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Community Shares of Wisconsin together with its donors and member agencies
addresses social, economic and environmental problems through grassroots
activities, advocacy, research and public education.
Wisconsin Stewardship Network is a member
of the Community Shares. When you Donate
Online to WSN, you help the environment
and support the Community
Shares program.
Visit the Community
Shares of Wisconsin website.
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Listen
to speech given by Robert
F Kennedy Jr at the Fighting
Bob Fest
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says President George W. Bush’s
environmental policies are the worst in
United
States history
because some corporate interests have been given the green light to plunder the
commons.
Speaking
at the Fighting Bob Lafollette Fest in Baraboo, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attacked
Bush administration environmental policies.
To hear the fiery
speech you can go to Superior Broadcast Network web
site:
http://www.superiorbroadcast.org/Kennedy.htm
Call for Presentations: Coastal Wetlands
Science Forum
Wisconsin Wetlands Association and Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at Great Lakes Coastal
Wetlands, the 10th Annual Wetland Science Forum, to be held
January 26-27, 2005 in Green Bay. Read about the conference purpose
(sidebar at right) and about how you can participate as a presenter or attendee
(below).
See
the Call for Presentations
Page
See
info about the Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands: 10th Annual Wetland
Science Forum
Wisconsin
River
River Alliance of
Wisconsin Seeks
Water Policy Program Manager
The River Alliance of
Wisconsin, a statewide citizen advocacy organization for rivers, seeks a manager
for its active, visible and successful Water Policy Program. This is a great
opportunity to work with one of the most well-respected and effective
conservation groups in Wisconsin . Applicants must possess strong organizing and
communications abilities, and must have an appetite for advocacy. A strong
commitment to river conservation and to working with grassroots groups and
individuals is a must.
Application
Deadline is October 29,
2004
Click here for the full job description
(pdf)
Citizens'
Agenda for Rivers
Organizations working to preserve and protect rivers can
participate in a national
effort to mobilize Americans behind a
positive nationwide agenda for healthy rivers.
The Citizens’ Agenda for Rivers is a proactive plan
created by and for the nationwide river movement. It identifies three priority
threats to rivers: 1) the erosion of clean water protections; 2) not enough
water to sustain healthy rivers; and 3) the paving over and pollution of
watersheds by sprawl. For each threat,
the Agenda identifies practical policy solutions that can be implemented today
at the local, state, and federal level.
You can learn more about the Citizens’Agenda for Rivers and related
efforts online at www.healthyrivers.org
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Stewardship
Fund applications available - Deadline for Application is October 15, 2004
Applications for the 2004 Stewardship Fund Grant are now available
from Sheboygan County’s Planning and Resource Department, room 335 of the
Administration Building, 508 New York Avenue or on the Internet at
www.co.sheboygan.wi.us
Read
the Sheboygan Press Article
State forest group seeks logo design
The Friends of the Kettle Moraine is sponsoring a logo/design
contest.
The group is looking for a design or logo that captures the spirit of the
Kettle Moraine State Forest – Northern Unit. The design will be used on patches,
T-shirts and other merchandise sold by the Friends of the Kettle Moraine as a
fund-raiser for their projects. The contest deadline is Dec. 15. For more information, or to become a member of the Friends of the Kettle
Moraine, contact the forest staff at the Ice Age Visitor Center at (920)
533-8322. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and
on Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
See
the Sheboygan-Press article
Wisconsin Mercury Assessment Study
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services is seeking volunteers
(Wisconsin residents 18 and older) for a mercury exposure study. Participants
will receive a free mercury exposure assessment, which involves providing a hair
sample for analysis and completing a brief questionnaire. All materials for this
study will be mailed to your home along with a pre-paid, return envelope. You
will receive the results of your test, and an explanation of how to interpret
them.
If you are interested in participating in this research,
Call
1-866-236-3461.
For
more information visit
the website
Lake
Superior Beach
Great
Lakes Environmental Directory
(GLED)
The Great Lakes Directory is one of the most
extensive online resources of Great Lakes environmental information. Their online
library has over 2,000 Great Lakes articles and their directory has over 1,000
Great Lakes organizations.
See
GLED site at http://www.greatlakesdirectory.org/index.htm
GLED is a project of the Environmental Association for Great Lakes
Education (EAGLE) and the Great Lakes
Aquatic Habitat Network & Fund (GLAHNF)
Antibiotic
Resistant Germs Threaten
Great Lakes
From
Family
Farm Defenders'
Rural
UPdates
The United States and Canada's International Joint Commission, formed in 1972 to protect the Great Lakes, recently released their "Twelfth Biennial Report on Great Lakes Water Quality." The report identified the biggest threats to the Great Lakes Ecosystem and the people who depend upon it: aquatic invasive species, chemical contamination (particularly methyl-mercury) and microorganisms. In particular, the report singled out as a problem the emergence of new, antibiotic resistant pathogens: "Some experts believe that the massive and largely unregulated use of antibiotics in agriculture and aquaculture, coupled with the increasing number of antibiotic-resistant pathogens found in nature, may present the greatest risk to the aquatic environment and to public health. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have been spread in the environment through the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in human and animal health. If
antibiotic-resistant bacteria are allowed to evade water treatment, or if they infect humans during recreational activities, finding appropriate remedies for the diseased individual will represent a much more difficult challenge to physicians."
The full report is available at:
http://www.ijc.org/php/publications/html/12br/english/report/index.html
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