Foraging For Watercress In Wisconsin’s Driftless Region
Carpets of watercress cover many Wisconsin streams and springs in the spring. The tender green leaves are a bright and nutritious taste of the season if you know how and where to find it.
Birdsongs
The birds began their Spring chorus early this year… and Adam Hirsch has been trying to figure out who’s who.
Spectral graphs can show us what a particular bird’s song “looks” like.
Earth Day – Plants
Sunday is Earth Day, a day for appreciating and thinking about our natural environment. Writer Jill Sisson Quinn brought a little nature into her classroom with a few potted plants. What happened to those plants got her thinking about how we treat the planet.
Spring Warblers
Spring warblers are beginning to make their way through Wisconsin right now. Today, writer Mary Ellen Gabriel recalls the spring she finally learned how to spot them.
Wisconsin Innovations: Transplants
Wisconsin ingenuity is on display in a new exhibition at the State Historical Museum in Madison. From the typewriter to the supercomputer, surfboards to jockey shorts Wisconsin inventors have left their mark on the world.
Nettles
Wild nettles are abundant in the spring as many of us learn the hard way after a painful sting. But if you look past the burning, you’ll find a delicious and nutritious plant.
Driftless Fish Fry
Today is Good Friday, and the last Lenten fish fry of the season. Commentator Krista Eastman remembers fish fry Fridays with her grandparents.
Sturgeon Thunder
Sturgeon spawning season is underway in Wisconsin’s northern rivers and it’s a sight to behold. The sturgeon is an ancient fish they’ve been around for 150 million years and can weigh up to 200 pounds.
I’ll Take A Walk
Singer-songwriters Amanda and Allen Rigell of the band Count This Penny share a song inspired by one soldier’s letters home.
Count This Penny
A hundred and fifty years ago, Wisconsin soldiers entered the second year of the Civil War. Now, some of their stories have been set to music as part of a Civil War arts project at the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.
Biking to School
For many of us, spring is the start of biking season in Wisconsin. But a few hardy souls bike in much colder weather, braving icy roads and dark morning skies. Today, Stevens Point High School student Laura Wetzel tells us about her two-wheeled commute to school as the seasons change from Winter to Spring.
Stand-Up Paddleboarding
Stand-up paddleboarding is one of the fastest growing water sports in the world. Spreading from Hawaii to the coasts, it’s now making its way to inland waters, including the rivers and lakes of Wisconsin.
Kitchens
Writer Michael Perry has been thinking about the places he loves most. One of them is a kitchen and not just any kitchen. This one changed his life.
Michael Perry is an author, humorist, singer/songwriter and amateur pig farmer.
Distill America
Craft distilling is on the rise in Wisconsin. Small batch spirits complement the growing popularity of local products — from artisanal cheese to heirloom fruit and craft brewing. Today, we meet some of the Wisconsin distillers leading the local spirits movement.
Community Supported Agriculture
Spring is nearly here, a time when our thoughts turn to pea shoots, ramps, watercress, and other bright green, fresh edibles. It’s also when many Wisconsinites are signing up for Community Supported Agriculture, farms that offer boxes of food to members each week.