Tag: forest and wildlife ecology
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Posted on September 11, 2017
CALS faculty contribute to WKOW climate change documentary set to air Sept. 14
Seven members of the CALS community were interviewed for an upcoming TV documentary titled “Our Wisconsin: The Climate Change Effect” that will air on WKOW-TV […]
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Posted on August 28, 2017
Into the woods with Forest & Wildlife Ecology
Regal hemlocks tower overhead, fragile ferns blanket the forest floors and ribbons of sunlight break through the canopy. That may sound like paradise, but for […]
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Posted on August 21, 2017
Blue Sky Science video: How do plants grow if there’s no sunlight?
When a Madison elementary school student posed the question “How do plants grow if there’s no sunlight?,” the Blue Sky Science team turned to CALS forest […]
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Snapshot Wisconsin project engages state residents in citizen science
At first there is nothing—windblown leaves maybe, or the quicksilver skitter of a squirrel. I can’t identify the source of the movement, and settle back expectantly […]
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Posted on July 10, 2017
101 and counting: Students gain hands-on wildlife ecology experience in Mexico study abroad course
In January 2017, 15 UW-Madison undergraduates flew to Guadalajara, Mexico, in the state of Jalisco, to participate in a wildlife ecology study abroad course. The […]
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Posted on July 3, 2017
Like valium for fish? UW-Madison discovery aims to solve stress in fish farms
A University of Wisconsin–Madison group that discovered a way to improve survival in fish farms has begun to unravel the mechanism behind their unexpected finding. […]
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Posted on June 19, 2017
How to keep birds from flying into your windows
Anna Pidgeon, a professor in the UW-Madison Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, recently sat down for a podCALS interview. Birds often collide with structures […]
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Posted on June 14, 2017
Kemp Station to hold open house at new Connor Forestry Center – June 29
UW-Madison’s Kemp Natural Resources Station in Woodruff will hold an open house of their newest building, the Connor Forestry Center, on Thursday, June 29 from 4 – […]
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Posted on June 13, 2017
Curt Meine contributes essay to Center for Humans and Nature book
Curt Meine, adjunct associate professor in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, is the author of an essay that is included in the Center for Humans […]
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Posted on June 12, 2017
Government transparency limited when it comes to America’s conserved private lands
American taxpayers spend millions of dollars each year to conserve privately owned lands. These lands provide public benefits like timber, water quality protection and food. […]