Update on resident peregrine falcons
The most recent Peregrine Falcon eggs laid in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay nest box—located in an air shaft of the Cofrin Library—hatched on May 18, 2025. The chicks were banded on June 6,...
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Green Lake Bird and Nature Club presents snowy owl program | News | riponpress.com
Join the Green Lake Bird and Nature Club Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 6 p.m. and meet the founders of Project SOAR (Snowy Owl Airport Rescue). Project SOAR’s mission is to rescue and relocate overwintering...
Alumna and current student published in August 2024 issue of the Kalihwisaks newspaper
Current UWGB undergraduate student Sarah Baughman and UWGB alumni Emily Swagel and Mabel Kirst wrote an article on the Oneida Bird Monitoring Program on page 12 of the Kaliwisaks newspaper, August 2024 issue. “The...
UW-Green Bay graduate student published in the September 2024 issue of the Kalihwisaks newspaper
Current UWGB graduate student Haley Spargur published an article on anuran monitoring in the September 2024 issue of the Kalihwisaks (Oneida newspaper) on page 14. The article also features Haley’s incredible wood frog drawing. “In...
Pride Center Coordinator Nicole Kurth tells inspiring story of alumna and staff member Joseph Ray Torres
Each Phoenix has a unique story of overcoming adversity, but alumna (’23) and the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity staff member Joseph Ray Torres stands out. Joe is a two-spirit Oneida advocate and presenter with...
How Audubon is Working to Protect Wetlands a Year After Supreme Court Gutted Protections | Audubon
On May 25, 2023, the Supreme Court drastically weakened federal Clean Water Act protections for waterways across the country. The Sackett v. EPA ruling found that smaller bodies of water—like seasonal streams or wetlands—that...
Richter Museum of Natural History & Fewless Herbarium open house
The Richter Museum of Natural History and Fewless Herbarium open their doors every week on Tuesday from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. during the spring semester, 2024. On campus, these can be located in...
Video: Student’s Favorite Things about UW-Green Bay Campus
Students love the open green spaces and the woodsy feel of campus, and share the things that drew them to UW-Green Bay. It’s a beautiful campus with natural inspiration, nature, trails, creeks, beaches and...
Climate change, overexploitation pose biodiversity risks in Wisconsin
Over the past 50 years, there have been unprecedented losses of plants, animals and insects around the world due to human-related causes, like climate change and habitat destruction. And a recent report provides a snapshot at...
UW-Green Bay’s Erin Giese on panel discussion at the Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium
At the Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium, Erin Giese and other panelists discussed how the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on wetlands (Sackett v. EPA) will affect research and wildlife in Wisconsin and the Great...
