WORT 89.9FM Madison · The Sleeper Population of Spiny Water Flea in Lake Mendota A new report in the journal BioScience finds that it’s not uncommon for […]
City to use goat grazing to address invasive plant life
Last week, the city of Madison announced that it would be using a herd of 40 goats to help deal with invasive plants. The goats will spend the next several […]
Asian Giant Hornets In Wisconsin Unlikely
Over the past few weeks, the Asian Giant Hornet, also known as the “murder hornet,” has been making headlines across the country. The invasive species was found in Washington state […]
The Great Lakes: Ecology and Public Health
The Great Lakes covers 94,000 square miles of surface area and accounts for twenty percent of the world’s fresh surface water. In many ways, their health is our health. Today […]
Invasive Plant Species
On Wildlife Weekly, host Jackie Sandberg explains invasive plant species. Invasive means that they aren’t local plants, typically they come when people or animals travel. There are about four thousand […]
Emerald Ash Borer
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine explores the Emerald Ash Borer, another of the many destructive pests living in Wisconsin. And like the Zebra mussel, the Emerald ash borer, is a […]
