Preservation of Kickapoo Valley a triumph

Recently, a friend asked what it’s like working on environmental issues. My response: It’s often like pushing a heavy rock up a steep hill. Trying to achieve policies to protect our outdoors in our current political system, sodden as it is with special interest cash and influence, can be frustrating. Thus, it’s all the more important to recall and celebrate those times that our natural heritage has been protected....

...The Kickapoo is a very special place. If you’ve never been, get there soon. It’s in the heart of the Driftless Area, that part of Wisconsin the glaciers left untouched. Often called the “crookedest river” in America, the Kickapoo meanders past towering sandstone cliffs laden with ferns, moss and countless wildflowers. The adjacent lands are home of over 300 rare plant species and more than 100 species of birds. The geology of the area creates numerous microhabitats that provide refuge to many endangered flora species....

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