A group of graduate students from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison worked collaboratively with Friends of Koshkonong Creek to create a conservation action plan to improve water quality and ecosystem conditions in Koshkonong Creek. Koshkonong Creek consists of lower and upper watersheds. Koshkonong Creek is listed under the Wisconsin […]
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We are a group of six master’s students in the Environmental Observation and Informatics program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In this project, we provide an overview of the expansion of the City of Sun Prairie, background on how climate change is projected to affect this area of Wisconsin, and an analysis of how land […]
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This report is a compilation of seven unique strategies that address Koshkonong Creek flooding through environmental sustainability engineering solutions. The strategies include: Implementing floating solar panels and a riparian buffer as a solution to farm field flooding and excess phosphorus in the Koshkonong Creek Koshkonong Creek Park for flooding and phosphorus mitigation Dairy farms to […]
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Due to increased development within the Koshkonong Creek watershed and achanging climate, overall health of the watershed has worsened. Our team’s project goal isto identify how to improve the overall health of the watershed as well as the best outreachstrategies to inspire community stakeholders related to the future sustainability of theKoshkonong Creek watershed. UniverCity Year […]
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The health of a water body is intrinsically linked to the use of the surrounding land. This inescapable truth poses a significant challenge to those who seek to manage watersheds of all sizes, as the land that these watersheds encompass is utilized by a diverse group of stakeholders. Their diverse range of interests inherently results […]
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The Koshkonong Creek watershed located in Sun Prairie Wisconsin is experiencing an increasein both the severity and duration of flood events. The goal of this project is to reduce the durationof flood events in the watershed through the implementation of side-channel storage that worksto retain flood waters for a controlled, slow-release after a peak flooding […]
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The Zero-Waste towards a Sustainable Community project was created to help the community to establish waste management programme that best suit the community, trains the community on best practices of waste management toward zero waste, and increase community awareness on waste management. The Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has collaborated […]
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The fire station in Rio needs improvement and renovation to effectively serve the village and surrounding townships. This report provides three design alternatives informed by site visits and external research to understand current conditions. Improvements and renovations to the Village of Rio fire station are needed to effectively serve the village and surrounding townships. The […]
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Portage is an expanding city. It has an existing dog park, but it is small and in need of replacement. The city wants the newly designed park to be a desirable destination and stop for people driving along the busy highways and freeways nearby as well as for local community members. The scope of work […]
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