Gov. Evers seeks to make conservation project approval process easier
Proposed changes to the Stewardship Program would decrease the Legislature’s power to anonymously halt conservation projects like the Pelican River Forest.
Gov. Evers’ budget seeks to end the practice of anonymous objections to land conservation projects
Anonymous objectors can hold up popular land conservation projects in Wisconsin. Tony Evers’ budget will seek to end the practice.
Elk Creek Bottoms property in Dunn County permanently protected
The purchase was partly funded by a $118,500 grant from the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.
Sen. Smith: Insider tactic endangers historic public land purchase
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
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
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
Polling shows that nine out of 10 Wisconsinites support the Knowles-Nelson stewardship initiative.
Pelican River Forest easement threatened with funding hold
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
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
The future of the Pelican River Forest is unclear after an anonymous objection by a lawmaker on the state’s Joint Finance Committee.
