WI Green Fire
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Give the Gift of Conservation – Gift Memberships in WGF
Are you searching for a unique holiday gift?
Give the gift of conservation with a gift membership in Wisconsin’s Green Fire. https://wigreenfire.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gift-membership
Looking for something special for a hunter or fisher who already has all the gear they could ever need? Need a gift for a book lover whose books-to-read-stack is already …
Read More >Get to Know New Wisconsin Legislators
Wisconsin Capitol building rotunda facing the west gallery, November 2024, Photo by Carolyn Pralle
New Wisconsin State Senators and Assembly Representatives for the 2025-2026 Session
Wisconsin Legislative Districts – Senate and Assembly maps 2024. Visit https://maps.legis.wisconsin.gov/?version=2024 to view the maps and find your legislators.
Prepared by WGF Policy Director Paul Heinen, updated …
Read More >Opportunities Now 2024: Wisconsin Forests at Risk
Wisconsin Forests at Risk: Engaging Wisconsinites in Another Century of Forest Conservation
We are proud to announce a new paper in our Opportunities Now series.
Left to right: Upson Lake Fall Forest. Photo Credit: Colleen Matula. Log deck and forwarder in Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Forest. Photo Credit: Paul Koll. Thompson Family Forest. Photo …
Read More >Remembering David Vetrano
Brule River State Forest with storm clouds moving in, June 2024, photo by Ed Culhane
Remembering David Vetrano
Blog post written by Bruce Neeb
David Vetrano, WGF Science Council Member
David (Dave) Vetrano was an inspiring colleague and friend. We are honored to have known him.
There are few people who have had a greater impact …
Read More >Conservation Trivia Fun
Conservation Trivia – December 3, 2024
On #GivingTuesday 2024, we held our Conservation Trivia event at Delta Beer Lab in Madison. Fun vibes, great turnout, and a love of science and conservation in Wisconsin made this a wonderful event! Congratulations to the winning team who took home the coveted Conservation Champion Cheesehead trophy!
Thank you …
Read More >GivingTuesday 2024
Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2024.
Will you give to support science-based, knowledge-driven conservation in Wisconsin?
Please donate and be a part of protecting clean water, rich biodiversity, and healthy ecosystems.
What is Giving Tuesday?
“Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement.” Celebrated annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday is an important fundraising …
Read More >Call for Nominees: WGF Ambassadors
A message from WGF Board Vice President Jim Perry
The Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) Board of Directors seeks nominations for a new class of WGF Ambassadors.
Our WGF Ambassadors are people whose names are broadly recognized and who have contributed significantly to the cause of natural resources conservation. They are people who …
Read More >Rolling up our sleeves
A message from WGF Executive Director Meleesa Johnson
Dairy cows at a Marathon County farm, June 2024, photo by Carolyn Pralle
As a kid, I spent my summers at my grandparents’ farm in rural Clark County. They were National Farmers Organization members. One memory, seared into my 5-year-old brain, was that of my grandparents dumping …
Read More >Remembering Joanne Kline
Brule River State Forest with storm clouds moving in, June 2024, photo by Ed Culhane
Remembering Joanne Kline
Blog post written by Nancy Larson
Joanne Kline was an inspiring colleague and friend. We are honored to have known her.
Joanne Kline, WGF Science Council member
In this remembrance of Joanne, we share some reflections by several …
Read More >Confluences – Fall 2024
Wisconsin’s Green Fire’s newest issue of Confluences, our biannual print newsletter is now available.
We pour a lot of care into Confluences. Members of our staff and volunteers worked together on the fall 2024 issue with a special emphasis on the theme of Keeping Hope Alive in Conservation. This fall, we feature the voices of …
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