Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on May 17, 2016
Snapshot Wisconsin: Trail cams to document state’s wildlife
With the help of between 4,000 and 5,000 strategically deployed trail cameras, a suite of remote sensing satellites and a global crowd-sourced database, Wisconsin’s wildlife […]
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Posted on May 12, 2016
UW expert at White House summit
On Friday, May 13, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will host an event on microbiomes – communities of microorganisms that live […]
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Posted on May 10, 2016
Bees and beyond: CALS researchers and Wisconsin’s first Pollinator Protection Plan
Over the past 10 years or so, massive die-offs of the European honeybee—a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder (CCD)—have sparked increasing concern about the […]
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Posted on May 5, 2016
Workgroup to address manure irrigation report questions via webinar
Now that people have had a chance to read the Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup’s 100-plus page report, titled “Considerations for the Use of Manure Irrigation […]
- Posted on April 22, 2016
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Posted on April 14, 2016
Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup report available as resource for citizens and local municipalities
The Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup, a UW-Madison/UW-Extension-led group tasked with assessing the potential advantages and concerns associated with manure irrigation, released its final report today […]
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Posted on April 6, 2016
Wisconsin Manure Irrigation Workgroup to release report and hold webinar on April 14
A UW-Madison/UW-Extension-led workgroup tasked with assessing manure irrigation practices will share its findings during a webinar held on Thursday, April 14. Immediately following the webinar, […]
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Posted on February 5, 2016
The New Old Forest
Jodi Forrester got the call while she was in the forest. The loggers were ready to go. So on a cold winter day in northern […]
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Posted on January 20, 2016
UW scientists contribute to state’s pollinator protection plan effort
Wisconsin’s honey bees help support an $88 billion agricultural enterprise and play an important role in ecosystems throughout the state. But our bees face challenges. […]
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Posted on January 6, 2016
Urban Canid Project helps track Madison’s coyotes and prevent conflicts
When a young male coyote on Madison’s west side began acting oddly last month, the Urban Canid Project took to Facebook. “We have had several […]