More Background On A Board-Appointed DNR Secretary

Decentralizing power and returning some to the grassroots in Department of Natural Resources management - - along with honoring Wisconsin traditions - - is behind the bi-partisan effort to have the state's Natural Resources Board select the agency's secretary.

This blog has been featuring this developing movement, led by conservation groups like the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation, and environmental organizations, such as the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters.

It's a fascinating coalition, now more than 50 groups strong statewide, and will either mesh nicely with Gov. Jim Doyle's current restructuring of the DNR's senior management, or collide with it over gubernatorial power and prerogatives.

Stay tuned.