CLA Addresses the State of the Yahara Lakes

CLA Addresses the State of the Yahara Lakes

The lakes of the Yahara Watershed—Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa—define Dane County, adding grace, beauty, and recreational opportunity to Wisconsin’s State Capitol region. Yet, one cannot live in this region without noticing the annual algae blooms, dead fish...
CLA Addresses the State of the Yahara Lakes

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Crane Hunting—Emotions and Reason

Crane Hunting—Emotions and Reason

In February of 2012 Wisconsin State Representatives Joel Kleefisch, Joan Ballweg, and Richard Spanbauer introduced AB613, a bill requiring the Department of Natural Resources to authorize and regulate the hunting of Sandhill Cranes in Wisconsin. While such a bill is...
Ironwood: The Rocks of the Penokee Range

Ironwood: The Rocks of the Penokee Range

Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the Spring 2012 edition of Wisconsin People & Ideas. The mining bill we reference in this piece, AB 426, had passed through the Wisconsin Assembly and moved into the Senate in February 2012. After several ammendments...
Interview with Tom Pomplun

Interview with Tom Pomplun

Editor and publisher of the critically acclaimed Graphic Classics®, a series of illustrated comic adaptations of classic literature, Tom Pomplun was born and raised in Whitewater, Wisconsin. After studying fine and commercial arts at the Art Institute of Boston, he...