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Experts say it’s challenging to document beavers in the wild. Could a team of Wisconsin Watch reporters succeed? wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wiscon… Wisconsin Watch Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk Report for America

After moving to Wisconsin Katie McCullough soon met the neighbors — 15 to 20 furry lodge dwellers. She realized she had a beaver problem. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wiscon… Wisconsin Watch Report for America Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk

I started reporting a profile of Kirk Bangstad, the litigious owner of Minocqua Brewing Company Super PAC who is charged with criminal defamation in Oneida County.  When looked at his super PAC’s financial disclosure forms, I found some strange stuff. (Link below.)

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers continue to dig in their heels during a years-long tug-of-war over how regulators should hold property owners liable for PFAS contamination. @wisconsinwatch Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk Report for America wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wiscon…

With end of 'Native blood' requirements, St. Croix Ojibwe Tribe membership finally growing jsonline.com/story/news/loc…

Congrats to the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk on its win in the NAAJAgJournos contest for its “Farm to Trouble” series! My Wisconsin Watch story about the Chesapeake was part of the package. Report for America agwaterdesk.org/2024/06/18/far… wisconsinwatch.org/2024/06/missis…

Many thanks to NAAJAgJournos for recognizing my Wisconsin Watch and Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk article "Poopspotting" — a quirky story about how #AI and satellites enable the surveillance of the Earth's surface for potential polluters Report for America mailchi.mp/agwaterdesk/ne… wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/wiscon…

Beavers can cause property damage, but research shows they positively impact the environment. Some landowners are ditching traps to peacefully manage beavers. Learn more about solutions that work for beavers and people Wisconsin Watch Bennet Goldstein. wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wiscon…

The Pentagon in March rejected Wisconsin's request for $18 million in F-35 noise mitigation funds. Affected Madisonians want answers from the elected officials who pushed for the jets. “We’re owed an explanation better than ‘We’re trying.'" Isthmus isthmus.com/news/news/resi…

Hello from the Palo Verde nuclear plant. They apparently purchased their fancy fire truck from the Transformers movie that was filmed in Phoenix! #SEJ2025 Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk

This week in the newsletter, come along for one of our reporter’s adventures in wildlife photography. Desk reporter Bennet Goldstein of Wisconsin Watch shares his journey to spot beavers in the the wild, as part of a series on their environmental impacts: agwaterdesk.bluelena.io/index.php?acti…

Excited to have a new Report for America fellow Buffalo's Fire 🔥 joining the Ag & Water Desk! Gabrielle Nelson will cover the Missouri River Basin, focusing on environmental, cultural and community issues affecting the tribal nations along the river. buffalosfire.com/buffalos-fire-…

Congratulations to @bennetgoldstein/Wisconsin Watch for winning first place in the solutions-based journalism category for: “An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin wetlands” wisconsinwatch.org/2024/12/an-eco…

thrilled to chat about all things solutions journalism and beaver-related with WORT 89.9 FM this morning! Give it a listen here wortfm.org/building-symbi… and read the Wisconsin Watch story here wisconsinwatch.org/2024/12/an-eco… hat tips to: Solutions Journalism Network Report for America Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk

Delaney Dryfoos of The Lens is wrapping up her time at the Desk. She covered everything from fertilizer runoff to disappearing land in Louisiana, and helped connect the dots across the Mississippi River Basin. Read more: agwaterdesk.bluelena.io/index.php?acti…

After USDA cut a food assistance program, a Wisconsin pig farmer continues to work to sustain her livelihood: “The structures around us are crumbling. Let’s grow a resilient community.” wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/wiscon… via Wisconsin Watch Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk Report for America

For the Wisconsin Watch story about a farmer's challenges following cuts to a program where she sold pork to pantries, we made a slideshow showing difficult images of the pig butchering. It's hard to see, but important to understand where food comes from wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/wiscon…