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2023-2025 State Budget Highlights – Natural Resources
by Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director
Governor Tony Evers signed the 2023-2025 State Budget on Wednesday July 5, 2023. Below are the highlights from the Governor’s point of view taken from his budget message. Following these three sections is an “Other’ section with other items that you should know about. Overall, the DNR budget was increased …
Read More >WGF Staff Attend Climate Justice & Community Resilience Summit
Left to right: Flossie Siebert, Carolyn Pralle, Fred Clark at the Climate Justice and Community Resilience Summit, June 21, 2023. Photo by Carolyn Pralle.
From June 21st-23rd, 2023, WGF staff members attended the Climate Justice and Community Resilience Summit in Madison, including Fred Clark (Executive Director), Flossie Siebert (Development Director) and Carolyn Pralle …
Read More >US Supreme Court Decision Reduces Protections for Wetlands
By Michael Cain, Chair of the WGF Public Trust and Wetlands Work Group
The US Supreme Court recently rendered a decision which reduced the scope of protections for wetlands and small ephemeral waterways under the Clean Water Act. In the case, Sackett v. EPA, a 5-4 majority of …
Read More >Celebrate Pride Month – June 2023
By Carolyn Pralle, WGF Communications Coordinator
Happy Pride Month! Respecting, honoring, and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community is a core part of who we are at Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF). As a nonpartisan and independent member-supported organization, we’re powered by the diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and interests of our conservation community. We’re proud of the diverse identities among …
Read More >Guest blog: Is Nature and the Outdoors for Everyone?
By Nancy Franz, WGF Science Council member and advisor for WGF’s Aspiring Conservation Professionals Work Group.
I take Wisconsin’s Green Fire’s mission seriously: “Wisconsin citizens enjoy the benefits of clean water, clean air, and healthy ecosystems achieved through scientific and thoughtful management of natural resources.” However, I sometimes wonder if all people feel comfortable enjoying Wisconsin’s …
Read More >Wisconsin’s Green Fire and Partners Equip Local Leaders to Address PFAS in Wisconsin Communities
When Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg had to deal with the crisis of responding to PFAS contamination detected throughout Wausau’s drinking water supply in 2022, she was fortunate to be able to turn to her family friend and mentor John Robinson. John is a former Wausau Mayor and a former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) …
Read More >Wisconsin’s 2023-2025 State Budget: WGF Highlights and Summary
On Wednesday, February 15th, Governor Evers released his 2023-2025 State Budget, the single most important bill introduced every two years at the Capitol. The budget includes important investments in protecting the health and safety of Wisconsin citizens and natural resources and makes crucial changes to ensure democratic decision making in natural resource management and policy …
Read More >WGF Releases Comments on Draft Wisconsin Wolf Management Plan
In November 2022, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) released a Draft Wisconsin Wolf Management Plan. When finalized, the Plan is intended to update Wisconsin’s current Wolf Management Plan which was approved in 1997. The Plan reflects a wide variety of inputs, including recommendations from a Wolf Management Plan Committee the …
Read More >Celebrating Giving Tuesday Today and Every Day
Looking back over 2022, we at Wisconsin’s Green Fire have so many reasons to be grateful. After five years of advocating for science-based management of Wisconsin’s natural resources, we have grown to an organization with over 650 members that is recognized as a leading voice for conservation in the state.
We want to celebrate the reasons …
Read More >Next Steps for Cross-Cultural Partnerships
In September, representatives from WGF and the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society (WCTWS) co-facilitated a session at the Great Lakes Regional Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) conference in Hayward, WI called “Building cross-cultural partnerships for conservation.” The session was attended by 16 conference participants, representing state …
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