Tag: forest and wildlife ecology
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Posted on February 18, 2019
Climate change and bioenergy from forests – Feb. 25
In a free public seminar at 3:30 PM on February 25, in room 1115 of the Wisconsin Energy Institute, Forest and Wildlife Ecology Assistant Professor Craig Johnston […]
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Scott Craven selected for induction into Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame
The Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame Foundation (WCHF) has announced the selection of three conservation leaders for induction on April 13, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. […]
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Posted on February 8, 2019
Exhibit of Aldo Leopold manuscripts on display in Memorial Library
“Our lumber pile, recruited entirely from the river, is thus not only a collection of personalities, but an anthology of human strivings in upriver farms […]
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Posted on January 2, 2019
Climate change in microcosm: How animals in Sandhill Wildlife Area deal with an environment in flux
Jon Pauli is perched in the passenger seat of a mud-spattered Ford F-250. His ceramic mug brims with coffee as graduate student Evan Wilson guides the truck, loaded […]
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Posted on December 3, 2018
Forestry Club says “thanks” for another successful tree sale
This year’s Christmas tree sale was the busiest yet. Organizers increased the number of trees available but still sold out before noon on Saturday (a […]
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Posted on November 26, 2018
Forestry Club’s 2018 Christmas tree sale set for Nov. 30 – Dec. 2
The UW Forestry Club will be holding their 45th Annual Christmas Tree Sale Nov. 30 – Dec. 2 in the UW Stock Pavilion. Tree species […]
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Posted on November 19, 2018
Woodland hawks flock to urban buffet
For the nearly 35 million Americans who faithfully stock their feeders to attract songbirds, an increasingly common sight is a hawk feeding on the birds […]
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Posted on November 12, 2018
Stopping unwanted critters from sneaking indoors requires diligence
Fall and winter’s plunging temperatures inspire spending more time indoors, but that warmth can also be an invitation to some unwelcome guests. The onset of […]
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Posted on October 29, 2018
Five things everyone should know about vampire bats
There are no vampire bats in Transylvania. Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula popularized the connection between Eastern European vampires and bats. But Old World vampire folklore […]
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Posted on October 19, 2018
New faculty profile: Dan Preston specializes in freshwater ecology and conservation
Dan Preston joined the faculty in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology as an assistant professor in August 2018. What is your background? I […]