WXPR The Stream

About WXPR The Stream

So many of us live in Wisconsin’s Northwoods or Michigan’s Upper Peninsula because we love what surrounds us every day. We love the clear water, the clean air, and the lush forests. WXPR’s environmental reporting as part of our expanded series, The Stream, focuses on the natural world around us. The Stream is now about more than just water: it brings you stories of efforts to conserve our wild lands and lakes, scientific studies of animal and plant life, and potential threats to our environment. What do you wonder about the environment in our region? Ask us a question and it could be a future story on The Stream! Use the form below to submit your question.

Publisher

WXPR Public Radio

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Oct 2022

Latest episode

19 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Dec 2024

   Waterfowl create new challenges in effort to restore wild rice on Spur Lake in Oneida County

   Wisconsin DNR staff and Mole Lake Sokaogon Chippewa Community leaders discuss innovative strategies to protect wild rice seed on Spur Lake from waterfowl interference.

2. 

   26 Sept 2024

   People from around the world come to Rhinelander to learn how to best use plants to clean up waste

   Phytoremediation is the process of using plants to clean up waste.It’s been used across the U.S. on sites like landfills, mines, and urban brownfields.The U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Lab in Rhinelander has become a leader in a specific phytoremediation method. It’s been working to share that method with Forest Service partners around the world.

3. 

   19 Sept 2024

   The Lac Vieux Desert Tribe will grow culturally significant plants at Forest Service nursery as part of unique partnership

   The Lac Vieux Desert Tribe will begin growing medicinal and culturally significant plants at the J. W. Toumey Nursery in the Ottawa National Forest.It’s a first-of-its-kind partnership in the U.S.