Tilia The Conservation Dog: Sniffing Out Invasives In Wisconsin

11/17/21 • 4 min

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The Mequon Nature Preserve north of Milwaukee is home to Wisconsin’s first conservation dog, Tilia. WPR’s Mary Kate McCoy recently traveled there to learn how they’re harnessing Tilia’s powerful sense of smell to reach their conservation goals.

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Joni Mitchell Skates On Lake Mendota—And Into Music History

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This story brings together a mid-winter ice storm, the southeast shore of Lake Mendota in Madison, ice skating, and a series of photographs that became a record album cover. Dean Robbins takes us back in time to a cold February photo session on the bleak frozen lake. Writer Dean Robbins and producer Steve Gotcher bring us the story. (This story originally aired on January 18, 2019.)

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The Last Hunting Season

Every year, Chris Hardie and his father sat together in the cold November woods on opening day of the gun deer hunting season. When his father’s health began to decline, it was still important for him to carry on the tradition. Hardie tells the story of the last hunting season he shared with his father, Robert Hardie, an expert hunter, who passed away in 2020. WPR’s Brad Kolberg contributed production.