Message-ID: <BLU174-W32C220BF8EE103074B1C47A1260@phx.gbl> From: Destinee Udelhoven <destineekae@hotmail.com> Subject: Final Speaker of Series to Address WI Wildlife Management Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:20:16 -0500
"From Bounties to Population Recovery Attempts:
Wisconsin Wildlife Management Over the Decades"
To Wrap Up Summer Speaker Series
The final
installment of the Historic Indian Agency House 2013 Summer Speaker Series
will
take place Tuesday, September 24 at 6:30pm. At this time, timber wolf e
xpert
and retired Wisconsin DNR wildlife biologist Richard Thiel will discuss the
changing (and often controversial) wildlife management theories and practic
es
in Wisconsin, with a particular emphasis on the timber wolf.
From instating
hunting seasons that specifically target certain species, to enacting
legislation intended to shelter these same species from harm—what is the
impetus behind such widely varying management stances?
(http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=680655)
Mr. Thiel will begin
with a summary of the timber wolf’s ecological function and distribution
patterns prior to European contact, followed by an overview of the three
separate
management eras practiced in America: the bounty era, the recovery era an
d the
present era. Within each era, Thiel will outline the motivating factors d
riving
particular management philosophies.
Lifelong
Wisconsinite Richard Thiel holds a Bachelors degree in Natural Resources
Management and Biology from the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point.
Captivated by the wolf since his mid-teens,
Mr. Thiel launched the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ wolf re
covery
program in the winter of 1979-1980, and held that position until 1989. B
etween 1989 and 2011, when he retired, he
worked as a wildlife educator for the DNR, and continued wolf monitoring
activities within the Central Forest Region of Wisconsin.
Thiel continues his
involvement in wolf monitoring and serves as a primary instructor for the
Timber Wolf Information Network’s annual two-day Wolf Ecology workshops
, held
at various locations throughout the state each winter. Additionally, he s
erves
on the board of the International Wolf Center, based in the Twin Cities a
nd
Ely, Minnesota and is presently chief editor of the book, Wild Wolves W
e Have Known: Stories of Wolf Biologists’ Favorite Wolves,
to be released in October 2013.
He is himself the
author of numerous popular and scientific articles on wolves and other
critters, and has also written two books on Wisconsin’s wolves, both
published
by the University of Wisconsin Press. Copies of both books, The Timber Wo
lf in Wisconsin: Death and Life
of a Majestic Predator and Keepers of
the Wolves: The Early Years of Wolf Recovery in Wisconsin, will be
available for sale and signing by the author the night of the event. Copie
s will sell for $20.00 each.
The museum and
visitor’s center exhibits, always free to the public, will be open 5p
m until
the lecture begins at 6:30pm. A guided
tour of the 1832 Winnebago Indian Agency will be available at 5pm. (Minimal
fee
applies; free for Supporters members). Light refreshments will be provide
d for
lecture guests.
This is the fourth
annual Summer Speaker Series hosted by HIAH. The 2013 series, entitled
“New
Beginnings & Fresh Perspectives,” has explored Wisconsin events, peop
le, or
other historical happenings that have undergone an interpretive change. Th
is theme is in honor of HIAH’s newly
expanded guided tour that strives to better highlight the many roles and du
ties
of Indian Agent John Kinzie, and a more nuanced interpretation of the Ind
ian
removal period and its effects on the indigenous population.
For the fourth year
in a row, this speaker series is free to the public and made largely poss
ible
by generous grants from the The Great Circle Foundation Inc. of East Northp
ort
and the City of Portage Historic Preservation Commission.
The Historic Indian Agency House hosts a variety of
children’s and adult programming throughout the year, including book-yo
ur-own
Scout workshops! Visit www.agencyhouse.org for a full listing of events,
or call 608-742-6362 with any
questions.
_____________________________________________________________
The Historic Indian Agency House
has been operated for public benefit by
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Wisco
nsin
since 1932. This nonprofit organization receives no federal or state fundin
g,
and needs YOUR donation
to continue their efforts to preserve and share Wisconsin's vibrant history
!
Find out more at www.wisconsindames.org .
______________________________________________________________
Destinee K. Udelhoven
Executive Director
Historic Indian Agency House at Fort Winnebago
608-742-6362
historicindianagencyhouse@gmail.com
“Nonconformity is the highest evolutionary attainment of social animals.
”
~Aldo Leopold