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More than 80 percent of Wisconsin counties with known wintertime habitats for bats now have bats infected with white-nose syndrome.
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In 1979, Milly Zantow and friend Jenny Ehl cashed in their life insurance policies and bought a commercial plastics grinder for $5,000 to start E-Z Recycling.
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Thieves are illegally-harvesting birch trees in Washburn County and elsewhere around Wisconsin to sell for use as home decor. Washburn County forest administrator Mike Peterson discusses the effect of this theft on county land and the ecology of birch trees in the region.
In 2016, Waukesha gained approval under the Great Lakes Compact to divert water from Lake Michigan. But now cities surrounding in the U.S. and Canada are challenging the decision. Scott Gordon with WisContext discusses the legal issues at the center of the dispute.
Cindy Mischnick was a driving force behind the La Crosse Seed Library, the state's first that allows patrons to "check out" seeds to plant in their gardens.
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As the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources pursues a reorganization of its permitting process, former agency secretary and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation executive director George Meyer discusses his concerns about how these changes will affect environmental oversight.
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced a reorganization at the agency that would change how environmental permits are handled. Secretary Cathy Stepp discusses these changes and why they're being implemented.
A sleepy cabin atop a river bluff seems an unlikely inspiration for a videogame. But it was there that Dave Beck dreamed up Tombeaux .
In the backwoods of central Wisconsin, Britt Searles is in her environment and has an eagle eye for spotting wildlife under the forest canopy.
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The little brown bat migration in Wisconsin has started.