Joel Patenaude

Jean Wright is the focus of the 2023 children’s book by Elise Matich “Sew Sister: The Untold story of Jean Wright and NASA’s Seamstresses.”

Decades of research has shown that setting aside 10 percent of a farm field for wildlife habitat is beneficial for both the environment and agricultural production long term.

In 1835, a decade after the canal was finished, there were only a few thousand non-native people living in Wisconsin. “By 1850 there were 305,000,” author Laurie Lawlor said recently on “The Larry Meiller Show.”

Wisconsin’s 50 state parks comprise nearly 156,000 acres and are enjoyed annually by about 20 million campers, hikers, anglers and others. The parks differ in size, popularity, staffing and ability to maintain their amenities and natural resources.

There are several alternatives to road salt available to municipalities and individuals. But many of those options are less effective and less affordable, two guests recently said on WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show.”

Fermented Food Holdings Inc. recently moved its corporate offices from Miami, Florida to Madison, Wisconsin.

PJ Liesch, manager of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab, told Larry Meiller recently that this is the best year he can recall for praying mantid sightings.

Fall is a great time for star gazing, amateur astronomer Paul Kinzer said on “The Larry Meiller Show.” Kinzer shared nine celestial sights to behold in the coming weeks and months.

On “The Larry Meiller Show,” Tracy and Peter Flucke talked about what they’ve learned — about nature, transportation and their marriage — throughout their tandem-bike-riding adventures.

Andy Quandt describes himself as a bike mechanic first, a bike shop owner second, a bike rider third, and a YouTuber fourth. He tells Larry Meiller about his six hot takes on bicycling, bicyclists and the bike industry.