Tag: Environmental Policy and Planning
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April 6 election: Stevens Point City Council District 5 candidate Q&A
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STEVENS POINT – Rising taxes, affordable housing, and bike lanes and roads are among the key issues for the District 5 City Council candidates in the spring general election. District 5 incumbent Meleesa Johnson ’00 (Environmental Policy & Planning) will face challenger Marla Schultz and registered write-in challenger Tyler Paterick in the April 6 general election.…
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Assistant Professor Michael Holly funded to help predict groundwater contamination
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The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin (FWC) awarded $122,000 to Assistant Professor Michael Holly (Environmental Science, Water Science) to lead a working group to investigate the environmental transport of PFAS. Research completed by the Sustainable Use of Biosolids (SUBS) working group (including PIs at UW-Platteville, Madison, and Stevens Point) will provide training and laboratory experience for…
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Grad students lead Sea Grant discussion ‘Green Bay: A Saga of Life, Destruction and Restoration’ Oct. 22
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In this installment of Wisconsin Sea Grant’s “Lake Talks” series, speakers Cadie Olson and Brandon Falish will cover the history of contamination and pollution of the Fox River and Green Bay, summarize ongoing remedial objectives and projects, and then discuss their own research. Olson and Falish are graduate students at UW-Green Bay. This is a free,…
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UW-Green Bay EMBI student interns help make the annual Green Bay Garden Blitz a great success
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Pong Moua (Environmental Science) served as Garden Blitz communication coordinator and Caitlin Curtis (Environmental Policy and Planning) as assistant volunteer coordinator at the seventh annual Green Bay Garden Blitz from May 28-31, 2020. Moua (pictured above), Curtis and 48 volunteers installed 74 raised bed garden boxes at private homes, Kennedy School and Veterans Manor. Facing…
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UW-Green Bay alumna authored report for City of Milwaukee
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UW-Green Bay alumna, Gina Vlach (’16, Environmental Policy and Planning) recently authored a report for the city of Milwaukee entitled, “On the Right Track? The Use of TIF for Milwaukee’s Streetcar”.
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Fresh veggies? Email Libby at the Campus Garden
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Last year, this space shared a feature on student Libby Schmit, interning with the campus garden and hoop house. This summer, Libby (Schmit) Courchaine, (Senior, Environmental Policy and Planning) continues to manage the gardens, now as the University’s garden technician and produce market manager. Recent items available include: microgreens, kale, swiss chard, beets, chives, basil…