State hearing backs regulation of all-terrain vehicles
Testimony split the debate: a Rice Lake resident urged state regulation and safety limits citing underage riders and crowded areas, while Jim Baxter of the Wisconsin ATV Association promoted ATVs as economic drivers for northern Wisconsin with widespread use and a $95 million retail impact. The bill defines ATVs as engines under 500 pounds, 46 inches wide or less, with three or more low-pressure tires, permitting highway-adjacent use only on designated trails alongside roadways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Baxter
Wisconsin Atv Association
Madison
Wisconsin
U.S
Wisconsin urged to buy 30000 unspoiled acres preservation plan
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board heard a push to spend private and public funds to protect 30,000 acres of oak openings and prairie wetlands within 10 to 15 years. Advocates cited endangered species and rapid loss, naming Chiwaukee Prairie, Pikerial Lake fen, Lulu Lake, Mink River estuary, and other candidate sites as priorities for acquisition or conservation easements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
Clifford Messinger
Mequon
Messinger
Anthony S. Earl
Wisconsin
Earl
Ellison Bay
Door County
Lake Michigan
Nature Conservancy
Bear kill plan faces opposition in Wisconsin hearing
A joint Assembly Senate hearing on a plan to cap Wisconsin bear harvest drew about 25 witnesses, mostly anti hunters, who warned the quota of 500 could stress bears and threaten extinction. DNR advocates say a two day hunt is unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Recreation Committee
Senate
Environmental Resources Committee
DNR
Wisconsin Bear Hunters Association
Wisconsin Bowhunters Association
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
Wisconsin
Steve Miller
Bureau of Wildlife Management
DNA
Madison
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Rice Lake
Brent Haglund
Haglund
Chiwaukee Prairie
Carol Beach
Kenosha County
Midwest
Pikeral Lake
Walworth County
Lulu Lake
Mukwonago River
Earshot
State Conservation Fund
ATV
State Transportation Fund
State Motorcycle Recreation Council
Kevin Hagen
State Department of Natural Resources
Pamela Johnson
George Ward
Gratiot
Bob Logan Tractor Company
Franklin Grove
Illinois
Pioneer
SSA85
Alfalfa
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc
Des Moines
Iowa
U.S.A
OMC
Sperry New Hollar
D Corp
Owatonna Manufacturing Company, Inc
Owatonna, MN
Ridgeland
Bents Motors
Comstock
Peterson Implement Co
Whitehall
Kuc
S. Ladysmith
Farmers Machine Co
Durand
Peterson Built Products, Inc
Embarrass
Scheidegger
Waumandee
Kuehne Implement Inc
Seymour, WI
Hanley
Sun Prairie
Buetsch
Bruce Berg
Genesse Depot
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