Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Remember summers at the family cabin? Did you learn to catch trout in a clear, cold forest stream? What does it feel like to ski silently under towering pines?
Wisconsin’s Northwoods mean something different to all of us, and every story from these woods is another reason they should be protected.
Please use the comments on this page to share your story of what the Northwoods mean to you. Your stories will help us protect Wisconsin’s threatened forests. You can contact us to share photos or other information.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Now that Congress has decided to fund rail corridor improvements across the nation, Wisconsin rail lines will likely benefit. According to Dave Zweifel’s “Plain Talk” in the Capitol Times:
“Wisconsin should be near the front of the line for a grant because the state has long been advocating for a Chicago-Milwaukee-Madison-Minneapolis passenger rail link.”
Read the full column.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel covered Wednesday’s news conference in Madison where Mayor Cieslewicz, ELPC and others released a plan called “Build for America: A Five-Point Plan to Get Our Economy Moving.” The national plan calls for increased funding for rail and public transit, investing in cleaner cars, and better maintenance of our roads and bridges. The Mayor and ELPC were joined by Wisconsin Alliance of Cities, WisPIRG and 1,000 Friends of Wisconsin as part of the national Transportation for America campaign.
Read the full MJS article.
Monday, October 6, 2008
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) is a very special place that covers approximately 1.5 million acres in the northern part of Wisconsin, including numerous rivers and more than 300 species of animals. Its habitat include several endangered and threatened species, such as the Northern goshawk, Red-shouldered hawk and American pine marten. Over the past five years, ELPC has been working in the federal courts to protect the CNNF from excessive logging. Our client, Dr. Dave Zaber, an ecologist at the Habitat Education Center recently joined Air America’s Lee Rayburn to discuss the latest developments of our work there.
Tune in. Learn how you can help.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Ashland, Wisconsin’s Daily Press highlighted ELPC’s legal work to prevent excessive logging in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. At issue in the article is the Cayuga timber sale, which covers 5,200 acres of forest. In 2005, a Federal Judge ruled in ELPC’s favor that the US Forest Service failed to consider the cumulative impact of the timber sale with other proposed.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
ELPC’s work to protect the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest was the topic of discussion when Executive Director Howard Learner talked with Mitch Teich on Wisconsin Public Radio.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CNNF) has been identified as one of the “10 most endangered national forests” in the country and if the cutting rate goes unchecked, the logging in CNNF will result in extinction of key species, harm the state’s growing tourism and hospitality businesses and contribute to increased global warming pollution. We need to restore the ecological balance to Wisconsin’s Northwoods.
CNNF covers approximately 1.5 million acres in the northern part of Wisconsin, including numerous rivers and more than 300 species of animals. The CNNF consists primarily of northern hardwood, mixed conifer, and aspen trees, along with numerous rivers, lakes and other waterways. Its habitat includes several endangered and threatened species, such as the Northern goshawk, Red-shouldered hawk and American pine marten.
Please consider making a donation to help support ELPC’s work to protect and preserve Wisconsin’s Northwoods as we head into 2008. Also, write to the Forest Service and tell them to keep forest sustainable for years to come.
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Thursday, June 5, 2008
ELPC has taken the lead in fighting to protect one of Wisconsin’s most precious natural resources,
the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. The CNNF has been identified as one of the “10 most endangered national forests” in the nation.
The Environmental Law & Policy Center is working through federal courts to protect this treasured resource. Learn about CNNF litigation and advocacy here. You can hear ELPC Executive Director Howard Learner talk about our efforts to slow the rate of logging in this interview with Milwaukee Public Radio.
The Governor’s Task Force on the Environment has been another of our priorities in the state.
The 2007 Farm Bill also will benefit Wisconsin’s burgeoning renewable energy sector. The state recently increased it’s commitment to clean energy with a a new Renewable Portfolio Standard requiring that 10% of electricity come from renewable energy by 2015. ELPC and Wisconsin allies are now developing plans to use the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP, formerly Section 9006) to realize this goal.
Wisconsin has already benefitted greatly from REAP, receiving the third highest amount of grants for any state. Wisconsin farms and rural businesses have received $12 million in grants for 65 projects from 2003-2007. With Wisconsin’s great diary industry, manure digesters have figured prominently, with 34 digester projects funded.
Have questions about our work in Wisconsin? Contact our Madison office at 608-661-9099 or by clicking here.
Remember summers at the family cabin? Did you learn to catch trout in a clear, cold forest stream? What does it feel like to ski silently under towering pines?
