Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on August 10, 2015
Researchers study Wisconsin’s deepest lake to help preserve ‘an ecological jewel’
UW-Madison researchers have teamed up with community leaders to analyze Green Lake, Wisconsin’s deepest inland lake and a crucial habitat for lake trout and other […]
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Posted on August 7, 2015
No-till conquers heavy soils – Audio
/RSS FeedNo-till conquers heavy soils Jason Cavadini, Agronomist Marshfield Agricultural Research Station UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences jason.cavadini@wisc.edu Phone (715) 687-4624, (715) 650-7451 3:06 […]
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Posted on July 31, 2015
Wisconsin hit by new invasive insects – Audio
/RSS FeedWisconsin hit by new invasive insects PJ Liesch, Extension Entomologist, Insect Diagnostic Lab Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pliesch@wisc.edu Phone […]
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Posted on July 10, 2015
Watch for tree leaf diseases – Audio
/RSS FeedBrian Hudelson, UW-Extension Plant Disease Diagnostician Plant Diagnostic Lab Department of Plant Pathology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences hudelson@wisc.edu (608) 262-2863 Diagnosing spots […]
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Posted on July 8, 2015
New curators dig in at UW–Madison’s public gardens
Plants brought new curators to a pair of public gardens at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, but it’s people that Ben Futa and David Stevens are […]
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Posted on June 24, 2015
Nutritional Sciences students visit Milwaukee
Students in Nutritional Sciences 421 spent a week traveling around Wisconsin this summer. The class, a collaboration between the Global Health Institute and CALS, is […]
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Plant prowess: CALS scientists from a wide range of disciplines help forge the future of a growing field
It may look jury-rigged, but it’s cutting-edge science. In a back room in the university’s Seeds Building, researchers scan ears of corn—three at a time—on […]
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Insects for all: Daniel Young presides over a prodigious collection of bugs that will soon be available online
Life’s astounding diversity is rarely more apparent than on a warm summer night when the porch light glows and we are ensconced behind a protective […]
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Posted on June 19, 2015
Ash borer marches on – Audio
/RSS FeedEmerald Ash Borer (EAB) on the move PJ Liesch, Director, Insect Diagnostic Lab Department of Entomology UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences pliesch@wisc.edu Phone […]
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Posted on May 22, 2015
Tolerance of wolves in Wisconsin continues to decline
Wolf. The very word can conjure an image of a venerable pack of canines passing quietly through moonlit woods. Or, it can evoke anger over […]