growth – Middle Wisconsin https://middlewisconsin.org Fairness. Respect. Community. Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:19:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Are forests only commodities? https://middlewisconsin.org/are-forests-only-commodities/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:10:03 +0000 https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=10027 Photograph of Brule River State Forest after being clear cut, photograph by Phil Anderson Everywhere we go we see the scars of logging in our county and state forests. I have heard that we are seeing more logging because more of the forests are “mature” and ready to be harvested. We only think it all looks bad because for decades all those trees were left alone to grow. But […]]]> Kohler’s disrespect of indigenous people is par for the course https://middlewisconsin.org/kohlers-disrespect-of-indigenous-people-is-par-for-the-course/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 05:10:53 +0000 https://www.middlewisconsin.org/?p=9922