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The American Birkebeiner is a cross country skier’s dream and means a lot to the local economy. Last month, organizers pulled off the event — despite Wisconsin’s warmest, largely snowless winter.
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Some parents are unsure if they should let their kids play in the frigid cold, but at the Tamarack Waldorf School on Milwaukee's east side, kids are always encouraged to explore the outdoors. We join them on a walk through the city and learn why the teachers are so passionate about outdoor education.
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Activist and educator Dr. Trish O’Kane shares her vision for what birds can teach us about community and social change in a new memoir.
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The documentary argues the “David vs. Goliath” battle is only the latest chapter in the Band’s long fight for sovereignty.
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About a mile of Honey Creek in Milwaukee and Wauwatosa is scheduled to be the next local waterway to have its concrete streambed ripped out and replaced with a more natural channel.
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The last remaining child of Aldo Leopold, Estella Leopold, died this week. Her father’s 1949 book, A Sand County Almanac , fueled the conservation movement. Estella carried on the family tradition, as a paleoecologist and conservationist.
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Climate change has maple syrup producer Karl Martin thinking about how to adapt.
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The tug of war between Wisconsin’s Republican-dominated Legislature and Democratic governor was on display again last week. The state Senate rejected one of Gov. Evers’ latest appointees to the Natural Resources Board — Todd Ambs. He’s regarded as a water policy expert and conservation advocate in both state and Great Lakes circles.
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Felice Green is the programming director of the Milwaukee Water Commons and one of the winners of Milwaukee Magazine's Unity Awards this year.
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Since 2009, Victory Garden Initiative has installed over 7,000 garden beds across Milwaukee as part of its annual "blitz." This year's blitz has officially begun, as the organization seeks to install 500 more beds across Milwaukee from April 20 to May 4.
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What's called "green steel" may help reduce climate change emissions at steel and car plants.
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Less snowpack and warm temperatures led to life-changing severe weather for some residents in the town of Evansville, WI.