WGF Blog
Posts by WGF members on a variety of conservation-related topics.
WGF on NR 320: Protecting Navigable Waters
Working to Protect Navigable Waters in Wisconsin
WGF members kayaking on Bark Bay Slough, Bayfield County, July 2024, Photo by Don Behm
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is updating Chapter NR 320 of the state administrative code regulating placement of bridges, culverts, other structures, and fill material in or over navigable waters …
Read More >WGF at Big Top Chautauqua: July 26, 2024
On July 26, 2024, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) celebrated at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua with food, fun, education, and music!
We need your feedback. Your responses on this 3-question survey will help us fulfill the requirements of our grant from the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation and make our events even …
Read More >WSO Program on Greater Prairie-Chickens
Learn about Greater Prairie-Chickens with WSO on August 6, 2024.
Greater prairie-chickens by Gregory ‘Slobirdr’ Smith via Flickr
The Wisconsin Society for Ornithology (WSO) is holding an informational program on Greater Prairie-Chickens on Tuesday August 6th at 6:30. WGF members and wildlife experts Tom Hauge and Jim Keir are participating in the program to …
Read More >A Message from WGF Leadership on the Aug 13 Partisan Primary
Post-election update below!
There will be few times when Wisconsin’s Green Fire takes the bold step to ask members to consider voting a certain way.
It is just not how we operate. However, the referendum questions on the August 13th partisan primary ballot have serious ramifications for conservation efforts and further increase the …
Read More >Meet Ben Becker – New Agricultural Projects Coordinator
Get to Know Ben Becker, WGF’s Agricultural Projects Coordinator
Ben Becker, FSR Project Coordinator
In June 2024, Ben Becker joined the Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) staff as our new full-time Agricultural Projects Coordinator! Ben is leading the coordination of our Farm Sustainability Rewards (FSR) Project, our two-year pilot program in partnership with Read More >
Meleesa Johnson Appointed to Sandhill Crane Study Committee
Bringing a science-based approach to legislation on sandhill cranes:
Meleesa Johnson, Wisconsin’s Green Fire’s Executive Director, has been selected to serve on the Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes beginning in July 2024. This committee is one of five study committees for 2024. The scope of this study committee’s work begins: “The …
Read More >A Poem to Honor Clean Air: Xeonobia Diaz
In this blog post, we celebrate a young conservation-minded poet, Xeonobia Diaz. Her poem, “I am your Sister…your Caretaker” won first place in the DNR’s 2024 Air, Air, Everywhere Poetry Contest. Congratulations Xeonobia!
Written by Nancy Larson.
Meet the poet and her teacher:
Xeonobia Diaz, poet and student
Xeonobia Diaz is a talented student at Samuel …
Read More >Information for WI Voters – August 13 Partisan Primary
August 2024 Partisan Primary Constitutional Amendments:
Adding Obstacles to the Allocation of Federal Monies
Madison skyline from Lake Mendota. Credit: Michael Cain
As we head into the summer of 2024, much of the current political and media attention is focused on the November election and its impact on the future of our country. First, however, …
Read More >WGF Submits Comments on Vista Sands Solar Farm DEIS
Wisconsin’s Green Fire sends comment letter to the Public Service Commission (PSC).
We submitted our organizational comment letter on PSC Docket Number 9820-CE-100 on June 14, 2024. In this letter, experts from our Climate and Energy, Fisheries, and Wildlife Work Groups collaborated to provide a detailed set of comments on the 147-page Draft Environmental Impact …
Read More >PFAS Update: Status of the $125M in “PFAS Trust Fund”
PFAS Update: Status of the $125M in “PFAS Trust Fund”
At Wisconsin’s Green Fire, our Contaminants of Emerging Concern Work Group continues working to advance a science-based approach for managing PFAS in Wisconsin waters, soils, and communities. In this blog post, we’re summarizing some of the recent state-level matters on funding for communities to treat PFAS …
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