Call for Nominees: WGF Ambassadors
A message from WGF Board Vice President Jim Perry
The Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) Board of Directors seeks nominations for a new class of WGF Ambassadors.
Our WGF Ambassadors are people whose names are broadly recognized and who have contributed significantly to the cause of natural resources conservation. They are people who …
Read More >Rolling up our sleeves
A message from WGF Executive Director Meleesa Johnson
Dairy cows at a Marathon County farm, June 2024, photo by Carolyn Pralle
As a kid, I spent my summers at my grandparents’ farm in rural Clark County. They were National Farmers Organization members. One memory, seared into my 5-year-old brain, was that of my grandparents dumping …
Read More >Remembering Joanne Kline
Brule River State Forest with storm clouds moving in, June 2024, photo by Ed Culhane
Remembering Joanne Kline
Blog post written by Nancy Larson
Joanne Kline was an inspiring colleague and friend. We are honored to have known her.
Joanne Kline, WGF Science Council member
In this remembrance of Joanne, we share some reflections by several …
Read More >Confluences – Fall 2024
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 …
Read More >The green fire still burns
Northern lights seen from Vilas County, October 2024, Photo by Don Behm
A message from Meleesa Johnson, Executive Director of Wisconsin’s Green Fire:
As a former candidate, I know personally the full range of emotions of winning an election and losing an election. But one does not need to be a candidate to feel that …
Read More >Wisconsin Neonics Forum – Oct. 30, 2024
Written by Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director, Edited by Carolyn Pralle, WGF Communications and Outreach Coordinator
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) co-sponsored the first-ever Wisconsin Neonics Forum in Madison on October 30, 2024.
Our attendees to the Wisconsin Neonics Forum included executive director Meleesa Johnson, work group members Mark Asplund and Bill Fisher, agricultural projects coordinator Ben …
Read More >News from the Department of Natural Resources on PFAS and Secretary
Members of the Natural Resources Board at the October 2024 meeting
Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board met on October 23, 2024.
Here’s an update from WGF’s Policy Director Paul Heinen:
Sorry, no, I don’t have the name of the new Secretary for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). So, we will continue to wait longer than …
Read More >Inductees for 2025 in Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
Esox Lake along North Country National Scenic Trail in Bayfield County, October 2024, photo by Don Behm
A message from WGF’s Executive Director Meleesa Johnson and Board President Tom Jerow:
The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (WCHF) showcases Wisconsin’s strong conservation ethic and legacy.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) is a voting member organization of …
Read More >Songs that Keep Us Inspired – WGF Playlist 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 …
Read More >WGF Sponsors Two Deer Dumpsters for 2024
Wisconsin’s Green Fire is sponsoring two deer dumpsters for 2024.
Deer dumpster sponsored by Wisconsin’s Green Fire
Annually since 2021, WGF has sponsored two deer dumpsters to aid efforts at slowing the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin’s deer herd. WGF’s Wildlife Work Group chair and Science Council member, Tom Hauge, led …
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