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Bats! Wildlife in Need Center program on Oct. 28

Erin Toohey, Wildlife in Need Center (WINC)’s Education Coordinator, will present this program on Bats of Wisconsin on Wed., Oct. 28th, at 4 p.m. via Zoom. Learn about WINC, Wisconsin’s bats species, why they’re important, and how you can help … Continue reading

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Indigenous Sustainability: Honoring Lands, Resurging Communities, Resisting Injustice

Dr. Kyle Whyte, Timnick Chair in the Humanities at Michigan State University and Associate Professor of Philosophy and Community Sustainability, will talk about “Indigenous Sustainability: Honoring Lands, Resurging Communities, Resisting Injustice” on Mon., Nov. 26, 2018 at 7pm in the … Continue reading

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Mighty Oaks presentation

Dr. Daniel Carter, an environmental planner with the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC), will talk about “Mighty Oaks and their Ecosystems in the Southern Kettle Moraine” at 6:30 p.m. on Mon., Oct. 1 at the Irvin L. Young Memorial … Continue reading

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Stop the Mines! Speaking Tour

The Stop the Mines! Speaking Tour is making a stop at UW-Whitewater on Wed., Nov. 15, from 6-9pm in Heide 101. Speakers will be Dr. Al Gedicks, executive secretary of the Wisconsin Resources Protection Council, and members of the Menominee … Continue reading

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Earth Week 2017

UW-Whitewater will observe Earth Week (April 17-22) with a variety of events. Please visit the Earth Week web page for more information, or for contact information if events require registration. Mon., Apr. 17 Campus Garden Preview and Greenhouse Tour (noon-1pm, … Continue reading

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The Sixth Extinction

Elizabeth Kolbert, journalist and author of The sixth extinction: An unnatural history, for which she won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction will deliver the last Contemporary Issues Lecture of the year at 7pm on Wed, Apr 20, in … Continue reading

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The Importance of Everything – Feb. 16

Dr. Mireya Mayor, Fulbright Scholar and National Science Foundation Fellow who appears as a featured host on Nat Geo (National Geographic) WILD network, will talk about The Importance of Everything: The Interconnectedness of Wildlife, Humankind, and Our Shared Habitat in … Continue reading

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Earth Week 2014!

It’s Earth Week from April 21-25, 2014. There are campus events planned Monday-Thursday…what will you be doing? At various events you can at least recycle your plastic bag collection and maybe even buy a spider plant. Monday April 21 Double … Continue reading

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Endangered Species Act anniversary

December 28 is the anniversary of the Endangered Species Act being signed by President Nixon in 1973. That’s right, it’s the 40th anniversary of this legislation. Visit Endangered Species web pages for information and activities in honor of this anniversary, … Continue reading

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Plastic: A Toxic Love Story

Susan Freinkel will talk about “Plastic: A Toxic Love Story” at 7pm on Mon, Dec 2 (Young Auditorium). This is the last Fall 2013 Contemporary Issues Lecture. Andersen Library owns a copy of Freinkel’s books, Plastic: A toxic love story … Continue reading

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