The Wolf River Action Committee is a collaborative group of Tribal members, allies, and environmental and political experts dedicated to preserving the cultural and environmental resources of the Wolf River. This website is a composite of the summer 2020 virtual panel series held by the committee: Mining Wisconsin’s Riverways: Past & Present Issues & Activism. It is also a celebration of the River through art, written word, stories, and music. Check the ‘news’ page for updates and resources connected to water activism for the Wolf River and more broadly for riverways in the state of Wisconsin.
If you would like to submit art, written word, stories, music, or any other celebration of the Wolf or other Wisconsin Rivers, please e-mail wolfriveractioncommittee@gmail.com with your submission.
Elevated Arsenic Detected in Wells at Reclaimed Flambeau Mine Site
For Immediate Release, March 1, 2024 Contacts: Laura Gauger, Deer Tail Scientific (Duluth, MN); Tel: (218) 724-3004 Dr. David M. Chambers, Center for Science in Public Participation (Bozeman, MT); Tel: (406) 585-9854 Elevated Arsenic Detected in Wells at Reclaimed Flambeau Mine Site – Wells within 140 feet of Flambeau River are Contaminated; State officials have taken no…
Walt Bresette, Ojibwe Leader and Environmental Hero, in Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
Dr. Al Gedicks Sandy Lyon and Walt Bresette at the acid train blockade on the Bad River Ojibwe reservation. | Photo by Kathy Olson, published with permission. Ojibwe environmental and treaty rights activist Walt Bresette will be inducted posthumously into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (WCHF) in a virtual ceremony on April 17, 2024.…
December ALL MEMBER
WUUSAN’s ALL MEMBER meeting for December will feature Anahkwet (Guy Reiter), excutive director of the Menominee community organization Menīkānaehkem Community Rebuilders and Director of Rights of Nature Wisconsin. Date: December 13, 2023 Time: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Location: On line. All Member meetings are available to anyone on the mailing list and invited guests. Please register to receive the Zoom link.
PROTECT THE PORKIES, STOP THE CHOPPERWOOD MINE!
Protect The Porkies will hold their first Virtual Townhall, to be held on Saturday, December 9th, at 12pm CST. You can find the Zoom information below. There will be a 15-20 minute presentation giving an overview of the current state of affairs of the Copperwood Mine and our resistance campaign, followed by a question/comment/discussion period. …
CRANDON MINE PURCHASE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION HELD
By Tina L. Van Zile, Environmental Director Last Saturday was the 20th Anniversary Celebration for the historic Crandon Mine Purchase. Events were held at the Mole Lake Casino and Lodge Conference Center and the Forest County Potawatomi Community Center. We started the day off with an opening drum song from the Sokaogon Singers, and their second…
Wolf River Mining Project Update: Reduction in Number of Drilling Sites & Holes
by Ron James Wolf River Mining Project Update: Thanks to all the people asking questions to the DNR they had to add a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ document on the DNR website addressing exploration on MFL enrolled land. Is their explanation acceptable? Due to increased public scrutiny Badger Minerals withdrawals some of the drilling sites and…
Recognition of Rights of the Menominee River
Signed on January 16, 2020 the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Resolution No. 19-52 formally recognizes the Menominee River as having rights.
Map of the Mineral Exploration Sites on the Wolf River
This map shows Badger Minerals LLC’s exploratory drilling sites. The Badger Property is marked with a blue diamond, and the Northern Water Source is marked with a circled X.
WOLF RIVER ACTION COMMITTEE 