The guide represents the first major revision since 1994 in sport fish consumption advice Wisconsin has regularly issued to the public since the 1970s. A Great Lakes Fish Advisory Task Force spent the last several years updating the science on which the advisory is based, the DNR's Amrhein said. Many sources of PCBs and mercury have been identified and are being cleaned up in Wisconsin and other states, according to DNR officials. A number of Wisconsin State Parks have openings for volunteers to serve as campground hosts, who camp for extended periods of time and volunteer a few hours a day in park campgrounds. Volunteer campground hosts greet visitors, hand out literature, answer questions about the property and local area, and may perform minor maintenance tasks and other duties to assist park managers.
Hosts stay for free at the campground while volunteering.
There is a minimum commitment of one month, and hosts may stay throughout the summer. Many campground hosts are retired, but others include school teachers and college instructors and students. We have had some campground hosts who return year after year, with several volunteering for 10 years or more. Current opening for campground hosts exist at Buckhorn State Park near Necedah, Pike Lake State Park near Hartford, Roche A Cri State Park near Friendship, and Willow River State Park near Hudson. Volunteers may also identify a park in which they would like to work and contact that park directly, Traska says, because other parks may also have needs for campground hosts or other volunteers.