Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on March 10, 2020
Blue Sky Science: Do trees get viruses?
Do trees get viruses? Brian Hudelson, director of the Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic, answers that question in this episode of Blue Sky Science. The Blue […]
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Posted on February 25, 2020
Building birdhouses for bluebirds – Audio
Jamie Nack, Extension Senior Wildlife Outreach Specialist Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology College of Agricultural and Life Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison jlnack@wisc.edu 608-265-8264 Total […]
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Posted on February 10, 2020
The sounds of biodiversity
It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. To Zuzana Burivalova, an audio recording is worth a thousand pictures. That’s the beauty of bioacoustics, […]
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Posted on January 17, 2020
A model solution: Researchers expand a powerful computer simulation tool to address nitrate contamination in Wisconsin’s groundwater
When agronomy professor Chris Kucharik and his wife, Amy, moved into a subdivision in the Town of Burke in 2006, they weren’t surprised to learn their well water […]
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Posted on December 28, 2019
More green, less greenhouse gas: Sustainable dairy project finds ways to lower emissions while increasing profits
In 2013, the $10 million Dairy Coordinated Agricultural Project, or Dairy CAP, set out to assess the greenhouse gas contributions of the dairy industry and […]
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Posted on December 9, 2019
2020 OGRAIN Organic Grain Winter Conference set for Jan. 24-25
Farmers with interest in organic row crop and small grain production should plan to attend the fifth annual OGRAIN (Organic Grain Resource and Information Network) […]
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Posted on December 3, 2019
Blue Sky Science: Is it possible to bring back extinct animals?
In this episode of Blue Sky Science, Stanley Temple, the Beers-Bascom Professor Emertius in Conservation in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, answers the […]
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Posted on December 2, 2019
Environmental researchers, educators ‘speed date’ to build partnerships
At the emcee’s signal, participants flock to different tables. They quickly get down to discussing their common interests, intent on discovering whether to meet up […]
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Posted on November 26, 2019
Five things everyone should know about A Sand County Almanac
Aldo Leopold’s book A Sand County Almanac was published 70 years ago. But its message about our relationship with nature is more important now than ever. Written from […]
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Posted on October 30, 2019
Conservationist reminds us: Aldo Leopold still relevant today
Noted conservation biologist and longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison professor Stanley Temple is often asked how he remains hopeful despite rising threats to biodiversity. Temple’s answer […]