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New Members!
WSN welcomes two
new member groups:
Wisconsin
Democracy Campaign
The Wisconsin Democracy
Campaign is a nonpartisan political watchdog group working for
clean government and real democracy. To carry out this mission, WDC tracks the
money in state politics and works for campaign finance reform, media reform and
other pro-democracy reforms. The Democracy Campaign pursues these objectives
through research, citizen education, community outreach, coalition building and
direct advocacy.
Friends
of the Bird Sanctuary
The Friends of the Bird Sanctuary, Inc. (FOTBS) was formed to help protect and
preserve the Douglas County Wildlife Management Area (DCWMA). FOTBS is a
volunteer-based organization that was created in September 2003. 
From
the WSN Webmaster
With the
July 15 issue, WSNetwork News in
a web-based format goes online. A big thanks
to everyone who contributed their time to
make this possible.
The beautiful
wildflower photos in this issue come from
WSN Boardmember David Wisnefski's wonderful
Savanna
Springs
website. Future newsletters
will feature WSN member groups or other
Wisconsin websites.
We want
to hear from you! Please feel free to send
your comments, links and news to webmaster@wsn.org
Wisconsin Survey: Wisconsin Sportsmen
Overwhelmingly Support State Conservation
Programs, Willing to Pay to Protect State
Wildlife, Natural Resources
June 14,
2004
Wisconsin
hunters and anglers overwhelmingly support
state wildlife management and conservation
programs, want to protect such programs
from budget cuts, and are even willing to
pay more in hunting and fishing fees to
do so, according to a poll released June
14 by the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
(WWF).
See
the complete press release (PDF).
Deadline July 16!
Nominate a land trust for the Land Trust of the Year
award or an individual for the Conservationist or Policy Maker of the Year
awards from Gathering Waters
Conservancy
For more information
about making
a nomination
or attending Gathering Waters Conservancy's awards ceremony
Septermber 30, see http://www.gatheringwaters.org/
July 17th Birding Event
Friends
of the Bird Sanctuary
No birding expertise is necessary
There will be a Birding walk at 8:00 a.m. starting at
the Douglas County Wildlife Management Area Clubhouse. At 9:00 a.m. there will
be a slide presentation on "Birds and bird habitat in Douglas County," and a
discussion regarding our new birding group. Directions to the Clubhouse: 3 miles south of Solon Springs
on Hwy. 53 (or 3 miles north of Gordon on Hwy. 53), west on County Road M about
3/4 mile, then northwest on Bird Road for about 3/4 mile. The Clubhouse is on
the right hand side.
For
more information see:
http://www.fotbs.org/new_page_1.htm
Environmental Stewardship Award Winners Announced
Awards
presentation July 18 on Wisconsin Point, Superior
The Lake Superior Binational
Program recently announced six area recipients of its inaugural Environmental
Stewardship Awards Program that highlights successful efforts to protect Lake
Superior. The awards program recognizes the important contributions that
individuals, businesses, industry, communities, and First Nations/Tribes have
made to protect and restore the natural resources in the Lake Superior basin in
the US and Canada.
Winners of the award from Wisconsin
include Roy
Johnson, Cloverland, WI. Johnson, a lifelong resident of Wisconsin’s Lake
Superior basin, has converted 160 acres of farmland to restored wetlands.
Through two separate partnerships with the Wisconsin Department of
Transportation, he has helped to turn cropland into a diverse range of wetland
habitat, including shallow ponds, deep marsh, sedge meadows, and mudflats. Once
home to crops and cattle, the wetlands now host a number of sensitive wetland
birds and plants.
An awards presentation for
US winners is scheduled for Sunday, July 18, at 9 a.m. on Wisconsin Point,
Superior. July 18 is Lake Superior Day, a day to celebrate the important role
the lake has on the region’s environment and economy. Also at the event will be
speeches by local dignitaries, a beach clean up, and a picnic. The event is
free and open to the public.
For
more information see http://www.wsn.org/env_awards_070604.html
CSWAB Update: Public
Meeting Schedule
Monday, July 19,
2004
The Badger Restoration Advisory
Board (RAB) will be meeting on Monday, July 19 beginning at 7 pm at the River Arts Center in Prairie du Sac,
Wisconsin. In addition to regular agenda items, the board will
be acting on a recommendation from the membership committee to approve 2 new
board members to ensure representation of neighborhoods to the southeast of
Badger Army Ammunition Plant where groundwater contamination threatens drinking
water supplies.
Monday, July 26,
2004
A public meeting to discuss offsite
groundwater quality near Badger Army Ammunition Plant will be held on Monday,
July 26, starting at 6 pm at the River Arts Center in Prairie du Sac,
Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and
Army will be sharing all the private well results to date as well as the
proposed location of new offsite monitoring wells. Printed copies of all
available private well results will be distributed at the meeting. For more
information, contact WDNR Hydrogeologist Steve Ales at (608)275-3310 or by email at stephen.ales@dnr.state.wi.us
Laura Olah
Citizens for Safe Water Around
Badger
E12629 Weigands Bay
S
Merrimac,
WI 53561
phone:
(608)643-3124
fax: (608)643-0005
email: info@cswab.org
website: www.cswab.org
Election Law Trainings on the Web for
Nonprofits
From: Ann Allegra aallegra@afj.org
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 10:53 AM
Election Law Trainings on the Web for
Nonprofits
Want to know what your 501(c)(3) organizations can do in
an election year but don't have time to attend a training outside of the
office? Sit at your desktop in your office or home and join the
Alliance for Justice for a virtual election law training.
This one-hour web-based training will cover the rules
for election-related activity including candidate elections, voter guides,
voting records, and candidate debates and forums.
Two dates available:
WHEN:
Monday, July 19 at 2 p.m. EDT
or
Monday, July 26 at 2 p.m. EDT
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO PARTICIPATE:
You will need a computer with internet access and
working computer speakers in order to participate. Questions will be taken
through an online chat mechanism, but not through voice, so you do not need a
microphone. Once you've registered, we'll email instructions on how to log in
to the training.
COST & REGISTRATION: Registration is $30. To
register, please click on or paste in this link: http://www.afj.org/nonprofit/workshops_events/index.html
Questions? Regarding techology, please contact Tim
Mooney at tmooney@afj.org; regarding registration, contact Ann Allegra at
aallegra@afj.org. Or call us at 202/822-6070.
American Rivers requests
your comments re priorities for Federal funding for river conservation.
Deadline
for comments is July 23, 2004. For more information
see
http://www.wsn.org/fed_water_funding_070604.html
Summer Fun! for the Environment
Mason
Proffit Concert
July 24, 2004-7:00
PM
At the Oneida County Fair, on the grounds of the Hodag Fest, Rhinelander,
WisconsinAll profits will go for
conservation efforts to protect Wisconsin's resources by supporting groups
working to protect the woods, wildlife and waters of the
Northwoods.
Buy Tickets
Listen to the radio ad
For more
information see www.conservationconcert.com
Wisconsin
Association of Lakes Workshop:
Your Water Your Wallet
July
28
Nicolet Technical College, Rhinelander
The "Your Water Your Wallet" workshop focuses on the
ways in which we value our natural resources, particularly the numerous lakes
and rivers in Wisconsin’s Northwoods region. The workshop’s speakers will
address economic values associated with lake and river quality, zoning and other
land use controls, and lake and river protection and restoration efforts. They
will also address natural resource-related values not easily accounted for in
monetary terms – values such as scenic beauty, sense of place, and quality of
life.
This evening workshop costs only $22 per person, which includes a
cookout dinner and materials. Optional hands-on training pre-workshops in the
afternoon cost $6. You may attend either or both of these events.
For more information
and to register see: http://www.wisconsinlakes.org/events/NOR.htm
Join the Great Lakes
BioBlitz
Designed as part festival, part educational event, part scientific endeavor, a
BioBlitz brings together scientists, volunteers, and the public to see how many
species they can count in a day-long biological survey. For more information
see
http://www.greatlakesforever.org/html/bioblitz.html
Baird Creek Parkway BioBlitz
July
31, 2004
Green Bay, Wisconsin
http://www.greatlakesforever.org/html/bioblitz/greenbay.html
Wisconsin Point BioBlitz
August
7, 2004
Superior,
Wisconsin
http://www.greatlakesforever.org/html/bioblitz/superior.html
SustainDane Provides
PRISM Clipping Service for News about Sustainability
Go to www.SustainDane.org and
click on PRISM. PRISM is what they call a "web-based service designed
to provide easy access to the spectrum of media coverage related to sustainability in Dane County and allows local organizations to
distribute their information through Dane County's most active sustainability
clearinghouse."
Stories updated weekly.
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