Celebrating, Advancing and Sharing Wisconsin's Conservation Legacy
One of our former WCHF Board members, Jan Scalpone, passed away on June 25th of this year. Jan was the longtime Citizen’s Natural Resources Association (CNRA) Vice President. The family is planning a ‘Celebration of Life’ memorial for Jan later this summer.
If you would like to personally contribute in Jan’s memory she set up a fund with the Oshkosh area Community foundation: https://www.oshkoshareacf.org/fund/janet-scalpone-fund/
Jan Scalpone’s obituary.…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, in partnership with the Wisconsin Tribal Conservation Advisory Council (WTCAC), announced a new collaborative publication, Wisconsin Tribal Conservation: Stewardship for the Future, is available online. It highlights successful conservation efforts with the 11 federally recognized Tribes of Wisconsin. Six other USDA agencies and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection are also partnering to highlight the protection and restoration of natural resources on Wisconsin Tribal lands.
American Indians and Alaska Natives are eligible to participate in all NRCS programs. The NRCS provides technical assistance and financial assistance to private landowners and operators, tribes and tribal members to assist them in protecting and improving natural resources such as soil, water, air, plants, and animals.…
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Ernie Swift was inducted to the WCHF in 1986. After earning recognition as a fearless northwoods game warden (1926-1935), Swift became deputy director of the old Wisconsin Conservation Department. He rose steadily in the ranks, becoming assistant director in 1943 and director in 1947. He left state service in 1954 and served briefly as assistant director of the US Fish & Wildlife Service before accepting appointment as director of the National Wildlife Federation.
Pat Durkin, a member of the WCHF Board of Directors, wrote a recent article about Ernie Swift entitled Deer: Conservation’s Longtime ‘Problem Child’. In it he describes a book written by Ernest Swift, A History of Wisconsin Deer, that covers the first 30 years of Wisconsin’s effort to manage and …
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The Wisconsin Waterfowl Association (WWA) will be the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame’s 35th organizational member.
The 7500-member WWA was established in 1984 to support waterfowl hunters in all aspects of this trajectory. Through its statewide network of volunteer chapters and with its small staff and volunteer board, it fulfills three missions:
(1) Restoring hydrology to disrupted or impaired wetlands wetlands;
(2) Advocating in legislative and policy issues important to waterfowling; and
(3) Educating both novice and experienced waterfowlers on all things waterfowl.
In its 36-year history, the WWA has restored over 15,000 acres of wetlands, educated tens of thousands of waterfowlers, and enjoyed a track record of successful representation on issues important to the state’s 60,000 waterfowlers.
What WWA Members Learn
Waterfowl hunters typically …
Welcome to new WCHF Governor Jane Severt. Jane will replace outgoing Governor Alan Haney. We are thankful for Alan’s 9 years of service on the Board of Governors.
Jane Severt retired from her position as Executive Director of Wisconsin County Forests Association in October of 2019, a position she filled for 12 years. Prior to that role Jane worked as a county forester in Ashland County, County Forest Administrator in Ashland County and County Forest Administrator in Lincoln County. Her first full-time position in forestry was as Wisconsin Forest Inventory Supervisor with Lumberjack RC&D Council. Jane is a member of Society of American Foresters, Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association, Wisconsin Woodland Owners Association and a number of conservation organizations. She currently serves on UWSP’s Forestry …
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