Encyclopedia of Wisconsin Environmental History

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FEATURED ARTICLES:
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (Singc17)
- Green Bay (Lake Michigan), Pollution (Kornrj27)
- Leopold, Aldo (Freebr23)
- Mining in 19th Century Wisconsin (RLauth)
- Transition Milwaukee (schoar10)
Articles
About Articles
Spring 2023 Articles for History 290: Craft of History:
- Environmental Education in Northeast Wisconsin (Damianwennesheimer (talk))
- Interstate 43: A “Dramatic and Most Democratic” Debate (Stuekr03)
- The History of The Green Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Bluma29)
- Gregby Building Project and Downtown Green Bay(farrkm14)
- League of Women Voters of Greater Green Bay (ramii21]])
- UWGB Student Activism (Candlr11)
- UWGB Students Protest Vietnam War (Sheink29)
Spring 2019 Articles for History 290: Craft of History:
(Craft of History: Spring 2019)
- Crandon Mine
- Green Bay Mayor's Beautification Committee
- Students To Oppose Pollution (S.T.O.P.)
- I-43 Controversy
- Edward Weidner's Environmental Vision
Fall 2018 Articles: Use format: *[[Title]] ([[username]])
- (Enter first article here.)
- Aztalan State Park (pedele05)
- Strawberry Creek (hawktj09)
- Willow River State Park (jordre21)
- UW Arboretum (Madison) (Wyngma02)
- Fort McCoy (winkmd09)
- Milwaukee County Zoo (nordam08) (vanert18)
- Oak Wilt (falamj27)
- Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Sustainable Yield (McCannRR)
- Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary (gilds06)
- Cofrin Biodiversity Center (helitc11)
- Kohler Golf Course (with land taken from Kohler-Andrae State Park) (najaed02)
- Fondy Food Center (Milwaukee) (smitim26)
- Bay Beach Waterfront (huemhm09)
- Gaylord Nelson Wilderness Area (SINGSR19)
- Rain Gardens (leggcc24)
- Invasive Species (heisma09)(Longjr08)
- Driftless Region (Jaycrymz])
- Feral Pigs (debozj13)
- Kettle Moraine State Forest (wolfej12) (willbj31)
- Long Tail Unit, Green Bay West Shore State Wildlife Area (Bornze12)
- Cofrin Arboretum (kaatjl29)
- Richter Museum UWGB (philbr)
- Logging (Rietcm08)(Stanjd28)
All Articles: Use format: *[[Title]] ([[username]])
- Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (arenmk10)
- Asian Carp (tdpelot24)
- Back Forty Mine (peplwj23)
- Baird Creek Greenway (weinpo24)
- Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary (Kendra M) (Pionln20) (gilds06)
- Beef Industry (ARNEIA07 and (Zach A)])
- Bookworm Gardens (Grabja15)
- Botanical Gardens (Gilds06)
- Brown County Reforestation Camp (RussellBablitch)
- Cana Island Lighthouse (Kaziquad)
- Cave Point County Park (Herdcc02)
- Cedarburg Bog (renkmp11) (KRAUCR22)
- Central Wisconsin Chapter of Trout Unlimited (Reinam16)
- Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (Singc17)
- Clean Wisconsin (Mehlke)
- Crossroads At Big Creek (Sturgeon Bay)(Andeej14)
- Dairy Industry (breibi19) (Strej11)
- Devil's Lake State Park (moemm27)
- Dream Time Village (Ruthae23 S18)
- Earth Day in Wisconsin (baueab)
- Edgewood College (wuenab03)
- Eisenbahn State Trail (krambn18)
- Emerald Ash Borer (daniaj26)
- Emma Toft (Makayla S)
- Environmental History (voelkerd)
- Factory Farming (condnc11)
- Farmory Green Bay (Breijt23)
- Fish Population (Possml19)
- Fishing, Sport (Lake Michigan) (Gabby Z)
- Fonferek Glen County Park (buckdj25)
- Food Co-ops (zintlm12)
- Forestry, Menominee (DerickG)
- Fort McCoy (leonka15)
- Fox River Improvements (folzsj23)
- Fox River Pollution (Schem25)
- Fox River (ogle14)
- Fox Valley River Pollution Effects (Wesner24) (Winkmd09)
- Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance (hackss21) (mccuac28)
- Fracking/Sand mining (Luedza06)
- Frederick Law Olmsted (Kelljg11)
- Gibbs Lake Park (Kats1994$)
- Glacial Drumlin Heritage Area (wyngma02)
- Gogebic Taconite Mine Project (Edercj30)
- Great Lakes Compact (bohlea11)
- Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (behnam32)
- Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (klavmm28)
- Green Bay (Lake Michigan), Pollution (Kornrj27)
- Green Bay Botanical Garden (Wardrl09)
- Green Bay Garden Blitz - (marhns29)
- Green Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Saleer26)
- Greendale, WI (trelmn26)
- Growing Power Milwaukee (sicupj05)
- Gypsy Moth (Mijaej14)
- High Cliff State Park (milltl01)
- High Wind Community (grotdl05)
- Homestead Act (larskj09) (stebbe05)
- Honey Creek Watershed-Health of the Tributary (GORRB05)
- Horicon Marsh (reynca12)
- Hunting, Waterfowl (fiscmd24)
- Hunting, Wolves and Reintroducing Species (Nick E.)
- Hunting, Wolves (Wichsm10)
- Ice Age Trail (gonrbm26)
- International Crane Foundation (hammjm18)
- Iron Mining (grifdj05)
- John Muir (Wisconsin years) (Roseal18)
- Kate Farley Test page (farleyk)
- Kickapoo Reserve (Nicolemurph)
- Kohler-Andrae State Park (GlavHe11) (vojtbe26)
- Lake Winnebago and Blue-Green Algae (vandrc18)
- Land Ethics (Michael S)
- Land Trusts (Warjam)
- Lapham, Increase (Rotzem11)
- Lead Contamination (taylcb13)
- Lead Mining (bpfitzinger)
- Leopold, Aldo (Freebr23)
- Menominee Forestry (Joseph)
- Michael Fields Agriculture Institute (Cravnw06)
- Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service - (MOSES) (Guexla14)
- Midwest Renewable Energy Fair (TylerW)
- Milorganite in Milwaukee (degrtl13)
- Milwaukee Earth Poets (mlmurphy1995)
- Milwaukee River (vogeka04) (rohdcr14)
- Mining in 19th Century Wisconsin (RLauth)
- Nature Conservancy (Craira29)
- Navarino Nature Center (wilcle25)
- Nelson, Gaylord (glucer27)
- New Leaf Market (Catejd11)
- NEW Zoo (Peplinskiwj23)
- Newport State Park (JERAA14)
- Northland College - (mmarsh78)
- Oak Leaf Trail (Hafej16)
- Ojibwe Spearfishing Controversy (Isaknw28)
- Omro Arboretum, Cyclocross Course, and Fitness Trail (Nateerck23)
- Oneida Land Ethics and Conservation Efforts in Wisconsin (Alex Torres)
- Oneida Nation of Wisconsin (ostesb14)
- Organic Valley (ampadm18)
- Peninsula State Park (Todd Hegbloom)
- Peshtigo Fire (Melodysmith)
- Phragmites Australis (Pantjr10) (currently under revision by HIMMKP10)
- Potawatomi State Park (neitme28)
- Protection of Wisconsin Waterways (Xionsa11)
- Radon in Wisconsin (burrwc28)
- Red Arrow Park (angljt28)
- Richard Bong State Recreation Area (lindzm24)
- Ridges Sanctuary (maceml18, krogkk31)
- Riveredge Nature Center(geibmm03)
- Round Goby (Allelj)
- Save the Bay Initiative (mwoulf)
- Schlitz-Audubon Nature Center - (murrel26)
- Shalom Wildlife Zoo (poncta12)
- Shipwrecks of The Great Lakes S18 (Kaziquad)
- Sierra Club: John Muir Chapter (Ryan G.)
- SS Badger (tdpelot24)
- Stephenson, Isaac: Portrait of a 19th Century Lumber Baron (Michael D.)
- Sturgeon Bay canal (rowecr17) (rosiec28)
- Terrell's Island Trail - (makucj26)
- Tourism and Recreation in Wisconsin (vandjr18)
- Transition Milwaukee (schoar10)
- Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center (valelj29)
- Urban Ecology Center (Borcrm02)
- Van Loon Wildlife Area (hers27)
- Victory Garden Initiative (schmjm02)
- Wehr Nature Center - (wisnan28)
- Wetlands, Restoration (Colinmurphy)
- Wetlands (kvigsp10)
- Wheat production, rise and fall (WEGNAM10)
- Whitefish Dunes State Park (Rabafm19)
- Wild Ones (Founded by Lorrie Otto) (Mengdt12)
- Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame (kaneea18)
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (Pagesf08)
- Wisconsin Environmental Groups (Poesla29)
- Wisconsin Farmers Union (Jaegtj15, piasja24)
- Wisconsin Geography (Wyatt Leanna)
- Zebra Mussels (vandad16)
Essays:
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- Baird Creek Watershed and Sustainability (Sketch)
- Factory Farming-Animal Cruelty (AshleyEcker)
- Mining at Mt. Whittlesey (makaby2)
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