Silent Alarm
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Improving Experiences in State Parks, One Bubbler and Bathroom at a Time
By Senator Rob Cowles (R) Green Bay Note from Silent Alarm writer Mike McFadzen: Recent legislation, co-sponsored by Senator Rob Cowles (R) Green Bay, has provided ... -
Silent Alarm: Proposed Sulfide Mine Threatens Boundary Waters Canoe Area
Silent Alarm: Proposed Sulfide Mine Threatens Boundary Waters Canoe Area By Michael McFadzen Twin Metals Minnesota, owned by Chilean mining conglomerate Antofagasta PLC, recently submitted an application ... -
May Silent Alarm
Does combining snowmobiles, skiers, ATVs, horses, hikers and bikers on a state bike trail at the same time ever make sense? Not to reasonable people, but ... -
April Silent Alarm
BY MICHAEL MCFADZEN I don’t mind when Minnesota wins, unless it’s football against Green Bay. But Minnesota State Parks won big as Parks Director Ben Bergy ... -
High water levels affecting health and recreation
BY MICHAEL MCFADZEN Water continues to be a big story in Wisconsin. From groundwater contamination affecting wells to high lake levels affecting private and state property, ... -
DNR issues alternatives on Blue Mounds Snowmobile Trail
By Michael McFadzen Just when you thought it was over, it wasn’t. In a hotly contested land-use issue regarding the placement of snowmobiling on or across ... -
December Silent Alarm
New Recreational Processes Drive the Future of Wisconsin RecreationBy Mike McFadzen Two very important processes will have a profound impact on outdoor recreation in the state of ... -
November Silent Alarm: Cyclists and hikers must be in engaged in transportation planning
SILENT ALARMBY MIKE MCFADZEN The announcement that Highway 23 would be upgraded from a two to a four-lane highway across Sheboygan and Fond du Lac counties ... -
October Silent Alarm: Emerald ash borer ravages the Midwest
BY MIKE MCFADZEN The Midwest landscape, which is enjoyed by silent-sports enthusiasts, is covered with dying ash trees, with Wisconsin being particularly hard hit. The Emerald ... -
Silent Alarm
BY MIKE MCFADZEN Friends of Wisconsin parks endorses new tick legislation The Friends of Wisconsin State Parks (FWSP) announced support for a package of bills that ...
