River Alliance of Wisconsin

NEW this year: River Alliance supporters can enjoy our 16th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival on demand! Anyone who has donated in the last year - including everyone who gives during The Big Share now through March 4 - can watch the festival on demand March 20-26. This is a great option for our supporters who live outside of Madison and cannot join us at the Barrymore Theatre for our event on March 20 or those who prefer to watch films with closed captions. Wild & Scenic video on demand is made possible by Wisconsin Public Radio. Check out our film lineup: https://lnkd.in/eaDCEfSR

This year’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival will be more accessible than ever. If we have your email address and you’ve donated to River Alliance in the last year – including during The Big Share through March 4 – you’ll get a link to watch the film festival at home between March 20-26. It's a great option for our statewide supporters, those who cannot join us in person at our event at the Barrymore Theatre on March 20, or those who want films with closed captions. Details and film lineup: https://lnkd.in/eaDCEfSR

Support River Alliance of Wisconsin in one BIG day of community generosity. We are asking all of our supporters to donate five dollars or more at 7 p.m. on March 4. Your gift will be doubled while matching funds last! The Big Share on March 4 is a one-stop-shop where you can donate to over 70 nonprofits and the social and environmental justice causes you care about – including groups whose federal funding is at risk of deep and discriminatory cuts. Save the date to give big: https://lnkd.in/e8jV7xn3

For nearly 30 years, Russ Miller has navigated challenging conditions to lead trash cleanups in the Red River Gorge in the protected Clifty Wilderness area of Kentucky. We will share his story about what drives him and his fellow Friends of the Red River to pull trash out of this wild and scenic river at this year's Wild & Scenic Film Festival. To learn about how you can experience the festival in March, subscribe to our Word on the Stream email newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gEdZ_H54

Remember when Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" alerted us to the dangers of using DDT? Researching the chemical's impacts on our ecosystem led to better policy. We may be in the research and understanding phase of neonicotinoid pesticide use in the U.S. That's what River Alliance of Wisconsin's Ellen (Hamann) Voss, Clean Wisconsin's Sara Walling, and UW-Division of Extension's AJ Jeninga will present during Wisconsin Water Week at the 2025 Wisconsin Lakes and Rivers Conference in Stevens Point. Stay tuned for more on this emerging issue.

Support River Alliance of Wisconsin in one BIG day of community generosity. The Big Share on March 4 is a one-stop-shop where you can donate to nonprofits working for social and environmental justice – including groups whose federal funding is at risk of deep and discriminatory cuts. Save the date to give big.

Missed our 2024 Wild & Scenic film festival in Madison? Watch a rescreening of last year’s films for FREE on the UW-Madison campus, thanks to our friends at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Wild & Scenic 2024 Rewind will be on Monday, February 17 at 6 p.m. at Marquee Cinema in Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St., Madison. See six inspiring films from the 2024 Wild & Scenic Film Festival that will get you fired up to get outside and be a vocal advocate for our water. Please register in advance: https://lnkd.in/gbVpqTbh Save the date for the 2025 Wild & Scenic Film Festival at The Barrymore Theatre on March 20. Find out what films we’re showing by subscribing to our Word on the Stream email newsletter.

The Big Share is back! Our big goal: raise $35,000. The BEST time to donate: between 7-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4. Set a calendar reminder – if we raise the highest amount or have the most donors in that Power Hour, we could win an additional $1000 prize! Give now through March 4 at https://lnkd.in/e8jV7xn3

Looking to get local? The best way you can protect our water is to get active in your local water protection group. From upcoming spring river cleanups to doing community science through water monitoring, volunteering and advocating with others is very powerful. Find a group on our interactive watershed map on our website: https://lnkd.in/gEvAypBy

We are thrilled to welcome Meg Galloway, Charles Rathmann, and Tom Wiensch to our board! Each brings valuable knowledge and dedication to protecting Wisconsin’s waters. Meg Galloway, a water engineer and Senior Policy Advisor for the Association of Floodplain Managers, spent 30 years regulating water and dams at the Wisconsin DNR. ? Charles Rathmann began his involvement with River Alliance on our Fund Development Committee, where he contributed ideas and secured new donors. An angler, he enjoys the view of the Lower Wisconsin River from his home in Muscoda. ? Tom Wiensch, a lifelong environmentalist, angler, paddler, and advocate from Oneida County, recently worked to secure the Pelican River Forest Easement.