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Federal Funding Pause: Implications for WGF
A message from Meleesa Johnson, WGF Executive Director
Responding to the Trump Administration’s Pause on Federal Funding, January 28, 2025
The flurry of Trump Administration executive orders, actions, and memoranda has set forth a snowstorm of speculation, concern, uncertainty and, for some, fear. The White House memo issued today (M-25-13) announcing a …
Read More >Public Comment on Rusty Patched Bumble Bee Habitat
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 …
Read More >WGF Meetings with Legislators – January 2025
by WGF Policy Director, Paul Heinen
WGF Staff Met with Legislators in Madison
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) Executive Director Meleesa Johnson and Policy Director Paul Heinen have been spending time at the State Capitol, meeting with many of the new 2025-2026 State Legislators from both parties. Many of the legislators knew about our past work and asked …
Read More >3rd Annual Wisconsin Conservation Retreat
Students and professionals at our the 3rd Annual Wisconsin Conservation Retreat, 2025
3rd Annual Wisconsin Conservation Retreat
For the third year, we collaborated with the UW-Oshkosh Student Environmental Action Coalition (UWO-SEAC) to host the Wisconsin Conservation Retreat for students and professionals. We gathered at Lowenwood (the former Conserve School) in Land O’Lakes for networking, skill-building, …
Read More >Wisconsin Forests at Risk Webinar
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 …
Read More >Update on Vista Sands Solar and Greater Prairie-Chickens
by Meleesa Johnson, WGF Executive Director
Working for Renewable Energy AND Wildlife Conservation
In August 2024, at the administrative law hearing for the Vista Sands Solar Project development, I testified on behalf of Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF). In that testimony, we asked for certain solar arrays to be excluded from the final project map. …
Coalition on Wake Boats and Lakes Grows to 60+ Groups
The coalition to protect Wisconsin lakes from the effects of wake boats has grown to over 60 groups.
The strength of the coalition comes from the shared commitment to sound, science-based policy. The coalition will be active in the new Legislative Session starting this month, January 2025.
We are proud and grateful for the role of Wisconsin’s …
Read More >Happy holidays from Wisconsin’s Green Fire!
Happy holiday season 2024!
A message from Meleesa Johnson, Executive Director:
I love the winter solstice! It is my favorite day of the year! Of all the December holidays it is one that often goes unnoticed and underappreciated…at least in my humble opinion! While this winter’s solstice has now passed, it has brought us into a time of growing …
Read More >Updates on Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline – December 2024
Enbridge received permits from Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for oil pipeline Line 5 Reroute to cross streams and wetlands in northern Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, crude oil spilled from Line 6 in southern Wisconsin.
Enbridge Line 5 Segment Relocation Map, 2020
Prepared by Nancy Larson, WGF Water Resources Specialist
Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) has followed and commented …
Read More >Update on 2025 Fish and Wildlife Account
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Briefs Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) and State Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Groups on 2025 Fish and Wildlife Account
Prepared by Paul Heinen, WGF Policy Director
As the Governor prepares his 2025-2027 State Budget for release in late February, he has invited Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) Executive Director Meleesa Johnson to bring …
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