The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame is currently supported by 35 Voting Member Organizations. This month we introduce The Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association, an organization of outdoor writers, editors, bloggers, videographers, photographers, and radio and television communicators. Its membership is open to anyone working professionally in outdoor communications on a full- or part-time basis.
WOCA has about 75 members, and they meet each summer at a conference to share their skills, knowledge, and communications networks with fellow outdoor communicators. The annual conference boasts a full day of speakers and newsmakers that includes state politicians, DNR biologists, DNR administrators, UW researchers, NGO representatives, community leaders and other experts who deal with Wisconsin’s natural resources.
WOCA also conducts silent auctions on select outdoor gear during …
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Wallace Byron Grange was Inducted into the WCHF in 1993 for his work in wildlife management, research and education. His memoir, As the Twig is Bent, was written when Grange was in his sixties, and conveys how a leading conservationist was formed through his early relationship to nature. The book was recently featured in “Chapter A Day,” a popular radio program hosted by Norman Gilliland. The 10 part series can be downloaded from Wisconsin Public Radio’s website:
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