WI Green Fire
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News Release: WGF Supports Audit Findings that Confirm the WDNR Properly Managed Fish and Wildlife Account Funds
White tailed deer doe and fawns in Black River Falls WI, photo via Snapshot Wisconsin (Source: https://wi-dnr.widencollective.com/portals/zssbwavl/SnapshotWisconsinPhotoLibrary)
Wisconsin’s Green Fire Supports Audit Findings that Confirm the WDNR Properly Managed Fish and Wildlife Account Funds
Correction (12:42pm CT, Sep. 9, 2025): The $30 million one-time transfer from the Forestry Account to the Fish and …
Read More >Opportunity for Action – Federal PFAS amendments
Opportunity for Action – Federal PFAS amendments
Wisconsin’s Green Fire is part of a statewide coalition of groups working on PFAS (the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances also known as “forever chemicals”) in Wisconsin drinking water, soils, and people. PFAS can cause serious environmental and human health problems.
We encourage you to consider taking action with us on …
Read More >WGF Joins Nitrate Watch Program
WGF is now a partner of the Izaak Walton League’s Nitrate Watch program!
This people-powered community science program allows anyone to help gather data about nitrate in Wisconsin’s waters. Nitrate is the most common chemical contaminant creating health risks in Wisconsin’s private wells. Nitrate also harms the water quality and ecological health of our …
Read More >Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Update – August 2025
Contested Case Hearings on DNR Water Permits Begins August 12
Prepared by Nancy Larson, WGF Water Resources Specialist
The contested case hearings on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) water permits for the Enbridge Line 5 oil pipeline reroute in Wisconsin begin August 12 in Ashland, WI. The hearings will be held in Ashland and Madison …
Read More >Northern Lakes Toolbox Workshops Return for Fall 2025
Northern Lakes Toolbox Workshops Return for Fall 2025!
Northern Lakes Toolbox Workshops 2025 Flyer. (Click image to enlarge.) Click here for a PDF copy of the flyer.
We are proud to announce the return of our Northern Lakes Toolbox Workshops in the fall of 2025, hosted by Wisconsin’s Green …
Read More >Governor Invites WGF to Statewide Water Events
by Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director
WGF joins Gov. Evers on Two Tours of Water Treatment Facilities
During the week of July 14, 2025, Governor Evers travelled around the state to talk with local officials about clean water infrastructure. Gov. Evers invited Wisconsin’s Green Fire to attend two of these meetings. Clean water funding is an important …
Read More >WI Supreme Court Ruling on JCRAR
View of the East Gallery and Supreme Court wing of the WI Capitol, photo by Carolyn Pralle, November 2024
Supreme Court rules that JCRAR powers are unconstitutional
Last week on July 8, 2025, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on the case Evers v. Marklein. This case focused on the administrative rulemaking process …
Read More >Join Us for Prairie Day on August 16
Prairie Day – August 16, 2025
Update: Thank you to everyone who joined us for this beautiful prairie event.
View a photo album of the event here and make sure to join us for more events in the future!
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Wisconsin State Budget 2025-2027 Highlights
Historic 2025-2027 Budget Passes and is Signed into Law
By Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director
As of July 3, 2025, Wisconsin has a new state budget signed into law. As reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Evers signed the $111 billion two-year spending plan into law just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday, July 3, less than an …
Read More >A New Chapter for the U.S. Forest Service? Less Productive, Less Prepared, and Flying Blind
A New Chapter for the U.S. Forest Service? Less Productive, Less Prepared, and Flying Blind
By Fred Clark and Paul Strong, WGF Members, Edited by Carolyn Pralle, WGF Communications & Outreach Coordinator
Editor’s Note:
This essay is adapted from an earlier version first published June 24, 2025 on This Land. Written by Fred Clark and Paul …
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