August 27, 2008 Chapter Meeting Focuses on Badger Re-Use
 

The SW Chapter of the Society of American Foresters is planning its summer tour meeting at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant located in Sauk County. The 7,354 acre site is being decommissioned for military use, and about 3,400 acres will be transferred to DNR.

The training event will feature presentations related to:

• History, current operations, "Re-Use" and future ownership of the land
• Remediation efforts
• Concrete and wood recycling
• Grassland and woodland bird conservation
• Forest cover type mapping and integration with Devil's Lake State Park master plan
• Plans for the Ho-Chunk tribal ownership
   

The event is scheduled to run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wed. - August 27. It will include indoor presentations, brown bag lunch, a short business meeting, and a bus tour around the property. There will be no charge for registration, but attendance will be limited to 45 people. SAF members and friends are welcome.

RSVP: By August 11, please confirm attendance with Chapter Sec. - Treas.
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Contact:

Paul E. Pingrey
Chapter Sec. - Treasurer

ph. 608-267-7595
e-mail paul.pingrey@wisconsin.gov
 

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