Tag: forest and wildlife ecology
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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 […]
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Posted on September 28, 2018
Ray Guries inducted into the Wisconsin Forestry Hall of Fame
Ray Guries, emeritus professor in the UW–Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, is the newest member of the Wisconsin Forestry Hall of Fame. His […]
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Posted on September 4, 2018
University Roundtable fall line-up includes David Drake
This fall, the University Roundtable series will feature talks by Susan Robinson, professor of journalism and mass communication; Amy Gilman, director of the Chazen Art […]
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Posted on August 27, 2018
Martens recolonized Isle Royale in the ’90s, showing island’s dynamism
After decades of trapping, the last known American marten was spotted on Isle Royale in 1917. Fifty years later, in 1966, the National Park Service […]