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This summary provides an overview of the condition, performance, and safety concerns of the flood-control dams in the Coon Creek and West Fork Kickapoo Watersheds, drawing on recent Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) technical investigations and planning documents to highlight factors affecting their future safety and management.

This 9th-12th grade classroom activity explores the role prescribed fire plays in maintaining species diversity in the Madison School Forest. The packet is scaffolded with three difficulty variations including a math supplemental, a Google slides introduction, and additional graph interpretation practice. This resource was developed by Upham Woods through a 2023-25 Wisconsin Idea Grant project […]

This publication is designed to help you manage your property for enjoyment and profit, for the betterment of wildlife habitat and populations, and for the overall sound stewardship of Wisconsin’s natural resources.

This publication introduces a simple, affordable device that collects tiny particles like microplastics and microbes from lakes, rivers, and groundwater. It explains how the tool works in lab and field tests, including sampling by researchers at the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (LSNERR), to show what materials and organisms move through our water.

If you’re a maple syrup producer, this “adaptation menu” will help you respond to environmental changes to ensure that your syrup-making operation thrives for many years into the future. 

This fact sheet gives an overview of the methods you can use to prevent and address wildlife damage to your home or property.

The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey has completed an inventory of springs in Wisconsin. The map shows the locations of the springs that we surveyed—more than 400 total. The inventory includes all known springs in Wisconsin that discharge approximately 110 gallons per minute and higher. These are large springs, capable of filling roughly two […]

This handy guidebook contains an identification guide to common and uncommon aquatic invasive plants and animals of Wisconsin. It also includes the aquatic invasive species monitoring methods for both lake and stream monitoring volunteers.

Explore the abundant aquatic life living underwater with these free learning resources that help you collect, identify, and understand aquatic macroinvertebrates in streams, lakes, and wetlands. The keys can be used in conjunction with the Wonderful Wacky Water Critters booklet to support water quality education for all ages.

Bats are vital contributors to the welfare of Wisconsin’s economy, citizens, and ecosystems. Unfortunately, some bat species may also be in grave danger of extinction in the near future.

The Wisconsin Be Well Informed Tool can help you make sense of your private well water laboratory results and access recommendations for next steps based on current state water quality guidelines and standards. 

The Between the Lakes Demo Farm Network has a video series of farmers sharing their soil health stories for other farmers to learn from their experiences.

New findings show that cyanobacteria, which are usually known for summer blooms, can also form in cold water and even under ice. In this publication, researchers from the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve share what is known about these events and describe the conditions that make them possible.

This UW–Madison publication looks at how boaters’ awareness of AIS prevention brands connects to their AIS prevention actions. Findings show that boaters who are familiar with the Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! and Clean Drain Dry brands are more likely to take steps to prevent the spread of AIS.

The Center Wisconsin Groundwater Center is based at the Center for Watershed Science and Education and works to help citizens and governments manage the groundwater in Wisconsin wisely, through education, public information, applied research, and technical assistance. Find answers to common water quality questions and problems!