
Read More >Highlights from Gov. Ever’s 2025-27 Budget
Highlights from Gov. Ever’s 2025-27 Budget
Wisconsin’s Green Fire’s Executive Director, Meleesa Johnson, attended Governor Tony Evers’ State Budget address on February 18, 2025. In the address, Gov. Evers kicked off the “Year of The Kid” with his 2025-2027 State Budget. He highlighted several critical announcements to ensure all Wisconsinites have access to safe, clean drinking …
Read More >Special Event with Dr. Patricia McConnell and Adrian Wydeven
Dog and Wolf Behavior & the Wolves of WI, plus an Auction of Experiences
A Special Event with Dr. Patricia McConnell and Adrian Wydeven
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 1:00-3:30pm CT
Location: Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704
- Advance registration is required. No tickets will be available at the door.
- Tickets are …
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Federal Funding Pause: Implications for WGF
A message from Meleesa Johnson, WGF Executive Director
Responding to the Trump Administration’s Pause on Federal Funding, January 28, 2025
The flurry of Trump Administration executive orders, actions, and memoranda has set forth a snowstorm of speculation, concern, uncertainty and, for some, fear. The White House memo issued today (M-25-13) announcing a …
Read More >Public Comment on Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Habitat
Working to Protect Biodiversity
Wisconsin’s Green Fire submitted public comment to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in late January 2025. Our comment letter expressed support for the designation of critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis). The USFWS called for comments on the proposed rule to designate this critical …
Read More >WGF Meetings with Legislators – January 2025
by WGF Policy Director, Paul Heinen
WGF Staff Met with Legislators in Madison
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) Executive Director Meleesa Johnson and Policy Director Paul Heinen have been spending time at the State Capitol, meeting with many of the new 2025-2026 State Legislators from both parties. Many of the legislators knew about our past work and asked …
Read More >3rd Annual Wisconsin Conservation Retreat
Students and professionals at our the 3rd Annual Wisconsin Conservation Retreat, 2025
3rd Annual Wisconsin Conservation Retreat
For the third year, we collaborated with the UW-Oshkosh Student Environmental Action Coalition (UWO-SEAC) to host the Wisconsin Conservation Retreat for students and professionals. We gathered at Lowenwood (the former Conserve School) in Land O’Lakes for networking, skill-building, …
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