Tag: Environmental Science and Policy
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A Wisconsin entrepreneur commits to making paper straws | Green Bay Press-Gazette
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Story from: Zhen Wang Appleton Post-Crescent For nearly two decades, Cloveridge Converting in northeast Wisconsin primarily turned paper rolls into towels and wipes for dairy farmers. Recently, owner Jeff Jaco decided to acquire a paper straws operation from North Carolina. The decision came from the heart — inspired by his daughter, Haley Spargur. She’s a 24-year-old…
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Alumnus Bryan Lara Places 2nd in Student Poster Competition at American Arachnological Society
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Environmental Science and Policy graduate student Bryan Lara won the First Runner-Up (2nd place) prize in the Student Poster Competition at the annual meeting of the American Arachnological Society in Chetumal, Mexico in June. The poster was entitled: Life cycle of the Nearctic Treetrunk Sheetweaver (Linyphiidae: Drapetisca alteranda). Professor of Biology Michael Draney (Bryan’s advisor)…
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Zac’s Video Story: Master’s of Science in Environmental Sciences & Policy
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Zac grew up hiking, camping and fishing and has a great appreciation for the natural world. At UW-Green Bay, he is pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Sciences and Policy to learn knowledge and skills to make a positive impact in a world that’s constantly changing. He appreciates both sides of the program, which…
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UW-Green Bay’s John Luczaj and Mark Norfleet coauthor article
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UW-Green Bay’s John Luczaj (Geoscience) recently published an article in the journal Hydrology. The article entitled “Stable isotopic evaluation of recharge into a karst aquifer in a glaciated agricultural region of Northeastern Wisconsin, USA,” is coauthored by UW-Green Bay’s Mark Norfleet (Mathematics), former Environmental Science and Policy graduate student, Amber Konrad, and University of Washington…
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Hunter Paplham Masters Thesis Defense
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MS in Environmental Science & Policy student, Hunter Paplham, will defend his thesis, “Survey of Mammals at Toft Point State Natural Area” on Friday, August 5, 2022 9:00am in MAC 137. Paplham’s study describes the current mammal fauna at Door County’s Toft Point, one of Wisconsin’s premiere State Natural Areas, and the results are compared to historical…
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UW-Green Bay graduate student works at sustaining the ‘family trees’
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Patrick Brodhagen admits to being a hard worker. In fact, his to-do list would make young Abe Lincoln appear to be something of a slacker—attending graduate school, keeping up the family farm and launching a personal business. “As soon as the frost goes out of the ground, I’ll be ramping up to 70 to 80…
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Wisconsin Sea Grant offering First Nations position in Green Bay field office
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The Sea Grant field office at the UW-Green Bay campus has an opening for a First Nations graduate assistant at the masters or Ph.D. level. In collaboration with the First Nations Studies Program and the Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, they are working to develop place-based research or professional project focused on First Nation connections to…
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Wisconsin DNR schedules whitefish rule hearing for Jan. 4 (UW-Green Bay graduate student research)
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The Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing in early January on its final rule proposal to more than double the commercial harvest of lake whitefish in the southern waters of Green Bay.The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 4; it will be held via Zoom. The rule has been developed over the…
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Photos: Planting Wequiock Creek Natural Area
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Staff from the Cofrin Center of Biodiversity, community volunteers, and UW-Green Bay students from Professor Amy Wolf’s Conservation Biology plant seeds at the Wequiock Creek Natural Area. The restoration being conducted here will provide crucial habitat for pollinators, birds, bats and other wildlife. The work will improve the Wequiock Creek watershed by reducing nutrient and…
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Canonball Episode 33: Heart Dog with Prof. Elizabeth Wheat
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Check out the latest episode of Canonball now! Associate Prof. Elizabeth Wheat (Public and Environmental Affairs, Political Science, Environmental Science and Policy, Sustainable Management) environmental returns for a second episode on a great work that has inspired her: Heart Dog: Surviving the Loss of your Canine Soul Mate by Roxanne Hawn. Canonball is a podcast…