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Heidi Lieffort takes water samples at Horse Creek.

Sustainability efforts honored by U.S. Department of Education, statewide Focus on Energy

�� can officially add a new “color” to its identity – green.

April 26, 2024

A student looks at the leaves of a linden tree

PHOTO ESSAY: I See Trees of Green…

Discover what Environmental Science students do on day one in their Plants and People class.

September 22, 2023

Students work in Galloway Creek as part of the watershed monitoring project.

Regional watershed monitoring, research project awarded nearly $359K state grant

Near the banks of Lake Menomin and the lower Red Cedar River, �� is in the heart of one of western Wisconsin ��. largest watersheds.

August 16, 2023

LAKES 2023 students at the Prestebak farm

Students from across country impact community relations, watershed sustainability with �� mentors

LAKES researchers to present on health of area lakes, rivers on Aug. 3 at Raw Deal in Menomonie

July 27, 2023

An aerial view of Menomonie, looking north from the �� campus and downtown.

Health of Red Cedar River watershed to be focus of 11th annual conference at ��

Event March 9 will feature three keynote speakers; two professors to discuss status of area lakes, rivers

February 28, 2023

An Nguyen, a �� student from Vietnam, works in the ERIC lab at UW-Oshkosh last summer as part of a Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin program.

Environmental science student gains lab experience through Freshwater Collaborative

Nguyen completes internship with Environmental Research and Innovation Center

November 15, 2022

Student Britney Serafina, left, and Professor Amanda Little talk about their plant research at Devil ��. Punchbowl.

Research at Devil ��. Punchbowl identifies more than 200 plant species

Devil ��. Punchbowl Preserve near Menomonie has been protected for nearly 25 years by the Landmark Conservancy.

November 1, 2022

Students studying entrepreneurship in Sweden

Travel opens broader world to students as they prepare for careers, college life

Summer study abroad experiences include Sweden, Hawaii, Scotland and Botswana

September 26, 2022

From left, �� students Britney Serafina, Kal Breeden and Dylan Kostuch and Associate Professor Keith Gilland conduct research in a stream this summer as part of the Red Cedar Basin Monitoring Program.

Watershed monitoring program renewed with nearly $90,000 state grant

Professors and students at �� have contributed for many years to efforts to reduce toxic, blue-green algae blooms and improve water quality.

September 15, 2022

�� student Kal Breeden, background, monitors high school students as they look for macroinvertebrates in their net, which was dipped in Gilbert Creek.

�� professors, students are wading in to lead water testing projects

Gilbert Creek in Dunn County slips through marshland and oak savanna between chest-high grasses and flowering plants. It can be hard to find in the summer.

August 15, 2022