‘Climate Trackers – Superpowered by Ecometeorology’ Shows the Power of Combinations and Collaborations
May 30, 2024
“PBS Wisconsin Education’s Meet the Lab digital resource collection was developed to connect students in grades 6-8 to real-world issues, cutting-edge research and the people using science to solve problems.
Climate Trackers: Superpowered by Ecometeorology was added to the collection in 2023 and recently won second place for Best Original Digital Content at the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Awards. It takes viewers to Seven Seeds Farm in Spring Green, Wisconsin, where owner Michael Dolan implements sustainable farming practices, including silvopastures.
On a silvopasture, trees are planted on grazing lands to help offset greenhouse gas emissions.
‘It’s not the cow, it’s the how,’ Michael said about his philosophy on sustainability.
But silvopastures aren’t the only combined fields on Seven Seeds Farm.
University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences professor Ankur Desai and his lab conduct ecometeorological research, a cross-pollination of meteorology and ecology. At Seven Seeds Farm, they investigate how cattle farming on silvopastures impacts climate.”
Read the full PBS Wisconsin article by Tawny Morrison, May 20, 2024