In Wisconsin, the Conservation Congress rises every spring, this year from April 8–13. Please consider this the annual plea from the Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance asking you to participate in the process.
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2024 Wisconsin Conservation Congress
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Annual Spring Hearing gives members of the public the opportunity to provide input on a variety of questions. We encourage you to take the time to fill out the survey—many of the questions impact ecosystems and wildlife both locally and throughout the state.
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Listening to Will Rogers
More good news about people and habitat
Please see this link for another key group of folks for any organization, including Madison Audubon, that cares for remnant or restored lands, VOLUNTEERS. This DNR report outlines and illustrates the work of 100s of volunteers across the State Natural Areas. I thought you might be interested in this report as a reminder of what wonderful places the SNAs are and its examples of some of those folks. And, as we'd expect, it has some Madison Audubon connections.
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Payne a gain for the DNR
On Dec. 27, Governor Evers announced that he appointed Adam Payne the new Secretary of the DNR.
Mr. Payne might be appropriately named because he has a lot of that awaiting him. The DNR always has contentious issues and he'll step into two of the most controversial: wolf management and water pollution, PFAS immediately and agriculture-related run off soon thereafter. Powerful legislators and lobbyists for some business and agricultural interests don't want much, if anything, done about the pollution. Wolves always evoke passion; I don't know if any management plan will achieve a consensus among the folks for whom the plan is important. Plenty of other tough issues will arise.
Photo by Karen Viste-Sparkman/USFWS
