WW T and our environment

We've all seen pictures of the utterly destroyed no man's land of World War I France or read about the devastation caused by bombs, toxic waste, and deforestation of World War II.

World War Trump is looking to be as bad or worse. He has kneecapped the fight to reduce carbon emissions as global heating is accelerating and red-line tipping points reached. Abroad he is supporting destruction of fossil fuel infrastructure and dropping banned and toxic chemicals in the middle East. Here, he is unleashing those sick with greed on our forests, sacred spaces, and boundary waters. He is ending or twisting environmental protection programs and tossing centuries of experience and knowledge out of science-based agencies.

All this hits close to home as research and programs to protect the upper Mississippi River are closed and defunded. 

On Wednesday, April 8, the Friends of the Refuge Mississippi River Polls 7 & 8 will host “The Fish Thief, ” a documentary primarily based on the science from the USGS Midwest Environmental Science Center in La Crosse. The film will be shown at the Weber Center (click here to reserve your seats). Tickets will also be available at the door. The reception (drinks and appetizers provided) will be from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Weber Center atrium. The screening will follow from 6:30-8, concluding with a panel discussion with the film's director, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission Sea Lamprey Control Program Director and others. Learn more at the group's Facebook page.