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New Stuff Tuesday – June 11

Trash Animals: How We Live with Nature’s Filthy, Feral, Invasive, and Unwanted Species edited by Kelsi Nagy and Phillip David Johnson II QL85 .T72 2013 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Whenever I travel to a city like Chicago, there’s always one … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – August 21

Paddling Southern Wisconsin: 85 Great Trips by Canoe and Kayak by Mike Svob GV776 .W6 S8 2012 New Arrivals, 2nd floor Looking at the calendar, it’s hard to believe that the faculty and staff orientation begins this week, and the … Continue reading

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Like Gardens?

Do you enjoy gardening, or looking at others’ gardens? Well, here are a couple of suggestions for this weekend: (1) Blodgett Garden Center (Fort Atkinson) is having its grand (re)opening this weekend. They had a terrible fire earlier this year, … Continue reading

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Nature photographer @UWW Apr 15

Freelance nature photographer Tom Ulrich will share his work from all over the world on Friday, April 15, at 7 pm in the University Center Ballroom (cost:$10). This opportunity is sponsored by the Whitewater Arts Alliance and the UW-W College … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – October 27

Galápagos at the Crossroads: Pirates, Biologists, Tourists and Creationists Battle for Darwin’s Cradle of Evolution By Carol Ann Bassett F3741 .G2 B38 2009 New Book Island, 2nd floor Back in grade school, I remember learning about the islands off the … Continue reading

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New Stuff Tuesday – February 24

The Future of the Wild: Radical Conservation for a Crowded World By Jonathan Adams QH75 .A345 2006 New Book Island, 2nd floor Some think of land conservation as just staking off areas here and there to prohibit future development is … Continue reading

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Earth Day (April 22)

Every April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day. Information about UWW’s Earth Day conference on April 22nd and other campus events is online. The federal government’s earthday.gov web site has suggestions for things you can do at home, at work or … Continue reading

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