Thanks for being a conservation voter,

Seth Hoffmeister

Deputy Director

Wisconsin Conservation Voters

Green Tie Milwaukee is next week!

In just five days, get ready to wear your favorite green accessories and celebrate with fellow friends, voters, and leaders dedicated to protecting Wisconsin’s environment. This year, Green Tie Milwaukee will be hosted in the heart of Downtown Milwaukee for an evening of food, drinks, and fun with the people who make conservation victories possible in Wisconsin. 

Get your tickets HERE before the end of the weekend!

This year, we are thrilled to be honoring the inspiring work of GROWW, Voces de la Frontera, and Gwayakobimaadiziwin Bad River Harm Reduction. Get ready to be inspired by the incredible work these groups have done. We can't wait to see you, your friends, and your finest green accessories at Green Tie Milwaukee! 

This wonderful evening, and all the work Wisconsin Conservation Voters members do together, is only possible because of the support of generous individuals and organizations. Check out some of our sponsors for Green Tie Milwaukee.

Wisconsin Conservation Voters endorses David Crowley for Governor

Wisconsin Conservation Voters announced its endorsement of Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley for Governor on Aug. 17.

The momentum across Wisconsin is clear – voters are ready for leaders who will hold corporate polluters accountable, stand up to corporate greed, regulate data centers, and protect our natural resources. David Crowley has proven he understands the struggles of Wisconsin families. From cutting Milwaukee County’s carbon footprint in half to taking a firm stand to regulate data centers and stand up to Big Tech, David Crowley is the leader we need to protect our environment and keep energy bills affordable.

Crowley has committed to holding Big Tech and electric utilities accountable by banning non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) around data centers, enforcing "Bring Your Own Clean Energy" mandates for these massive facilities, making sure data centers pay their full share in energy and water costs, and holding corporate polluters responsible for environmental damage and mitigation.

Learn more about David Crowley here.

Our final wave of endorsements for the Assembly and Senate are out!

We made our final slate of candidate endorsements on Aug. 26!

We are demanding a legislature that will protect our environment, regulate data centers, safeguard our drinking water, and defend our freedom to vote – a legislature that actually reflects our values.

Check out our latest endorsement and see our full list of endorsed candidates here. 

• Emily Tseffos, Senate District 19
• Charly Ray, Senate District 25
• Amy Zimmerman, Assembly District 13
• Dan Bukiewicz, Assembly District 21
• Dana Glasstein, Assembly District 22
• Bill Oemichen, Assembly District 50
• Ben Gruber, Assembly District 51
• Ben Brist, Assembly District 61
• Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, Assembly District 76
• Brandy Tollefson, Assembly District 88
• Jeremiah Fredrickson, Assembly District 92

Follow us on our new social media channels!

We are now on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook! We’re always working to meet our members where they are so we can share our work with you, build community, and keep you informed on how you can stay involved with the movement building a cleaner, safer, affordable future. Make sure to follow and engage with us on all of WCV’s social media channels! 

Stay tuned to these spaces and engage with us – comment or direct message us because we always want to hear from our members about what they want to see more of! 

Ratepayers tells We Energies to take a hike

On Monday, Aug. 24, we organized a press conference with our coalition allies outside the We Energies office in Milwaukee to demand that Wisconsinites are not hit with yet another unaffordable rate increase. The press conference was featured on CBS 58’s evening news, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Telemundo Wisconsin, and 620 WTMJ Radio. 

We Energies, which serves ratepayers in southeast Wisconsin and the Fox Valley, is attempting to raise rates on Wisconsinites by another 14 percent. Wisconsin Conservation Voters demanded that We Energies freeze rates and stop fueling the affordability crisis with its endless corporate greed. 

We were thrilled to be joined by Anne O'Connor, Milwaukee County Supervisor, District 1; Laura Lane, Faith in Place; Julia Alberth, Healthy Climate Wisconsin; and Yusuf Adama, Walnut Way.

Petition drop tells Rep. Van Orden: our bills are too damn high

On Aug. 26, our western Wisconsin team delivered signatures to Rep. Derrick Van Orden (CD-3) at his office in La Crosse to demand he fight for affordability for all Wisconsinites. 

We have been organizing all summer to hold Rep. Van Orden accountable for spending his time in Congress defending the interests of corporate polluters and billionaires while selling out his constituents who are struggling with skyrocketing energy and housing bills. The people of Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District deserve better from their representative. 

Wisconsin Conservation Voters showed Rep. Van Orden how out of step he is with his constituents, and delivered a clear message: our bills are too damn high.

Community Change-Maker Awards honors Wisconsin Conservation Voices

On Sept. 17, Community Shares of Wisconsin will celebrate local leaders and organizations who are advancing social and environmental justice in our community. Join WCV and CSW for the annual Community Change-Maker Awards at The East Side Club. Wisconsin Conservation Voices, our sister organization, is honored to be receiving the Collaboration Award in partnership with River Alliance of Wisconsin and Midwest Environmental Advocates, for our statewide collaboration on PFAS remediation. The Community Shares of Wisconsin Collaboration Award honors nonprofits that have demonstrated the power of collaboration with their coordinated efforts to lead impactful social justice change within our community.

Tickets purchased in support of this event help Community Shares award $6,000 in donations to local nonprofits.

Tickets are available now HERE.

Make a monthly gift with the Robin's Nest

When you become a monthly donor and join the Robin’s Nest, you are helping us build a stronger organization that will protect future generations from environmental harm – just as a robin piles the branches to protect its young. 

The Robin’s Nest makes donating easy. Your monthly contributions process automatically, so you never need to worry about whether your support is up to date – and this reliable ongoing support helps us shift focus away from endlessly raising funds to building a better future.

If you commit to a new monthly gift, you will receive this exclusive sticker designed by Milwaukee artist Abigail Hausman. If you are already a monthly donor – we’ve got you covered! We’ll be sending you a letter and sticker in the coming weeks to show our gratitude for your invaluable support.

Commit to giving a monthly gift today!

Get involved in this fall's workplace giving campaigns

Support Wisconsin Conservation Voices through your Community Shares of Wisconsin or other workplace giving campaign.

If your workplace offers a giving campaign, consider choosing Wisconsin Conservation Voices to center community voices in building a clean environment, healthy communities, and a thriving democracy. 

Learn more about how to give through your workplace giving campaign to support local non-profits.

In Memoriam: Chris Zapf

On Aug. 24, the conservation community lost a cherished champion. 

“Christine Marie Zapf, a shining star of energy and love, a loving wife, and a dear friend to so many, passed away August 24, 2026. She was 68. [...] She was happiest in nature. Chris was an avid and accomplished cyclist, hiker, cross-country skier, backpacker and sea kayaker, and she would still rather sleep on the ground in a tent than almost anywhere else. She loved sunsets and birds and forests full of old trees. She loved wandering off to see what was over there. She wore a straw hat, she brought other people along and she had a gift for making an ordinary outing feel like an adventure.”

Chris wrote hundreds of postcards for WCV, attended multiple Conservation Lobby Days, and supported our work for close to 20 years. She will be dearly missed.

Learn more about Chris’s life and memorial service. Chris generously encouraged donations to Wisconsin Conservation Voters and other groups in lieu of flowers. Thank you to Chris and her family for their beautiful support.

WCV in the news

Check out some of our recent media clips:

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Clean energy groups call on regulators to reject We Energies rate hike
• WMTJ: Wisconsin groups call on regulators to reject proposed We Energies rate increases
• Yahoo! News: Wisconsin groups fight We Energies' 14% hike, warn of choosing between 'groceries [or] your electricity'
• Wisconsin Examiner: Tom Tiffany’s long history of pro-extraction environmental policy
• Common Dreams: Conservationists Back Crowley in Wisconsin Over ‘Extremist Pro-Corporate Polluter’ Tiffany

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Madison, WI 53703
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