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National Park idea protects resources

  • Jan 26
  • 1 min read

Everyone deserves the right to make a living, but not all ways to make a living are right. The philosopher John Locke said, "People's freedom ends where another person's rights begin." And our rights include having a safe and clean environment.


People in the Driftless Region are finally realizing the immense dangers that threaten the area. I keep haring about what would be the ultimate solution, and I believe that solution is still to become a new national park. Although the details need to be worked out, it will save the land, provide abundant recreation, and create a long-lasting stable economy. What could be better than all of that?


People need to get involved - like pressuring lawmakers and engaging in local grassroots activity. I think together we can make it work for everyone.

 
 
 

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Art, History, Geography, and Culture come together in this new Wisconsin Book!

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Meet the Author

Brian Stanley

Bryan is a soil scientist.  He grew up in the Driftless Area, and eventually earned a bachelor's degree in Natural Resources from UW-Stevens Point.

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"The cultural aspects of the Driftless Area are fascinating," he notes.  "The significance of the people who have lived here or whose lives have intersected here is historically important and significant to the story of the creation of a national park."

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Stanley is donating all profits from the book to establish a new park in Crawford County which lies in the heart of the Driftless Area.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT...

  • Prairie du Chien is Wisconsin's second oldest community.  Green Bay was the first - both areas were established by the French.

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  • The first (and only), President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, was a U.S. Army officer stationed at Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien.

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  • The term, "Driftless Area" means that no glacial drift is found in this region of deep valleys and high hills.

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  • Petroglyphs are rock engravings or sculptures while pictographs are drawings done with charcoal, paint, or other materials.

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  • To create a new National Park, the proposed area must be deemed nationally significant in at least one of these three areas:

    1. Natural​

    2. Historical

    3. High Recreation Potential

The Driftless Area has all three!​

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To purchase your spectacular Wisconsin book today, click here or you can contact Bryan at bryan@driftlessrivers.org

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