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Article: Grassroots groups aid state's natural resources
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- July 9, 2001
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Wisconsin has two effective grassroots organizations designed to
aid Wisconsin's natural resources.
Anticipating budget cuts in the mid-1980s, the Natural Resources
Board of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources investigated
private donations as an alternative source of funding. They decided
a foundation was needed to serve as a conduit for private
contributions to the agency. In 1986, the Natural Resources Board
authorized departmental support for the creation of a natural
resources foundation to support the goals and needs of the DNR.
In 1986, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin Inc. was
formed. The Natural Resources Foundation sought to develop alliances
and expand the ...