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There 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.
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Funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law [BIL] is still being distributed locally.While much of it is going to things like highways, bridges, and broadband, $20 million was set aside for the U.S. Forest Service.
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A major lakes study in the Northwoods will be used as a baseline for research in the decades to come.Last year, 250 lakes across northern Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota were sampled.WXPR’s Katie Thoresen spoke with some of the scientists involved about what this project will mean for air and water quality in the Northwoods.
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A major lakes study in the Northwoods will be used as a baseline for research in the decades to come.Last year, 250 lakes across northern Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota were sampled.WXPR’s Katie Thoresen spoke with some of the scientists involved about what this project will mean for air and water quality in the Northwoods.
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Rhinelander is home to a National Forest Service Laboratory.It started as a federal nursery in 1930 and has grown into a home base for research on our forests and water.
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Every five years the U.S. Forest Service conducts visitor use surveys.It looks for things like where you’re visiting, how many people are with you, how…
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A U.S.Forest Service facility that is a popular Northwoods stopping point has joined more than 500 tourism-related businesses to become a "Travel Green"…
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Two former U.S. Forest Service leaders are discussing forest issues in Stevens Point.Former Forestry Service Chief and UW-Stevens Point Professor Michael…
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Forests in the Northwoods and Upper Peninsula may look different in the next century thanks to a warming climate. Anew report from the U.S. Forest Service…
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Managers of the Chequamegon-Nicolet want to partner with other groups to help achieve timber harvest goals in the national forest. That’s the message from…