In 2015, a group of undergraduates from the University of Wisconsin, Madison launched boats into Lake Mendota at the edge of campus, ready to put lessons from the classrooms to the test in hands-on field research activities. As they moved through research protocols, a student brought a metal pole from the soft bottom to the…
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LTER Road Trip – Publication of the Road Trip Story Map
From mountains to deserts, marshes to forests, urban rivers to so much more, the LTER Road Trip led me to 17 ecological sites across the United States. To see the full map, blogs, and photos, check out the story map by clicking here.
National Parks Traveler – Episode 9, Isle Royale’s Wolves And Caving In The National Parks
Dr. Rolf Peterson (interviewed by me!), a long-time wolf biologist at Michigan Tech University, discusses Isle Royale National Park’s wolf recovery program in this week’s episode, while host Kurt Repanshek reviews a book on butterflies you might encounter in national parks and another on marine life photography, and ends the program with a look at…