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WXPR The Stream WXPR Public Radio
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So many of us live in Wisconsin’s Northwoods or Michigan’s Upper Peninsula because we love what surrounds us every day. We love the clear water, the clean air, and the lush forests. WXPR’s environmental reporting as part of our expanded series, The Stream, focuses on the natural world around us. The Stream is now about more than just water: it brings you stories of efforts to conserve our wild lands and lakes, scientific studies of animal and plant life, and potential threats to our environment. What do you wonder about the environment in our region? Ask us a question and it could be a future story on The Stream! Use the form below to submit your question.
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How to save a park: the rebirth of Town Line Lake Park
Just a few years ago, the very existence of Town Line Lake Park was in jeopardy.
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'No Mow May' can be successful, but maybe not in the ways you think
Habitat destruction is the driving force behind pollinator population decline.In response, the No Mow May movement started about five years ago to encourage people to leave some flowers for the bees in early spring.
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Supporters gather to celebrate Pelican River Forest conservation
Nearly 70,000 acres in Oneida, Forest, and Langlade Counties are under conservation easements to be protected in perpetuity.The Pelican River Forest is praised by conservationists for protecting increasingly rare contiguous forestland in the state.
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Hitting the ‘sweet spot’: how the environment aligns to produce Northwoods frog melodies
The time of year - spring - is but one important factor playing into the intensity of frog calls.
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Blackwell Job Corps pilots conservation education program for students
Trees for Tomorrow in Eagle River has several invasive species it’s working to remove from its campus.The work happened to align with a new program Blackwell Job Corps in Forest County is piloting.
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Gile Flowage to be protected in perpetuity with NOAA grant
In northern Iron County sits more than 3,000 acres of a largely undeveloped flowage along the west branch of the Montreal River.The Gile Flowage will remain that way after the county is set to receive more than $4 million in federal funding to conserve it.