Tag: Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
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Smithsonian funds additional work at Wabikon Forest plot
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UW-Green Bay Profs. Amy Wolf and Robert Howe, along with Herbarium Curator Gary Fewless, have received a $51,000 grant from The Smithsonian Institution for research at the Wabikon Forest Dynamics Plot in northern Wisconsin. UW-Green Bay faculty, staff and students have been conducting research at Wabikon, located near Crandon, since 2007. This summer, 14 students…
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Lower Fox Monitoring Program gets $20,000 grant to expand H.S. involvement
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Thanks to a $20,000 grant from the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program and NOAA (the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), high school students from Oneida Nation High School and Pulaski High School will be able to participate in UW-Green Bay’s Lower Fox River Watershed Monitoring Program. Annette Pelegrin, a staff specialist with the Cofrin Center for…
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Biologist Howe honored with Johnson Professorship selection
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Biology Prof. Robert Howe has been selected to hold the Herbert Fisk Johnson Professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay for a five-year term through 2017. The honor was announced at the University’s annual fall convocation on Aug. 28.
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Webmasters! UW-Green Bay hosts spider specialists
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UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity was honored to host the 36th annual meeting of the American Arachnological Society July 20-24. More than 100 of the foremost arachnologists in the country gathered for the academic conference. A highlight was a community open house on Sunday night. The event had some fun with spider-related pop culture…
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Bring your pet spider, or a favorite snapshot
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UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity is hosting the 36th annual meeting of the American Arachnological Society Friday, July 20 through Tuesday, July 24 here on campus. As part of the event, members of the general public are invited to “Casual Night with Arachnids,” beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 22 in Mary Ann Cofrin…
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Arboretum’s Martinez leads local wildflower walk this Saturday
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Joshua Martinez, Arboretum specialist with UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, is the featured speaker and guest guide on a wildflower hike this Saturday (July 21) at the Baird Creek Parkway. The free event, organized by the Baird Creek Preservation Foundation, departs at 1 p.m. from Christa McAuliffe Park, 3100 Sitka St. For parties of…
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Feeling the burn: Controlled Pt. au Sable blaze fights invasive species
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UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity helped conduct a prescribed burn at Pt. au Sable Nature Preserve Thursday (May 17), part of an ongoing effort to control the invasive grass Phragmites australis. Professionals and students from the Wildland Firefighter program of Fox Valley Technical college conducted the burn, using funding from a private gift account…
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Feeling the burn: Controlled fire helps snuff out invasive species at nature preserve
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UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity helped conduct a prescribed burn at Pt. au Sable Nature Preserve Thursday, May 17, part of the restoration process for a coastal wetland at the preserve. (Click thumbnails to enter slideshow view.) The wetland historically has been a magnet for migratory waterfowl and a breeding habitat for many wetland…
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Medland, Heirloom Plant Sale featured on ‘Good Day Wisconsin’
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Vicki Medland appeared live on WLUK, Fox 11’s “Good Day Wisconsin” Thursday (May 10), telling viewers about this weekend’s annual Heirloom Plant Sale. As we told you last week, there are thousands of plants available, from tomatoes to peppers, herbs and flowers. Sale starts at 9 a.m. Saturday (May 12) at the Lab Sciences Greenhouse.…
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Heirloom Plant Sale details
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Area gardeners can mark their calendars for a UW-Green Bay springtime tradition — the annual Natural and Applied Sciences Heirloom Plant Sale. This much-anticipated event will kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 12 (numbers will be given out between 7:30 and 7:45) and continue until about 3 p.m. If plants are left over, there…