The Alliance of Dunn
County Conservation and Sports Clubs, Inc. The
purpose of the Alliance is to educate the public on conservation
issues, promote positive landowner--user relations and attitudes,
suggest appropriate projects involving public funds and acquire land
for conservation purposes. The DCFGA has two delegates to the
Alliance.
Wisconsin
Conservation Congress. The WCC is an advisory
body to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board. Each county in
the State has five elected delegates to the Congress who are elected
for either two or three-year terms at annual spring hearings.
Wisconsin Natural
Resources Board. The WNRB sets policy, in
accordance with Chapter 15 of the State Statues, for the Department
of Natural Resources. The Governor appoints the seven members and the
Chairman of the Board. The Chairman is the CEO of the Department of
Natural Resources.
Department of Natural
Resources. The current DNR, created by
Legislature in 1967, is responsible for the preservation, protection,
effective management and maintenance of Wisconsin’s natural
resources and coordinates all conservation functions such as fish,
parks, wildlife, forest management, environmental protection
responsibilities, water pollution control, solid waste management and
air pollution cleanup. It is responsible for implementing the
applicable laws of the State.
Wisconsin Wildlife
Federation. The WWF, established in 1949, is
a leader and political lobbyist on behalf of member conservation
organizations in the State and individuals interested in
conservation, hunting, angling and trapping, and, for the long-term
sustainability of wildlife populations and habitats that depend upon
clean water, clean air and healthy forest and grasslands. The
DCFGA is an organization, dues paying, member and each DCFGA member
receives a monthly Newsletter.
