How to see, for free, state parkland OK'ed for private development
First the WI DNR said a golf course developer and major Walker campaign donor could have a project-enabling wetland-fill permit.
Then the DNR and its oversight body said the project could have acreage inside the adjacent, popular Kohler Andrae State Park for a large maintenance/storage/vehicle building, parking lot and access road.
Now you can see that very acreage (below) - -
- - before the bulldozers and chainsaws arrive, cut down more than 100 acres of trees, drive away the wildlife and overwhelm park-goers' peace of mind.
(Photos by Jim Buchholz, retired Kohler Andrae State Park superintendent)
That's because before an all-week hearing June 4th-8th in front of a judge in Sheboygan challenges the wetland permit - - and thus the legitimacy of the project and all state processes which Walker's agencies have enabled and green-lit - - you can come into the park for free on June 3rd and join in a day of nature appreciation that includes a visit to the very park acreage somehow declared expendable.
Here are the details from Friends of the Black River Forest - - so-named because the Black River runs through the timber/wetland/rare dune/native people's artifact/wildlife-rich nature preserve next to Kohler Andrae State Park - - a crown jewel in the state's highly-regarded state park system:
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Then the DNR and its oversight body said the project could have acreage inside the adjacent, popular Kohler Andrae State Park for a large maintenance/storage/vehicle building, parking lot and access road.
Now you can see that very acreage (below) - -
- - before the bulldozers and chainsaws arrive, cut down more than 100 acres of trees, drive away the wildlife and overwhelm park-goers' peace of mind.
(Photos by Jim Buchholz, retired Kohler Andrae State Park superintendent)
That's because before an all-week hearing June 4th-8th in front of a judge in Sheboygan challenges the wetland permit - - and thus the legitimacy of the project and all state processes which Walker's agencies have enabled and green-lit - - you can come into the park for free on June 3rd and join in a day of nature appreciation that includes a visit to the very park acreage somehow declared expendable.
Here are the details from Friends of the Black River Forest - - so-named because the Black River runs through the timber/wetland/rare dune/native people's artifact/wildlife-rich nature preserve next to Kohler Andrae State Park - - a crown jewel in the state's highly-regarded state park system:
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HONOR THE EARTH GATHERING
KOHLER ANDRAE STATE PARK
JUNE 3, 5 P.M.
FREE PARK ADMISSION
WE WILL GATHER TO HONOR THE BEAUTIFUL PARK LAND WE STAND TO LOSE TO A GOLF COURSE
DEVELOPER
WE WILL GATHER TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN OUR EFFORTS TO FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT TO SAVE OUR LAND, AIR, AND WATER
BEGINNING AT 5P.M. WE WILL MEET NORTH OF THE PARK OFFICE AND WALK TO THE LAND WE ARE FIGHTING TO PRESERVE. A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD ON THE PARK LAND WHERE A MAINTENANCE, PESTICIDE, AND FUEL FACILITY ARE BEING PLANNED.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO EXPRESS YOUR SENTIMENTS, OFFER PRAYERS, POETRY, SONGS.
WE INTEND TO CONCLUDE BY 6:30.
MAP OF PARK
THE NEXT DAY, MONDAY JUNE 4 BEGINS FBRF VS. THE WSCONSIN DNR, 9 TO 4 P.M. (APPROX.) MEAD PUBLIC LIBRARY, THE LOFT, 3RD FLOOR. ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.
FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 8TH, THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THE ISSUES IN OUR CHALLENGE.
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