{"id":454,"date":"2024-09-04T08:09:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/?page_id=454"},"modified":"2024-11-19T06:38:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T12:38:51","slug":"current-events-advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/current-events-advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Current News Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_huge width_custom color_primary with_img parallax_ver\" style=\"--site-content-width:880px;\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" data-img-width=\"1200\" data-img-height=\"672\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/115.jpeg);background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,0.2),rgba(0,0,0,0.55))\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h2 class=\"w-text us_custom_bcde83ea has_text_color\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Advocacy Current News<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-grid type_grid layout_545 cols_3 ratio_1x1\" id=\"us_grid_1\" style=\"--columns:3;--gap:1rem;--item-ratio:1;\" data-filterable=\"true\"><style>@media (max-width:1024px){#us_grid_1{--columns:2!important}}@media (max-width:600px){#us_grid_1{--columns:1!important}}.layout_545 .w-grid-item-h{}.layout_545 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:1.4rem!important;font-weight:700!important;margin-bottom:0.5rem!important}.layout_545 .usg_hwrapper_1{color:var(--color-content-faded)!important;font-size:0.9rem!important}.layout_545 .usg_post_taxonomy_1{font-weight:700!important;text-transform:uppercase!important}.layout_545 .usg_post_image_1{margin-bottom:1rem!important}.layout_545 .usg_post_content_1{max-width:600px!important;margin-top:0.8rem!important}@media (max-width:600px){.layout_545 .usg_post_title_1{font-size:1.2rem!important}}<\/style><div class=\"w-grid-list\">\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-57836 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy tag-current\" data-id=\"57836\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/sandhill-crane-educational-briefing-at-state-capitol-attracts-more-than-30-legislative-offices\/\" aria-label=\"Sandhill Crane Educational Briefing at State Capitol Attracts More Than 30 Legislative Offices\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sandhill-crane-briefing-Oct-2023-2-scaled-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sandhill Crain Briefing\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/sandhill-crane-educational-briefing-at-state-capitol-attracts-more-than-30-legislative-offices\/\">Sandhill Crane Educational Briefing at State Capitol Attracts More Than 30 Legislative Offices<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_none valign_top wrap\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><a class=\"term-22 term-advocacy\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-11-06T07:56:44-06:00\" title=\"6 November 2024 at 07:56:44 America\/Chicago\">2 years ago<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s November, 2023 Newsletter\u00a0edition. In late October, WWA led a legislative briefing at the State Capitol on&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-58076 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy category-current-news-advocacy tag-current\" data-id=\"58076\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wwa-presents-to-crane-legislative-council-study\/\" aria-label=\"WWA Presents to Crane Legislative Council Study\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/WWA-Presents-Crane-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"WWA Presents to Crane\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wwa-presents-to-crane-legislative-council-study\/\">WWA Presents to Crane Legislative Council Study<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_none valign_top wrap\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><a class=\"term-22 term-advocacy\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-41 term-current-news-advocacy\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/current-news-advocacy\/\">Current News<\/a><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-10-03T16:54:40-05:00\" title=\"3 October 2024 at 16:54:40 America\/Chicago\">2 years ago<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s October, 2024 Newsletter\u00a0edition. On Tuesday, Executive Director Bruce Ross spent a long day at the capitol waiting to present a hunter\u2019s perspective&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-3748 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy category-lifestyle-hunting tag-current\" data-id=\"3748\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/the-science-and-population-size-supports-a-sandhill-crane-hunt\/\" aria-label=\"The Science and Population Size Supports a Sandhill Crane Hunt\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sandhill-crane-hunt-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/the-science-and-population-size-supports-a-sandhill-crane-hunt\/\">The Science and Population Size Supports a Sandhill Crane Hunt<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_none valign_top wrap\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><a class=\"term-22 term-advocacy\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><b>, <\/b><a class=\"term-29 term-lifestyle-hunting\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/lifestyle-hunting\/\">Lifestyle\/Hunting<\/a><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-09-03T13:39:03-05:00\" title=\"3 September 2024 at 13:39:03 America\/Chicago\">2 years ago<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">By Bruce Ross, Executive Director Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Tim Eisele\u2019s recent editorial lamented that consideration of a sandhill crane hunt will increase the divide between hunters and non-hunters. His heart&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-57851 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy tag-current\" data-id=\"57851\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/dnrs-feet-wet-guidance-in-court-2\/\" aria-label=\"DNR&#8217;s &#8220;Feet Wet&#8221; Guidance in Court\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jackson-county-project-2021-water-reemerges-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jackson County Project\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/dnrs-feet-wet-guidance-in-court-2\/\">DNR&#8217;s &#8220;Feet Wet&#8221; Guidance in Court<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_none valign_top wrap\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><a class=\"term-22 term-advocacy\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-07-01T09:11:35-05:00\" title=\"1 July 2024 at 09:11:35 America\/Chicago\">2 years ago<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s July, 2024 Newsletter\u00a0edition. Landowners with property subject to flooding cheered when a Jefferson County Judge issued&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-57849 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy tag-current\" data-id=\"57849\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/sandhill-crane-legislative-study-firmed-up\/\" aria-label=\"Sandhill Crane Legislative Study Firmed Up\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sandhill-cranes-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sandhill Crains in flight\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/sandhill-crane-legislative-study-firmed-up\/\">Sandhill Crane Legislative Study Firmed Up<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_none valign_top wrap\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><a class=\"term-22 term-advocacy\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-07-01T09:11:05-05:00\" title=\"1 July 2024 at 09:11:05 America\/Chicago\">2 years ago<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s July, 2024 Newsletter\u00a0edition. The legislature just formed a sandhill crane study group of bi-partisan legislators from&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-57846 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy tag-current\" data-id=\"57846\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/editorial-icf-survey-polls-cant-replace-science-based-wildlife-management\/\" aria-label=\"Editorial: ICF Survey &#8211; Polls Can\u2019t Replace Science-Based Wildlife Management\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sandhill-crane-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sandhill crane\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/editorial-icf-survey-polls-cant-replace-science-based-wildlife-management\/\">Editorial: ICF Survey &#8211; Polls Can\u2019t Replace Science-Based Wildlife Management<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_none valign_top wrap\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><a class=\"term-22 term-advocacy\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-04-02T09:08:24-05:00\" title=\"2 April 2024 at 09:08:24 America\/Chicago\">2 years ago<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s April, 2024 Newsletter\u00a0edition. A recent survey funded by the International Crane Foundation (ICF) hoped to determine&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t<article class=\"w-grid-item size_1x1 post-57843 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advocacy tag-current\" data-id=\"57843\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"w-grid-item-h\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-post-elm post_image usg_post_image_1 has_ratio\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/opinion-sturgeon-and-sandhill-crane\/\" aria-label=\"Opinion: Sturgeon and Sandhill Crane\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/sturgeon-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sturgeon\" \/><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom:100%\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title usg_post_title_1 entry-title color_link_inherit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/opinion-sturgeon-and-sandhill-crane\/\">Opinion: Sturgeon and Sandhill Crane<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"w-hwrapper usg_hwrapper_1 has_text_color align_none valign_top wrap\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_taxonomy usg_post_taxonomy_1 style_simple\"><a class=\"term-22 term-advocacy\" href=\"https:\/\/atomiccoffee.com\/WWA\/category\/advocacy\/\">Advocacy<\/a><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date usg_post_date_1 entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-02-01T09:05:58-06:00\" title=\"1 February 2024 at 09:05:58 America\/Chicago\">2 years ago<\/time><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_content usg_post_content_1\">By Bruce Ross, Executive Director bross@wisducks.org This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association\u2019s February 2024 Newsletter edition. 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There was an article this week in the Wisconsin Outdoor Newsabout a new threat to sturgeon spearing in the Winnebago chain that is NOT related to the lack of ice this year. 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