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Conservation Congress Spring Hearings April 2024
Help shape conservation policies during the Wisconsin Conservation Congress “Spring Hearings” this April.
Photo: Dr. F Eugene Hester, USFWS
Every spring, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) seek input from the public on natural resources policies. Since 1934, these “Spring Hearings,” have been an important part of Wisconsin’s conservation …
Read More >Making an impact – Tom Jerow and Gov. Evers
Conservation succeeds through nonpartisan teamwork!
by Meleesa Johnson, WGF Executive Director
Pelican River Forest WI, photo copyright Jay Brittain, courtesy of Gathering Waters
When Tom Jerow answered his phone last week, I bet he wasn’t expecting a call from Governor Tony Evers! As the two talked, Gov. Evers thanked Tom for helping to conserve the Pelican …
Read More >Call for Art and Writing Submissions
WGF Now Accepting Art and Writing Submissions for 2024
Marsh Marigold by Diane Daulton
Are you an artist who enjoys recreating Wisconsin’s beautiful landscapes and wildlife in paintings or drawings, a photographer who captures natural beauty through a camera lens, or a poet who paints pictures with words? You are in the …
Read More >WGF Asks Gov. Evers to Veto SB 312
WGF’s letter to Governor Evers requesting he veto SB 312.
On February 26, 2024, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) sent a letter to Governor Tony Evers, asking him to veto Senate Bill 312 (SB 312). For months, leaders from WGF worked with the authors of this bill in attempts to make it beneficial …
Read More >WGF Opposes SB 999 – Changes to Managed Forest Law
Wisconsin’s Green Fire submitted a letter of testimony opposing SB 999, a Wisconsin Senate bill that would change Managed Forest Law (MFL) to require enrollees in MFL open enrollment to allow motorized access on all roads.
WGF Letter of Testimony – SB 999 | February 14, 2024
According to the Wisconsin …
Read More >Wake Boats and Lakes: New Report from Wisconsin’s Green Fire
May 2024 Update:
The February 2024 version of this report has been updated and replaced by the new version published in May 2024. Read the new version here: Wake Boats and Lakes: Updated Report from Wisconsin’s Green Fire.
The updated content better reflects the current scientific literature and emerging information from communities around Wisconsin and other …
Read More >Illegal Deaths and Injuries to WI’s Large Wild Birds Phase 1 Report
Illegal Deaths and Injuries to Wisconsin’s Large Wild Birds: Identifying and Evaluating Recent Occurrences – Phase 1 Project Report
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) released a new report as Phase 1 of an ongoing project on Wisconsin birds: “Illegal Deaths and Injuries to Wisconsin’s Large Wild Birds: Identifying and Evaluating Recent Occurrences.”
This paper …
Read More >WGF Celebrates the Conservation of the Pelican River Forest
Pelican River Forest WI, photo copyright Jay Brittain, courtesy of Gathering Waters
After years of conservation efforts, over 67,000 acres of the Pelican River Forest in Oneida, Forest and Langlade counties are now protected forever under conservation easements. Leaders and volunteers from Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) collaborated with partners …
Read More >Ron Grasshoff Re-Appointed to Land and Water Conservation Board
Ron Grasshoff, co-chair of WGF’s Public Trust and Wetlands Work Group, has been re-appointed to Wisconsin’s Land and Water Conservation Board (LWCB). Wisconsin’s Green Fire congratulates Ron on this important role!
On January 24th, Ron Grasshoff provided this summary and comments on his re-appointment to the LWCB.
Summary of LWCB From Section 92.04 of WI …
Read More >Reflection for MLK Day 2024 – by Jim Perry
MLK on the stage of Marathon County Park Youth Building, 1967.
How Dr. King Inspires Our Work at Wisconsin’s Green Fire
A note from Carolyn Pralle, WGF Communications Coordinator:
As we commemorate MLK day on January 15th, 2024, Board Vice President of Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF), Jim Perry reflects on his connection to Rev. Dr. …
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