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The University of Wisconsin–Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve is a 300-acre (1.2 km 2) nature reserve along 4 miles (6.4 km) of the southern shore of Lake Mendota. [1] The preserve's primary goals are to protect native plant and animal communities, as well as to uphold the campus's signature natural landscapes, all while providing an educational facility for the university.
Memorial Union is located on the south shore of Lake Mendota on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. On the lakeshore to the north of the building is the Terrace, a popular outdoor space overlooking the lake. It has gained a reputation as one of the most beautiful student centers on a university campus. [1]
The University of Wisconsin–Madison campus radio station is WSUM 91.7 FM, "The Snake on the Lake". [183] Historically, UW–Madison has been home to a collection of student run radio stations, a number of which stopped broadcasting after run-ins with the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW–Madison) is the state's largest public post-secondary institution, with a fall 2010 enrollment of 42,180 students. It is the flagship of the University of Wisconsin System , which includes 25 other campuses.
Lake Mendota originated after the Wisconsin glaciation, which occurred approximately 15,000 years ago.Glacial ice, which had covered the Madison lakes (Lakes Mendota, Monona, Kegonsa, and Waubesa) [5] at a thickness of over 300 meters, began to retreat northwest about 14,000 years ago, damming a glacial lake near the City of Middleton that now serves as the source of water for Pheasant Branch ...
The WATER Institute hosts UWM Center for Great Lakes Studies, NIEHS Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin Aquaculture and Fisheries Research Center, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, Advisory Services Milwaukee Field Office and Wisconsin DNR Southern Lake Michigan Fisheries Management, and Law Enforcement Units. [12]
Schmeeckle Reserve is a 280-acre (1.1 km 2) natural land area located on the University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.It contains hiking trails, natural land area, a visitor center, multiple habitats, abundant wildlife and a manmade lake.
The UW Arboretum was founded on April 26, 1932, when the University Board of Regents accepted the deeds to 6 parcels, 246 acres of land on the southwestern end of Madison's Lake Wingra, creating the "University of Wisconsin Forest Preserve Arboretum and Wildlife Refuge". [3] The acreage at the time was mostly farmland fields and pastures.