Mar 21, 2014 | issues
Documented rare species at Badger Army Ammunition Plant include the Eastern Whip-poor-will. Made famous in folk songs, poems, and literature for their endless chanting on summer nights, Whip-poor-wills are easy to hear but hard to see. Their brindled plumage blends...
Mar 17, 2014 | issues
Nearly the entire 500-acre parcel targeted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) administration for an off-road vehicle track and gun range at Badger Army Ammunition Plant – including a parking lot, staging area, vehicle wash station and support...
Mar 6, 2014 | issues
The Henslow’s Sparrow is one of several threatened species found at Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Its population numbers have declined steadily over the past few decades, largely because of habitat loss. The U.S. population of this uncommon species declined...
Feb 27, 2014 | issues
The Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii) is listed as a threatened bird species in Wisconsin. It prefers dense shrubby areas within an open prairie landscape and is found at Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Photograph by Joan Gellatly. The Badger Army...
Jan 30, 2014 | issues
A county committee will wait to hear from a state agency before passing judgment on the future use of the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area. The Sauk County Board’s Conservation, Planning and Zoning Committee was slated Tuesday to discuss a possible recommendation on the...
Dec 16, 2013 | issues
Officials with the Wisconsin DNR said that they will be carefully monitoring groundwater data when the Army shuts down active groundwater cleanup at Badger Army Ammunition Plant later this month. However, some residents with deeper bedrock wells believe that they are...
