In January, the 8 O’Clock Buzz brought you the story of Governor Evers’ surprise sidestep around the obstructionist GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature by using federal funds to acquire conservation easements along the Pelican River. The Governor’s action brought to an end a years-long battle to protect 55,000 acres of forest, recreation and conservation land in Oneida County. 

 

Now, a recent investigatory report from the Wisconsin Examiner reveals that a Texas-based anti-conservation group spearheaded much of the ostensibly local opposition to the land purchase. 

 

Charles Carlin is the strategic initiatives director of Gathering Waters, a statewide consortium of Wisconsin Land Trusts, and he joined the Monday Buzz in the studio to tell us more.

 

Photo of Charles Carlin courtesy of Gathering Waters.

Nature photos copyright Jay Brittain, used with permission.

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