Category: Research
Now you see it: Aerial images reveal sand dunes in the heart of the Badger State
Newly created laser images of central Wisconsin show fields of dunes, most of which have never been seen before, that were blowing in the wind…
Documenting the history of American Indian agriculture and land‐use in northeastern WI
Senior lecturer Bill Gartner had the privilege of working on the Menominee Reservation this summer as a Co‐PI, with David Overstreet (College of the Menominee…
Researchers find dams change downstream vegetation, create predictive model for red cedar invasion
Prior to the 1950s, the mighty Missouri River would annually flood. The slow march of waters across the valley distributed fertile sediment for agriculture, but…
Space as substitute for time in predicting climate-change effects
Jessica Blois (former geography postdoc) and Prof. Jack Williams have published an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on their research. They use…
UW Geographers address potential Social Impacts of REDD/Climate Change Policy
Tropical deforestation is a source of roughly 15% of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) is a prominent international policy…
