WXPR The Stream

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So many of us live in Wisconsin’s Northwoods or Michigan’s Upper Peninsula because we love what surrounds us every day. We love the clear water, the clean air, and the lush forests. WXPR’s environmental reporting as part of our expanded series, The Stream, focuses on the natural world around us. The Stream is now about more than just water: it brings you stories of efforts to conserve our wild lands and lakes, scientific studies of animal and plant life, and potential threats to our environment. What do you wonder about the environment in our region? Ask us a question and it could be a future story on The Stream! Use the form below to submit your question.

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Supporters gather to celebrate Pelican River Forest conservation

May 23 2024 4 mins

Nearly 70,000 acres in Oneida, Forest, and Langlade Counties are under conservation easements to be protected in perpetuity.The Pelican River Forest is praised by conservationists for protecting increasingly rare contiguous forestland in the state.

Hitting the ‘sweet spot’: how the environment aligns to produce Northwoods frog melodies

May 16 2024 4 mins

The time of year - spring - is but one important factor playing into the intensity of frog calls.

Blackwell Job Corps pilots conservation education program for students

May 10 2024 4 mins

Trees for Tomorrow in Eagle River has several invasive species it’s working to remove from its campus.The work happened to align with a new program Blackwell Job Corps in Forest County is piloting.

Gile Flowage to be protected in perpetuity with NOAA grant

May 07 2024 5 mins

In northern Iron County sits more than 3,000 acres of a largely undeveloped flowage along the west branch of the Montreal River.The Gile Flowage will remain that way after the county is set to receive more than $4 million in federal funding to conserve it.

Old growth forest and logging concerns at the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest

Apr 19 2024 3 mins

For WXPR’s The Stream, Hannah Davis-Reid spoke with environmental experts about how the USDA's land management plan revisions impacts the Chequamegon- Nicolet National Forest.

Emerald Ash Borer is here to stay. These researchers are working to control the population and protect ecosystems.

Mar 07 2024 6 mins

Emerald Ash Borer has decimated ash tree population in the U.S. since the early 2000s.The invasive species has slowly been making its way north in Wisconsin and Michigan.Researchers with the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station are working to get the species under control while also trying to restore ecosystems that have been destroy by them.

Ottawa National Forest creates shaded fuel brakes to help protect communities from wildfires

Feb 22 2024 4 mins

The upper Midwest rarely sees the type of high-intensity, destructive wildfires that the west coast sees, but that doesn’t mean it can’t happen here.The Ottawa National Forest works to make sure if such a fire happened in the U.P., people and homes have the best chance of surviving.

Lac du Flambeau Ojibwe Winter Games go on despite little snow on the ground

Feb 08 2024 5 mins

For more than a decade now, the Lac du Flambeau School District has brought back a piece of Ojibwe culture that had been missing for nearly two centuries. The Winter Games give students a chance to learn about their culture while having some fun. But a growing concern is how climate change may impact the games.

Wisconsin winters have been getting warmer, then came this year's strong El Niño

Jan 26 2024 5 mins

while the higher than average temperatures we’ve been experiencing this winter are because of El Niño, Vavrus says Wisconsin has also been experiencing warmer winters due to climate change, with the last 25 years generally well above normal compared with previous years.

Visiting students explore the Northwoods to develop the connection between art and science

Jan 12 2024 5 mins

A group of college students from Milwaukee are spending this week at Kemp Natural Resources Station at Woodruff.They’re collecting data and testing their hypotheses.The catch? They’re not science students.