Legislative Committee begins examining barriers to floodplain restoration
Last week, the Wisconsin State Legislature convened the first-ever Legislative Council Study Committee on Floodplain Restoration. Read a recap of that meeting here.
Wetland Coffee Break: Northern lowland hardwood forests: Learning from experience, managing for change
Presenter Martha Sample shares how altered hydrology, emerald ash borer, and a changing climate are affecting northern lowland hardwood forests, and how more coordinated monitoring, reporting, and information sharing could help people manage these shifting ecosystems.
Nature Notes: Beavers and wetlands
These charismatic rodents occupy habitats in every county of the state and are second only to humans in their ability to transform landscapes.
Wetland Coffee Break: Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge: An urban gem, 14 years old and growing
The Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge is located in Walworth County, Wisconsin, and McHenry County, IL. It is designated as an urban wildlife refuge serving nearly 12 million people who live within an hour and half drive of the refuge. The work of many land partners...
Wetland Coffee Break: Zoogeography and ethnobiology of Wisconsin’s fishes: A historical perspective
Join avocational ichthyologist Madeleine Cleveland to take a look at the people and places that influenced Wisconsin fish fauna.