Tag: Forest and Wildlife Ecology
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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 10, 2016
Arlington Ag Research Station to host Log-A-Load for Kids event on May 17
The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Arlington Agricultural Research Station will host a Log-A-Load for Kids Charitable Harvest event on Tuesday, May 17. The event is part […]
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Posted on March 31, 2016
No snow, no hares: Climate change pushes emblematic species north
If there is an animal emblematic of the northern winter, it is the snowshoe hare. A forest dweller, the snowshoe hare is named for its […]
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Posted on March 7, 2016
Arboretum review seeks to strengthen iconic research program
The University of Wisconsin Arboretum’s position as a world leader in ecological research will be strengthened as recommendations of a review committee are implemented, according […]
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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 February 4, 2016
Farmers wanted for citizen science project
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are developing a new way to measure crop yields from space using satellite remote-sensing technology. They recently used this innovative approach […]
- Posted on February 3, 2016
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Posted on January 15, 2016
Warming winters
Jonathan Pauli and Benjamin Zuckerberg, both assistant professors in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, appear in a recent video explaining the subnivium — […]
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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 […]
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Posted on December 22, 2015
Bird habitat changing quickly as climate change proceeds
The climatic conditions needed by 285 species of land birds in the United States have moved rapidly between 1950 and 2011 as a result of […]