Category: Healthy Ecosystems
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Posted on November 13, 2013
Fox sightings a wild glimpse of nature on Observatory Hill
There’s a story going around Nancy Nicholas Hall these days about a professor, teaching with his back to the building’s north-facing windows, who was interrupted […]
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Posted on November 6, 2013
Focus on place motivates conservation behavior in faith-based communities
Reprinted from Cooperative Extension news A new study published in the Journal for Religion, Nature and Culture explores how religion can play a positive role […]
- Posted on November 1, 2013
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Posted on October 17, 2013
Study puts freshwater biodiversity on the map
When it comes to economic growth and environmental impacts, it can seem like Newton’s third law of motion is the rule — for every action, […]
- Posted on October 15, 2013
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Posted on October 11, 2013
Researchers explore farmer willingness to grow bioenergy crops on marginal lands
In their quest to make cellulosic biofuel a viable energy option, many researchers are looking to marginal lands — those unsuitable for growing food — […]
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Posted on September 4, 2013
Meet the natives: Wild bees
Follow UW-Madison entomologist Claudio Gratton as he studies native bees and their habitats in search of new options for pollinating plants. The video was produced […]
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Posted on September 2, 2013
UW’s new irrigation scheduling tool helps growers ensure that every drop counts
Predicting when and how much to water fields is especially difficult when weather conditions trend to the extreme. University of Wisconsin-Madison research is yielding technologies […]
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Posted on August 22, 2013
2012 wolf hunt didn’t increase tolerance for wolves, study indicates
Many Wisconsin residents supported the state’s decision to initiate the first managed wolf hunt in state history from October through December 2012, but support varied […]