Category: Green Page

Wisconsin has more than 80,000 miles of streams and now there’s a comprehensive, photo-packed guide unlocking the secrets of the plants, fishes, insects, frogs and reptiles that call them home.

How many tons of antibiotics are consumed in the U.S. every day? Here are your choices: 20 tons? 30 tons? 50 tons? Did you guess 50 tons? Actually, every day 51 tons of antibiotics are consumed, with about 80 percent going into livestock production.

The brutal winter of 2013-14 is over and water levels are up in the Great Lakes. Is everything returning to normal? We’d prefer to be able to say yes, but we know we are in the midst of significant change.

Don’t let a sore back, bad knees or lousy soil stop you from gardening. Elevate your garden for easier access and better gardening results. The simple act of creating a raised bed improves drainage in heavy clay soil.

One of the fastest retreating glaciers is Jakobshavn Isbrae in West Greenland, which has been in retreat since the mid-1990s. Here’s a little quiz to test your knowledge of Greenland’s glaciers.

Volunteers from the Newport Wilderness Society will be working to control Garlic Mustard through the month of June every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday morning at Newport State Park from 9 am until noon.

On June 2, despite fog and imminent rain, the Door County Master Gardeners (DCMG) hosted 56 third graders from area schools for their annual youth program.

As a kid, I loved spending summer at my grandparents’ house on an island-filled lake in northern Minnesota. I had cousins who lived close and one of our favorite things to do was run behind the county truck that would come a couple times during the summer to fog for mosquitoes.

Oxytocin, the so-called “love hormone,” plays a significant role in helping people bond with one another. For instance, it is released by the brain in breast-feeding mothers, helping them bond with their child.

On June 7, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, the public is invited to participate in the first Door County Climate Change Forum at The Lodge at Leathem Smith in Sturgeon Bay.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the third edition of a report, Climate Change Indicators in the United States. The report pulls together observed data on key measures of our environment, including U.

The federal Great Lakes Interagency Task Force has released a draft Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan for public input. “Protecting communities around the Great Lakes and restoring this important ecosystem is a national and bi-national imperative,” said Task Force Chair and U.

CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM June 7, 2014 The Lodge at Leathem Smith, Sturgeon Bay 920.743.5555 [email protected] climatechangedoorcounty.com A $15 contribution is requested from attendees to help cover the costs of the Forum.

Two years ago something happened on the greatest of the Great Lakes that a veteran lake watcher was not expecting. “In 2012 we had the first toxic algae bloom on Lake Superior,” said Bob Krumenaker, superintendent of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

Two research colleagues at the American Museum of Natural History reported that polar bears are beginning to change their diets. One researcher was Linda Gormezano and the other was her dog, Quinoa, a male Shepherd Dog.

A 12-foot high, four-post structure now stands at Welcker’s picnic area in Peninsula State Park. Soon, a four-by-four bat “condo” will sit atop it, and provide a home for threatened bats.

Junction Center Yoga welcomes a new teacher, Jan Mills. She will present weekly classes in Ashtanga Yoga on Friday mornings from 7:30 – 9 am. The Ashtanga series is a set sequence of yoga postures taught in the tradition of Sri K.

On Earth Day this year, NASA asked people all around the world a simple question – “Where are you on Earth Right Now?” NASA asked people to answer the question on social media with a selfie.

Two years ago something happened on the greatest of the Great Lakes that a veteran lake watcher was not expecting.

“In 2012 we had the first toxic algae bloom on Lake Superior,” said Bob Krumenaker, superintendent of Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

If you’ve ever driven by a landfill on a windy day, you’ve seen how plastic shopping bags take flight and disperse across the landscape. It’s an environmental nightmare that does not have to be.