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WXPR Field Notes

WXPR Field Notes

By: WXPR Public Radio
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 On the second Tuesday of every month, we hear from our contributors in the field. Susan Knight and Gretchen Gerrish both work for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology at Trout Lake Station. Scott Bowe is the Director of Kemp Natural Resources Station. Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • Field Notes: Modern maple sap collection

    Field Notes: Modern maple sap collection
    Dec 9 2025
    Every spring, Kemp Station taps maple trees and produces a few gallons of maple syrup. In March 2026, we are planning a public demonstration project—moving beyond the simple sap buckets and sap bags—to a modern tubing system for gravity-flow sap collection.
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    4 mins
  • Field Notes: Rings of Time

    Field Notes: Rings of Time
    Nov 11 2025
    Many people are aware that trees can be dated by counting the layers of tree rings in a cross section. But, less folks know that fish, snails, mussels, and the teeth of many local mammal species build seasonal growth rings that are used to age individuals.
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    4 mins
  • Field Notes: Horseshoe crabs and health care

    Field Notes: Horseshoe crabs and health care
    Oct 7 2025
    Horseshoe crabs are one of the strangest critters ever; they are ancient animals who have been on earth for 450 million years and have scarcely changed in all that time.
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    5 mins
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