‘Requiem for a Hope’: Honoring the spruce and other old trees
Most of us wouldn’t think twice about cutting down an old evergreen that has grown more brown than green. But ...
Pigeon racing takes flight on New Richmond farm
Waking up to greet the day, Liz Beukema reaches for the alarm every morning at 4:20 a.m. She crates her ...
Inside the den: DNR researchers track Wisconsin’s black bears
It is estimated there are 24-thousand black bears roaming Wisconsin. The population is expanding, and bears have even been spotted ...
The goose pond: Finding healing in presence
Sometimes, an ordinary experience surprises us — turning the mundane into something extraordinary. Writer Crystal Chan felt this on a ...
Meet the Janesville microphone maker capturing kicks and goals around the world
Waves are everywhere: they make up light, color and heat. In a very literal sense, waves connect us all. And ...
Capturing the wonders of Wisconsin’s night sky with astrophotographer Rick Wayne
Photographers tend to spend a lot of time with their subjects. For astrophotographer Rick Wayne of Madison, his subject for ...
My promise to August: Reflections on living in the moment
Wellness books and self-care social media accounts often stress the importance of "living in the moment." But, what if you're ...
The official city bird of Eau Claire: Making the case for the crow
No matter where we live in Wisconsin, we share our community with birds. Writer Ron Davis of Eau Claire has ...
‘Lessons Learned’: Reminiscing on childhood adventures of fishing with friends
It’s hard to forget those first tastes of independence as a child, when you embark on adventures with your friends ...
These Wisconsin volunteers are opening up their homes to wild animals
At four weeks old, a trio of raccoons are just starting to open their squinty eyes. The kits were born ...
The Wisconsin e-Pilgrims: Finding community during the eclipse
It’s been a few weeks since the solar eclipse captivated many of us. Some Wisconsinites, like WPR’s Norman Gilliland, traveled ...
Choose your own journalism adventure: Teaching media literacy with ‘Headlines and High Water’
We live in a time when fake news permeates social media feeds and partisan coverage blasts through some cable news ...
‘Nothing is impossible’: Madison’s Samantha Green driven by change and camping dreams
In a partnership with Midwest Mujeres, WPR's "Wisconsin Life" shares the stories of six women of color working to build community and ...
Icy driveways and stranded drivers: Your valentine has been delayed in transit
There’s an old saying about the United States Postal Service: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night ...
Preserving a memory: A meditation on home and memorial benches
When someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness, how do we choose to preserve the memory of that person? Radio ...