The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has received a $2 million endowment to expand and improve waterfowl and wetlands programs and research. The endowment will create the Kennedy-Grohne Chair in Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation in the College of Natural Resources, a full-time faculty position paid for by the university. A nation-wide search is underway to fill the position by summer 2016. ... Read More »
As more details of the state budget proposal are released, impacts specific to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point are being identified. Administrators are anticipating a $6.4 million, or 17 percent, base budget cut. This number is based on the percentage UWSP has taken in past UW System cuts. The amount is the third highest in the system. Many programs at ... Read More »
This fall, the College of Natural Resources added the Wild Land Fire Science program. With this program, experience in firefighting is needed to be successful and the Fire Crew has been set up for that purpose. The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point Fire Crew has a large number of new members as well as active federally certified members. Weekly meetings ... Read More »
The Beginning Farmer Course is a four-day course on the topics of starting or expanding a farm to produce local, sustainable food. Experienced, local farmers in sustainable agriculture teach the course over the middle two weekends of February. The course originally started as a one-credit course on Friday afternoons during the spring semester at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens ... Read More »
Chris hartleb, Professor of Fisheries Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Nelson and Pade, Inc. have joined forces to create a new course offered through UWSP’s continuing education curriculum. The course, “Introduction to Aquaponics,” is a three credit online course with a laboratory portion to take place in late May at Nelson and Pade, Inc.’s demonstration greenhouse. The ... Read More »
Christine Thomas, Dean of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources, has been awarded the National Society for the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) 2011 Conservation Medal and Award at the 120th Continental Congress Gala Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C. Dean Thomas was nominated for this recognition by the Stevens Point chapter of NSDAR. This award goes ... Read More »
The College of Natural Resources (CNR) Undergraduate Research Symposium Committee of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) held a meeting on Monday night at 6:00 p.m. to introduce students to the research process and the upcoming symposium. The symposium is an annual event and a venue for undergraduate researchers to showcase their work, particularly through poster and oral presentations, and ... Read More »
The University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point is not usually regarded as a research university. However, just because our school lacks that title doesn’t mean our students do not contribute to important scientific studies. Michael Waak, a senior water resources major with a chemistry minor, is one of seven students conducting research through the Advanced Techniques of Environmental Analysis class in ... Read More »
6:30 a.m. Friday Oct. 14, 2011. A group of 16 college students began their voyage to Milwaukee, WI, for an overnight field trip. The field trip was for the Natural Resource class Professional Development in Environmental Education and Interpretation. The students were set to tour several facilities throughout the area. This was the first time that the class has taken ... Read More »
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