Hailee Bushman
Ethan Coyle
Emily Decker
Major: Environmental Geography
Year: Senior Favorite Stop/Experience: My favorite place that we stopped was Marieke Gouda. Before this trip, I had driven past Marieke Gouda numerous times, but had never stopped, so I was excited to finally experience the site. Something Interesting I Learned: The most interesting thing that I learned was how important the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is to birds during their migration as a stopover site. I also thought it was interesting how although the Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge is environmentally based, how much the surrounding areas were affected by tourism in the past due to the large seasonal migration of tundra swans. |
Aaron Dekker
Major: Environmental geography major.
Year: Senior Favorite stop/experience: Visiting Levis Mound. I drove past that place several times when I lived in Marshfield. I always thought that part of the state was flat. Something Interesting I learned: Western Wisconsin is way more diverse, in terms of cultural and topology, than I thought. This trip proved that there is more to your neighborhood than you think. |
Tatum Fehrenbach
Major: Environmental Geography minor: Psychology
Year: Senior Favorite stop/experience: I think that visiting the HO-Chunk Nation was my favorite stop of the trip. I had never been before and I learned a lot and found it very interesting how it is actually its own government. I also liked that we also got to see past UWEC geography alumni in the workplace. Seeing where our geography degree can take us is very special to me. Something interesting I learned: Something interesting I learned on the trip was that cranberries were coined the state fruit of Wisconsin in 2004. |
Katie grong
Major: Environmental Geography
Year: Senior Favorite Stop/ Experience: The Ho-Chunk Nation in Black River Falls Something Interesting I Learned: It was especially interesting to learn about the Wisconsin Landmark conservancy, and more broadly about conservation efforts of private non-profit land trusts in Wisconsin. It was really informative to hear about land management at Devil’s Punchbowl and other parks in the state as well as what it takes behind the scenes to keep them available to the public. |
Ryan Heyrman
Major: Geography Liberal Arts, geospatial certificate, geology minor
Year: Senior Favorite stop/experience: Seeing the cute cows at Cowsmo Compost. Something Interesting I learned: I learned about the extreme territorialism of Bald Eagles which was mesmerizing. Eagles can see up to one and a half miles away, and if the eagle spots a competitor, they are sure to make it known to all around them. |
Luke holterman
Tressa Lange
Major: Environmental Geography and American Indian Studies
Year: Senior Favorite stop/ experience: My favorite place throughout the entire trip was the Ice Age Trail near New Auburn, WI. This was my favorite because it is amazing to see the impacts that glaciers have on the environment hundreds of thousands of years later. It was able to show me how impactful natural processes can be Something interesting I learned: Something that I learned that I did not know before was a lot about the history of the Ho-Chunk Nation. While visiting this site we were able to learn a lot about their culture and how they view the environment and to me that was extremely interesting. |
Jedediah Lorenz
Rebecca Reif
Major: Transnational Geography and Latin American Studies
Year: Senior Favorite stop/ experience: Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center, Warrens, WI Something Interesting I learned: I loved learning about cranberries and seeing the cranberry bogs. This was something I didn’t realize was so prolific in Wisconsin and it was surprisingly scenic! I also gained a newfound appreciation for all kinds of agriculture. The various farmers we met were incredibly dedicated and hardworking people and they left a huge impact on my perception of food and food systems in Wisconsin. |
Harrison Smith
Major: Environmental Geography
Favorite stop/ experience: I enjoyed our time at Stoney Acres Farm. It was fascinating to learn about a verified organic farm, and what it means to be truly organic. The pizzas were also delicious, which is especially cool because almost all the ingredients came from their farm. Something Interesting I learned: Eagles can see other eagles at 1.5 miles away. |
Dr. Cyril Wilson
Cyril is an Associate Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography & Anthropology. The field trip turned out to be a very successful one despite the Covid-19 related apprehension students and I had prior to embarking on the trip. Students successfully applied concepts learned in all their geography classes to a field environment. My favorite sites visited on the field trip include but not limited to glacial drift moraine features, Stone Acres farm, and the Ho-Chunk Nation.
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