Natural Resources Virtual Programming

Natural Resources Virtual Programming

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League in Action 1: Advocacy for Natural Resources Policy

Watch part one of the LWVWI 2020 Issues Briefing webinar series on Advocacy for Natural Resources: Water Quality and Health Related Issues. The briefing included four presentations centered around environmental issues. Topics discussed included the Enbridge Pipeline, PFAs, lead in water supplies, and infrastructure and economy. These issues have harmful effects on Wisconsin’s land, air, water, energy and people. The presentations also included League positions and ways to take a stand to protect Wisconsin's natural resources. 

 The full agenda for the event can be viewed here.

Helpful Resources:

The original event posting, including information on the speakers, can be accessed here. For more information on the Issues Briefing series, you can read our original article.

 

LWV Appleton's Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience Study Edicational Series

For over 18 months, members of the Climate Change Preparedness and Resilience committee has been researching what we may expect from a warming climate, and how local communities can prepare for these changes. The committee has created several short topical videos:

Overview: Envisioning a Resilient Community

 

Water Team: Water Quality

 

Fox-Wolf Watershed: A Managed System Vulnerable to Climate Change

 

Agriculture: Climate Change and Water Quality

 

Pollution of the Winnebago Water System by Blue Green Algae

 

Stewards of All Creation

This video demonstrates how the decisions we make today will impact the sustainable world seven generations in the future. This video also correlates with the advocacy work done on behalf of LWV of Ashland and Bayfield Counties to protect natural and ancestral resources from the construction of the Enbridge Pipeline 5.

The project was funded in part by the Midwest Environmental Justice Network - Windward Fund. Video Credit: Kristin Ojaniemi