Wetlands, Run-off Drawing Attention - Conference focuses on NE WI and Lake Michigan watersheds.

DNR Discusses New State Non-Point Pollution Standards - Stormwater discharge standards getting tougher.

Concern Over Damage From Lakeshore Development Growing - Nick Vander Puy reports on the controversy in this audio report (this is a big file and could take some time to load).

Wisconsin Association Of Lakes Announces Intent To Sue Oneida Co.  - Group says amendment to shoreland zoning ordinance violates state law.

New Citizen's Guide To Protecting State Waters From Polluted Runoff  - Toolkit informs and describes how to use the new law to safeguard your favorite haunts. [This is a big file and may take a little time to download.  [You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this, click here for a free download if you need it.]

State Preparing To Re-Examine Shoreline Rules - DNR committee being established to update 1966 rules in the face of growing shoreland development.

State Hits Mark With Tough Stance On Runoff - Green Bay Press Gazette editorial says Wisconsin has set a high standard that's worth it.

Senate Affirms New Runoff Rules - State will soon have toughest polluted runoff rules in the country.

Buffer Rule Needs Comment - Your letters will help support most effective run-off control tool.

Senate Budget Bill Contains Ashley Wetlands Fill Exemption - Controversial provision returns again and poses new threat to wetland regulation across the state.

Lake Protections Weakened By Assembly Budget Bill - Contact your state Senators to restore protections.

Motor Fuel Allocation Hearing Set For Feb. 28 - Senate Bill 443 would more fairly share funds for state water protection programs.

Smart Growth Guide Offers Planning Options - New guidebook from American Planners Association provides tools for curbing sprawl, protecting farmland and more.

Update Of Motor Fuel Allocation Will Protect State Waters - Taxes from boating activities subsidizing new highways and road mainetance.

Smart Growth Guide Now Available - DNR manual can help citizens protect natural resources.

Board Passes Tougher Water Protections - Rules aim to limit pollution from run-off, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story.  And see the editorial  in the Wisconsin State Journal about the rules package.

Phase In Buffer Rule Says Coalition - Approach would avoid federal funding conflicts while protecting waterways from agriculatural runoff.

Buffer Strips Cut From Runoff Rules - Green Bay Press Gazette reports on removal of key pollution provision.

Preventing Water Pollution From Roads And Road Building - Proposed rules would help keep Wisconsin waters clean.

Vegetative Buffers Protect Wisconsin Waters - Rules under consideration need public support for buffers.

Dockominiums Ruled Illegal By Court - Desire of marina owner in Lake Geneva to privatize public resource rebuffed by Wisconsin Association of Lakes lawsuit.  And read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's account of the story.

DNR Holding Hearings Statewide On New Runoff Rules - March hearings cover most significant state effort ever aimed at controlling polluted run-off.

Kickapoo Highway Named A "Last Chance Landscape" - New national report calls area threatened by new road construction.

Saving The Piping Plovers' Critical  Habitat - Feds propose Great Lakes shoreline zones for bird's habitat.

Jefferson County Land Trust Holds Tour de Sprawl - Event aims to raise awaresness about development impacts and alternatives.

Groups File Lawsuit To Block Septic Law Change - Diverse organizations are concerned that COMM 83 rule will encourage sprawl.

Cities As Wilderness Savior? - Green acres ain't necessarily the place to be.

Waterfront Pier Plan Rejected - Development receiving closer scrutiny in Door County.

Action Alert - Attend the March hearings on the proposed run-off and nonpoint pollution rules aimed at protecting Wisconsin's streams and lakes.

Court Reverses Waterfront Development In Green County - DNR appeal buoys citizen efforts to protect waterfront and fish habitat.

Jefferson County Establishes Land Trust - Program features purchase of development rights to protect farmland from development and to conserve green spaces.

Development Pressuring State Lakes - Ashland county moves to address the problem.

Budgetary Muck - Budget Bill Provision Tramples DNR Authority.

Groups Send Concerns To Dept of Transportation On Kickapoo River Highway Reconstruction Plan.

Wisconsin Successes Shape National Dam Removal Efforts - Report notes value of free flowing rivers.

State Lakes Under Development Pressure - Douglas County citizens raising concerns.

Coalition Opposes State Highway Plan - Too heavy on pavement and light on alternatives, groups say.

Groups Go To Court To Block Wetland Filling - State budget deal bypasses state regulations.

Eau Claire Trick Or Treat Tour De Sprawl - Oct. 30 bus tour of good and bad growth, and Jefferson County Looks at Conservation Easements.

Wi. Stewardship Fund & Smart Growth In Budget - Victory for conservation and land use supporters.

Open Letter to Gov. Thompson on Kickapoo Hwy 131 Upgrade - Ben Logan writes the governor.

Legislators Key To Land Use Progress - Smart Growth and Wis. Stewardship Fund are top policy issues.

Building Boom Pressures Shorelands - Court ruling backs public regulation rights.

Margin of Error:  Human Influence on Wisconsin's Shores - Online DNR Slideshow looks at Wis. shorelands.

Septic System Rule Change Threatens More Sprawl - Local officials oppose rule change.

New Video On Shoreland Protection - Importance of natural buffers and how to create them are video themes.

Shoreland Protection Standards Threatened - Proposal in state budget would create loophole for development.

Communities Clash With DevelopersOver Growth - Budget amendment would ax local controls.

Caucus Guts Land Use Planning Options - Republicans trade smart growth for pork, groups charge.

Vilas County Adopts New Shoreland Protection Plan.

Cleaning the Milwaukee River - What if they just tore down a few dams?

High Powered Boats Could Face Bigger Reg. Fees - Proposal aims to help offset environmental costs.

Wis. Economy Shrinking Farm Acreage - Mil. Journal-Sentinel reports.

Vilas Co. Bd. Wavering on New Shoreline Plan - Board cancels special meeting on topic.

New State Highway Plan Released - more highways, sprawl, trucks and higher taxes.

Washburn County Adopts Strong Shoreland Zoning Ordinance - County Board unanimously approves approach.

Can Shoreland Development and the Environment Mix? - topic to be explored at Oct. 7 conference in Rhinelander.

Proposed State Highway Expansion Plan could raise the state gas tax 7-10 cents/gallon and increase sprawl - citizen groups question the plan.

Two years ago the city of Eau Claire was ready to close its bus system.  But supporters of transit rallied public support for buses and now ridership is soaring with changes made to improve the service.

A major truck route threatens the tranquility of Wisconsin's Kickapoo Valley - see what's got the locals riled up.

Sprawl is the word in Eau Claire area - May 2 workshop to address concerns and provide activists with tools for addressing the problem.

Takings Legislation in the Wisconsin Assembly - a look at several bills on "takings" from the perspective of the Wisconsin League of Municipalities and a Statement from the League.

25% of Wisconsin Land Threatened by new septic rules.  A rule change is about to alter Wisconsin's landscape and threaten underground drinking water supplies.

The DNR's Top Warden, Tom Harelson, notifies DNR Secreatary George Meyer that they are falling behind in their ability to protect  Wisconsin's resources.   See what has Warden Harelson worried.

Takings - A look at the pro's and con's of the "takings" issue

Coalition for the Common Good comes out against "takings" legislation.  Watch this page for more information on this topic in the near future.

News Release:  Family farm and environmental groups blast budget amendment and factory farms.

Representative Spencer Black's op-ed on Senator Mary Panzer's attempt to destroy recycling in Wisconsin.

University' s Center for Integrated Agriculture Systems site.

Contact for UW Extension's Sustainable Agriculture Task Force and its Sustainable Development Task Force:

Attend the 1997 National Trails Day Festival Saturday, June 7, 7:00 am - 8:00 pm, Badger Prairie County Park, Verona

Small grants available to support community-based transportation and land use planning advocacy

A couple of interesting links about hydrogen fueled vehicles

 Land use Stewardship Network issue paper by CBE's Bill Schaeffer

The Road Watch: Newsletter of the Safe 2-Lane Highway 12 Now Coalition

Livable Communities: The problem: suburban sprawl

Neighborhoods '96 Conference Resource list

CBE's Comments on the Highway 12 Project

CBE's East-West Corridor Transportation Study

State Interagency Land Use Council Report

Resolution on Land Use General Principles by the Northeast WI Environmental Network

Resolution in support of Legislative Council Study on Land Use by NWEN

Notes from a Land-Use Workshop --- Green Bay