CNRA makes Contribution to WCHF Project

CNRA makes Contribution to WCHF Project

WCHF is pleased to report that we have recently received a $1200 contribution from the Citizens Natural Resources  Association of Wisconsin (CNRA). Their total donations of $2400 over two years are being used for our Nominee Digitizing Project. CNRA writes: “Citizens Natural Resources Association and the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame have long shared the goals of Wisconsin’s conservation ethic – CNRA by doing and WCHF by recognizing those who do. We are aware of at least 22 of the 101 inductees into the Hall of Fame who have come from the CNRA membership, and many have been Silver Acorn recipients.”

The Nominee Digitizing Project is an effort to organize and scan thousands of WCHF nominee and inductee documents including photos, publications and biographical …

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Welcome to Governor Christine Thomas

Welcome to Governor Christine Thomas

Welcome to the new WCHF Governor Christine Thomas! Christine filled a vacancy created when Governor Jane Wiley moved out of state. The Board of Governors is independent from the WCHF Board of Directors. The Governors have the important role of reviewing WCHF nominations and making recommendations to the Board of Directors for induction.

Christine Thomas retired as Dean of the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2020. In addition to her role as a university educator, Thomas developed the Becoming an Outdoors-Woman program, designed to teach women outdoor skills. In 2005, Thomas was appointed by the Secretary of Interior during the George W. Bush administration to serve on the Sporting Conservation Council. Currently, Thomas is Senior Vice President for …

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Former WCHF Governor, Bob Ellingson, Passed Away

Former WCHF Governor, Bob Ellingson, Passed Away

Bob Ellingson passed away February 18, 2020. He was a life-long conservationist.

Bob was a graduate of UW-Stevens Point. He taught high school before working for the Wisconsin Conservation Department where he spent 34 years before retiring in 1998. He served as chair of the Conservation Congress for several years. WCHF Executive Committee member, Ed Harvey, noted, “Bob Ellingson was a family man, a gentleman, and a conservationist.  I was fortunate to have worked with him for many years on the Conservation Congress when he was the Congress’ Liaison (a DNR employee), later when he became a delegate and eventually when he was the Congress Chairman (1995 – 1998).  What people need to understand about Bob is that first, he was a leader. Bob was …

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WPS makes Contribution to WCHF Project

WPS makes Contribution to WCHF Project

We are pleased to report that we have recently received a $200 contribution from Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) to be used toward our Organizing and Digitizing Nomination Docs Project. They wrote: “We are making this contribution because we believe together we can create a brighter future for the communities we serve.”

Thank you WPS for supporting our Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame mission.…

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More Details on 2020 Induction Ceremony

More Details on 2020 Induction Ceremony

WCHF has announced the selection of three conservation leaders for induction into the Hall of Fame on April 25, 2020 at the SentryWorld (the Atrium) in Stevens Point. The 2020 Induction Ceremony will celebrate our 100th inductee into the Hall of Fame.

The Inductees – Stephen Born, Jens Jensen and Stanley Temple

 

The inductees this year will be Stephen Born, a well-known UW-Madison professor who specialized in environmental planning and worked on almost every aspect of water management, from the Great Lakes to inland lakes to groundwater and rivers and watersheds, and is an expert fly fisher; Jens Jensen, a landscape architect who developed many of our Midwest parks, focusing on indigenous plants and ecological processes of this region’s prairie landscape, and …

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