>> WELCOME TO "IN WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK A CREATURE RARELY
SEEN HIDDEN IN THE WILDS OF
WISCONSIN.
>> THESE ARE NOT BABY OWLS.
THESE ARE FULL GROWN.
>> IT'S A SIGHT YOU CAN CATCH
ONCE A YEAR AT A PLACE CALLED
WOODLAND DUNES.
PLUS AN UPHILL BATTLE TO RAISE
MONEY FOR TWO COLLEGE WOMEN
FROM THAILAND WHO ARE GIVING
HOPE TO THE NEXT GENERATION.
AND THE DNR TRIES TO PRESERVE
THIS PARCEL OF LAND IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
>> THE PROPERTY HAS A VERY
BEAUTIFUL TOPOGRAPHY.
GREAT VIEWS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
IT REALLY SETS A CONCEPT OF A
PARK PROPERTY.
>> SEE WHY THIS UNIQUE
PRESERVATION PROJECT IS
DESCRIBED AS PEARLS ON A STRING.
THIS WEEK ON "IN WISCONSIN."
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY WHO
BRING SAFE, RELIABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY
TO KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS
AND LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY, OFFERING
ENERGY-SAVING IDEAS ON THE WEB.
AND THE AN -- A VETERINARY
TEAMWORKING WITH PET OWNERS AND
FAMILY VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING
PROVIDED BY BIKE WISCONSIN.
>> WISCONSIN IS HOME TO AN
AMAZING ARRAY OF ANIMALS AND
SOME WE RARELY SEE.
SO WE BEGIN THIS WEEK WITH A
CLOSE-UP LOOK AT ONE RAPTOR
THAT CAN EASILY HIDE IN THE
WILD.
"IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER JO
GARRETT SHOWS YOU THIS ILLUSIVE
NIGHT OWL AT A PLACE CALLED
WOODLAND DUNES IN MANITOWOC
COUNTY.
>> THERE IS AN ANIMAL THAT IS
SO SECRETIVE, SO HIDDEN, YOU'RE
LUCKY IF YOU HEAR ITS CALL IN
THESE WOODS.
TO SAY NOTHING OF ACTUALLY
SEEING THEM.
THESE MYSTERIOUS CREATURES ONLY
EMERGE AT NIGHT, WHICH IS WHY
JIM ARRIVED IN THE WANING HOURS
HERE AT THE WOODLAND DUNES
NATURE CENTER IN MANITOWOC
COUNTY.
DUFEK VOLUNTEERS HERE AS A
MEMBER OF A GROUP CALLED THE
NIGHT GANG.
>> THE NIGHT GANG IS A GROUP OF
VOLUNTEERS WHO COME OUT TO
CHECK THE NETS AT DIFFERENT
TIMES DURING THE NIGHT.
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 10:00 P.M.,
MIDNIGHT, 2:00 A.M. PEOPLE
COME OUT.
>> THEY SHOW UP AT THESE TIME
SLOTS NEARLY EVERY NIGHT FOR
NEARLY SIX WEEKS.
EVERY NIGHT THESE NETS GO UP.
>> WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD AS MANY
AS 70 IN A NIGHT WHEN YOU GET A
NORTHWEST WIND.
>> YOU DON'T WANT TO STICK YOUR
FINGER IN THERE, OH MAN.
THERE IS SOMETHING IN HERE.
NOW REMEMBER, THESE ARE FULL
GROWN.
>> BERNIE BROUCHOUS REVEALS THE
ANIMAL THE NIGHT GANG NETED
SQUINTING IN THE SUNLIGHT.
>> THESE ARE NOT BABIES,
THEY'RE FULL GROWN.
>> THIS IS A SAW WHET OWL.
THEY'RE THE STARS OF THE ANNUAL
OWL FEST.
THE NAME IS SAW WHET.
WISCONSIN'S SMALLEST HOUR.
>> THEY MAY BE 8 INCHES, WING
SPREAD 14, 16 INCHES.
THEY'RE VERY LIGHT.
A COUPLE OUNCES.
>> IT PROVIDES A CHANCE TO SEE
THAT PETITE PREDATOR UP CLOSE
AND TO GAIN AN APPRECIATION OF
HOW IT SURVIVES IN THE WORLD OF
NIGHT.
>> WHERE DO YOU SEE THE EARS?
DO YOU SEE THEM?
SEE THAT DISC THERE?
DISC SHAPED FEATHERS HERE?
THEY DIRECT THE SOUND TO BEHIND
THAT DISC AND THAT'S WHERE THE
EAR IS.
IF YOU LOOK, THERE IT IS, SEE?
>> OH MY GOSH.
>> LOOKS WEIRD.
>> OH MY GOODNESS.
>> IT LOOKS WEIRD.
>> THESE FEATHERS DIRECT THAT
TO THE BACK OF THE DISC WHERE
THE EARS ARE.
ONE IS HIGHER, ONE IS LOWER.
>> THIS BIRD IS A HOOK.
A WAY IN TO AN INTERESTING
ANIMAL, TO AN INTEREST IN THE
NATURAL WORLD.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
WOODLAND DUNES.
>> IT'S A GATEWAY SPECIES ALONG
THE WISCONSIN RIVER OR YOU MAY
HAVE BALD EAGLES CONGREGATING.
FOR US IT'S SAW WHET OWLS.
THEY'RE VERY APPEALING TO
PEOPLE.
THEY'RE A CALM BIRD.
THEY'RE AMENABLE TO BEING SHOWN
AND RELEASED.
BEING ABLE TO GET PEOPLE IN
CLOSE PROXIMITY LIKE THAT FORMS
A CONNECTION.
SO FOR US THEY'RE A GATEWAY.
>> BERNIE BROUCHOUS HAS BEEN
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO MAKING
THAT CONNECTION.
HE'S NOT A RESEARCHER.
FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE HE WORKED
IN LOCAL GROCERY STORES.
>> USUALLY WE'LL CATCH BETWEEN
200 AND 400 OWLS EACH FALL.
>> FOR ALL OF HIS LIFE
BROUCHOUS HAS BEEN PASSIONATELY
IN LOVE WITH BIRDS.
BIRD WATCHING AND BANDING.
EVERY YEAR THE SAW WHETS
MIGRATE THROUGH THE WOODS AND
WETLANDS OF WOODLAND DUNES AS
THEY MIGRATE SOUTH ALONG LAKE
MICHIGAN.
>> IT LAYS WITH ITS TALONS UP
WAITING FOR ME.
HE'S SNAPPING HIS BEAK.
HE WANTS TO SCARE US.
I BAND IN THE RIGHT LEG.
>> INFORMATION ABOUT THESE
LITTLE BIRDS IS RECORDED.
SECRETS SPILL OUT OF THEIR
WINGS.
>> YOU SEE THERE ARE TWO
DIFFERENT COLORS OF THESE.
THESE ARE LIGHTER THAN THESE.
SO THAT MEANS THIS IS AN ADULT.
IT WAS NOT HATCHED THIS YEAR.
WE WANT TO FIND OUT WHERE THEY
GO.
HOW LONG IT TAKES THEM TO GET
THERE.
DO THEY COME BACK TO THE SAME
SPOT.
>> HOW MANY HAVE BIRD BOOKS?
ALL RIGHT.
YOU LOOK IN THERE AND IT TELLS
YOU WHERE THE BIRD NESTS AND
WHERE IT GOES IN WINTERTIME.
THAT'S ALL THROUGH THE BANDING
PROGRAM.
>> THERE WAS NO WOODLAND DUNES
NATURE CENTER WHEN BROUCHOUS
STARTED BANDING HERE.
IN FACT, IT WAS THE SUCCESS OF
HIS BANDING EFFORTS THAT PUT
THIS PLACE ON THE MAP AS A
MIGRATORY HOT SPOT.
BECAUSE OF THAT, BROUCHOUS
PUSHED TO GET THIS PLACE
PRESERVED.
1200 ACRES AND 30 YEARS LATER,
IT IS.
THIS IS A BIRD HAVEN.
BUT IT IS THE SAW WHETS THAT
STEAL THE SHOW.
>> I'VE BEEN FASCINATED BY OWLS
AND I LEARNED OF THIS EVENT
GOING ON AND THOUGHT WOW, I
HAVE TO GO DOWN AND BE PART OF
THAT.
>> YOU DECIDE WHO IS GOING TO
ADOPT THIS OWL.
WE NEED SOMEONE TO RAISE IT.
WE'VE GOT ONE, OKAY.
>> BROUCHOUS HAS SPEARHEADED A
PROGRAM TO ADOPT AN OWL AT OWL
FEST.
IT WILL HELP THE CENTER BUY NEW
NESTS.
>> LET HIM GO.
THERE HE GOES.
>> HE WENT TO THE MULBERRY TREE
INSTEAD OF THE LILACS.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN SEE HIM NOW.
WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK UP TO
HIM.
>> IT IS SOMETHING TO MAKES ME
FEEL GOOD TO KNOW THAT I HELPED
AND DID SOMETHING THAT IS OUT
THERE IN THE WILD.
>> TO BE OUT THERE IN THE WILD.
BROUCHOUS NOW SERVES AS THE
CENTER'S ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION DIRECTOR.
HE'D LOVE TO PASS ON HIS LOVE
OF BIRDS.
>> WE WANT TO TEACH KIDS TO
LOVE THE OUT OF DOORS.
THAT'S DIMINISHING AND THAT'S A
DISASTER.
IT'S A PIECE OF WILDERNESS.
THESE KIDS HAVE NEVER SEEN AN
OWL LIKE THIS BEFORE.
THEY DON'T KNOW THESE THINGS
EXIST.
>> PUT HIM ON YOUR HAND ON THAT
FINGER AND YOU CLOSE YOUR HAND.
>> IT'S A TOUCH OF WILDNESS
THAT HOPEFULLY WILL HELP A LOVE
OF NATURE TAKE WING.
>> OPEN YOUR HAND AND YOU'LL BE
FINE.
>> I'LL TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU.
DON'T PULL YOUR HAND AWAY.
>> THIS SATURDAY MORNING IS OWL
FEST AT WOODLAND DUNES.
WHERE THEY'LL ONCE AGAIN SHOW
OFF THE SAW WHET OWLS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO OUR
WEBSITE AT wpt.org AND CLICK ON
INWISCONSIN.
THE SWALE HABITAT WAS
DESIGNATED A SITE OF ECOLOGICAL
SIGNIFICANCE FROM THE WISCONSIN
DNR.
THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SIMILAR
HABITATS IN THE WORLD.
WATCH OUR WEB-ONLY CLIPS ABOUT
THE WOODLAND DUNES AND THE
BENEFIT THEY PROVIDE TO THE
NEARBY CITIES OF TWO RIVERS AND
MANITOWAC.
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES WE'LL
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT ANOTHER
SWATH OF LAND IMPORTANT TO
PRESERVING A PIECE OF WISCONSIN
NATURE.
BUT FIRST A FOLLOW UP TO A
REPORT THAT "IN WISCONSIN"
FIRST BROUGHT YOU LAST MAY.
IT IS ABOUT TWO COLLEGE
STUDENTS WHO BELIEVE THEY CAN
CHANGE THE WORLD.
JOSEPH QUINNELL AND SUSAN PERRI
ARE ON A QUEST TO HELP TWO
WOMEN FROM A FAR AWAY LAND GET
A COLLEGE EDUCATION.
AS LIZ KOERNER SHOWS YOU,
SUCCESS COMES WITH A PRICE IN
STEVENS POINT.
>> THE SCENT OF INGREDIENTS
LIKE LEMON GRASS AND HOT
PEPPERS FILL THE AIR AT THIS
CAMPUS GATHERING.
FONGTIP AND AOR HAVE PREPARED
FOOD FROM THEIR HOME IN
THAILAND.
THEY'RE ATTENDING UW STEVENS
POINT BECAUSE TWO UNDER GRADS
FOUGHT A BATTLE THAT MOST SAID
WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN.
>> I WOULD DESCRIBE THEM AS A
FORCE TO BE WRECK ONED WITH OR
A JUGGERNAUT.
SOMETHING ON SOME LEVEL
UNSTOPPABLE.
>> JOSEPH QUINNELL AND SUSAN
PERRI TOOK ON IMPOSSIBLE ODDS
TO BRING THESE TWO WOMEN TO
WISCONSIN TO GET THEM A COLLEGE
EDUCATION.
EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE BORN IN
THAILAND THE THAI GOVERNMENT
WOULDN'T GRANT THEM CITIZENSHIP.
THEIR PARENTS IMMIGRATED FROM
MYANMAR.
>> MY MOM CAME TO THAILAND AND
I WAS BORN IN THAILAND BUT I
CAN'T BE A THAI CITIZEN.
>> WITHOUT CITIZENSHIP THEY
HAVE VERY FEW RIGHTS.
A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND A GOOD
JOB IS OUT OF THE QUESTION AND
TRAVEL IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.
THEY'RE CONSIDERED STATELESS.
>> IN THAILAND IN A
STATELESSNESS IS THE HIGHEST
RISK TO BEING TRAFFICKED.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A NICE
WORD FOR WHAT IT IS, YOU KNOW,
IT'S MODERN DAY SLAVERY.
FOR ACADEMIC GROWTH, NEW
PROGRAM, THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> THEY'RE BOTH ART STUDENTS.
QUINNELL IS STUDYING
PHOTOGRAPHY.
IN 2005 HE DECIDED TO SHED THE
LIGHT ON THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN
TRAFFICKING BY PUTTING HIS
PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS TO WORK IN
THAILAND.
>> MY FIRST WEEK IN THAILAND I
WAS OFFERED A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL
AND YOU CAN READ ABOUT THAT ALL
YOU WANT OR WATCH DOCUMENTARIES
AND DO THE RESEARCH, BUT YOU
CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW AWFUL IT
IS UNTIL YOU ARE LOOKING INTO
THE EYES OF A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL,
YOU KNOW, WHO IS SMILING UP AT
YOU, A GENUINE CHILD SMILE AS
HER PRICE IS BEING QUOTED.
>> HIS QUEST IS PERSONAL.
>> I'M REALLY OPEN ABOUT MY
PAST.
MY CHILDHOOD.
I WAS PHYSICALLY ABUSED FOR
OVER TEN YEARS.
AND I STARTED TO -- I STARTED
TO USE ART TO ACTUALLY TALK
ABOUT SOME OF THESE STORIES.
>> QUINNELL'S PAST MADE HIM
WANT TO HELP OTHER KIDS AT RISK
FOR ABUSE.
HE MET HUNDREDS OF THEM AT A
SCHOOL FOR STATELESS CHILDREN
IN NORTHERN THAILAND.
THE SCHOOL IS RUN BY SOMPOP
JANTRAKA WHO HAS BEEN -- THESE
STUDENTS DIDN'T HAVE
CITIZENSHIP AND COULDN'T GO TO
COLLEGE.
QUINNELL CAME UP WITH WHAT MOST
CONSIDERED AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM.
>> THE ONE PERSON WHO BELIEVED
FROM THE GET GO WAS SOMPOP.
>> WHEN HE GOT HOME, QUINNELL
CONVINCED PERRI TO WORK WITH
HIM TO DO WHAT HAS NEVER BEEN
DONE BEFORE.
THEY PETITIONED THE THAI
GOVERNMENT TO ALLOW THESE YOUNG
WOMEN TO TRAVEL TO WISCONSIN TO
ATTEND THE UNIVERSITY.
IT TOOK THREE YEARS AND THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE STATE
DEPARTMENT AND MANY OTHER
PEOPLE IN THE U.S. AND THAILAND
BUT QUINNELL AND PERRI'S
PERSISTENCE MADE THIS
IMPOSSIBLE DREAM COME TRUE.
>> THE DAY THAT WE HAD THAT
TRAVEL DOCUMENT IN HAND, THE
DAY THAT THE THAI GOVERNMENT
ALLOWED A STATELESS PERSON TO
TRAVEL TO THAT EXTENT, I TOOK
IT AND I WENT OFF BY MYSELF FOR
A LITTLE WHILE.
IT WAS SO EMOTIONAL TO HOLD
THIS THING IN MY HAND.
SOMETHING THAT WE HAD WORKED
FOR FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS.
>> IT IS CALLED THE THAILAND
PROJECT.
>> AND THAILAND PROJECT MAKE ME
HAVE A GOOD DREAM AND I CAN DO
IT.
YES.
>> EVEN BEFORE SECURING THE
TRAVEL DOCUMENTS, PERRI AND
QUINNELL TOOK ON ANOTHER
SEEMINGLY IMPOSSIBLE TASK.
THEY BEGAN TO RAISE MONEY FOR
THE STUDENTS' FIRST YEAR OF
CLASS AND LIVING EXPENSES.
TO RAISE AWARENESS QUINNELL PUT
UP A CAMPUS-WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY
EXHIBIT.
IMAGES OF RED LIGHT DISTRICT IN
THAILAND.
>> I REALLY BELIEVE THAT A
PHOTOGRAPH, YOU KNOW, CAN
CHANGE THINGS.
>> PERRI DESIGNED A FUNDRAISING
CAMPAIGN URGING STUDENTS TO SEE
RED.
THEY RAISED MORE THAN $14,000
IN ONE WEEK.
WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM A
LOCAL CHURCH, DENTAL OFFICE AND
OTHER INDIVIDUALS, THEY MET
THEIR FIRST YEAR GOAL.
>> AND I'VE LOVED, YOU KNOW,
WORKING ON DIFFERENT PROBLEM
SOLVING THROUGH DIFFERENT
ISSUES LIKE THE FUNDRAISING
ISSUE.
>> THE BATTLE TO FUND THE REST
OF FONGTIP AND AOR'S EDUCATION
NEEDS MORE.
>> FONGTIP, ONE OF THE WOMEN
FEATURED IN OUR REPORT, HAS
BEEN GRANTED THAI CITIZENSHIP,
WORK IS UNDERWAY TO ACHIEVE THE
SAME STATUS FOR AOR.
QUINNELL AND PERRI TRAVELED
BACK TO THAILAND WITH THE WOMEN
LAST SUMMER AND SUCCESSFULLY
RENEWED AOR'S TRAVEL DOCUMENT.
ANOTHER FIRST IN THAI HISTORY
AND BOTH GOT NEW U.S. STUDENT
VISAS.
THESE PHOTO SHOW THE WOMEN'S
OUT RAGE SHARING THEIR
EXPERIENCES WITH CHILDREN.
THE CHALLENGED THE CHILDREN TO
SEE EDUCATION AS THE ANSWER.
BOTH ARE NOW IN THEIR SECOND
YEAR AT UW STEVENS POINT AND
THEY'VE RAISED ENOUGH MONEY FOR
THIS YEAR'S TUITION.
EFFORTS ARE STILL UNDERWAY TO
RAISE MONEY FOR YEARS THREE AND
FOUR.
UW STEVENS POINT OFFICIALS SAY
THE THAI PROJECT IS FUNDED
ENTIRELY BY PRIVATE DONATIONS.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO LEARN MORE,
JUST GO TO OUR WEBSITE wpt.org
AND CLICK ON IN WISCONSIN.
NEXT WEDNESDAY THE WISCONSIN
NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD IS
EXPECTED TO APPROVE A FIRST OF
ITS KIND PROJECT.
THE PRICE TAG, $125 MILLION.
IT IS DESCRIBED AS PEARLS ON A
STRING AND COULD BRING
RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO A
PART OF THE STATE WHERE THERE
ARE NO LARGE AREAS OF LAND LEFT
TO PRESERVE.
"IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER ART
HACKETT SHOWS YOU WHY THIS
PROPERTY BETWEEN MILWAUKEE AND
MADISON IS SO VALUABLE TO
JEFFERSON COUNTY.
>> I'M TOLD IT'S THE THIRD
HIGHEST HILL IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY AND I CAN'T--
>> DALHART HOLZHEUTER IS
TALKING ABOUT A 170 ACRE PARCEL
OF LAND SOUTHEAST OF WATERLOO.
>> MY BIRTHPLACE WAS RIGHT
BEHIND THE HILL HERE.
MY FOLKS MOVED TO THE CRAWFISH
RIVER.
MY GRANDFATHER'S OWNED LAND IN
THE AREA SINCE 1916.
>> HE RENTS OUT PART OF THE
LAND AND MAINTAINS A GRASS
COURSE ON THE PROPERTY FOR
LAKESIDE LUTHERAN HIGH SCHOOL'S
CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM.
>> I PURCHASED IT PROBABLY
ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO AND THIS WAS
MY RETIREMENT FUND.
>> HOLZHEUTER DECIDED TO TAP
THAT FUND WHEN HIS STRAWBERRY
CROPS WERE FLOODED ALONG THE
CRAWFISH RIVER.
>> I HAD AN OFFER ON THE
PROPERTY UP HERE FROM A
DEVELOPER FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.
AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MUCH
NICER IF MORE PEOPLE COULD HAVE
THE VIEW THAT IS SEEN FROM UP
HERE THAN JUST A COUPLE PEOPLE.
>> AND SO THE WISCONSIN DNR IS
BUYING THE PROPERTY.
>> THE PROPERTY HAS A VERY
BEAUTIFUL TOPOGRAPHY.
GREAT VIEWS AND THINGS LIKE
THAT.
IT REALLY FITS A CONCEPT OF A
PARK PROPERTY.
>> BUT THE PURCHASE OF
HOLZHEUTER'S LAND IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY MAY BE THE BEGINNING OF
AN EFFORT WHICH BEGAN MORE THAN
A YEAR AGO AND WHICH COULD
CONTINUE OVER 30 YEARS INTO THE
FUTURE.
>> THE STATE LEGISLATURE SAID
TO THE DNR YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
OWN THE ENTIRE STATE.
YOU NEED TO HAVE A PLAN AND YOU
NEED TO IDENTIFY THE HIGHEST
PRIORITY AREAS IN WISCONSIN FOR
CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION AND
RECREATION.
>> THE RESULT WAS THE LAND
LEGACY REPORT.
>> IT REALLY IS A GREEN PRINT
FOR LOOKING AHEAD IN WISCONSIN
TO WHAT OUGHT TO BE PROTECTED.
>> JEFFERSON COUNTY BEGAN THE
FIRST MAJOR EFFORT TO BUILD
FROM THAT GREEN PRINT.
THE RESULT IS THE GLACIAL
HERITAGE AREA.
>> WE SAID WE THINK WE HAVE
SOME UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES HERE
IN THE JEFFERSON COUNTY AREA TO
MEET THE NEEDS OF WISCONSIN
RESIDENTS.
WE ARE BASICALLY THE LAST GREEN
SPACE BETWEEN MILWAUKEE AND
MADISON.
SO AS I LIKE TO SAY, IT'S NOT
THAT WE'RE NECESSARILY THAT
GOOD, BUT IT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
>> THE GLACIAL HERITAGE AREA
DESCRIBES DESCRIPTION.
IT IS NOT A COUNTY, STATE
FACILITY OR A BIKE TRAIL.
IT'S ACTUALLY ALL OF THE ABOVE.
WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH
EACH OTHER.
>> THE PROJECT ACTUALLY BEGINS
IN SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTY WHERE
THE DNR ALREADY OWNS THE MUD
LAKE AND WATERLOO WILDLIFE
AREAS.
THERE ARE NEARLY A DOZEN OTHER
PUBLIC CONSERVATION AREAS
EXTENDING DOWN INTO ROCK COUNTY.
THE PLAN IDENTIFIES HALF A
DOZEN MORE PROPERTIES TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR ACQUISITION IN
THE FUTURE.
ALL WOULD BE TIED TOGETHER WITH
A NETWORK OF BIKE AND
PEDESTRIAN TRAILS.
THE CLUSTER IS DESCRIBED AS
PEARLS ON A STRING.
>> THE PEARLS ARE VALUABLE
NATURAL RESOURCE AREAS IN
JEFFERSON, DODGE, DANE AND ROCK
COUNTIES.
THE STRING IS THE CONNECTION
WITH THE TRAIL AND CONNECT ONE
NATURAL RESOURCE AREA TO
ANOTHER AND CONNECT OUR
COMMUNITIES WITH OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES AREA.
>> JEFFERSON COUNTY ALREADY HAS
THE GLACIAL DRUMLIN TRAIL
CONTION IT.
THE WILD GOOSE TRAIL COMES DOWN
FROM FOND DU LAC BUT ENDS.
THE PLAN IS TO EXTEND IT TO
FORT ATKINSON.
>> COUNTY WIDE WE WOULD HAVE A
BIG SYSTEM OF TRAILS GREAT FOR
OFF THE ROAD FOR MANY PEOPLE
WHO DON'T WANT TO RIDE ON THE
ROAD.
>> PADDLE SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS
LIKE JOHN MCKENZIE OF FORT
ATKINSON HOPE THE PLAN WILL
HELP ORGANIZE A WATERWAY THAT
RUNS FROM MUD LAKE ALL THE WAY
TO LAKE KOSH TO NONG.
>> THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE
AMENITIES ARE.
THAT'S WHAT THIS IS GOING TO DO.
>> THE JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD
ENDORSED THE GLACIAL HERITAGE
AREA BY A LOPSIDED 20-6 VOTE.
SUPERVISOR JIM MODE OF FORT
ATKINSON WAS AMONG THE
DISSENTERS.
HE SAYS HIS CONSTITUENTS,
ESPECIALLY FARMERS, ARE
CONCERNED IT WOULD DRIVE UP THE
PRICE OF LAND.
>> I THINK APPRAISERS APPRAISE
IT AND COME UP WITH A FAIR
VALUE.
BUT WHEN THEY'RE PAYING UP TO
$4,000 FOR SOME LAND THAT
REALLY ISN'T PRIME FARMLAND,
THAT TENDS TO RUN THE PRICE OF
THE PRIME LAND UP EVEN HIGHER.
>> DNR DIRECTOR OF LANDS STEVE
MILLER DISPUTES THIS.
>> IT'S NOT A RESULT OF BUYING
LAND FOR CONSERVATION AND
RECREATION PURPOSES, IT IS THE
URBAN S*SH SUBURBAN RURAL
DEVELOPMENT.
>> MODE SAYS IT'S ALSO A
PROBLEM OF TIMING.
>> I THINK THE STATE MIGHT BE
SPENDING MONEY ON SOMETHING
LIKE THIS RATHER THAN TAKING
CARE OF OBLIGATIONS THAT ARE
WITH US AT THE PRESENT TIME.
>> THE PROJECT WOULD BE FUNDED
FROM THE $60 MILLION A YEAR THE
LEGISLATURE HAS EARMARKED FOR
THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
GLACIAL HERITAGE PROJECT IS
ESTIMATED TO COST $125 MILLION
BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL
HAPPEN OVER MANY YEARS.
>> ALL THE DEPARTMENT CAN DO IS
LAY A VISION FOR THE FUTURE.
IF THE MONEY IS THERE, WE CAN
MOVE AHEAD.
IF FOR SOME REASON THE FUNDING
TO IMPLEMENT THIS DRIES UP
BECAUSE OF SOME OTHER DECISIONS
ARE MADE ABOUT STEWARDSHIP IN
FUTURE LEGISLATURES, WE CAN'T
CONTROL THAT.
>> THE DESIGNATION OF THE AREA
MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO BUY
PROPERTIES LIKE HOLZHEUTER'S
HILLTOP WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE
TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO ALL.
>> IT WILL BE FAIRLY EASY TO
MOVE WHEN IT MOVES INTO PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP TO PUT UP A PARKING
LOT AND SIGN HERE IS HOW TO USE
IT AND PEOPLE CAN GET OUT THERE
ALMOST OVERNIGHT.
MR. HOLZHEUTER WANTS US TO BUY
THE GAS TO KEEP MOWING THE
TRAILS.
WE NEED THE HELP.
>> MONEY FOR THE PROJECT WILL
COME FROM THE KNOWLES NELSON
STEWARDSHIP FUND NAMED FOR TWO
FORMER WISCONSIN GOVERNORS AND
HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1989.
THE FUND CURRENTLY PROVIDES $60
MILLION A YEAR TO PURCHASE AND
PRESERVE LAND FOR PARKS,
WILDLIFE AREAS AND WATERSHEDS.
ONE OF THE LARGEST PRESERVATION
PROJECTS TO DATE, THE TURTLE
FLAMBEAU FLOWAGE IN IRON COUNTY.
AN UPDATE NOW ON FLOOD
RAVAGEDED GAYS MILLS.
THE KICKAPOO RIVER STORMED THE
COMMUNITY AND FLOODED OUT
HOMEOWNERS.
LAST NOVEMBER VILLAGE LEADERS
VOTED TO PURCHASE 30 ACRES TO
ESSENTIALLY MOVE GAYS MILLS UP
AND OUT OF THE FLOODPLAIN.
THEY RECENTLY BROKE GROUND FOR
35 NEW HOMES WITH PLANS TO MOVE
THE COMMUNITY CENTER, LIBRARY
AND GOVERNMENT OFFICES.
THE COST ABOUT $13 MILLION IN
STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS ALONG
WITH PRIVATE INVESTMENTS.
ON THE NEXT EDITION OF "IN
WISCONSIN," AN UPDATE ON
AFGHANISTAN.
HEALTHCARE FOR FARMERS, AND
WISCONSIN WINERIES.
HERE IS A PREVIEW OF THOSE
REPORTS.
>> THIS IS FREDERICA FREYBERG.
WISCONSIN TROOPS ON THE FRONT
LINES IN AFGHANISTAN AND THE
FRONT OF "TIME" MAGAZINE.
>> TO SEE HIM LIKE THAT HE'S
SUCH A STRONG PERSON AND HE
JUST LOOKS SO VULNERABLE.
>> AN UPDATE FROM THE HOME
FRONT.
>> PLUS WISCONSIN'S GREAT
VINEYARDS COULD BECOME A BOUNTY
FOR TOURISM.
>> WHEN YOU GET SEVERAL
WINERIES IN THE REGION YOU
BECOME A DESTINATION.
>> I'M ANDY SOTH.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO WISCONSIN'S
NEW WINE COUNTRY.
>> THAT'S A NICE CLUSTER OF
GRAPES THERE.
>> WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON AN
INSURANCE COOPERATIVE THAT IS
MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR A
COMPANY DEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS
FROM CRANBERRIES.
>> THOSE REPORTS THURSDAY AT
7:00 ON OUR STATEWIDE NEWS
MAGAZINE PROGRAM "IN WISCONSIN."
RIGHT HERE ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
NOW A QUICK NOTE ABOUT OUR
INTERACTIVE BLOG CALLED THE
"PRODUCER'S JOURNAL".
IT'S UPDATED EACH WEEK DAY BY
THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN FRONT OF
AND BEHIND THE SCENES ON "IN
WISCONSIN" AND OUR NEWS AND
PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM "HERE
AND NOW."
WE HOPE YOU'LL CHECK OUT THE
"PRODUCER'S JOURNAL" AT wpt.org.
THEN CLICK ON IN WISCONSIN.
YOU'LL FIND OUT IN ADVANCE
ABOUT REPORTS WE'RE WORKING ON.
THE PEOPLE WE'VE MET AND THE
PLACES WE'VE BEEN.
WE LEAVE YOU THIS WEEK WITH AN
INTERESTING FORMATION ON THE
WISCONSIN LANDSCAPE.
IT TOOK NATURE MILLIONS OF
YEARS TO FORM THIS SANDSTONE
ARCH.
IT SPANS 78 FEET AND STANDS 65
FEET HIGH.
DIRECTLY BENEATH THE ARCH, A
ROCK SHELTER ONCE USED BY
PALEO-INDIANS.
WISCONSIN'S NATURAL BRIDGE
STATE PARK IS A 530 ACRE SITE
THAT FEATURES THE LARGEST
NATURAL ARCH IN THE STATE AND
IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF BARABOO
IN SAUK COUNTY.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK "IN
WISCONSIN."
>> MAJOR FUNDSING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY, WHO
BRING SAFE, RELIABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY
TO KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS
AND LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY, OFFERING ENERGY
SAVING IDEAS ON THE WEB AND THE
ANIMAL DENTISTRY AND ORAL
SURGERY SPECIALISTS OF
MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH.
A TEAMWORKING PROVIDING CARE
FOR ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS.
WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING
PROVIDED BY BIKE WISCONSIN.
>> NEXT TIME ON "IN WISCONSIN."
ON THE FRONT LINES IN
AFGHANISTAN AND ON THE FRONT OF
"TIME" MAGAZINE, AN UPDATE FROM
THE HOME FRONT.
>> GRAPE VINEYARDS HAVE BECOME
A BOUNTY FOR TOURISM.
"IN WISCONSIN" TAKES YOU TO THE
NEW WINE COUNTRY.
>> THAT'S A NICE CLUSTER OF
GRAPES THERE.
>> PLUS AN UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO
MAKE HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE FOR
FARMERS.
JOIN US FOR "IN WISCONSIN"
THURSDAY AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> NEXT TIME ON "IN WISCONSIN."
ON THE FRONT LINES IN
AFGHANISTAN AND ON THE FRONT OF
"TIME" MAGAZINE, AN UPDATE FROM
THE HOME FRONT.
GRAPE VINEYARDS COULD BECOME A
BOUNTY FOR TOURISM.
"IN WISCONSIN" TAKES YOU TO THE
NEW WINE COUNTRY.
PLUS AN UPDATE ON EFFORTS TO
MAKE HEALTHCARE AFFORDABLE FOR
FARMERS.
JOIN US FOR "IN WISCONSIN"
TONIGHT AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.