WGF Work Product (public comments, testimony, press)
WGF Position Statement – Apostle Islands National Park Proposal
In late July 2024, Congressman Tom Tiffany proposed a bill, HR 9111, to change the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore into a national park and preserve. Read our Wisconsin’s Green Fire position statement below, prepared as of August 15, 2024.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire Position Statement
Proposal to Replace Apostle Islands National Lakeshore with a National Park and Preserve …
Vista Sands Solar Farm – WGF Public Testimony
WGF’s Public Testimony on the proposed Vista Sands Solar Farm
An update on how we’re fighting for renewable energy and wildlife conservation.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) continues to seek several modifications to the proposed Vista Sands Solar Farm development. We’re working so this unprecedented expansion of renewable energy production – a necessary step toward attaining the …
Read More >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 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 >Wake Boats and Lakes: Updated Report from Wisconsin’s Green Fire
The Effects of Wake Boats on Lake Ecosystem Health: A Literature Review, May 2024
May 2024 update to our special report: “The Effects of Wake Boats on Lake Ecosystem Health: A Literature Review.”
Over the past two months, our team has been updating our literature review on wake boats and lakes. We …
Read More >2023-2024 Legislative Session is Over
By Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director
Summary of WGF’s Legislative Activities during the 2023-2024 Session
Madison skyline from Lake Mendota. Photo by Michael Cain.
The Wisconsin State Legislature has completed its work for the 2023-2024 session and will not return until early January of 2025. Following the November 2024 elections, the Legislature will have a whole …
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
February 20, 2024 Update:
This report is temporarily unavailable while we make some important updates. We’re working on adding new content to best reflect the scientific literature and emerging information from communities around Wisconsin and other states.
Feel free to contact us with any questions. Stay tuned for our announcement of the updated report!
The …
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 …
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