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A Wisconsin Christmas tree farm is being turned into an ecological preserve

WUWM 89.7 FM | By Susan Bence
Published December 11, 2023 at 3:05 PM CST
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On a brisk Saturday morning in southeast Wisconsin, the Gresbach family finds the perfect Christmas tree.

In the season of decking the halls, many families head to farms to bring home fresh-cut trees. What happens when those trees aren't actually healthy for the landscape on which they sit? WUWM's Susan Bence in brings us this report of how one Wisconsin farm is trying to transition into an ecological preserve.
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Susan is WUWM's environmental reporter.
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