BADGER FISHERMAN'S LEAGUE
Wisconsin's Oldest Conservation Club
WINNEBAGO OVERNIGHTER JUNE 19TH - 22ND
Fishing starts at Noon on Friday and ends at Noon on Sunday! Good Luck!!
The Badger Fisherman's League is an organization dedicated to the interests of conservation in Wisconsin.Established in 1934, the Badger Fisherman's League is celebrating our 75th anniversary making us the oldest conservation club in the State of Wisconsin. Throughout the years we have contributed to many important changes to conservation legislation and have had the privilage of serving many area communities with our events. In 1950, the club donated the proceeds from our annual picnic to the Milwaukee County Park Commission to help build a boat landing on Lake Michigan and put a fence around Government Pier. In 1956 the Milwaukee County Zoo received a gift of $500.00 from the club to bring Commorants to their exhibits. Our Vernon Marsh wood duck house project which is still in existance today began in 1977 when we worked with a group of handicapped children to construct and place 12 wood duck houses in the marsh. Through the years we have worked on the Haven Woods Forest, Paradise Springs river reconstruciton, Lepper Pond reconstruction in Menomonee Falls and our Kids Fishing Clincs. Members of the BFL volunteer to participate in these events and help to make them very successful. The club has won numerous awards from the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation for the efforts we have put forth. In April the BFL will be awarded Conservation Educator of the Year from the Federation. We have seen a lot of changes over the past 75 years and are proud to be an important part of conservation today. Thank you to all of our members who work so hard to make the BFL a success!
The Badger Fisherman's League has been selected by the WWF to receive Conservation Educator of the Year. George Meyer, Executive Director and guest speaker at the recent 75th celebration indicated that the League was choosen because of the outstanding job we have done with our clinics. Additions to the current program have proven to be a huge success with both the kids who come through the clinic as well as the parents. The BFL hosts three fishing clinics each year. Thank you to everyone in the club for making this award possible.
Upcoming Meetings:
Membership Meeting
June 15th 7:30 PM
July 20th 7:30 PM
Membership meetings open to the public, come join us!
The BFL membership meets at:
The Knights of Columbus Clubhouse
W164 N9161 Water Street
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
UPCOMING EVENTS
June FEED & Gift Exchange - Membership Meeting, Monday June 15th
Winnebago Fish Outing - June 19 - 21st Fishing begins on Friday at Noon and ends on Sunday at Noon
Fish Shocking - Saturday, June 27th Menomonee River - Schoen Laufen Park - Germantown
Shawano Fish Outing - July 24 - 26th Fishing begins on Friday at Noon and ends on Sunday at Noon
Club Happenings...
Summer is well underway and members are out and about on area lakes catching fish. Remember if you have a fish that qualifies for the contest to fill out a card and turn it in at the Membership meeting. Our Silver Lake outing was held on May 30th and we had a great turn out. The weather was beautiful and members caught fish using leeches, wax worms and minnows! An outing was held following the event at Kahty's house where everyone enjoyed a great lunch, our compliments to Grill Master Jim for cooking the brats! A mean game of cards closed out the day. It is safe to say a great time was had by everyone who attended. The Mill Pond Kids Fishing Clinic was held this past month and we had a total of 122 kids run through the program. Thanks to Tammy for introducing the new concept of bringing along different types of live bait and explaining to the kids which bait will catch different types of fish. Our educational program just keeps on growing...this is why we were awarded Educator of the Year! Anyone interested in attending either the Winnebago or Shawano outings is asked to contact Rob to sign up for the outings. We need to have a head count for the outings. Remember our June meeting will feature our Annual Feed and White Elephant Gift Exchange on June 15th. Get out and enjoy the weather and keep those fishing cards coming! See you on the 15th!!
Not a member but are interested in becoming one or finding out what we are all about? Membership meetings are open to the public and are held the 3rd Monday of each month at the KC Clubhouse in Menomonee Falls. Meetings start at 7:30 p.m. You can also email the BFL for more information about the club and our mission. We are celebrating our 75th Anniversary in 2009, making us the Oldest Conservation Club in the State of Wisconsin! Annual membership dues are 41.00 a couple or 23.00 for a single. Junior memberships are available for children who are 16 and want to join the club.
