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Waukesha Mayor Explains City's Water Diversion Plan

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PBS Wisconsin

Waukesha is in the process of gaining approval to divert Great Lakes water to the county. It would mark the first time an area outside the Great Lakes basin has been approved to use Lake Michigan water.

Humans Teach Cranes To Be Cranes In Baraboo

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Breann Schossow

Wisconsin Public Radio

The International Crane Foundation, based in Baraboo, works around the world to save cranes.

DNR Electronic Deer Registration System Begins

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

A new system in Wisconsin requires hunters register their deer kills via electronic registration, as opposed to registering in person at a station. The 2015 season marks the first time such a requirement has been implemented in the state.

Series: Refugee Resettlement In Wisconsin

Syrian Living In Middleton Describes Journey To Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Mousa Aldashash and his family came to Middleton after escaping violence in Syria.

Series: Refugee Resettlement In Wisconsin

How Is A Wisconsin Resettlement Agency Preparing For Syrian Refugees?

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Lutheran Social Services is preparing for the possibility of refugees from Syria resettling in Wisconsin.

Series: Refugee Resettlement In Wisconsin

Immigrant Justice Clinic Director Discusses Syrian Refugees

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

Stacy Taeuber started the Immigrant Justice Clinic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012. The clinic has served over 100 individuals from at least 20 nations in deportation proceedings since its inception.

Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin

Couple's Care Gives Flight To Monarch Butterflies

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

Darcy Hess admits she and her husband have strange viewing habits — their home outside Beloit has several large containers filled with caterpillars in various stages of development.

Series: Wisconsin's Bats And White-Nose Syndrome

Thousands Of Bats Living Beneath I-90 Bridge Are Getting New Homes

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Hope Kirwan

Wisconsin Public Radio

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As construction continues on the new Interstate 90 bridge to Minnesota, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are working with the Department of Transportation and Minnesota agencies to accommodate a large colony of bats living under the old bridge.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Preparing People For An Annual Flu Shot

Rebecca Haas

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Larry Meiller

Wisconsin Public Radio

The flu season is approaching, meaning opportunities to get a shot are arriving quickly. A pediatrics professor at the University of Wisconsin said there's a reason the push for the flu vaccine is during the fall.