Tag: Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
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Faculty note: Wolf, Howe publication… and a busy summer, for many
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UW-Green Bay professors Amy Wolf and Robert Howe of Natural and Applied Sciences are among co-authors of the “Editor’s Choice” article in this month’s issue of the prestigious Journal of Ecology. The collaborative work, titled “Scale-dependent relationships between tree species richness and ecosystem function in forests,” involved researchers from every continent (except Antarctica). The effort…
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Great grant: National Fish and Wildlife funding will bolster research, preservation at Point au Sable
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A new grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation will bolster research and preservation efforts at Point au Sable Nature Preserve, the organization announced Monday (July 29). UW-Green Bay, under the leadership of co-principal investigators Prof. Bob Howe and Associate Prof. Amy Wolf, will receive more than $126,000 through the grant, part of $8.4…
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UW-Green Bay receives $126K grant for ecological restoration project
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation has awarded a grant worth more than $126,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, in support of an ecological restoration project at Point au Sable Nature Preserve. The grant, announced Monday (July 29) at an event in Milwaukee, will help fund “Restoring Fish Habitat in Green Bay’s Wequiock Creek…
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UWGB education brings Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary employees full circle
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Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary employees Ben Nelson and Matt Rupnik have something in common beside their current place of employment. Both are also University of Wisconsin-Green Bay alumni. No surprise. The neighboring entities — the Sanctuary is just minutes from campus — have a long and continuing partnership that includes numerous UW-Green Bay Biology and…
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Faculty note: Dornbush, former ES&P grad student publish article
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Josh Martinez, former Environmental Science and Policy graduate student and current Cofrin Center for Biodiversity natural areas land steward; and Mathew Dornbush, associate professor in Natural and Applied Sciences, recently had an article published in the April-June Issue of Invasive Plant Science and Management. The article, titled “Use of a Native Matrix Species to Facilitate…
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Eleven UW-Green Bay students receive Cofrin Research, Land Trust grants
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Eleven University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students have been selected to receive Cofrin or Land Trust student research grants for the 2013-2014 academic year. These grants provide unique opportunities for students to pursue faculty-guided research that contributes to the conservation and management of natural areas in Northeastern Wisconsin. The Cofrin grants are available for students conducting…
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Big Day(s): Student birder to raise conservation bucks counting birds
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So this is pretty cool: Cofrin Center for Biodiversity grad student Tom Prestby will be doing a two-day “Big Day,” finding as many bird species as he can in 48 hours in Wisconsin. He’ll be raising money for Wisconsin bird conservation projects, and donors are invited to pledge by the bird. Prestby’s adventure begins tomorrow…
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Heirloom airtime: “Good Day Wisconsin” goes live from campus
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Fox 11’s “Good Day Wisconsin” went live from the Lab Sciences greenhouse this morning, bringing viewers four great segments pertaining to UW-Green Bay’s Heirloom Plant Sale Saturday (May 18). Vicki Medland, associate director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, played hostess to “GDW”’s Emily Deem and crew, explaining what heirlooms are, what’s available for the…
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More news coverage: Monitoring program featured on WFRV, Channel 5
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WFRV, Channel 5 on Wednesday (May 8) carried a cool story on our own Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program. Reporter Heather Sawaski tagged along with a group of West De Pere High School students as they conducted water testing on Ashwaubenon Creek. “Our overall goal here is to just watch and monitor and try…