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THE BERGSTROM WETLAND -
A CASE STUDY ON THE NEED FOR WETLAND EDUCATION AND OVERSIGHT

Wetland supporters from across the state watched with interest and concern as Wisconsin Wetlands Association spent the first six weeks of 2011 embroiled in a futile effort to discourage the state legislature from passing a piece of private legislation that we now refer to as the "Bergstrom wetland exemption bill."

Wisconsin Wetlands Association was the lead opponent to this bill, and the wetland fill permit that preceded it. This six-page case study establishes a record of events related to this dispute and explains the basis for WWA’s intervention. It also provides an analysis of the precedent setting implications of this case.

Download the Bergstom Wetland Case Study here
(This is a low resolution file best for viewing online. 0.5 MB PDF)

Download the Bergstom Wetland Case Study here
(This is a high resolution file that is best for printing, 9 MB PDF)




In keeping with our science-based approach, links to the background documents cited in the publication are also provided here:
  1. May 19, 2010 Memo from WDNR regional wildlife biologist
  2. June 9, 2010 Memo from WDNR regional wildlife biologist
  3. July 2, 2010 E-mail from WDNR regional water management specialist
  4. December 15, 2010 Memo from Dr. Bud Harris, Dr. Robert Howe, and Gary Fewless (all from UW-Green Bay) re: historic and current functional significance of the Bergstrom wetland.