Environment

Invasive carp have been detected for the first time in the lower Chippewa and Black rivers in western Wisconsin.

Gov. Tony Evers announced the funding awards under the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program on Friday.

Achieving Wisconsin’s goal of planting 100 million trees before 2030 is lofty and requires statewide collaboration, Wisconsin’s chief state forester said.

Passenger pigeons have been extinct for over a century, but conservation groups want to bring them back for their role in forestry management. Their hordes were thought to create exceptionally green forests and fertile farmland.

Karen Mayhew and Elaine Becker joined “The Larry Meiller Show” to talk about the benefits of using wool to enhance soil.

As a part of WPR’s America Amplified project, more than a dozen Wisconsin voters listed climate change as their top concern as they head to the polls. But it’s not a top issue in the presidential race.

Wisconsin now has more than 73,000 clean energy jobs, and a new report finds that was boosted in large part last year by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Intense storms and flooding have sent runoff surging into a shallow bay of Lake Superior in the last decade, and a new study finds runoff is the largest driver of phosphorus concentrations there that can lead to algae blooms. But unlike other areas on the Great Lakes, the Chequamegon Bay near Ashland hasn’t faced any…

Campers said swarms of mice were everywhere on Rock Island, with some chewing through shoes and tents. The park superintendent said last winter’s warm temperatures may be to blame.

Wisconsin ranks second in the nation for dam failures in the last two decades, raising concern over whether extreme storms driven by climate change may overwhelm them and communities downstream.