Tag: forest and wildlife ecology
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Posted on May 23, 2017
R. Bruce Allison recognized for service to Wisconsin Council on Forestry
Adjunct Professor R. Bruce Allison of the Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology was recently recognized for his five years of service on the Wisconsin […]
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Posted on May 15, 2017
Wildly curious: UW students teach 4th and 5th graders about forest ecology
It didn’t take the predators long to adapt. At first they were too slow and noisy and easy for the prey to spot. But they […]
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Posted on May 12, 2017
Forest and Wildlife Ecology names dissertation award and McCabe-Keith scholarship winners
The UW-Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology recently announced the recipients of the department’s Best Dissertation Awards and McCabe-Keith scholarships. Best Dissertation Award winners Selections […]
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Posted on April 26, 2017
2017 Leopold Lecture features conservation biologist Joel Berger
The 20th annual Leopold Lecture hosted by the UW-Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology will be held Wednesday, May 3 at 3 p.m. in […]
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Posted on April 17, 2017
Stan Temple to discuss Aldo Leopold’s WHA radio shows – April 23
Soon after taking a faculty position at the University of Wisconsin in 1933, the well-known conservationist Aldo Leopold began a series of radio talks on […]
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Posted on March 27, 2017
Ben Zuckerberg named Vilas Associate
Ben Zuckerberg, an assistant professor in the Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology, was among 26 faculty winners of the Vilas Associates Competition. The Vilas Associates Competition recognizes […]
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Posted on February 9, 2017
Beyond eating: Indirectly, deer change the landscape
It is widely known that the white-tailed deer is a nonstop eater. Unless it is sleeping or fleeing from a predator, the keystone North American […]
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Posted on February 8, 2017
Forest ‘islands’ offer refuge to wintering birds
The polar vortex of 2013 and 2014 brought the coldest winter many parts of the Midwest had experienced in decades. In Dane County, Wisconsin, it […]
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Posted on January 9, 2017
From space to the field: Farmers test new technology to better predict crop yields
Images captured from satellites orbiting 440 miles above the Earth tell a powerful, richly detailed story about crop yields—revealing the lushness or deficits of fields […]
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Posted on December 28, 2016
Aldo Leopold series involves community in environmental discussions
As environmental concerns grow more urgent, the work of Aldo Leopold remains a vital touchstone. The University of Wisconsin–Madison professor was a pioneering conservationist and […]