Remembering Wisconsin Astronaut Laurel Clark’s Interstellar Dreams
Astronaut Laurel Clark’s life ended abruptly on February 1, 2003, when the space shuttle Columbia exploded near the end of ...
‘Wouldn’t you help your relatives survive?’: The return of the Ojibwe horses
Emily Loerzel’s horse, Dimii, neighs while other Ojibwe horses munch on hay during one sunny, fall day in October 2022. ...
Outdoorsman brings shades of color to natural spaces
The outdoors is painted in beautiful colors that change with the seasons and beckon for people to explore it. Christopher ...
Letting monkeys be monkeys: Retired lab monkeys find retirement at Wisconsin sanctuary
Amy Kerwin, founder and executive director of Primates Incorporated, says monkeys used in research and drug testing have often never ...
Oshkosh teenager’s passion for Christmas lights supports community
There's a teenager in Oshkosh who's had a lifelong love of Christmas lights, and has taken that passion to new ...
DNR biologist consults on PBS Wisconsin nature documentary
Somewhere in northeastern Wisconsin, there is a rare species of plant, bright green with red tentacles… eating insects. This tiny ...
Looking back to move forward: A hunt to remember
For many Wisconsin families, hunting is an annual tradition rooted in customs and love. But what happens when those traditions ...
Madison artist brings painted, wooden flock to east side neighborhood
There’s a street on Madison’s east side that's dotted with large-than-life birds. A sandhill crane, a red-winged black bird, a ...
Local Wisconsin group is helping spread the Gospel of Bees
If you ever stroll past Redeemer Lutheran Church in downtown Milwaukee, you can’t help but feel an atmosphere swarming with ...
Turning back time on a century farm to heal the land
On a bend in the Buffalo River, Heather Mishefske and Chad Rykal envisioned a new kind of farm. This land ...
Pittsville High School pioneers high school cranberry science program
Fall in Wisconsin ushers in cool air, golden leaves and a flood of red delicious cranberries. Wisconsin is by far ...
Where does the ‘Driftless Area’ get its name? The history, boundaries of the southwest Wisconsin region
As people enter the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin, they're transported from a relatively flat region to a sudden maze ...
Chippewa Falls man helps give back by giving new life to old bicycles
Many times in life things start out of necessity. Chippewa Falls native Mike Van Dusseldorf began fixing bicycles in his garage ...
A passion for peonies transforms Wisconsin dairy farm
In rural Shawano County family farms still dot the landscape, but on one farm a unique crop has taken root. ...
Bison: The biggest, baddest animal in Wisconsin (sort of)
Have you ever wondered what the biggest animal in Wisconsin is? If so, you’re a lot like Alstan Van Overmeer ...