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In Wisconsin looks at a more eco-friendly approach to deal with toxic deicers at airports, visits a unique stem cell research camp for high school students and heads to one of the state’s largest goat farms. Plus an update on the Great Grey Owls’ visit to Wisconsin’s Northwoods and a picturesque view of Pewits Nest near Baraboo.

Airport De-Icers
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Every year airports across the country release large quantities of deicers into the environment. Some states, like Wisconsin, require recapturing a small portion of these chemicals. Deicers are necessary to insure passenger safety but what about the environmental threat? As part of our new environmental reporting project called "Quest"... In Wisconsin Reporter Liz Koerner shows you how researchers are looking for answers in the runoff at General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee.

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Goat Farming
Thursday, January 20, 2011

Wisconsin's dairy industry is promoting new ways to help farmers compete and one secret might be in the fast growing specialty cheese sector. One niche is cheese made from goats milk and made in Wisconsin. Reporter Andy Soth takes you to a large goat farm near Beaver Dam to show you how they are selling this dairy goat initiative. Then he visits Diana Murphy near Cross Plains who with just a few goats has established a loyal following for her goat cheese.

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Northern Owls
Thursday, January 20, 2011

This is an update on a report we aired six years ago about an unexpected visitor to Wisconsin's Northwoods. In the winter of 2005 food was so scarce in Canada that Great Grey Owls moved south in records numbers. In an average winter, these birds are rare in Wisconsin. At that time there was a prediction they could return. In Wisconsin's Jo Garrett takes you back to Douglas County to show you these phantoms of the north.

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Stem Cell Camp
Thursday, January 20, 2011

For the past four summers, WiCell, the University of Wisconsin's stem cell research center, has hosted students from rural high schools to help them learn about emerging medical technology and about the options for biology at U-W Madison. In Wisconsin Reporter Art Hackett profiles a former camper now studying at U-W Eau Claire who has a very personal connection with stem cell research.

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Pewits Nest State Natural Area
Thursday, January 20, 2011

A scenic look at Pewits Nest outside of Baraboo. In winter the waterfalls along Skillet Creek are frozen in time. The deep gorge was formed during the retreat of the last glacier. Pewits Nest is owned by the DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1985.

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What's up next on In Wisconsin
Thursday, January 27, 2011

In Wisconsin visits Milwaukee, as the largest city in Wisconsin it's on track to get low speed rail but not everyone is on board, explores what's next for six homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and we interview a teenager about his personal quest to research stem cells. You will also see how robotic decoys are helping the DNR catch illegal hunters in Wisconsin.

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