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FRIDAY,
May 15, 2009
9:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m.
at the
Door County Land Trust Offices - Sister Bay, Wisconsin
View Agenda Here!
Niagara Escarpment Photo Album Look
at our online photo album filled with pictures of
Wisconsin's Niagara
Escarpment. For pictures from other places along the
Great Arc, click here!
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 | (4/9/09) Status of Wisconsin Geologic Mapping
Project.
The WGNHS has created maps illustrating
bedrock geology mapping projects,
quaternary (glacial) geology mapping
projects, and water resource
projects. More details on the projects can be at their
website by clicking
here. |
| (4/7/09) Ontario Proposes a Niagara Escarpment
Stream Baseflow Study.
The Nottawassaga Conservation Authority has proposed to develop a
Niagara Escarpment Baseflow Study focusing on stream systems which are
geologically linked to the Niagara Escarpment. Click
here to see a copy of the research proposal. |
| (4/2/09) Final updated NERN Brochure Complete!
The final, updated NERN tri-fold brochure is now complete
and available for downloading/distribution. Several
thousand hardcopies will be printed and available to organizations and
agencies for distribution in an effort to promote our "Year 2010"
events. Click
here to view or
download a .pdf copy. NERN would like to thank the
Lakeshore Natural Resources Partnership (LNRP) and Dan Green from
Foth, Inc. who provided the graphic design services as a volunteer
contribution. Additionally, Dan worked on designing a
supplemental 'Niagara Escarpment Fact Sheet', which can be
viewed/downloaded
here.
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this project! |
| (4/2/09) Draft Calumet County Farmland
Preservation Plan Available for Review:
Click
here to view or download a copy of the draft
Calumet County Farmland Preservation Plan (WATCH OUT! 32MB .pdf!) which is
scheduled for a public hearing on April 17, 2009. |
| (4/2/09) Niagara Escarpment Physiographic &
Cultural Sub-Unit Map Available: A map
developed by NERN members Jim Uhrinak and Eric Fowle is now available
for review and download by clicking
here. |
| (4/2/09) Status of CAFOs in N.E. Wisconsin:
Several maps were recently developed
and released by DATCP which illustrate the pressures NE Wisconsin
faces with large Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs).
Click
here
AND here to see both maps. |
| (4/2/09) New NERN Niagara Escarpment Power Point
Presentation Developed.
Through a grant from the Lakeshore Natural
Resources Partnership, a new educational PowerPoint presentation was
developed to increase knowledge of the Niagara Escarpment and the many
planning, conservation, and land management issues related to its
unique geology. A copy of the presentation can be viewed
by clicking here
(WARNING! 110MB .pps file). If you would like to obtain copy of the
presentation for use in a school or civic group setting, or would like
one of our NERN members to visit your organization for a formal
presentation, please let us know! |
| (3/30/09) "2010 Year of the Niagara Escarpment"
Proclamation Approved by Legislature!
On March 24, 2009, the Wisconsin State Legislature
approved Assembly Joint Resolution 1 (AJR1) which formally
acknowledges the Niagara Escarpment as a unique and important
statewide resource, as well as proclaiming the Year 2010 as "Year of
the Niagara Escarpment". Championed by Assemblyman
Al Ott (R-Forest Junction), a copy of the Resolution can be found
here,
and Rep. Ott's Press Release can be found here.
Recent newspaper articles preceding its adoption can be viewed
here, and
here. Significant efforts are now being directed by NERN to plan the
yearlong 'celebration' with a series of over 50 events and activities.
More information will be available soon! |
| (3/30/09) High Cliff State Park Master
Planning:
A new Master Plan is being developed by the
WDNR for this important public property located on the Northeast corner of
Lake Winnebago. Click
here
to go to the WDNR's webpage to learn more about this effort and to
find out how YOU can provide input! |
| (3/24/09) Wisconsin State Wildlife Action Plan Available:
This plan, also known as the comprehensive
Wildlife Conservation Plan, is the result of a statewide effort to
identify which of our native Wisconsin species are of greatest
conservation need. The Action Plan presents priority conservation
actions to protect the species and their habitats. Click Here
to go to the WDNR's webpage. |
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(3/11/09) New WDNR Lead Named for NERN
- With the departure of Shelly Allness to the Department of
Tourism, the WDNR has named Kelley O'Connor as the new DNR Co-Chair
for NERN's ongoing efforts. Kelley was a critical
supporter of our efforts since the inception of NERN over 10 years
ago. Welcome aboard Kelley! |
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(2/12/09) FINAL Niagara Cuesta American Viticultural
Area (AVA) Application Available
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This document was prepared by Steve DeBaker of Trout Springs Winery
with assistance from East Central RPC and was submitted to the
Federal Government (Alcohol, Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau - TBB) for
consideration in applying the AVA designation to Wisconsin's beloved Niagara
Cuesta! The document is huge (109 pages) and is broken up
into for parts, each being about 10MB, so be aware when downloading. |
AVA PART 1,
AVA PART 2,
AVA PART 3,
AVA PART 4
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NERN Awarded National
Park Service (NPS) Assistance for a "Greenway" Plan! - A copy
of the award letter is attached to this link. Keep your eyes out
for more on this project soon! |
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(9/04)Niagara Escarpment Selected
as a Top 'Land Legacy' Area by the WDNR In February 2003,
the Natural Resources Board approved the Wisconsin Land Legacy Report
and directed the DNR to develop an implementation plan that described how
the report could most effectively be used, both by the DNR and other
partners, in protecting and maintaining natural resources identified in the
report. As a result, the DNR has completed the first phase of a
two-phase implementation plan for the Land Legacy Report. The Implementation
Strategy is intended to cover a three year period at which time it will be
revised based upon the information and conclusions generated by other
comprehensive planning efforts currently underway. The DNR anticipates
completing the second phase of the implementation plan in early 2007.
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Publications, Research
Documents, and More!
Links of Interest
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