Tag Archives: Natural Resources

Harmful algal blooms, once considered mainly a problem in salt water, have been appearing with increasing severity in the Madison lakes, and a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has geared up to understand the when, where and why of these dangerous Read more »

For long-term survival, European bison need to live in large herds. But does the crowded continent have room? A wildlife research aims to find out. Read more »

Fungal disease has become an epidemic in Wisconsin forests since it first showed up in a stand of pines in Adams County in 1993. Read more »

Environmental historian Nancy Langston started her latest book planning to highlight the lasting legacy of manufactured chemicals that touched the lives of millions of Americans in the 1950s and 1960s. Read more »

Many anglers in Wisconsin are unaware of laws designed to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species and protect the state''s lakes and rivers, according to a recent statewide poll. Read more »

As global climate change fuels more frequent and intense hurricanes and droughts, migratory birds, especially those whose populations are already in decline, will bear the brunt of such climate-fueled weather, suggest a pair of new studies. Read more »

CALS researchers looked at housing around every national park, national forest and federal wilderness area in the 48 contiguous states. Using data from the U.S. Census and local sources, they counted housing units built within 1 to 50 kilometers of these reserves, and produced maps and statistics that document the change since 1940 and project forward to 2030. Read more »

A fundamental rule of wildlife ecology says that diverse habitats foster greater biodiversity: The Amazon has far more species than Greenland. But how do habitat and biodiversity relate in a state like Wisconsin, with its range of farms, forests, wetlands, cities, suburbs and highways? Read more »