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Muddy fish creek watershed

Northland Project Aims to Clear Chequamegon Bay’s Muddy Waters

…a real challenge. “Part of the problem is that it is so remote; you can’t just bring heavy equipment down there to pull the banks back and fix stuff,” Hudson said. “Another part of the problem is that it takes a long time to work with private landowners.” The first…

Aerial shot of river flowing through Highway 2, following June 2018 storm

WPR: Northern Wisconsin Project Seeks To ‘Slow The Flow’ Of Stormwater

Local, State, Federal Partners Aim To Reduce Flood Peaks, Erosion In Northern Wisconsin

…God. This is perfect.’” The project Gazdik is referring to is one Northland College in Ashland is leading. The college is working with Bayfield County landowners like Gazdik to slow the flow of runoff from heavy rains using money from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The project began in 2013….

Student at city hall meeting

Water Collaborative Connects Communities

…Mary Griggs Burke Center Freshwater Innovation • Desi Neiwinski, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation • Northland College Center for Rural Communities • Matt Hudson, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation Private Landowners Land Management: • Erika Lang, Bayfield Regional Conservancy • Henry Quinlan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife…

Four Northland College students sit in a boat with survey equipment

The Life Aquatic of the Penokee Hills

Students Survey Fish Populations

…and lay communities. Working in the Penokee lakes Mader says she felt she really got to “connect with the landowners.” A vigorous shaking of the net encourages the fish to dive towards the bottom. One large fish, the largest the crew has seen all day, remains near the top, and…

Loon airs its wings

Protect Loons

Over the last seventy years, northern Wisconsin has experienced increasing development. Housing density maps from 1940, 1990, and 2010 clearly show cumulative density throughout the decades, particularly in the lakes regions. What does this mean for loons? Loss of habitat, declining water quality, and increased recreational use of lakes influences…

WI TWA Adult Presentation updated Jan 2022

MISSION: To use science-based information to promote an ecologically- functional wolf population within areas of suitable habitat, and promote human coexistence with emphasis on Michigan and Wisconsin. Wolves in Wisconsin PRESENTED BY THE TIMBER WOLF ALLIANCE Photo Credit: UWSP Presenter Notes Presentation Notes Explain who TWA is and yourself. Common…