Celebrating, Advancing and Sharing Wisconsin's Conservation Legacy
During these trying times, we still have much to be grateful for. We will get through this. Once the election is decided. Once the vaccine is distributed to everyone. Once conservation can be at the forefront.
Be grateful for your family, your old friends and new friends, and your entire community. May you have a good Thanksgiving Day!
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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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Out of the Mail Age and into the Digital Age, WCHF now has an on-line donate and join function.
Thanks to some much appreciated volunteer time from Jim and Sunshine Buchholz, WCHF now has an online donate and join function. Use this page to renew your membership or make a year-end donation to the WCHF with the convenient PayPal feature. The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (WCHF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your membership/donation is tax-deductible.
Just click on the Join/Donate tab on the WCHF website and give it a try.…
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WCHF Board member Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin (NRF) will be holding their 2019 Open House on November 7, 2019 to celebrate their new office space and welcome their new Executive Director, David Clutter! David will be the NRF’s representative to the WCHF Board of Directors.
Plan to stop by their new office on Paterson Street in Madison for light refreshments, good company and an opportunity to meet Foundation members and partners in conservation.
Please RSVP by October 29 if you plan to attend.
DATE: Thursday, November 7, 2019
TIME: 3:00-6:00 pm
LOCATION: 211 S Paterson St. Suite 100, Madison
PARKING: Parking is available onsite. Additional parking is available on Paterson Street.
FOOD/BEVERAGES: Light refreshments …
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Anonymous members of WCHF voting member organization Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin recently donated $500,000 to establish the Wisconsin Pollinator Protection Fund which will support native pollinator conservation across the State. This donation requires a matching donation to establish a permanent endowment fund for Wisconsin pollinator conservation.
Goals of the program include:
See also Anonymous half-million dollar donation creates hope for Wisconsin pollinators.
For more information, contact Caitlin Williamson Director of Conservation Programs.…
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