The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame

Our Newest Inductees:
Becker, Earley, and Hine are 2010 Inductees.
Ceremonies Set for April 24, 2010, in Stevens Point.

Two Madison women who blazed new conservation trails and a Stevens Point man who combined science and citizen activism will be inducted into the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame this year.

The trio will join 66 other inductees to the Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame in ceremonies at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 24, at the Sentry Theater in Stevens Point. The public is invited.

Emily Earley, a citizen conservationist who remains active in her 90s. She has been involved with many organizations, including the state chapter of The Nature Conservancy. She helped that organization develop a stewardship plan to care for properties it acquired.

Ruth Hine, who edited and wrote scores of technical reports and other publications in more than four decades at the Department of Natural Resources. She is credited with raising awareness about endangered species in the state and the development of efforts to protect endangered species

George Becker, longtime biology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, author of “Fishes of Wisconsin” and environmental activist who fought for clean water and other causes.Tributes to the inductees will be given at 10 a.m., at Sentry Theater, located at the Sentry Insurance Headquarters, 1800 North Point Drive. A 9 a.m. coffee will precede the program. A luncheon at noon in The Restaurant of Sentry Insurance Headquarters concludes the day’s activities. Luncheon reservations cost $10 and can be made by calling 715-346-4992, the telephone number for the Schmeeckle Reserve Visitors Center, where the Conservation Hall of Fame is located.

“We’re happy that this year’s inductees include two women who had important roles in protecting Wisconsin’s natural resources and opened doors for others,” said Earl Spangenberg, Conservation Hall of Fame executive secretary. “George Becker’s contributions to science, teaching, environmental and social causes paint a picture of a life well-lived.”

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