Ho-Chunk Nation Shares Plans for 2016 Field Season

Ho-Chunk Nation Shares Plans for 2016 Field Season

The 2016 field season is shaping up to be a busy year on the Ho-Chunk Nation lands at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Activities planned include continuing to monitor and inventory wildlife and forestry resources; invasive species management; and removal of...
USDA: Non-Invasive Rec Should be Priority at Badger

USDA: Non-Invasive Rec Should be Priority at Badger

USDA officials say that they are supportive of most aspects of the Draft Master Plan for the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area but have concerns about certain recreational uses that will negatively affect the mission and activities at its Dairy Forage Research Center farm...
Open Air Burning of Munitions is Obsolete and Dangerous

Open Air Burning of Munitions is Obsolete and Dangerous

A national coalition of 29 organizations is supporting Louisiana residents in their fight to end open air burning of hazardous explosive waste in the town of Colfax. In formal comments submitted to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality today, the coalition...
Potential Explosives Contamination Needs Better Follow-up

Potential Explosives Contamination Needs Better Follow-up

CSWAB is calling for prompt re-testing of all drinking water wells in a rural neighborhood near the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The action follows the Army’s recent announcement that very low levels of the explosive DNT have been detected in 9 of 16...
State Legislators Ask DNR to Act on CSWAB Petition

State Legislators Ask DNR to Act on CSWAB Petition

State Representative Dave Considine and State Senator Jon Erpenbach have submitted a formal inquiry to the Wisconsin DNR asking for a response to a citizen petition concerning degradation products of Dinitrotoluene (DNT), an explosive used in manufacturing at the...
Public Meeting on Groundwater Quality near Badger

Public Meeting on Groundwater Quality near Badger

The U.S. Army is hosting a public informational meeting on groundwater quality at Badger Army Ammunition Plant on Tuesday November 17 beginning at 6 pm in the Sauk Library basement. The Army has installed 11 new groundwater monitoring wells near the eastern boundary...