WI Green Fire
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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 …
Read More >Metallic mining in Bend deposit: WGF joins partners in calling for Environmental Assessment
Image from our comment letter: Figure 7: Map of Existing Forest Trail/Roads and Drill Sites.
WGF cosigns formal comments on proposed mining in Bend deposit
Click here to read the PDF of the joint letter by ELPC, Wisconsin’s Green Fire, River Alliance, and Sierra Club – Wisconsin …
Read More >Coalition to Protect Wisconsin’s Lakes Now Largest in the U.S.
Logos of various groups in the coalition to protect Wisconsin’s lakes, as of June 27, 2025 (not all member organizations depicted).
Coalition to Protect Wisconsin’s Lakes Now Largest in the U.S.
Surge in Group Size Hits 80 WI Groups
Membership Now in the Tens of Thousands
News Release Prepared by Steve Lyons
A coalition focused on protecting Wisconsin’s …
Read More >Company explores for copper and gold in national forest in northern Wisconsin
Kidrick Swamp, Wisconsin State Natural Area #464, Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Taylor County, photo from Joshua Mayer via Flickr. This SNA is located in an area of the national forest northwest from the Bend deposit and drilling sites, and illustrates some of the forest and wetlands in the area.
Company explores for copper and gold …
Read More >Board reaffirms and endorses WGF efforts in face of federal changes
Dragonfly on lotus, image via Pixabay
Board reaffirms and endorses WGF efforts in face of federal changes
Written by Carolyn Pralle, WGF Communications and Outreach Coordinator
At present, many people who care about clean water, clean air, rich biodiversity, and healthy ecosystems are worried and outraged. The pace of change and the scale of damage at …
Read More >Letter Urging Senate to Support USGS Ecosystems Mission Area Funding and Workforce
Prairie grassland flowers on the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center campus in La Crosse Wisconsin, with USGS silos pictured in the background. Photo by Anna Hess, USGS, image in public domain.
Responding to Science Funding Cuts in the Federal Budget
Usually at Wisconsin’s Green Fire, we focus on responding to state-level issues in conservation policy and natural …
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