Lina Tran

Oct 17, 2024 | wuwm.com | Lina Tran

It’s a hot June day in Metcalfe Park, and every time there’s a breeze, people clap and cheer. The neighborhood organization Metcalfe Park Community Bridges is throwing a barbecue. The skin-prickling heat has slowed folks down a bit, but it’s joyful. Music booms from the speakers and towels chill in an ice cooler. Whenever someone walks up to join the party, they’re told to grab one and throw it around their neck.

Sep 25, 2024 | wuwm.com | Lina Tran

A new documentary explores the wild wetlands just outside Madison, Wisconsin. It’s the first feature-length work of Ben Albert's, a 24-year-old Milwaukee filmmaker, whose grandparents have lived on the outskirts of the Waubesa Wetlands for decades. The wetlands are among the most diverse and well-preserved remaining in southern Wisconsin.

Sep 19, 2024 | wuwm.com | Lina Tran

In August, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory discovered signs of sinkholes on the floor of Lake Michigan, in the national marine sanctuary off Wisconsin's lakeshore, near Sheboygan. They found around 40 large underwater features, most of which are about as long as an Olympic swimming pool. They’re cold, dark, and weirdly circular. The features are similar to sinkholes previously discovered in Lake Huron.

Sep 13, 2024 | wuwm.com | Lina Tran

A new city program just launched with the goal of tackling the interconnected challenges of food waste, food insecurity, and climate change in Milwaukee. FEED MKE — short for Food Excess, Equitable Distribution — is accepting grant proposals now for efforts to improve food waste recovery and composting. The program aims to build relationships between gleaners and food pantries, restaurants, community organizations, and more to redistribute food that would otherwise be wasted.

Sep 12, 2024 | wuwm.com | Lina Tran

The birds and bugs are singing at Dave Bohnhoff’s farm in Plymouth, Wisconsin. His hazelnut orchard is a paradise for chipmunks, blue jays, and insects, as well as a group of visiting farmers here to learn about growing the nutritious crop themselves. A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor emeritus of biological systems engineering, Bohnhoff guides them through a field where many hazelnut varieties are growing, each one labeled with a stake.