WXPR Field Notes
On the second Tuesday of every month, we hear from our contributors in the field. Susan Knight and Gretchen Gerrish both work for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Limnology at Trout Lake Station. Scott Bowe is the Director of Kemp Natural Resources Station.
- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Field Notes: Ruffed Grouse in the Northwoods
In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses Ruffed Grouse – a hallmark species in the Northwoods.
00:04:29 |
Tue 09 Sep 2025
Field Notes: The Fruits of Summer
One of the many wonderful things about summer is the arrival of fresh and tasty local fruits.
00:05:11 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
Field Notes: Mosquitoes in the Northwoods
In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses mosquitoes – a favorite insect of the Northwoods.
00:05:08 |
Tue 10 Jun 2025
Canadian Nightcrawlers: More Than Just Bait
While they’re famous among anglers, few people realize that Canadian Nightcrawlers—Lumbricus terrestris—have a fascinating biological story all their own, one that stretches across continents and eco…
00:04:04 |
Tue 13 May 2025
Field Notes: Nitrogen Fixation and Bombs
Though it may be a nuisance in some situations, tag alder has a magic trick – it can fix nitrogen.
00:05:02 |
Tue 08 Apr 2025
Field Notes: Frost and Roads
In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses frost and roads – all part of managing our sustainable natural resources.
00:05:02 |
Tue 11 Mar 2025
Field Notes: Calling a fish a ‘fish’
‘Fish’ is one of those words, useful in the image it evokes but less reliable as a lineage, clearly defined.
00:03:33 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Field Notes: Otters
Otters are mustelids and related to other Northwoods mammals including mink and weasels. They were common throughout North America until Europeans overharvested the animals for their warm, dense and …
00:04:57 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
Field Notes: The Fish of Vilas County
In this episode of Field Notes, Lonnie Parry Gillis takes us on an exploration of the fish of Vilas County, Wisconsin—an area blessed with an astounding 1,300 plus lakes.
00:04:15 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
Field Notes: Producers and Consumers
In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses producers (plants) and consumers (fungi) in the forest world around us.
00:04:43 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Field Notes: Bountiful Blooms in our Water Bodies
Seasonal blooms are common and often monitored in warm and high nutrient lakes throughout southern Wisconsin, but are less commonly reported in lakes up north. This makes it challenging to track and …
00:05:59 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Field Notes: Harvesting Ginseng
One of the crops most iconic to our area is ginseng, Panax quinquefolia. Marathon County, just south of Lincoln County is the center of ginseng farming, not just in Wisconsin but it is recognized as …
00:05:38 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
Field Notes: Thermally Modified Wood
In this month's installment of Field Notes, Scott Bowe of Kemp Station discusses thermally modified wood, a chemical free way to preserve wood for outdoor use.
00:04:21 |
Tue 13 Aug 2024
Field Notes: Know your salamanders
Salamanders, newts and mudpuppies are amphibians, and they are all salamanders, but not all salamanders are newts or mudpuppies.
00:05:05 |
Thu 13 Jun 2024
Field Notes: Wisconsin Crappies
In Wisconsin, opening fishing applies to certain species of fish such as walleye, trout, largemouth bass, and northern pike. However, this season opener does not apply to panfish, which are open year…
00:05:17 |
Tue 14 May 2024
Recording long term data
There are many kinds of record keeping that scientists use to recapture recent and ancient history
00:04:51 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
The Amazing Apple Tree
Apple cultivars brought as seed from Europe were spread along Native American trade routes, as well as being cultivated on colonial farms. By the mid 1800s, United States apples nursery catalogues so…
00:05:38 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
El Nino in Wisconsin
Open lakes, no snow, and sweatshirt weather was the scene this December in Vilas County. Much to the chagrin of ice anglers and cross country skiers, El Nino has taken hold and has had many implicati…
00:03:51 |
Tue 09 Jan 2024
Northern Watersnakes
The Common Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, is common throughout much of eastern North America. Our local subspecies, the Northern Watersnake, is common throughout much of Wisconsin.
00:05:16 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
Welcoming Exotic Invasives
There are many exotic plants and animals that we don’t consider to be pests. Corn is native to Mexico, soybeans are native to Asia, tulips are native to Europe. Most of our domesticated animals are e…
00:05:34 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
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