The progressive organization held a press conference outside of the state Capitol Friday afternoon. The event featured speeches by people involved in the congress, Our Wisconsin Revolution organizers and state elected Democrats. The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is a body of elected Wisconsinites who advise the Natural Resources Board and the state Department of Natural Resouraces on how to manage lands, waters, plants and animals. Our Wisconsin Revolution argues that the congress disproportionately advocates for hunters, trappers and anglers in the state, while ignoring other issues of concern to environmentalists.
MADISON, Wis. (WKOW) — Our Wisconsin Revolution has launched a campaign to press the Wisconsin Conservation Congress for democratic reforms.
The progressive organization held a press conference outside of the state Capitol Friday afternoon. The event featured speeches by people involved in the congress, Our Wisconsin Revolution organizers and state elected Democrats.
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress is a body of elected Wisconsinites who advise the Natural Resources Board and the state Department of Natural Resouraces on how to manage lands, waters, plants and animals.
Our Wisconsin Revolution argues that the congress disproportionately advocates for hunters, trappers and anglers in the state, while ignoring other issues of concern to environmentalists.
“Again, only 12% of the state’s population is actively engaged in these consumptive practices,” William Walter, an organizer with Our Wisconsin Revolution, said. “I am no mathematician but that does tell me that a whopping 88% of the state’s population is not involved in consumptive practices.”
The group said that Friday’s press conference is only the first step in a broader pressure campaign on the congress.