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Sen. Smith: Insider tactic endangers historic public land purchase

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A member of the Joint Finance Committee has objected to the Pelican River Forest project and the committee has not yet scheduled a hearing.

Sen. Wirch: GOP obstruction threatens prime opportunity for state land investment

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Funding for the Pelican River Forest is held up indefinitely until the Joint Finance Committee holds a hearing.

Largest land conservation effort in state history threatened as lawmakers object to funding

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Lawmakers on the state’s finance committee are objecting to what would be the largest land conservation effort in Wisconsin history, threatening to halt the project altogether.

Editorial | Republicans shouldn’t abandon their historic commitment to conservation

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Polling shows that nine out of 10 Wisconsinites support the Knowles-Nelson stewardship initiative.

Pelican River Forest easement threatened with funding hold

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Funding for the project was approved unanimously by the DNR’s Natural Resources Board, but is now on “hold” after an anonymous objection by a member of the Joint Finance Committee.

Pelican River Forest in limbo after lawmaker anonymously objects to funding

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The 70,000 acres of woods, wetlands, and rivers meant to be a crown jewel of conservation in Wisconsin are now in limbo because of an anonymous lawmaker on the state’s Joint Finance Committee.

Anonymous legislative objection holds up massive Northwoods conservation effort

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The future of the Pelican River Forest is unclear after an anonymous objection by a lawmaker on the state’s Joint Finance Committee.

Conservation efforts along Lake Michigan, including Cedar Gorge Clay Bluffs, seek to prevent erosion

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250 miles of Lake Michigan, Superior, and Huron shoreline are listed as at high risk erosion.

LETTER: Shades of Cedar Gorge: JFC thwarts conservation again

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An anonymous legislator, without any public explanation, has blocked the largest land conservation project in state history.

Wisconsin’s $8.7 Billion Outdoor Recreation Industry Sees Record Year

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This growth of the outdoor recreation industry shows the importance of being outside and the impact to our economy.

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