From the Fall/Winter 2023 Newsletter: “Balancing the careful control of cattails” by Penny and Gary Shackelford, Fair Meadows Sanctuary volunteer land managers.
Photo by Arlene Koziol
Corrections about our name, mission, and process
To our supporters and followers:
Recently, over the Thanksgiving holiday, our staff needed to make a post on social media and turn off comments after the publication of a YouTube video by Badgerland Birding. In that video, they objected to our new name and made multiple false and misleading claims about Badgerland Bird Alliance, including our process and intent for developing a new name. Our board is aware of the situation and reviewing information to determine next steps, but in the meantime we would like to make sure our members and followers have accurate information.
Photo by John Wethall
Beyond the Feather: Tucker Sanborn
What does our Bird Alliance have to do with Sharp-tailed Grouse?
The sharptail once called all of Wisconsin home, along with much of the upper Midwest and the West east of the Rockies. Its range and numbers have significantly diminished. In Wisconsin, its strongholds are the barrens of Northwest Wisconsin and it faces a real danger of extirpation over the next five decades.
Photo by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren
