Act to make Election Day the Other Earth Day!
Deadline
for Action October 28
From
"Wisconsin InterNetwork" <win@conservationvotersinstitute.org>
Election season is an ideal opportunity for candidate’s running for
office to talk about their stance on conservation issues. Yet most are
not.
At a time when Wisconsin’s special natural places are at risk from air
and water pollution, unplanned development, and a lack of enforcement of environmental laws, we need to know the positions of those hoping to
represent us in public office and we need to vote on November
2nd.
Problem:
Wisconsin’s conservation heritage is at risk and most candidates
running for office are not making conservation a priority. In part, this is
bsecause only 1 in 10 of us who care about Wisconsin’s water, air and
land actually cast a vote in the last four elections. When we don’t vote, decision makers listen to polluters. When decision makers listen to
polluters, it impacts our lives. The decisions made in the upcoming
year could result in fewer places to hunt and fish, more pollution in the
lakes where we swim and more mercury in the fish we catch.
Solution:
You can turn things around. As a Wisconsin voter, you have the
opportunity to change things on November 2nd. If conservationists vote, we can
connect the values that we hold for protecting our air, water and land
to the actions of the candidates who want to represent us. We can also
make the environment a priority for candidates running for office in
Wisconsin by talking to them about the issues we care about.
Action Needed:
You can ensure that candidates are talking about the issues you care
about by clicking on this link:
http://win.e-actionmax.com/tf.asp?aacwc=363317241242698089280
and sending them a letter.
We will make sure
the letter reaches each state legislative candidate running for office in
your district.
Deadline for responding:
Please take action by October 28, 2004.
The following organizations are participating in this campaign:
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger
Citizens Utility Board
Clean Wisconsin
Environmental Defense
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Madison Audubon Society
National Wildlife Federation
River Alliance of Wisconsin
Sierra Club, John Muir Chapter
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Institute
Green
= Gold: Environment big
business in state
Environmental protection accounts for 97,000 private-sector jobs in Wisconsin,
according to recently release study.
The report, "Job Creation in the
Environmental Industry in
Wisconsin and the United
States," by the nonprofit Jobs and Environment Initiative said companies
providing environmental products and services had $5.4 billion in sales
statewide in 2003.
Companies engaged in such work, directly and indirectly, were listed as
accounting for about 3.5 percent of the state’s nongovernment work force.
Click
here to Download
the Report (PDF)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore to write new management for islands:
Public input sought
Public
Hearings Oct 18-22
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (AINL)
is preparing to write a new management
plan for the park. The public will be invited to speak at six hearings from Oct. 18 to Oct. 21 to
provide input on what it thinks the park should do.
For locations
and more information
about the upcoming hearings
See the AINL site
http://www.nps.gov/apis/gmp.htm
You
can also contact AINL at
715-779-3397.
Read
the article in Ashland Daily
Press
Pulling Together
Initiative: Public-Private Partnerships to Manage Invasive
Weeds
Submissions due October 29
The National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), in partnership with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the USDA Forest Service
(FS), the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the
Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program (DoD), and the National
Park Service (NPS), is soliciting proposals from non-profit
organizations and government agencies interested in managing invasive and
noxious plant species. This funding could be used as a match to a DNR Aquatic Invasive Species Grant.
For
more information See
the NFWF announcement
Coalition of Labor
and Environmental Advocates
Endorse Energy Policy Package
for a Smarter, Cleaner,
Stronger America
Redefining
Progress has published a new report that
clearly demonstrates how smarter environmental policies can lead to significant
job creation. The report "Smarter, Cleaner, Stronger:
Secure Jobs, Clean Environment, and Less Foreign Oil" details for the first
time on a national and a state-by-state basis, the economic benefits that will
result from energy policies that stimulate the development of clean energy
technologies.
Click here to read
the report (PDF)
Download
the report about Wisconsin
(PDF)
Endangered
Species Act Legacy Pledge
From
Environmental
Association for Great Lakes
Education (EAGLE)
The Endangered Species Act, and the protections it
provides for the nation’s endangered fish, plants, and wildlife, has come under
constant assault from both Congress and the Bush administration over the past
few years.
A number of conservation organizations have created an Endangered Species Act
Legacy pledge.
When various threats arise to the Endangered
Species Act, in the form of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives or
the Senate or negative administrative actions, the conservation community will
be able to take the list of pledge supporters to Members of Congress and let
them know that their constituents support strong protections for our nation’s
endangered fish, plants and wildlife.
Click here to Sign the Endangered Species Act Legacy
pledge
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
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)
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
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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