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  • Posted on November 3, 2014
    Meeting the Scourge

    The tiny emerald ash borer is decimating trees in the Upper Midwest. CALS researchers are helping communities understand how to prevent and contain the damage.

  • Posted on November 2, 2014
    Keeping Track of Wolf Deaths

    Illegal killing seems to be rising, says wildlife ecology professor Tim Van Deelen

  • Posted on March 6, 2014
    In the Field: Alumnae who became Alice in Dairyland

    Courtney Booth BS’97 Agricultural Journalism Alice in Dairyland 1997 Today Courtney Booth’s most important job is being a mom of four. Together with her family, […]

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    Five things everyone should know about … Sinkholes

    1. They exist in Wisconsin. Parts of the Badger State have bedrock consisting of dolomite, an easily fractured rock that can be dissolved by water […]

  • Posted on June 18, 2013
    Protecting our Pollinators

    Bees, so crucial to our food supply, are dying off at alarming rates. CALS researchers are taking a close look at everything from the microbes in their hives to the landscapes they live in to identify in what conditions bees thrive.

  • Posted on October 6, 2011
    How Wisconsin Became Cow Country

    That’s the question Edward Janus pursues in Creating Dairyland, a new book from the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Not surprisingly, it’s a CALS Who’s Who, […]

  • Posted on March 2, 2009
    To Kill a Wolf

    As brushes with wolves rise, wildlife experts weigh whether the best way to preserve wolves could include hunting them.