Starved for fire, Wisconsin’s pine barrens disappear
A century spent treating wildfires as emergencies to be stamped out may have cost Central Wisconsin a natural setting that was common and thriving before the state was settled.
University of Wisconsin–Madison
A century spent treating wildfires as emergencies to be stamped out may have cost Central Wisconsin a natural setting that was common and thriving before the state was settled.
May 19, 2015 | by Office of Sustainability staff Commencement is behind us, signaling the unofficial start to the summer season for the UW–Madison community. With warmer weather ahead, here are some of our favorite places to visit to get outside and enjoy all that Madison has to offer in the summer. May 19, 2015 …
Students in Cathy Middlecamp’s Environmental Studies 126 course explore principles of food sustainability through eating and analyzing the environmental impact of meals at Ginger Root in Union South. Students in Cathy Middlecamp’s Environmental Studies 126 course explore principles of food sustainability through eating and analyzing the environmental impact of meals at Ginger Root in Union …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a campus full of memorable spaces, from Library Mall to the Memorial Union Terrace, from Picnic Point to the lush green rise of Bascom Hill.
May 5, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss Senior Emily Baumann is no lightweight when it comes to Styrofoam. As she prepares to graduate next week, the UW–Madison biochemistry major is leaving behind a growing program for reusing and recycling the thousands of Styrofoam shipping boxes that campus labs receive every year. May 5, 2015 | …
April 28, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss Every day, thousands of students cycle in and out of UW–Madison’s six dining halls without thinking much about how much food is consumed – or how much isn’t. But during their own daily meals, sophomores Colin McReavy and Katherine Kokkinias began to notice the huge quantities of food …
An energy-efficient industrial mixer and a reusable to-go box won top honors at the Wisconsin Energy and Sustainability Challenge, hosted for its third year by the Wisconsin Energy Institute and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Held during the Earth Day conference at the Monona Terrace on April 20, 2015 …
A University of Wisconsin–Madison startup is helping Midwest cities remove pollutants from wastewater through a new process that will benefit local farmers, too.
Energy-tracking app encourages sustainable behaviors April 20, 2015 | by Maija Inveiss and Jill Sakai For a generation motivated by technology and fast-moving information, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has created an energy-tracking app to make reducing day-to-day energy usage more accessible. Energy-tracking app encourages sustainable behaviors April 20, 2015 | by Maija …
April 14, 2015 | By Sarah Olson Students in University Housing residence halls used less energy and recycled more waste during a month-long conservation initiative. April 14, 2015 | By Sarah Olson Students in University Housing residence halls used less energy and recycled more waste during a month-long conservation initiative.