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Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy – Comments due May 31st

May 23, 2018

Reprinted from Midwest Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA):

Seeking Public Comments on Draft of Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy

The Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) welcomes public comments through May 31 on a draft conservation plan that provides a blueprint for reversing the decline of the eastern monarch butterfly population. Click here to view or download a PDF of the Mid-America Monarch Conservation Strategy 2018-2038, and please direct all comments, questions, and suggestions to MidAmericaMonarch@gmail.com [Read more…]

Wisconsin Conservation Congress 2018

April 4, 2018

Reference my earlier post on this year’s Wisconsin Conservation Congress question about neonics. Besides that question, there are several more on which you might be interested in submitting comments. Participating in this citizen advisory opportunity is especially important these days in light of the current political climate. [Read more…]

Wisconsin Conservation Congress Spring Hearings – Neonics

March 28, 2018

2018 Wisconsin Conservation Congress Spring Hearings flyer. (WDNR)

Each second Monday of April, the Wisconsin Conservation Congress holds their spring hearings. There are 54 questions this year concerning a myriad of conservation issues. One of great importance to natural landscaping enthusiasts is advisory question 45 on the use of neonicotinoids: [Read more…]

Native Plant Demonstration Site Survey

February 9, 2018

Reference my earlier post entitled Plant Conservation Alliance (PCA) and the reference to one of their strategies called the National Seed Strategy. Another of their strategies is developing the Native Plant Demonstration Site Network. Paraphrased below with permission of the PCA is a brief announcement about a survey in which you can share information about native plant demonstration sites with which you may be working. [Read more…]