University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: May 2019

Aquatic Invasive Species “Smart Prevention” Tool Back Online, Updated with New Species

In a state with 15,000 lakes and 84,000 miles of rivers and streams, it can be difficult to know where to focus efforts to protect freshwater ecosystems. That’s especially the case with aquatic invasive species (AIS), plants like Eurasian water milfoil and animals like the zebra mussel, that can have a profound impact on native …

How We Use Our Land Shapes Streams’ Big Role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

by Sam Blackburn – If you were to ask someone where climate change-causing greenhouse gases come from, they’d probably say cars, air travel, or manufacturing. Someone from Wisconsin might even say dairy farms. It’s unlikely, however, that anyone would point a finger at streams and rivers. Yet streams and rivers release a lot of greenhouse …