Tag: Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
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Annual Wequiock Creek tobacco blessing | Wisconsin Sea Grant
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By Margaret Ellis – Yotsi’nahkwa’talihahte (Wild Rose), Oneida Nation University of Wisconsin-Green Bay First Nations Graduate Assistant, Wisconsin Sea Grant Wisconsin Sea Grant and UWGB Center for Biodiversity hosted the third annual tobacco blessing at Wequiock Creek. Wequiock Creek is one of several natural areas managed by UWGB and is a tributary to the Bay…
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Listen: Wisconsin’s workforce, Cleanup efforts in the Great Lakes basin | Wisconsin Public Radio
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UW-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity’s Erin Giese was on WPR’s Morning Show and shared with listeners the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program, for which she is one of several lead investigators. You can listen here. Source: Listen: Wisconsin’s workforce, Cleanup efforts in the Great Lakes basin | Wisconsin Public Radio
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Oneida Bird Monitoring Program, co-led by UW-Green Bay’s Erin Giese, receives Lake Michigan Champion of Conservation Award
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Since 2021, UW-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity’s Erin Giese has co-led a bird monitoring program on Oneida Nation’s restored lands in collaboration with the Oneida Nation, Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon, and Audubon Great Lakes. Bird data collected for this program are used to evaluate the success of Oneida’s restoration work, inform land management decisions, and…
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Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Hosts Open House to Meet New Director, Dr. Mandy Banet
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The Cofrin Center for Biodiversity (CCB ) welcomes you to attend an Open House to meet the CCB’s new Director, Dr. Mandy Banet. The Open House will be on September 20th, 2023 from 2:30-5:30pm in the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, located in room 212 of Mary Ann Cofrin Hall. Refreshments and light hors d’oeuvres will…
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Biodiversity Day is Saturday, Aug. 5
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JOIN US FOR… BIODIVERSITY DAY! HOSTED BY THE COFRIN CENTER FOR BIODIVERSITY SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2023 10 AM – 2 PM STEM INNOVATION CENTER 2019 TECHNOLOGY WAY GREEN BAY, WI FEATURING: Table booths with activities & Information Free crash courses from local experts DIY nature crafts Richter Museum and Fewless Herbarium displays Arboretum walks and…
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Resident peregrine falcon chicks banded– and in need of names!
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Peregrine Falcons, an endangered species in Wisconsin, have been detected on the UW-Green Bay campus since 2011 (in recorded history) and have been successfully nesting almost annually on the UW-Green Bay David A. Cofrin Library since 2017. The birds utilize a nest box that was installed inside an air shaft on the library that has…
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Griffin Geib receives the Paul and Thea Sager Award for Excellence in Scientific Scholarship
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Every year, the Paul and Thea Sager Award for Excellence in Scientific Scholarship recognizes a UW-Green Bay undergraduate student for their award-winning scientific composition, which can include a scholarly scientific article, lab report, review of scientific literature, or other similar writings. The Sager Scholarship was created in 2009 by retired faculty members Dr. Thea Sager and…
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UW-Green Bay students create a Wildflower Catalog for the public
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Class project explores the medicinal and environmental importance of the Cofrin Arboretum During the Fall 2022 semester, The University of Wisconsin Green Bay Office of Sustainability worked with writing students to create an online wildflower catalog. This website is currently accessible for anyone to read and learn about select wildflowers that are found in the…