WGF Work Product (public comments, testimony, press)

Op-Ed: Wisconsin’s Long History of Local Control and Wake Boat Regulations

sun and clouds over a northern Wisconsin lake

Sunset over a Northern Wisconsin Lake, photo by Ashley Gries

Wisconsin’s Long History of Local Control and Wake Boat Regulations

by Dan Butkus, President- Wisconsin Lakes (dbutkus@wisconsinlakes.org)
and Meleesa Johnson, Executive Director, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (mjohnson@wigreenfire.org)

Note: This op-ed was prepared by WGF Executive Director, Meleesa Johnson, and Wisconsin Lakes President, Dan Butkus in early …

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Webinar: Navigating Chronic Wasting Disease

Cover image for April 1, 2025 webinar on Navigating Chronic Wasting Disease


Navigating Chronic Wasting Disease Webinar (Recorded April 1, 2025)

On, Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 4:30-5:30pm CT, we held our webinar on Navigating Chronic Wasting Disease: A Presentation on Recent Advances by Dr. Peter Larsen. We co-hosted the webinar with the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation.

During the webinar, our presenter Dr. Larsen of the Minnesota …

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Join Us for Green Fire Cafe

Announcing our virtual event series: Green Fire Cafe!

These days, we all need opportunities to unwind and connect. We need people around us to talk through our challenges and cheer on our achievements. But how can we do that when life is so busy, and it’s hard to keep up with all the news and …

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Public Testimony on Wolves and Elk

Senate Commitee members gather around a large table with an American and Wisconsin flag in the background

Members of the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, March 4, 2025, photo by Paul Heinen

On March 4, 2025, WGF testified before the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage.

Adrian Wydeven (left) and Peter David (right) at the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage hearing …

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NRB Testimony on Lake Trout Fishery

WGF Comments to the NRB on Opening a Lake Trout Fishery

Juvenile Lake Trout, photo by Katie Steiger-Mesiter, USFWS, via Flickr

Nick Hahlbeck of WGF’s Fisheries Work Group testified at the February meeting of the Natural Resources Board (NRB). WGF also submitted written testimony to the NRB with more details about our current opposition …

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Public Comment on Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Habitat

Rusty Patched Bumble Bee on a purple flower

Working to Protect Biodiversity

Wisconsin’s Green Fire submitted public comment to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in late January 2025. Our comment letter expressed support for the designation of critical habitat for the rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis). The USFWS called for comments on the proposed rule to designate this critical …

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Wisconsin Forests at Risk Webinar

Wisconsin Forests at Risk Webinar cover image with QR code for registration

Wisconsin Forests at Risk Webinar, January 15, 2025. View on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g25VMh__kH8. Take the feedback survey at https://s.zoom.us/m/bPFdfXu57

Wisconsin Forests at Risk Webinar (Recorded Jan. 15, 2025)

On, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 12:00-1:00pm CT, we held our Wisconsin Forests at Risk Webinar.  During the webinar, we focused on …

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Opportunities Now 2024: Wisconsin Forests at Risk

wide vista of forests and lake under cloudy skies

Wisconsin Forests at Risk: Engaging Wisconsinites in Another Century of Forest Conservation
We are proud to announce a new paper in our Opportunities Now series.

Left to right: Upson Lake Fall Forest. Photo Credit: Colleen Matula. Log deck and forwarder in Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Forest. Photo Credit: Paul Koll. Thompson Family Forest. Photo …

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Confluences – Fall 2024

cover page of Confluences Fall 2024 with image of sunlight through a leafy canopy

Wisconsin’s Green Fire’s newest issue of Confluences, our biannual print newsletter is now available.

We pour a lot of care into Confluences. Members of our staff and volunteers worked together on the fall 2024 issue with a special emphasis on the theme of Keeping Hope Alive in Conservation. This fall, we feature the voices of …

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Songs that Keep Us Inspired – WGF Playlist 2024

night sky and aurora borealis with text overlay for the Songs the Keep Us Inspired WGF playlist for 2024

In fall 2024, we created our first Wisconsin’s Green Fire music playlist.

Amid all our serious conservation work, we like to have fun! What better way than by sharing some great music with each other?

For our “Songs that Keep Us Inspired” playlist we asked members of the WGF community to send us just one …

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