Science on Tap

The Northwoods provides a healthy environment for porcupines to thrive.But a DNR wildlife biologist says there’s a lot of misconceptions about the rodent.

Leslie Holland is this month’s Science on Tap Minocqua speaker.She will be talking about cranberry fruit rot as well as the history of cranberry production in Wisconsin.

As Wisconsin’s Chief State Forester, a lot of Heather Berkland’s life revolves around trees.“You got to love trees. Trees are really the answer to an…

Living in northern Wisconsin on the Manitowish River, artist Mary Burns has always felt a connection to water.“It’s just been part of my life since I was…

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Chief Economist Dennis Winters says the state has never experienced anything like what the COVID-19 pandemic…

While they’re harder to find under the layer of snow, fungi are all around us in the Northwoods.“There are fungi everywhere,” said Tom Volk.Volk first…

Anyone with a dog for a pet can probably knows the special connection between dogs and humans, even if they can’t put it words.Patricia McConnell has…

The songs “Fortunate Son”, “Purple Haze” and “Leaving on a Jet Plane” were all written and released during the Vietnam War.They’re also all songs that…