Hundreds of Conservationists Headed to State Capital Tuesday
gengberg January 26th, 2010
MEDIA ADVISORY
Hundreds of Conservationists Headed to the Capitol Tuesday
Their Top Message to Legislators:
Override the Governor’s Veto of the Independent DNR Secretary
What:
On Conservation Lobby Day, more than 500 citizens representing every corner of Wisconsin will meet one-on-one with their state legislators. The conservation- minded constituents will ask their legislators to support the four Conservation Priorities 2009-2010. Conservation Lobby Day and the Conservation Priorities are endorsed by 85 organizations (see below for complete list).
When:
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
10:00 Welcome, Address by Kerry Schumann, Executive Director of Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters.
11:15 Address by Representative Spencer Black, Chair of the Assembly Natural Resources Committee
12:30 Legislative meetings and breakout sessions (details below)
4:45 Conservation Lobby Day Reception and Wild Game Feed
Where:
Morning events will be held at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, Ballroom (One John Nolan Drive). Legislative meetings will be held in the State Capitol. Conservation Lobby Day Reception and Wild Game Feed will be held at the Best Western, Inn on the Park.
Media Ops:
Media are invited to attend the morning session where 550+ people will be meeting one another, learning more about the Conservation Priorities, and preparing for their lobby visits.
For a full agenda of the day, please visit: http://www.conservationvoters.org/PublicFiles/Custom/2010Agenda.pdf
Media are also invited to attend the Wild Game Feed and Conservation Lobby Day Social.
Why:
At the sixth annualConservation Lobby Day, citizens will ask legislators to take quick and decisive action on the four Conservation Priority issues. Success on Conservation Priority issues from past Lobby Days include the Clean Energy Bill of 2006, the reauthorization of the Stewardship Fund in 2007, and passage of the Strong Great Lakes Compact in 2008. Conservation Lobby Day 2009 helped propel AB 138, the bill to restore the Independent DNR Secretary, through the legislature with strong bi-partisan support, only to be vetoed by Governor Doyle.
Notes:
If you plan to attend any part of Conservation Lobby Day, please notify Anne Sayers at the contact info above, so you will be sure to receive all relevant materials.
Photos will be available immediately following the days’ events.
To learn more about the Wisconsin Conservation Priorities 2009-2010 or about Conservation Lobby Day, please visit http://www.conservationvoters.org/
# # #
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Institute protects public health, natural resources,
and sporting opportunities by enhancing the capacity of the conservation movement.
The Conservation Priorities 2009-2010 and Conservation Lobby Day
are endorsed by 85 Wisconsin organizations:The Aldo Leopold Audubon Society
Alliance for Sustainability
Artha Sustainable Living Center, LLC
Apollo Alliance of Wisconsin
Association of Retired Conservationists
Baird Creek Preservation Foundation
Bayfield Regional Conservancy
Bluebird Restoration Association of Wisconsin
Brown County Chapter of the Izaak Walton League
Brown County Conservation Alliance
Centerville CARES
Citizen Action of Wisconsin
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB)
Citizens for a Scenic Wisconsin
Citizens Utility Board of Wisconsin
Clean Water Action Council of N.E. Wisconsin, Inc.
Clean Wisconsin
Columbia County Land and Water Conservation Department
Concerned Citizens of Newport
Crawford Stewardship Project
Dane County Conservation League
Door County Environmental Council
ECOS Fox Valley
Fond du Lac County Audubon
Fox Valley Sierra Club
Friends of the Mead/McMillan Association, Inc.
Friends of Lincoln-Osceola-Garfield Greenway
Friends of the Mukwonago River
Friends of Tomorrow/Waupaca River
Gathering Waters Conservancy
GrassRoots of Waukesha County
Greendale Environmental Group
Highway J Citizens Group, UA
Hoy Audubon Society
Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Inc.
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
Madison Audubon Society & WI Audubon Council
Midwest Environmental Advocates, Inc.
Milwaukee County Conservation Coalition (MC3)
Milwaukee Riverkeeper
National Wildlife Federation
Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust
Northwoods Land Trust, Inc.
Park Watch of Fond du Lac
People Empowered Protect the Land (PEPL) of Rosendale
Phantom Lakes Management District
Physicians for Social Responsibility-Wisconsin
Preserve Our Parks
Price County Waterways Association
Racine Dominican Eco-Justice Center
RENEW Wisconsin
River Alliance of Wisconsin
Rock River Coalition
Sauk County Land Conservation Department
Sheboygan Area Great Lakes Sport Fishermen
Sheboygan County Conservation Association
Sierra Club-John Muir Chapter
Sixteenth Street Community Health Center
Southeast Wisconsin Trout Unlimited
Sustain Central Wisconsin
Sustainable Eau Claire
The Kenosha/Racine Land Trust, Inc.
The Nature Conservancy
The Park People of Milwaukee County
The Wildlife Society, Wisconsin Chapter
Town and Country Resource Conservation and Development
Trout Unlimited, Wisconsin State Council
Valley Stewardship Network
Waukesha County Environmental Action League (WEAL)
Wild Ones Natural Landscapers Ltd
Wisconsin Association of Lakes
Wisconsin Association of Land Conservation Employees
Wisconsin Council of Churches
Wisconsin Council of Sportfishing Organizations
Wisconsin Deer Hunters Association
Wisconsin Environment
Wisconsin Farmers Union
Wisconsin Interfaith Climate and Energy Campaign (WICEC)
Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Institute
Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ)
Wisconsin Trappers Association, Inc.
Wisconsin Wetlands Association
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
