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During this holiday season, something magical happened near Lake Geneva in southeastern Wisconsin. A crew constructed what it believes to be the world’s tallest tree made of glimmering glass. The feat took place at Yerkes Observatory — home to the world’s largest refracting telescope.
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On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council passed a resolution directing DPW to pick up resident's Christmas trees and not dispose them in a landfill. This reverses the announcement DPW made last week, saying residents would need drop off their trees or come up with other plans.
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Some Wisconsinites are among the more than 70,000 people trying to address the climate crisis at the annual UN climate change conference, called COP28.
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For over a decade, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension has been nurturing citizen science through its Master Naturalist program.
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It’s deer hunting season in Wisconsin. Archery and crossbow enthusiasts have been at it since mid September and the nine-day gun deer season kicks off Nov. 18. The Wisconsin DNR suggests getting any harvested deer tested for CWD.
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About 70 arborists and apprentices care for the City of Milwaukee's canopy; and only four of them are women - Hannah Novicki is one of them. She describes her work and her path to becoming a journeyman arborist.
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A rainy evening didn’t keep dozens of people from gathering inside the Mitchell Park Domes to talk about their future — a future that seemed more promising by the meeting’s end. The Friends of the Domes unveiled a proposal it believes is comprehensive and financially sustainable.
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A series of letters planted high atop aluminum poles are beginning to appear across the Milwaukee landscape. Each WaterMarkers art installation represents the neighborhood in which it stands.
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A global environmental nonprofit hopes to demonstrate that a nature preserve near Mukwonago, Wisconsin can not only enhance biodiversity but also store significant amounts of carbon in its soils.
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Organic Valley, which touts its status as the nation’s largest cooperative of organic farmers, is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050. A farming family in Wisconsin is helping to make that happen.