Nature

There are several ways to please nature-lovers this holiday season through wildlife conservation efforts in Wisconsin, senior wildlife outreach specialist Jamie Nack told WPR’s Larry Meiller.

Suzanne Simard spoke with “To The Best of Our Knowledge” about her Mother Tree Project.  

Author Rachel Gross joined WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” to share the history of outdoor recreation marketing and some of its Wisconsin ties.

In early 2025, Dane and Sauk counties are beginning construction on a recreational bridge over the Wisconsin River, near Sauk City.

Free admission, local wildlife and a community-driven mission make this small zoo a hidden gem.

A $134 million plan to renovate Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes just got a boost from Milwaukee County officials.

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.

Bug Hartsock, who’s been studying arthropods for a while, said centipedes are “ideal” roommates, particularly because they’re clean, won’t damage your home and eat cockroaches, termites and bedbugs.

The Driftless Area Land Conservancy has started the process of working with private landowners to build a new trail, which will one day be 50 miles long.

Heather Swan’s new book, “Where the Grass Still Sings: Stories of Insects and Interconnection,” is a richly illustrated celebration of the tiny creatures that play such crucial roles in our eco-systems.