Brian Vigue

Policy Director, Freshwater

Brian Vigue oversees Audubon Great Lakes' freshwater policy efforts, with a special focus on Wisconsin. He is tasked with driving transformative freshwater policy solutions across our region. Vigue has over 20 years of experience in government affairs and policy development.  Most recently he worked as a Special Initiatives Advisor at the WI Department of Administration where he served as the primary point of contact between the Wisconsin Department of Administration and the Wisconsin State Legislature.

Previously, Vigue has worked in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., in the Wisconsin State Legislature, various state agencies, the Office of the Governor and recently at one of the leading wetland conservation organizations in the state, the Wisconsin Wetlands Association. He has a wide range of experience working on issues such as climate change, coastal and wetland management, land stewardship, federal and local tribal outreach as well as with policymakers on both sides of the aisle and interest groups that will be of importance to our policy work in Wisconsin. 

Vigue grew up in Green Bay and is a citizen of the Oneida Nation. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St. Norbert College and he is currently on the Executive Committee at the Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin.  

Articles by Brian Vigue

Northwest Indiana Residents Discuss Wetlands Protections at Audubon Birds and Brews
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Northwest Indiana Residents Discuss Wetlands Protections at Audubon Birds and Brews

— Audubon Great Lakes and Dunes-Calumet Audubon Society welcomed residents and local policy experts for a discussion on opportunities to protect birds and communities
What One Indiana Community Can Tell Us About Wetlands Loss
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What One Indiana Community Can Tell Us About Wetlands Loss

— New GIS map of the Cicero Creek watershed details water storage loss and flood risk, urgent need for wetlands protections
Illinois Birds Need Wetlands. We Must Protect Them.
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Illinois Birds Need Wetlands. We Must Protect Them.

— The Wetlands Protection Act would protect wetlands left vulnerable by federal rollbacks of the Clean Water Act.
A Win for Wisconsin’s Wetlands: SB 222 Passes, Empowers Local Governments to Restore Wetlands
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A Win for Wisconsin’s Wetlands: SB 222 Passes, Empowers Local Governments to Restore Wetlands

— Audubon members helped secure bipartisan victory for birds & communities
Birds Need Habitat. Urge State Lawmakers to Protect Indiana’s Wetlands
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Birds Need Habitat. Urge State Lawmakers to Protect Indiana’s Wetlands

— More than 300,000 wetland acres at-risk of destruction in Indiana
Great News for Wetlands in Wisconsin!!
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Great News for Wetlands in Wisconsin!!

— Governor Evers’ signed the Wisconsin state budget, includes funding for collaborative project with the Oneida Nation, Audubon Great Lakes, Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity to protect wetlands
Celebrate World Wetlands Day by Taking a Tour of Wisconsin’s Wetlands
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Celebrate World Wetlands Day by Taking a Tour of Wisconsin’s Wetlands

— Explore the benefits that wetlands provide to birds, other wildlife and local communities