Conservation Lobby Day

Here I am with Terese Berceau and our Lobby Day group. We met with two legislators ( my other one was Senator Risser) and asked for their support on the four conservation priorities.

Both Risser and Berceau have a 100% track record on conservation issues. So we were there to thank them and ask them to take a leadership role.

Here are the Conservation Priorities for 2010

* Preserve Groundwater: Wisconsin's Buried Treasure: manage Wisconsin's groundwater resources to preserve lakes, streams, wetlands and drinking water supplies.
* Stop Global Warming in Wisconsin: address the threats of global warming in Wisconsin through clean, renewable energy jobs and energy conservation.
* Restore Conservation Integrity: return Wisconsin to an Independent DNR Secretary and a timely appointment of Natural Resource Board members.
* Protect Wisconsin's Drinking Water: protect Wisconsin's drinking water supplies by making sure we safely spread agricultural, municipal, and industrial waste.

We did it

Three successes .

1. We got our trash down to 1 pound! Yeah!

2. Senator Risser wrote to tell us he has signed on as co-sponsor on the bill for an independent DNR secretary. This is one of the 4 conservation priorities we lobbied for last week. If you want to say thanks to Senator Risser you can email him. He loves fan mail.

3. Nate and Ben went one whole month without eating hot lunch. Go Nate and Ben!
First thing Nate said, when he woke up on Monday, March 2 ..
"I'm getting hot lunch!"