07/15/2026
🚨An Air Quality Advisory is once again in effect across Wisconsin as smoke from wildfires in northern Minnesota and Canada drifts into our state. While dry conditions certainly play a role, decades of fuel buildup in overgrown forests have made these fires more severe.
We see this firsthand in the Natural Resources Committee. Too often, in both the United States and Canada, active forest management has been sidelined by green lobby policies that lock up forests, allow dangerous fuel to accumulate, and increase the risk of larger, more destructive wildfires.
We cannot prevent every wildfire, but we can reduce their severity through responsible, science-based forest management. Healthy forests are good for our environment, our economy, and public health.
Please stay safe, limit your time outdoors if possible, and take extra precautions if you have respiratory or other health concerns.
