Hemp attended Neilsville High School and
Carthage College before becoming a newspaper
editor/publisher, first in Hurley and then
in Mosinee. With Les Woerpel, he founded
the forerunner of the Wis. Wildlife Federation
and served as its executive director, as
well as on the executive board of the National
Wildlife Federation. He served on the Wis.
Conservation Congress and helped lead it
on a straight course through the "deer
wars" in the 1950s. He was a member
of the Natural Resources Board (1978-89).
In his honor, a stretch of the Tomorrow
River in Portage County is designated as "The
Richard A. Hemp Fishery Area" in 1989.
Hemp attended Neilsville High School and
Carthage College before becoming a newspaper
editor/publisher, first in Hurley and then
in Mosinee. With Les Woerpel, he founded
the forerunner of the Wis. Wildlife Federation
and served as its executive director, as
well as on the executive board of the National
Wildlife Federation. He served on the Wis.
Conservation Congress and helped lead it
on a straight course through the "deer
wars" in the 1950s. He was a member
of the Natural Resources Board (1978-89).
In his honor, a stretch of the Tomorrow
River in Portage County is designated as "The
Richard A. Hemp Fishery Area" in 1989.