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The system is broken and Wisconsin residents who care about natural resources will probably see the full consequences next year, though the political gears were put in motion during the past two years.     For the first time in decades, a new governor will have the opportunity to appoint an entirely new citizen board that sets…

Tim Eisele, freelance outdoor writer and photographer, will publish a new book titled My Wisconsin – people and events that make Wisconsin natural resources special. The book includes stories of duck hunters who survived the Armistice Day storm in 1940, people who knew Aldo Leopold including his daughters Nina Leopold Bradley and Estella Leopold Jr., the…

Madison, WI.—What Wisconsin lost in 1995 was on full display in Madison at an event celebrating the return of Tom Dawson to Wisconsin on October 1, 2024.     Dawson served as the Public Intervenor for the State of Wisconsin from 1976 to 1995 and was instrumental in helping to prevent environmental damage from metallic mining,…

 By Tim Eisele     “How many times can a man turn his head and pretend that he just doesn’t see. . . “ are words from a song by Bob Dylan and sung by many, including Peter, Paul and Mary. If people who care about the environment and wildlife don’t stand up for public lands…

Madison, WI.—Aldo Leopold’s A Sand County Almanac should be considered the environmental primer of the 20th Century.     October 27, 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the publication of this literary classic.     The book, printed in 15 different languages, with more than two million copies sold, involves a look at events in the natural…

Madison—There are dark clouds on the horizon as we look ahead to the 2025 world of natural resources in Wisconsin.     First, the terms of two of the longest remaining members of the Natural Resources Board (NRB) expire next May.     Bill Smith, the current board chair, will finish his second year as chair in January and…

Nothing new in Wisconsin, as the GOP-controlled legislature continues to play hardball, rather than cooperatively working to allow citizen boards to keep politics at arm’s length from state agencies. The Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage revealed its partisan agenda when it voted not to confirm four appointees to the Natural Resources Board,…

Per the Madison Audubon Society’s Facebook post August 16, 2023. Tim and Linda Eisele, Madison Audubon members and volunteers, reported the second modern record for a Roseate Spoonbill in Wisconsin on Saturday, August 12. They found the bird while kayaking the Crawfish River in Jefferson County. The first spoonbill observation in the state was reported…

It’s NOT about Dr. Prehn.     The controversy over Dr. Frederick Prehn and his position on the Natural Resources Board is not about Dr. Prehn.  It IS about the system.     The system is broken in Wisconsin, we know that, and what was supposed to be a system of checks and balances to keep politicians out of natural…

The system is out of whack.  We know that.     The legislature is creating natural resources laws, rather than relying on the organizations they created to manage natural resources and recommend needed laws.      The Natural Resources Board is adopting regulations that are not backed by science provided by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).     The DNR is…