Public Lands & Forestry
Public lands and forest land management, funding, habitat, and planning for the future. WGF’s analyses and educational materials are developed by the Public Lands and Forestry Work Group.
On the 50th Earth Day: The Places We Saved Became the Places We Needed
On this year’s Earth Day I will step out of at-home seclusion during the global pandemic and get outside for a few hours to stretch my legs and breathe deeply.
The state’s Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program has provided Wisconsin residents with outdoor places to go for fresh air and safe social distancing even though state parks and …
Read More >Comments on WDNR Northeast Sands Regional Master Plan
Yoyi Steele
Program & Policy Analyst
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Madison, WI 53707
RE: Comments on the Northeast Sands Regional Master Plan
August 12, 2019
Dear Ms. Steele,
Wisconsin’s Green Fire: Voices for Conservation (WGF) supports the conservation legacy of Wisconsin by promoting science-based management of its natural resources. Our members have extensive experience in natural resource management, environmental law and …
Read More >2018 Northern Highland-American Legion (NHAL) State Forest Master Plan Variance: Comments from the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society and Wisconsin’s Green Fire: Voices For Conservation
Thank you for your recent phone conversation. You helped answer questions about the 2018 Draft NHAL State Forest Master Plan Variance. It was hard to follow how the 2017 Master Plan amendment related to this 2018 variance proposal and you were very helpful in helping us understand the intent of the 2018 draft variance.
Read More >WGF Comments on Wisconsin Forestry Action Plan – Draft Assessment
We recognize that producing a statewide forest assessment that covers such a wide range of issues is
challenging, and there is a wealth of valuable information and insights on Wisconsin forests throughout
the document. Despite the good start, there are important considerations that we believe need to be
better addressed in this assessment, and other issues for which the limited information provided may
lead to incorrect interpretations or inappropriate selection of strategies.