citizen science

Scientists in the Midwest are asking for help from the public this winter to measure ice thickness on the Great Lakes and other inland lakes in the region, which they plan to use to improve ice-forecasting models.

During the past year, the public has participated in a number of DNR wildlife surveys. The results of those survey are available online.Survey results…

The Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey gets underway in coming weeks, and volunteers are likely to hear more of the booming call of the American bullfrog this…

Many people in the Northwoods volunteer for a variety of natural resources citizen-science programs.A meeting next month in Eau Claire is designed to talk…

The effort is to get more people working on environmental projects to get the best results.A program highlighting citizen science is set for December in…

A new study on lake clarity across eight Midwestern states relies solely on data from citizen scientists.WXPR’s Natalie Jablonski spoke with Noah Lottig,…

DNR officials are asking for volunteers to help with the state’s winter wolf count. DNR Carnivore Biologist Jane Wiedenhoeft says those numbers go into…