Jun 6, 2019 | Backyard Heroes
Tara Wilhelmi, Center for Resilient Cities Tara volunteers at Badger Rock Neighborhood Center, a project of Center for Resilient Cities, with its Community Market. She is the main contact with market vendors and shows up with her family at every market to set...
Aug 7, 2017 | Backyard Heroes
Kara Pennoyer, Wisconsin Women’s Network Kara Pennoyer has served as the Public Policy Chair on the Wisconsin Women’s Network (WWN) Board of Directors for the past three years. In this role she spearheads the WWN Policy Institute Committee and devotes countless...
Jun 3, 2016 | Backyard Heroes
Karen Crossley, Sustain Dane When Karen Crossley joined the Sustain Dane Board of Directors in 2015, she immediately became vital to the organization. She is admired for her vast experience serving on boards nationally and locally and her deep passion for Sustain...
Apr 5, 2016 | Member Successes
Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Institute (WLCVI) celebrates that an astounding 28,996 messages were sent to legislators during the 2015-16 session–from WLCVI members and other concerned citizens. The results? Saving the Stewardship Program. Making vast...
Mar 7, 2016 | Member Successes
Nearly all of the sand used in hydraulic fracking worldwide is mined right here in Wisconsin. And we don’t know much about the long-term impacts of this mining in our state. With help from Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters Institute, the Chippewa County Board...