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This informational guide helps you understand some of the issues around managing your private drinking water well system and keeping it maintained. If you have had your well water tested, you may be wondering how to understand the test results and what you should do about them. You may be surprised to learn that some […]

This set of short videos and publications from UWSP Extension explains how lakes and shoreland work together, and why your choices on waterfront property can impact fish, wildlife, and water quality. Find tips on zoning, managing hard surfaces, keeping natural shorelines, and choosing property, plus tools like Healthy Lakes & Rivers and Score My Shore.

Find the resources you need to learn from and teach about our watersheds. This site aims to increase environmental education activity and connectedness for educators serving in the St. Louis River and Lake Superior watersheds.

As a result of successful reintroduction efforts beginning in 1976 and the preservation of quality habitat, wild turkeys are again thriving. However, turkeys can be aggressive toward humans and cause damage to buildings and agricultural crops.

If you are interested in managing your land for wildlife, explore this library of resources.

This fact sheet summarizes the primary laws and regulations that apply to wildlife damage management, identifies the government agencies responsible, defines specific classes of wildlife, and provides links to additional information on federal and state wildlife laws.

Learn to sculpt Wisconsin aquifers using modelling clay using this lesson plan developed by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey. This activity helps students envision Wisconsin’s aquifers in three dimensions while learning about the geologic concepts.

This publication features case studies from three Wisconsin dairy farms that use manure management systems to produce energy and valuable by-products. Drawing on on-site visits by the UW–Stevens Point team and the Office of Energy Innovation, it shows how these systems work in daily farm life and outlines the benefits and challenges farmers face.

Have a question about Wisconsin geology, mineral resource, mining, caves and sinkholes or hydrogeology? Look for the category that best fits your question and ask our team of geology experts.

Use this site to browse the most up-to-date Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (WGNHS) publications and their coverage areas, and also see mapping-in-progress project locations.

This Megatrends publication series explores how long-term changes in agriculture, climate, energy, forests, housing, and transportation are shaping Wisconsin. Each report uses maps, graphics, and straightforward explanations to help you understand how these trends affect local decisions, natural resources, and community planning. These resources are developed through Extension’s land use education programs.

The WI Well Water Quality Interactive Viewer was created as an educational tool to help people better understand Wisconsin’s groundwater resources using voluntarily submitted well water samples from homeowners an​d other well water data collected by state agencies.

This classroom resource helps students 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. It can be used in conjunction with the Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Keys.

The woodchuck, otherwise known as the groundhog or whistle pig, is a large rodent common in Wisconsin. Woodchucks’ behavior and habits can be both a benefit and a nuisance.

Whether you’re interested in identifying trees, gathering nuts and berries, or making your woods resilient to the changing climate, you’ll find helpful guides on our learning hub website.