Wisconsin Biologist Discovers the 'Holy Grail' of Rare Plants

Have you ever seen a green violet? Neither have most people – with the exception of one conversation biologist from Wisconsin...

A wisconsin department of natural resources (DNR) conservation biologist has found the “holy grail” of a rare plant in Wisconsin: A green violet long thought gone from the state, but growing by the hundreds in a State Natural Area (SNA) in west central Wisconsin ...

Clean Out Your Garage With Eau Claire’s Upcoming Clean Sweep

now’s your chance to properly dispose of hazardous materials

It’s never too late to do some spring cleaning – especially when it comes to potentially hazardous and hard-to-dispose-of items like paint, gas, oil, and batteries. Eau Claire County’s next “Clean Sweep” – which ...

Get a Jolt From Eau Claire’s Planned Car Charging Station

City Council approves device in Forest Street parking lot

Eau Claire is one step closer to reaching its sustainability goal – 100% renewable energy and carbon neutrality – by 2050.

Dawn is Near for Eau Claire School Solar Project

school board approves bid to install panels on high schools

The Eau Claire school district is moving ever closer to putting solar panels on the roofs of North and Memorial high schools by the end of the summer. The panels are expected to save the school district about $20,000 in utility ...

Creating a Sustainable Lawn

on being a ‘responsible snowflake’ in the face of environmental damage

I may not be single-handedly destroying the Earth, but the avalanche I’m riding certainly is. So I’ve resolved ...

Solar Sculptures Put Artful Emphasis on Renewable Energy

Solar Forma's new designs integrate art, heart, and data

Art, heart, and data: That’s somewhat of a mantra for Greg Johnson, the owner of Artisan Forge Metalworks in Eau Claire ...

Killing Weeds the Green Way

hot water, nontoxic foam control unwanted plants at UW-Stout

UW-Stout Grounds Department is keeping the campus looking beautiful while using a nontoxic method to kill weeds thanks, in part, to the Stout Student Association Sustainability Council helping to fund a ...

Shedding Light on Sustainability

UWEC Buildings Illuminated With Retrofits From Sustainable ‘Green Fund’ Dollars

A trajectory toward a sustainable university campus continues through UW-Eau Claire’s next green improvement: efficient light fixtures. The Student Office of Sustainability currently ...

Blugolds, Blue Devils ... Both Green

Chatting With Sustainability Leaders at UWEC, UW-Stout

"The most beautiful thing about the concept of sustainability is that it’s an intersection; that means that when we apply a sustainable lens to something as overwhelming as our current public health crisis ..."

A Shift in Global Markets Has Made It Harder and Costlier to Recycle in the Chippewa Valley

Over the years, recycling has gotten easier for most of us in Wisconsin. Gone are the days of sorting glass by color, of bundling newspapers with twine, of carefully crushing aluminum cans and toting them to a recycling center to be weighed. Curbside collection ...