OWR Environmental Committee
May 22, 2025

Wildlife Policy Panel Discussion

Facilitator: William Walter

Featuring:

Michelle Lute, Executive Director, Wildlife for All

Mandy Culbertson, Communications Director, Wildlife for all

Collette Adkins, Carnivore Conservation Director, Center for Biological Diversity

Melissa Smith, Executive Director, Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance

Jill Fritz, Wildlife Director, Human World for Animals

Adam Kassulke, Environmental Committee Chair

Welcome! This discussion is designed to bring together the myriad wildlife advocates fighting to save Wisconsin and our pristine ecosystems. Together, we are STRONG!

1. Wildlife for All – Mandy Culbertson/Michelle Lute

a. Organizational Focus

b. Successes (i.e., gassing of geese in MI)

2. Humane World for Animals – Jill Fritz

a. ESA Meetings in DC Recap

3. Center for Biological Diversity – Collette Adkins

a. Update

4. Wisconsin State Endangered Species List – Melissa Smith

5. Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) – Adam Kassulke

a. Brief issues discussion

6. Brainstorming Session

a. How can we work together?

b. Effective ways of making change

c. How to address Wisconsin wildlife policies baked into laws

d. Hounding as animal abuse

e. Action Items

Activists, experts, citizens, and neighbors come together! Join our Environmental Committee to do the work necessary to protect Wisconsin's natural resources. We fight for justice on crucial issues such as pipelines, hunting, combatting fossil fuels, getting big money out of government, and much more.

Whether you've been involved for years or you're new to the movement, join us and share your priorities and your values! When we organize, we win!

Event link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82855642421