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So many of us live in Wisconsin’s Northwoods or Michigan’s Upper Peninsula because we love what surrounds us every day. We love the clear water, the clean air, and the lush forests. WXPR’s environment... more
FAQs about WXPR The Stream:How many episodes does WXPR The Stream have?The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.
May 10, 2024Blackwell Job Corps pilots conservation education program for studentsTrees for Tomorrow in Eagle River has several invasive species it’s working to remove from its campus.The work happened to align with a new program Blackwell Job Corps in Forest County is piloting....more5minPlay
May 07, 2024Gile Flowage to be protected in perpetuity with NOAA grantIn northern Iron County sits more than 3,000 acres of a largely undeveloped flowage along the west branch of the Montreal River.The Gile Flowage will remain that way after the county is set to receive more than $4 million in federal funding to conserve it....more6minPlay
April 19, 2024Old growth forest and logging concerns at the Chequamegon-Nicolet National ForestFor WXPR’s The Stream, Hannah Davis-Reid spoke with environmental experts about how the USDA's land management plan revisions impacts the Chequamegon- Nicolet National Forest....more4minPlay
March 07, 2024Emerald Ash Borer is here to stay. These researchers are working to control the population and protect ecosystems.Emerald Ash Borer has decimated ash tree population in the U.S. since the early 2000s.The invasive species has slowly been making its way north in Wisconsin and Michigan.Researchers with the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station are working to get the species under control while also trying to restore ecosystems that have been destroy by them....more7minPlay
February 22, 2024Ottawa National Forest creates shaded fuel brakes to help protect communities from wildfiresThe upper Midwest rarely sees the type of high-intensity, destructive wildfires that the west coast sees, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen here.The Ottawa National Forest works to make sure if such a fire happened in the U.P., people and homes have the best chance of surviving....more4minPlay
February 08, 2024Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Winter Games go on despite little snow on the groundFor more than a decade now, the Lac du Flambeau School District has brought back a piece of Ojibwe culture that had been missing for nearly two centuries. The Winter Games give students a chance to learn about their culture while having some fun. But a growing concern is how climate change may impact the games....more6minPlay
January 26, 2024Wisconsin winters have been getting warmer, then came this year's strong El Niñowhile the higher than average temperatures we’ve been experiencing this winter are because of El Niño, Vavrus says Wisconsin has also been experiencing warmer winters due to climate change, with the last 25 years generally well above normal compared with previous years....more6minPlay
January 12, 2024Visiting students explore the Northwoods to develop the connection between art and scienceA group of college students from Milwaukee are spending this week at Kemp Natural Resources Station at Woodruff.They’re collecting data and testing their hypotheses.The catch? They’re not science students....more6minPlay
October 19, 2023Using trees to remediate and stabilize mining wasteFor decades, the Keweenaw Peninsula in the U.P. was home to more than 100 copper mines.One of the byproducts of that is stamp sands, the practice of crushing rock and extracting heavy metals.Remnants of it are still found throughout the peninsula....more6minPlay
October 12, 2023Mapping tools could help forest managers get ahead of invasive speciesThere are numerous insects that threaten the health of forests.One of the greatest challenges is finding them fast enough to stop the pests before they do irreversible damage.For WXPR’s The Stream, Katie Thoresen spoke with a Rhinelander-based scientist leading a project to try and meet this challenge.It’s part two of our series highlighting local researchers who have received Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding....more5minPlay
FAQs about WXPR The Stream:How many episodes does WXPR The Stream have?The podcast currently has 120 episodes available.