Current Issues
Thank You and Next Steps in Badger Planning
THANK YOU to everyone who wrote a letter, signed a petition, sent an email, or attended a public meeting to support the cleanup and conservation of the Badger Army Ammunition Plant lands. Altogether, 53 organizations and 181 individuals co-signed our letter calling...
Sauk City and Baraboo Add Support for Low-Impact Uses at Badger
In separate meetings Tuesday night, the Baraboo City Council and the Sauk City Village Board voted unanimously in favor of resolutions supporting only low-impact recreation at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. Both supported a land-use alternative proposed by...
Local Towns and Village Join Opposition to Gun Range/ATVs at Badger
On August 12, members of the Town of Sumpter board unanimously supported conservation and only low-impact recreation at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The following evening, both the Village of Prairie du Sac and Town of Prairie du Sac boards unanimously...
NEW Alternative for Badger Gains Support
The Wisconsin DNR recently presented three possible reuse alternatives for the former Badger property which range from “do nothing” to noisy, high-impact uses. We know we can do better. We are pleased to report that the Badger Oversight Management Commission (BOMC) –...
More than 50 Organizations Call for Conservation and Cleanup at Badger
A broad coalition of more than 50 environmental and social justice organizations has co-signed a letter calling for the conservation of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant lands for ecological restoration, education, sustainable agriculture, and low-impact...
WDNR Seeks Comment on Motorized Recreation, Shooting Range at Badger
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is accepting public comment on possible land use alternatives for the Sauk Prairie Recreation Area, formerly known as the Badger Army Ammunition Plant. While the majority of land uses proposed by the WDNR promote...
New EPA Risk Value Will Improve Munitions Cleanup
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued long-awaited toxicity values for technical grade dinitrotoluene (tgDNT) - an explosive that is a widespread environmental contaminant at Badger Army Ammunition Plant and hundreds of other military sites across the...
Village Says Municipal Water Decision Should Be Democratic
On April 27, the Village of Prairie du Sac board passed a resolution calling for a referendum on the establishment of a proposed sanitary district that would serve residents near the closing Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The resolution was passed in anticipation of...
WDNR Completes Study of Gruber’s Grove Bay Fish
Analysis of young fish taken from Gruber’s Grove Bay on Lake Wisconsin show slightly higher levels of mercury compared to similar fish taken from a different location on Lake Wisconsin. However, levels in both groups of fish are within the same range for mercury as...
Badger Contamination May Flow East of River, WDNR Says No Health Risk Expected
For more than 20 years, the U.S. Army has assured area residents that water wells east of Lake Wisconsin and the Wisconsin River are not vulnerable to groundwater contamination emanating from Badger Army Ammunition Plant. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources...
Town Wants Democratic Process for Proposed Water System
The Town Board of Prairie du Sac has issued a letter urging neighboring towns to join in formally asking that any petition to establish a utility district to provide municipal water for residents near the Badger Army Ammunition Plant be put to a referendum. The March...
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation Calls for Restoration of Badger Wetlands
The Wisconsin Wildlife Federation is urging state regulators to require restoration and cleanup of wetlands at the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant instead of restricting future land uses. “We would like to see a new proposal from the Army that contains soil...