According to the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection (DATCP), Wisconsin is home to 64,793 farms on 14.3 million acres. Of those acres, it’s estimated that about six percent are utilizing conservation agriculture methods …
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Nelson Institute alumna expands community conservation efforts around the globe
From the lush rainforests of Napo Province, Ecuador to the golden shores of Coron Island in the Philippines, Nelson Institute alumna, April Sansom has traveled the world to work with communities on land rights and …
Environmental conservation alumna uses her diverse background to expand landscape conservation design
Along the bike paths of Iowa, mixed in with the lush green grass and the wildflowers, is the unassuming, but essential milkweed plant. The host plant of Monarch Butterflies, this green, leafy vegetation has been …
Alumna Utilizes Nelson Institute Open Standards Training to Improve Conservation Efforts Around the Globe
During her 15-year career in communications and media production, Nelson Institute alumna Marika Suval developed an acute awareness of the planet’s growing environmental problems. Whether reporting for public radio on environmental policies or highlighting the …
Emmanuel Urey’s Educational Experiences Help Him Become a Leader in Liberian Education and Land Rights Reform
Growing up in a rural, Liberian village during wartime made it difficult for Emmanuel Urey to secure an education. From a young age, he dreamed of attending school, but he didn’t have the opportunity until …
An Ecological Jewel
John Nelson, the Green Lake Association and others in the community have sought the Nelson Institute’s help to investigate the complex web of issues underlying Green Lake’s challenges.
Investing in Nelson
In fall 2014, UW alumni John and Tashia Morgridge (class of 1955) made an inspirational $100 million gift to UW-Madison that provided a dollar-for-dollar match to any new professorship fund established at a level of …
Madison-born business, distinguished professor honored with Nelson Institute alumni awards
A team of online entrepreneurs and a pioneering professor have been named the recipients of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies’ second annual alumni awards, established in 2014 to spotlight the accomplishments of the institute’s nearly 4,000 alumni.