Tag: Cofrin Center for Biodiversity
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UW-Green Bay’s Teaching Press celebrates launch of new nature journal | The Press Times
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On Monday, Dec. 12, The Teaching Press at UW-Green Bay celebrated the launch of its latest publication — Wandering Toft Point: A Nature Journal. A conglomeration of illustration, poetry, facts and prompts, Wandering Toft Point: A Nature Journal began as an idea from UW-Green Bay’s scientific illustration club, led by graduate student Cayla Cavey. “The…
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Audubon on campus: class of 2022 on life, birds, and the future | Audubon
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We asked Audubon campus chapter leaders what they’ve been up to, and what they’re planning to do next. It’s no secret that the last couple of years of the SARS-CoV-2 viral pandemic have been challenging for everyone, and especially for students, with canceled classes, remote learning, and uncertainty about the viability of in-person events or travel. But…
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UW-Green Bay mourns the loss of Paul E. Sager
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Paul E. Sager of Green Bay passed away peacefully on August 25, 2022. Paul was a native of Northeast Wisconsin who, according to his obituary, spent “his formative years playing on the banks of the Fox River and developing a keen interest in the natural world through various fishing and hunting expeditions with this father.”…
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Restored Wisconsin habitat brings back birds on Oneida Reservation | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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ONEIDA – The sound of car engines slowly slipped away as Tony Kuchma walked alongside canary-colored blooms of green-headed coneflowers that lined the trail. Stalks of prairie dock towered above. The colors of the prairie signaled that summer was coming to an end: faded green, bright yellow with touches of purple peeking through. Kuchma stopped suddenly,…
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You’re invited to a reception to honor Mary Ann Cofrin
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Join colleagues from the university and board members of the 1923 Fund, at a short reception honoring the late Mary Ann Cofrin. Mary Ann passed away in April of this year. Tuesday, September 13th 11:15 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wintergarden in Mary A. Cofrin (MAC) Hall Light refreshments will be served During their lifetimes, the Cofrin…
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UW-Green Bay Prof. Bob Howe and Senior Research Specialist Erin Giese co-author paper
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UW-Green Bay Cofrin Center for Biodiversity Director Bob Howe and Senior Research Specialist Erin Giese were co-authors on a manuscript published in Avian Conservation and Ecology that investigated the effects of human land use on bird functional and taxonomic diversity. University of Minnesota-Duluth researchers led this exciting paper; breeding bird data used in the analyses…
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Celebrating Biodiversity Day on Saturday, August 13th
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On August 13, 2022 from 10am-2pm, the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity will be hosting the inaugural Biodiversity Day at the STEM Innovation Center at UW-Green Bay. The event is free and open to the public and will feature a variety of crash courses from local experts, nature crafts, guided walks, and more!
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Endangered Piping Plover chicks banded and released at the Cat Island Chain in Howard | WLUK
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UW-Green Bay students and alumni monitor Piping Plovers at Cat Island each year and recently helped with the banding of plover chicks! See more from Fox 11: The population for some endangered birds got a helping hand Wednesday. Conservationists banded four Piping Plover chicks on the Cat Island Chain on the waters just north of…
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Open Forums for Director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity are Monday and Tuesday, June 13 and 14
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The entire campus community is invited to help select the next Director of the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity by attending an Open Forum for each candidate and helping out the search committee with your evaluation. The second and third on-campus candidates will be on campus Monday, June 13 and Tuesday, June 14, 2022 in MAC 137…
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Dialed In | Cover story | insightonbusiness.com, includes Cellcom/UWGB partnership
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One of Brighid Riordan’s childhood memories is the Sunday the phones went out in Pulaski. During a bridge construction project, crews accidentally severed a massive piece of fiber running under a nearby creek. The crew of the local telephone company, which was owned by her family, assembled for what Riordan remembers as something of a…