August 2, 2006

Erpenbach Receives “Conservation Champion” Award

Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters awards Erpenbach perfect score

(MADISON)—The Conservation Scorecard 2005-2006, a report on how state legislators voted on key conservation issues in the last two-year legislative session, indicates both good and bad news for the protection of Wisconsin’s natural resources. The report, released on August 1 by the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters, records legislators’ votes on a variety of conservation-related bills ranging from air and water quality to hunting and fishing opportunities.

Senator Erpenbach led the charge in Senatorial improvement from 46 percent in 2004 to 62 percent this year. Erpenbach is one of only two senators who received the illustrious Conservation Champion award. This award is given only to legislators who earned a perfect 100 percent by voting in accordance with environmental conservation. As such, Erpenbach was honored Tuesday night by the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters.

Erpenbach kindly accepted the praise, “It is a wonderful honor to receive this award and I am very thankful for the work that the WLCV does to keep the people of Wisconsin informed about issues that affect our environment.

“We are encouraged by the upward trend in the Senate. It shows that rather than spending time attacking existing conservation laws, our Senators were actually trying to get something done. I wish I could say the same for the Assembly,” said Anne Sayers, Program Director for the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters.

To view the Senator Erpenbach’s environmental stewardship and other Conservation Scorecards and corresponding maps online, please visit: http://conservationvoters.org/scorecard/