Remembering Ecologist Franklin Schmidt

Remembering Ecologist Franklin Schmidt

In Worden Township, just a few miles south of Stanley in Clark County, lies Schmidt Maple Woods. Named for the Schmidt family, these eighty-six acres of mature hardwood forest were formative to the life and career of the youngest member of the family, Franklin...
Waters of Wisconsin—and Beyond

Waters of Wisconsin—and Beyond

  Water defines life in Wisconsin. Our landscape, history, cultures, communities, ecosystems, and economy are fundamentally shaped by water. With the Great Lakes on Wisconsin’s eastern and northern borders, the Mississippi River to the west, and a vast network of...