[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: CSWAB UPDATE: WDNR Seeks Comment on Motorized Recreation, Shooting Range at Badger

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

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> From: "Laura Olah" <cswab@merr.com>
> Date: July 12, 2013 2:52:47 PM PDT
> To: <info@cswab.org>
> Subject: CSWAB UPDATE: WDNR Seeks Comment on Motorized Recreation,  
> Shooting Range at Badger
>
> CSWAB UPDATE:
> WDNR Seeks Comment on Motorized Recreation, Shooting Range at Badger
>
> The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is accepting  
> public comment on possible land use alternatives for the Sauk  
> Prairie Recreation Area, formerly known as the Badger Army  
> Ammunition Plant.
>
> While the majority of land uses proposed by the WDNR promote  
> ecological restoration and nature-based outdoor activities – one  
> option is a the creation of a 562-acre “Special Use Zone” which  
> would be set aside for off-road vehicles and a shooting range. This  
> high-impact recreational area would be located in the township of  
> Sumpter near several rural subdivisions including Gruber’s Grove  
> Bay, Water’s Edge and the Windings of Wisconsin. The WDNR is  
> seeking comment on this and an alternative proposal which would  
> conserve this same land parcel for wetland restoration, hiking, and  
> wildlife habitat.
>
> The WDNR will be holding a public open house on July 31 from 5 -  
> 7:30 p.m. at the River Arts Center, 105 Ninth St., Prairie du Sac  
> with a short presentation from 6 - 6:15 p.m.  Written comments may  
> also be submitted to Diane Brusoe, 101 S Webster St., Madison, WI  
> 53707 ordiane.brusoe@wisconsin.gov . The deadline for submitting  
> comments is 4:30 p.m., Aug. 30, 2013.
>
> More than 40 organizations have already co-signed a letter  
> circulated by CSWAB supporting the conservation of the former  
> Badger lands for ecological restoration, education, sustainable  
> agriculture, and only low-impact recreation. These same values are  
> the basis of the Badger Reuse Plan which has been formally  
> supported by local, state, federal and tribal governments, area  
> business interests, farmers, landowners and environmental  
> organizations.

> HOW YOU CAN HELP:
>
> Sign CSWAB’s on-line petition supporting ecological restoration and  
> only low-impact recreation on the former Badger lands athttp:// 
> cswab.org/get-involved/alerts/
>
>
>
> To view the WNDR’s DRAFT land use alternatives, including a map of  
> the “Special Use Zone” go to:
> http://cswab.org/safewater/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Land-Use- 
> Alternatives-WDNR-July-2013.pdf
>
>
> --
> Laura Olah, Executive Director
> Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger (CSWAB)
> Merrimac, WI  53561
> (608)643-3124
> info@cswab.org
> www.cswab.org



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