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WXPR Field Notes

WXPR Public Radio

On the second Tuesday of every month, we hear from our contributors in the field. Susan Knight and Gretchen Gerrish both work for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology at Trout Lake Station. Scott Bowe is the Director of Kemp Natural Resources Station.

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5:16

Northern Watersnakes

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/12/12

The Common Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, is common throughout much of eastern North America. Our local subspecies, the Northern Watersnake, is common throughout much of Wisconsin.

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5:34

Welcoming Exotic Invasives

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/11/14

There are many exotic plants and animals that we don’t consider to be pests. Corn is native to Mexico, soybeans are native to Asia, tulips are native to Europe. Most of our domesticated animals are exotic with domestic cattle originating in Asia. Many of these plants and animals are exotic but not extremely invasive. They have become part of ecosystem around us.

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4:31

What do the Gulf Stream and a Northern Lake Have in...

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/09/12

Global warming may also be affecting a global water circulation system abbreviated AMOC that includes the Gulf Stream, that river of ocean water that moves warm tropical water north along the east coast of North America before veering off toward Europe.

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4:53

Japanese Beetles Invade the Northwoods

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/08/08

Gardening in the Northwoods can be challenging. Long winters, short summers, and our many whitetail deer friends all conspire against us. In recent years, we have one more pest to deal with, the Japanese beetle.

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4:59

Field Notes: Spiny Water Fleas

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/06/13

Spiny water fleas are aquatic arthropods called zooplankton. Zooplankton are small shrimp-like creatures, and most of them survive by eating phytoplankton, the microscopic photosynthetic algae at the bottom of the food chain in lakes.

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4:29

Field Notes: A severe winter

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/04/11

By the end of last month, northern Wisconsin had already reached the ‘severe or ‘very severe’ annual winter index thresholds set by the Wisconsin DNR for the first time since 2013

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4:20

Field Notes: Winter Leaves

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/03/14

Most trees are either deciduous, and drop their leaves in fall, or are evergreen, and hang onto their leaves for more than one season. The evergreen trees tend to be in more stressed environments, stressed by either cold temperatures or low water availability.

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5:07

Field Notes: Fishing vs. Catching

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/02/14

In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses how water temperature and oxygen impact fish activity.

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5:00

Field Notes: Fieldwork in Florida

WXPR Field Notes ·

2023/01/10

In this month's installment of Field Notes, Trout Lake Station’s Gretchen Gerrish takes us to Florida with a lesson about marine field research.

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5:00

Field Notes: How are Oreos derived from plants?

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/12/06

Whether you are a vegan, vegetarian or omnivore, plants are at the base of what you eat — even Oreos.

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4:10

Field Notes: Harvesting wild cranberries

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/11/08

In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses wild cranberries in the Northwoods.

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4:23

Field Notes: Slimy, slippery stones

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/10/11

If you walk barefoot in a lake or stream, your feet might slide on slippery stones. What makes them so slippery? In this month’s installment of Field Notes, Trout Lake Station’s Gretchen Gerrish takes us underwater to learn about life on rocks.

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5:00

Field Notes: Why swans are becoming more common on...

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/09/13

Swans may not be the most important factor in the decline of wild rice, but there is no doubt that the number of swans has increased on our Northwoods lakes. How did this happen?

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4:29

Wood and the Dog Days of Summer

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/08/09

In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses how wood moves.

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4:25

Field Notes: Nettlesome Plants

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/06/14

As we move through the season, keep your eye out for these unloved plants. They are all native to Wisconsin and belong here just as the maples and hazelnuts and lady slippers belong in our woods.

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5:24

The importance of Miner Bees as Northwoods pollinators

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/05/10

In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses miner bees, important pollinators.

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4:57

Field Notes: Fresh Eggs through the Winter

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/04/19

What it's like raising chickens through a Northwoods winter.

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5:03

Botany of beverages

WXPR Field Notes ·

2022/03/08

In this month's Field Notes, Susan Knight discusses what some Olympic athletes have in common with beer.

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