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Did you know that the League is the second oldest conservation group in the State of Wisconsin? If you are concerned about the future of Dane County’s natural heritage, you will want to attend the Dane County Conservation League’s 21st annual fundraiser banquet. Proceeds from the event support educational scholarships, local DNR wildlife habitat projects, purchase of trout stream bank easements, prairie chicken recovery efforts, the raising of pheasants, and the construction of Blue Bird, Wren, Wood Duck, and Bat Houses
DCCL ANNUL BANQUET APRIL 20th 2023 PDF
DANE
COUNTY CONSERVATION LEAGUE’S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
Scott Craven,
Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Ecology will be our MC
THURSDAY APRIL 20th
5:30 P.M.
Social 7:00 P.M. Dinner
(LIMITED TO
130 PEOPLE)
Rex’s
Innkeeper 301 North Century Avenue, Waunakee
2023 ANNUAL
MEETING RECAP
Every year four spots on the board
of directors are open for any current member to try and
attain. Incumbents Tom Ripp, Dwaine Rundle and Jerry Sands
were re-elected. Chris Worley was elected to a seat vacated
by Denise Johnson. Denise has been on the board for several
years and has served the League well. We thank her for her
contributions to the DCCL and conservation in Dane County.
Monica Spaeni was appointed to a one-year term as member-
at- large as allowed by the League by-laws. Thanks to
Chris and Monica for stepping up to help guide the League in
the future. After the general meeting, the board met to
elect officers. The following were elected: Sharon Schwab,
President; Tim Heindl, Vice-President, Jeff Bloomer,
Treasurer and Lowell Carter, Secretary. Monica Spaeni was
the guest speaker and gave a presentation regarding
AccessAbility Wisconsin. Monica was the founder of this
organization whose goal is to place an all-terrain mobile
chair in each county in Wisconsin for use by anyone who is
unable to walk and enjoy Wisconsin’s outdoors. Monica was
also the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation’s Conservationist of
the Year.
Other highlights of the evening
were the complimentary pizza and some terrific raffle prizes
that included gift cards to Cabela’s and Fleet-Farm.
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FEBRUARY
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Please try to join us on Tuesday,
February 28 at 7p.m. at Schwoegler’s Lanes in Madison for
the February meeting. Guest speakers will be DNR Wildlife
Biologists Lesa Kardash and Erin Grossman. They are
currently managing the prairie chicken lands in central
Wisconsin of which over 4300 acres are owned by the DCCL.
This will be a very informative program and they will
gladly answer your questions about all of the activities
taking place. See you on the 28th.
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WISCONSIN
FISHING EXPO
The annual Fishing Expo will take
place on February 24-26 at the Alliant Energy Center in
Madison. The League will have a booth again this year. We
would appreciate some help in manning the booth for an hour
or two if you plan to attend. If you are willing to do so,
please contact Tom Klingbiel. His email is
tom.klingbiel@gmail.com and his phone number is
608-575-0295.
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DCCL ANNUAL
BANQUET
In the next few weeks a flyer will
be sent out announcing the DCCL Banquet for 2023. It will
be held at Rex’s Innkeeper in Waunakee again this year on
April 20. As you know, this event always sells out quickly
so consider yourself forewarned.
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DCCL SCHOLARSHIP
WINNERS
We are happy to announce that
UW-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources has awarded
the two $1,000 DCCL annual scholarships to Meagan O’Neill of
Madison and Brooke McCallum of Oregon. Meagan is majoring
in Soil and Water Resources and Brooke is majoring in
Resource Management. A formal presentation will be made on
April 21 in Stevens Point. Richad Brye of the DCCL board
will attend. Congratulations to Meagan and Brooke. The
League set up these two annual grants a few years ago and
all recipients are from Wisconsin and mostly Dane County.
Funding has been established so that these are perpetual
scholarships.
2023 FARM BILL
Every five years Congress attempts
to pass a Farm Bill. This year is one of those years. The
bill is massive and most the $20 billion per year
expenditures go for supplemental nutrition programs. But,
even with only about 7% marked for conservation initiatives,
that is a pile of money and dwarfs any other conservation
spending. Of course, one of the most visible measures is
the Conservation Reserve Program that provides so much
habitat for many game and non-game species. Any of us
involved with pheasants can fully appreciate CRP. The
current bill expires in September. About 40% of House
members are new since the last Farm Bill was passed, so a
lot of education must take place. Currently, no member from
Wisconsin is on the Agriculture Committee.
IF YOU HAVEN’T
PAID YOUR 2023 DUES, NO WORRIES. WE WILL GLADLY ACCEPT YOUR
DOLLARS.
THANK YOU!
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Dear Current and Past Dane County
Conservation League Members:
President, DCCL
Link to printable renewal letter
Conserve Now That the Future May Live.......
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All Family members are welcome to join in on the fun!!
Pheasants will be given out starting aug 31st. And Remember you must :
- Volunteer at least 12 hours on DCCL projects.
- Paid 2023 membership DCCL Application PDF
- Your Bird can be picked up in Late August.
- All Left over birds are sold to the Public
New Go wild DNR Website To Purchase a license, permit or register you kill.
Need a place to hunt this fall? Want to know where the pheasants are stocked each week? or even find a parking lot. check out this great hunting tool. http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/lands/fflight.html
Membership meeting are starting in September
Board meetings are the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm.
Membership meetings are the fourth Tuesday at 7:00pm. With Guest Speaker To discuss farm issues and conservation efforts. Everyone is Welcome to join us.
All Meetings are held at the Schwoegler Park Town Lanes, 444 Grand Canyon Dr., Madison