Firefighting crew tackles 2800 acre peat blaze in Michigan
A nine man Wisconsin mobile firefighting unit, part of a 20 member crew, spent 13 days assisting in a 2800 acre peat fire near Seney Wildlife Refuge in Manistique Michigan. They trained beforehand, worked up to 15 hours daily, and earned $5.66 per hour with room and meals provided. The unit, drawn from Jim Falls Chippewa Falls Black River Falls Fall Creek Stanley and Eau Claire, faced tough terrain and conditions, with one member waiting to join the Marines and others returning after illness or family needs. The fire will be monitored into winter as snow approaches.
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Seney Wildlife Refuge
Manistique
Michigan
Stanley
Eau Claire
Vander Voort
Upper Peninsula
Boundary area commission meets in Red Wing Sept 8
The Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission will hold its next regular meeting at the Red Wing Public Library on Thursday Sept 8 at 10 a.m. The public is invited. An open forum at 2 p.m. allows anyone to address the commission on river matters including the Upper Mississippi Master Plan and Corps of Engineers programs.
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Boundary Area Commission
Red Wing
Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission
Red Wing Public Library
St. Croix
Mississippi Rivers
Commission
Govenors
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Panel urges habitat incentives and tax relief proposals
The panel backs habitat improvement incentives, including tax exemptions for wildlife work, landowner quota preferences, and partial reimbursements for hunters on owned land. It also supports Project Respect expansion, more DNR aid, landowner agreements, and a multi-agency review board to improve wildlife damage programs.
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Respect
NRB
DNR
eThat Dnr
Farmers seek damages from paraquat spraying incident
Public intervenor office in Wisconsin investigates crop damage claims from wind blown paraquat sprayed July 23 24 near Ripon. Agriculture Secretary Ausman drawn into probe as 16 locals meet at Niemuths home. Spraying near Rosendale Mill reportedly damaged corn and hay. milk tests show no EPA toxicity. Separate Mosinee dairy donation funds a $1000 milk vending machine for Mosinee High School FFA to reduce milk surplus and promote youth milk consumption.
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LaVerne Ausman
Environmental Protection Agency
Mosinee-area
Marathon County
Mosinee
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Madison
Milwaukee
Jake Vander Voort
The
West Central District
Jim Falls
Chippewa Falls
Black River Falls
Fall Creek
Byron Curtis
Dick Gerrits
Gerrits
Allan Klevgard
Tke
Larry Schmitt
Dodgeville
Superior State Forest
Tom Romaine
Winona
Red Wing, Minn
Cil
Hunter Landowner Council
eThat
WTAE
DNA
Natural Resources Service
Ford
Int
MTA
Owatonna
New NH
Haybine
Jacklin
Ford Equipment
St. Croix Falls
Goodyear
Oliver
Branstiter Bros
Case
Abbotsford
Thomas J. Dawson
Intervenor’s Office
State Justice Department
Ripon Area
Ben and
Pat Niemuth
Dawson
Winnebago FS Cooperatives
Rosendale
Mosinee Ffa
John Morris
Gr. Ave
New Holland
J.D
Bar-H-Ranch, Inc
Stone Lake
Wiscons
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