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Records pertaining to Citizens Against Silica Mining (CASM), a Winona, Minnesota, based group that were concerned with/opposed to frac-sand mining in southeastern Minnesota and southwestern Wisconsin, including Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties. CASM was started by anti-frac sand mining activist Jim Gurley and his wife. Contains newspaper articles from 2012-2017 related to CASM and frac-sand mining in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Citizens of Environmental Stewardship was a citizen organized environmental activism organization that was primarily active between 2011-2016. They researched the effects of frac sand mining in Augusta, Wisconsin. The collection includes research information, meeting materials, educational materials, and newspaper clippings.

Summary John Hildebrand joined the English Department at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1977. He specialized in teaching nonfiction writing and literature, the short story, and American literature. While a professor at UW-Eau Claire, Hildebrand authored five non-fiction books, was a prolific author of articles for a variety of publications, as well as the recipient of several awards. Books published by Hildebrand include Reading the River: A Voyage Down the...