>> WELCOME TO THE STATEWIDE
NEWS MAGAZINE PROGRAM "IN
WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK WE BEGIN OUR EIGHTH
SEASON ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION WITH A REPORT ABOUT
A UNIQUE OUTDOORS PLACE ROOM
AN THE APOSTLE ISLANDS.
>> WISCONSIN ASTRONAUT LIFTS
OFF ON A MISSION TO THE SPACE
STATION.
YOU'LL MEET THIS HOMETOWN HERO.
THEY'RE JUMPING, VAULTING AND
FLIPPING THEIR WAY ACROSS THE
MADISON CAMPUS.
>> YOU SEE THE WORLD AS A
PLAYGROUND.
>> THE UNUSUAL WAY TO GET FROM
HERE TO THERE.
THOSE REPORTS THIS WEEK ON "IN
WISCONSIN."
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY, WHO
BRING SAFE, RELIABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY
TO KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOOD AND
LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY OFFERING
ENERGY-SAVING IDEAS ON THE BEB
AND BY THE ANIMAL DENTAL CENTER
OF MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH, A
VETERINARY SPECIALIST WORKING
WITH PET OWNERS AND FAMILY
VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS.
>> WE BEGIN THIS WEEK WITH A NO
CHILD LEFT INSIDE ACT OF 2009.
A NEW 500 MILLION DOLLAR
INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
MANY KIDS TODAY ARE ATTACHED TO
THEIR COMPUTERS, PHONES AND
IPODS, BUT THOSE MODERN TOOLS
ARE OUT THE DOOR.
AS "IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER LIZ
KOERNER DISCOVERS, THERE IS
ALREADY A CLASSROOM THAT
CONNECTS KIDS WITH NATURE AT
WISCONSIN'S ONE-OF-A-KIND
APOSTLE ISLANDS SCHOOL.
THIS OUTDOOR ODYSSEY STARTS
WITH INTRODUCTIONS, INCLUDING
ALTER EGOS OF THE TEAM LEADERS.
>> ALL RIGHT, I'M MELANIE.
>> ON A DOCK IN BAYFIELD
UNDERGRAD INSTRUCTORS FROM THE
EDUCATION PROGRAM AT NORTHLAND
COLLEGE INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO
SEVENTH GRADERS FROM WESTFIELD
MIDDLE SCHOOL.
THEN THEY CLIMB ABOARD A FERRY
THAT TAKES THEM TO A PLACE
WHERE CELL PHONES AND VIDEO
GAMES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
IT'S CALLED THE APOSTLE ISLANDS
SCHOOL AND IT IS HELD ON
STOCKTON ISLAND, A 15-MILE
JOURNEY ACROSS THE FRIGID WAVES
OF LAKE SUPERIOR.
>> THE BEAUTY OF THIS PROGRAM
IS IT OFFERS AN INCREDIBLE
OPPORTUNITY FOR SIXTH OR
SEVENTH GRADERS TO VISIT JUST A
GORGEOUS PLACE AND REALLY
CONNECT WITH NATURE.
>> TAKE A DEEP BREATH IN AND
LET IT OUT.
>> IT'S NO SECRET THAT KIDS
DON'T CONNECT WITH NATURE AS
OFTEN AS THEIR PARENTS DID.
AND THIS CONNECTION IS CRITICAL
FOR A GENERATION CHARGED WITH
ADDRESSING PROBLEMS LIKE GLOBAL
WARMING.
THE APOSTLE ISLANDS SCHOOL WAS
STARTED IN THE MID 80s TO TEACH
KIDS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND
WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE
IT.
IT'S THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS
KIND IN THE NATIONAL PARK
SYSTEM.
>> I THINK THAT WE'RE KIND OF
CREATING THE SENSE OF
STEWARDSHIP AND THE SENSE OF
LIKE THE ENVIRONMENT BEING AN
IMPORTANT THING IN THEIR LIVES
AND I HOPE THAT CARRIES ON WITH
THEM.
>> I AM SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU ALL
OUT HERE.
SO GLAD YOU ALL MADE THE CHANCE
TO GET OUT AND BE ON STOCKTON
ISLAND.
>> THE LESSONS IN STEWARDSHIP
START BY GETTING THE KIDS OUT
ON THE TRAIL, TUNING IN TO ALL
OF THEIR SENSES.
>> WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE
SENSES?
>> I THINK KIDS TODAY JUST
DON'T HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE AND
TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM THAT
EXPERIENCE IS JUST REALLY
AMAZING.
>> I HAVE LEARNED THAT YOU HAVE
TO USE YOUR SENSES WHEN YOU'RE
WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS AND
LISTEN AND PAY ATTENTION TO ALL
THE BIRDS AND LIKE EVERYTHING
THAT IS GOING ON AROUND YOU.
>> THEY ALSO LEARN A LOT BY
FACING THEIR FEARS.
>> FOR MANY OF THEM THEY'VE
NEVER CAMPED BEFORE AND SO JUST
THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING OUTSIDE
AND SLEEPING IN A TENT.
THERE IS A LOT OF FEARS OF
EVERY LITTLE SOUND AT NIGHT,
YOU KNOW, WONDERING WHAT IT IS.
AND SO THAT IS A REAL LEARNING
EXPERIENCE.
>> YOU THINK WE NEED THEM FOR
SURVIVAL?
>> THE STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT TO
FACE THEIR FEARS BY RESPECTING
THE WILDLIFE THAT LIVES HERE,
EVEN THE CREEPY CRAWLY KIND.
>> WE TALK ABOUT WOOD
PARTICULARS A LOT BECAUSE
THEY'RE OUT THERE.
KIDS FREAK OUT ABOUT THAT BUT
WE TEACH THEM HOW TO DEAL WITH
THAT.
>> BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE ISLAND
WILDLIFE THAT OFFERS LESSONS IN
LIVING IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS.
>> WE HAD RAIN FOR THREE DAYS
WE WERE HERE LAST YEAR AND IT
WAS AMAZING.
OUT OF THE 34 KIDS PRETTY MUCH
THE 34 KIDS WANTED TO COME BACK
THIS YEAR.
>> IN ONE OF THE BREAKOUT
SESSIONS A NATIVE AMERICAN
INSTRUCTOR TEACHES THE KIDS
ABOUT HIS OJIBWA AN CESS TEARS.
THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HERE FIRST
RESPECTED THE LAND AND
RESPECTED ONE ANOTHER AND
THAT'S WHAT THE LAND TEACHES
YOU.
>> WHAT IS THE DRUM TELLING YOU
TO SAY?
>> AS PART OF THE HISTORY
LESSON GORDON-JORDAIN EXPLAINS
HIS ANCESTORS WERE OJIBWA AND
FRENCH.
THEIR COMMON LANGUAGE WAS MUSIC
WHEN THEY FIRST MET HERE.
>> I GO THROUGH ALL OF THAT
WITH MY STUDENTS HERE AND THEN
FINALLY I JUST SAY PLAY
SOMETHING THAT YOU FEEL LIKE
INSIDE.
>> AT THE APOSTLE ISLAND
SCHOOL, THE KIDS LEARN ABOUT
NATURE AND HISTORY.
THEY ALSO LEARN ABOUT EACH
OTHER.
>> I WOULDN'T WANT TO MESS WITH
YOU TWO.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SAY ABOUT YOURSELF?
>> I REALLY LIKE BONDING WITH
THE KIDS OUT HERE.
IT IS WAY DIFFERENT THAN BEING
IN SCHOOL WITH EVERYONE ELSE.
>> AND AS MOST TEACHERS KNOW,
AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN ANY
LESSON PLAN IS FUN.
EACH EVENING THE GROUP GATHERS
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE TO PLAY
GAMES, TELL STORIES, AND CREATE
MEMORIES THAT ARE TOO FUN TO
FORGET.
>> I CAN DO STICKS, DANCE
STICKS.
>> THAT'S AN EXPERIENCE THEY'LL
NEVER FORGET.
STUDIES SHOW WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION IS TAUGHT, STUDENTS
PERFORM BETTER ON STANDARDIZED
TESTS IN READING, MATH,
WRITING, SOCIAL STUDIES AND
SCIENCE AND IT ALSO ENCOURAGES
KIDS TO CARE ABOUT
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
RESEARCHER AMBER ROTH MAY BE ON
TRACK TO FIND A WIN, WIN, WIN
SOLUTIONS TO THREE
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN
WISCONSIN.
IT MAY PROVIDE A NEW MARKET FOR
LOGGERS, HABITAT FOR SONG BIRDS
AND A NEW BIOFUEL SOURCE.
WE SHOW YOU WHY THE ANSWERS
MIGHT BE FOUND IN THE
NORTHWOODS OF VILAS COUNTY.
>> WATCH YOUR STEP.
THERE IS A HOLE IN THAT LOG.
LET'S GO THIS WAY.
>> WE'RE IN WHAT'S CALLED YOUNG
SHRUBLAND.
IN VILAS COUNTY.
>> YOU'RE GOOD AT THIS.
>> WE'RE FOLLOWING AVIAN
RESEARCHER AMBER ROTH IN
PURSUIT OF HER DOCTORAL DEGREE
AND SOLUTION TO WEIGHTY WORLD
PROBLEMS.
SHE'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
>> THIS IS ASPEN CLEAR-CUT
THAT'S ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD
AND WE HAVE A GOLDEN WARBLER
NEST IN FRONT OF ME.
>> HERE IS THE IMPORTANT
TAKEAWAY FROM WHAT ROTH JUST
SAID.
IT'S THE TIE BETWEEN THIS YOUNG
SCRUBBY ASPEN FOREST THAT GROWS
UP AFTER A CLEAR-CUT AND THIS
GOLDEN WING WARBLER NEST.
THE NEST WAS ABANDONED BECAUSE
OF PREDATOR BUT THE FACT THAT
THE GOLDEN WING NESTED HERE
SAYS THIS TYPE OF FOREST IS
IDEAL FOR THIS SORT OF BIRD.
AND GOLDEN WINGS AREN'T THE
ONLY ONES.
>> A MALE WARBLER.
>> THERE ARE MANY BIRDS THAT
PREFER THIS KIND OF PLACE.
>> WE HAVE GOT A BLACK AND
WHITE WARBLER.
THIS IS A MORNING WARBLER.
>> THEY HAVE A LOT OF COVER SO--
>> ROTH AND HER ASSISTANTS,
SARAH AND CHAD.
THEY'RE MIST NETTING AND
BANDING BIRDS.
>> THE WHITE LEG IS LIGHT PINK
OVER LIGHT GREEN.
>> ALL TO GATHER INFORMATION
ABOUT THESE BIRDS AND THIS
PLACE.
>> AND WE DO HAVE A BIRD ON THE
NEST.
WE'RE EVALUATING HABITAT
QUALITY FOR BIRDS.
THERE SHE GOES.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
HOW SUCCESSFUL ARE THE BIRDS AT
NESTING AND PRODUCING YOUNG.
>> IT WAS A FEMALE EASTERN TOWY
SITTING ON HER NEST.
>> HOW MUCH DIFFERENT SPECIES
ARE THERE?
IN PARTICULAR, HOW MANY SPECIES
ARE THERE OF CONSERVATION
CONCERN?
>> ROTH'S WORK IS NOT JUST
ABOUT SAVING BIRDS.
>> OKAY.
THERE YOU GO, DEAR.
>> SHE HAS LOFTIER GOALS.
>> WE'RE PART OF A CELLULOSIC
ETHANOL PROJECT, POTENTIAL
SOURCES FOR IT.
>> WITH ASPEN.
>> YOU CAN MAKE ETHANOL FROM
ANY KIND OF PLANT MATERIAL.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
IS A WIN/WIN SCENARIO BETWEEN
OUR ECONOMIC NEEDS AND THE
NEEDS OF WILDLIFE.
IS THERE WE CAN HELP WITH OUR
FUEL PRICES AND CAN WE ALSO
CREATE BETTER HABITAT FOR
WILDLIFE AT THE SAME TIME?
THERE YOU GO.
>> LOGGING IS BIG BUSINESS IN
WISCONSIN.
AND ONE THAT HAS FACED ROCKY
TIMES.
>> THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN
NEW OPTIONS ESPECIALLY WITH THE
WAY PRICES ARE IN THE TIMBER
INDUSTRY.
CELLULOSIC ETHANOL IS AN
INDUSTRY THAT HAS A LOT OF
POTENTIAL.
WHEN THE CONTRACTORS CUT A SITE
LIKE THIS THERE ARE A BUNCH OF
BRANCHES AND TWIGS AND PORTIONS
OF THE TREES THAT AREN'T USED.
IT COULD BE THEY USE MORE OF
THE FOREST WHEN THEY CUT.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF USING
WHAT WE CALL WASTE WOOD FOR
CELLULOSIC ETHANOL.
>> COULD THESE LOGGERS BE A NEW
MARKET AND THESE BIRDS A BETTER
HOME?
>> THIS IS WHAT THESE BIRDS
LIKE.
GOLDEN WING WARBLERS AND
CHESTNUT WOODED WARBLERS, THIS
IS ONE OF THEIR FAVORITE PLACES
TO BE.
HE HAS A NEST HE NEEDS TO GET
BACK TO.
I'M AMAZED BY HOW MANY AVID
BIRDERS OR EVEN BIRD EXPERTS
HAVEN'T SEEN A GOLDEN WING
WARBLER BEFORE.
YOU COME TO A SITE LIKE THIS
AND THEY'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
THERE YOU GO.
>> GOLDEN WING WARBLERS MAY BE
PLENTIFUL IN THIS PATCH OF
FOREST BUT THESE BIRDS AND
OTHERS ARE THREATENED.
AND THEY FACE ENORMOUS
PRESSURES IN THEIR WINTERING
GROUNDS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERICA AND THEIR MIGRATIONS.
>> THEY HAVE THOUSANDS OF MILES
THAT THEY'RE TRAVELING AND IT'S
A LONG WAY FOR THOSE LITTLE
WINGS.
>> THEY'RE WORKING TO FIND A
WAY FOR THESE FORESTS TO
PROVIDE FUEL FOR US, JOBS FOR
THE FUTURE AND CONTINUED
SUSTENANCE FOR THESE BIRDS.
>> THIS WINTER ROTH AND HER
TEAM WILL JOIN AN INTERNATIONAL
EFFORT TO MAP GOLDEN WING
WARBLERS.
THEY'LL TAKE FEATHER SAMPLES
AND BY GENETIC ANALYSIS
DETERMINE WHERE THE BIRDS
TRAVEL.
SOON WE MAY KNOW THE EXACT SPOT
WHERE WISCONSIN'S GOLDEN
WARBLERS SPEND THEIR WINTER.
OUR NEXT REPORT FEATURES A MAN
WHO IS WELL-GROUNDED EVEN
THOUGH HIS JOB HAS HIM FLYING
HIGH.
THIS WEEK ASTRONAUT JEFFREY
WILLIAMS BLASTED OFF FROM A
DESERT BASE IN KAZAKHSTAN.
>> LIFT-OFF OFF OF THE SOY UEZ
ROCKET.
>> ART HACKETT SHOWS YOU HOW
WILLIAMS BECAME A HOMETOWN HERO
"IN WISCONSIN."
**
>> DURING THE FOURTH OF JULY
WEEKEND IN THE CHIP WAY COUNTY
COMMUNITY OF BLOOMER THE TOWN
GATHERED TO DEDICATE A
VETERAN'S MEMORIAL.
>> IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE
WITH YOU TODAY.
>> A FAMOUS VETERAN, RETIRED
U.S. ARMY KO*L JEFFREY WILLIAMS
RETURNED TO THE TOWN IN WHICH
HE LIVED AS A CHILD.
>> I ALSO THINK OF BLOOMER
EVERY TIME I'M WORKING ON REHAB
OR TRAINING WITH ONE OF OUR
TRAINERS WHEN HE SAYS GO PICK
UP THAT JUMP ROPE AND DO SOME
JUMP ROPE.
I THINK OF BLOOMER, THE JUMP
ROPE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
>> AN ATHLETE?
NO, AN ASTRONAUT.
HE WAS INSPIRED BY TOM WOLFE'S
BOOK.
HE DIDN'T FLY EXPERIMENTAL
ROCKET PLANES.
WAS THE NINTH U.S. ASTRONAUT TO
START OUT IN THE U.S. ARMY.
>> I STARTED AS A HELICOPTER
PILOT.
GOT A FIXED WING TRANSITION,
FLU -- FLEW A LITTLE BIT OF
EVERYTHING.
>> WILLIAMS' HOMETOWN IS WINTER
IN SAWYER COUNTY.
HIS FAMILY MOVED THERE WHEN
JEFFREY WAS STILL IN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
HE WOUND UP LIVING IN THE
FARMHOUSE BUILT BY HIS
GRANDFATHER.
>> TAUGHT ME CAR PEN TREE SINCE
THE AGE I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO
SWING A HAMMER.
>> HE ALSO BUILDS THINGS IN
SPACE AND PERFORMED MULTIPLE
SPACE WALKS TO ASSEMBLE
SECTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
SPACE STATION.
>> I SAID GRANDPA, NASA IS
LOOKING FOR SOME CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS ON A SPACE STATION AND
THEY'RE PLANNING ON BUILDING IT.
I THOUGHT I WOULD TRY TO APPLY
FOR A JOB.
HE THOUGHT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, A
NEAT THING BUT HE COULD NEVER
UNDERSTAND WHY ANYBODY WOULD
WANT TO CLIMB ON TOP OF A
ROCKET.
>> WILLIAMS HAS CLIMBED ON TOP
OF A ROCKET TWICE.
IN MARCH OF 2000 WILLIAMS WAS
FLIGHT ENGINEER ON THE 101st
SHUTTLE MISSION.
THE FLIGHT HAULED 2 1/2 TONS OF
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES TO THE
SPACE STATION.
>> WHEN THE ACTUAL LIFT-OFF
OCCURS, WE JOKINGLY LIKE TO SAY
YOU KNOW SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT
JUST HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE.
OF COURSE, THAT'S AN
UNDERSTATEMENT.
TO LIFT OFF THE PAD, TO GET
THAT KICK IN THE REAR END.
WE HAVE MIRRORS ON OUR WRISTS
THAT YOU CAN LOOK OUT AN
OVERHEAD WINDOW OVER MY HEAD IN
THAT SEAT AND WATCH THE BEACH
DROP AWAY BELOW THE SHUTTLE,
FEEL ALL THE VIBRATION AND THE
SOUND AND THE ENERGY IS JUST AN
INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE.
>> NASA AND THE MANNED SPACE
PROGRAM JUST TURNED 50.
MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE ARE OR
HAVE HELD THE TITLE OF
ASTRONAUT.
THE GEE WHIZ FACTOR IS FADING.
>> DO YOU STILL GET THAT?
>> YOU STILL GET THAT IF WE'RE
RECOGNIZED AS AN ASTRONAUT.
FORTUNATELY FOR US WE'RE NOT
TYPICALLY RECOGNIZED IN A
PUBLIC SETTING UNLESS WE'RE
THERE FOR THAT PURPOSE AND
DRESSED IN THE BLUE FLIGHT SUIT.
>> THE ORIGINAL MERCURY 7
ASTRONAUTS WERE SO POPULAR LIFE
MAGAZINE SIGNED THEM TO
PERSONAL PROMOTIONAL CONTRACTS.
ASTRONAUT JEFFREY WILLIAMS HAS
A SMALLER, BUT NO LESS INTENSE
FAN CLUB, NAMELY THE 400 OR SO
PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN WINTER,
WISCONSIN.
THEY INCLUDE, QUITE NATURALLY
WILLIAM'S PARENTS, LLOYD
WILLIAMS IS JEFFREY'S FATHER.
>> HE WAS A GOOD STUDENT.
AND A VERY EARLY INTEREST IN
SCIENCE.
HE USED TO GO DOWN IN THE
BASEMENT AND MAKE ROCKETS.
THAT TYPE OF THING.
BRING THEM ON THE CONTRACT AND
THEY WOULD ALL BLOW UP.
HE GOT APPOINTED TO WEST POINT.
HE MET ASTRONAUTS, LISTENED TO
THEM AND ONE DAY HE SAID I
THINK I CAN DO THAT.
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY THEN?
>> GREAT.
>> BUT WATCHING HER SON LIFT
OFF INTO SPACE HAS BEEN MORE
DIFFICULT FOR JEFFREY'S MOTHER,
EUNICE.
>> ACTUALLY WHEN THOSE ROCKETS
WENT OFF HER HEAD WENT RIGHT
HERE.
>> RIGHT.
I NEVER HAVE SEEN HIM ACTUALLY
GO UP.
>> YOU COULDN'T LOOK AT IT.
>> RIGHT.
BECAUSE THERE IS FIRE UNDER
THERE AND WHATEVER YOU CALL IT.
>> WILLIAMS GOES PLACES BUT
COMES BACK TO WINTER.
HE'S MADE NUMEROUS VISITS TO
THE LOCAL SCHOOL.
REMEMBER HOW WILLIAMS SAID
PEOPLE DON'T RECOGNIZE
ASTRONAUTS UNLESS THEY'RE
WEARING JUMPSUITS?
HE WAS GREETED BY MULTIPLE
VISIONS OF HIMSELF WHEN HE WAS
IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
WHEN WILLIAMS TALKS ABOUT HIS
MISSIONS, HE BRINGS SOMETHING
OTHER ASTRONAUTS MAY NOT HAVE.
A HUGE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL
PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM SPACE.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY GETS A
DIFFERENT HOBBY OF WHAT THEY
ENJOY.
FOR ME IT WAS PHOTOGRAPHY.
IT IS WHAT CONSUMED ANY FREE
TIME I HAD.
I SQUEEZED PHOTOGRAPHY IN IN
BETWEEN THE WORK THAT I WAS
ASSIGNED TO DO ON A DAILY BASIS
WHEN I KNEW I WAS PASSING OVER
A PLACE OF INTEREST.
>> DID YOU EVER TRY AND PICK
OUT WINTER?
>> OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
I TOOK SOME GREAT SHOTS OF
WINTER THAT I SHOWED HERE WHEN
I CAME BACK TO WINTER A LITTLE
OVER A YEAR AGO IN A COMMUNITY
PRESENTATION.
I MET MY OBJECTIVE EVEN TO GET
A SHOT WHERE YOU COULD PICK OUT
THE FARM BUILDINGS RIGHT HERE
WHERE WE'RE SITTING AND I WAS
ABLE TO DO THAT.
YOU CAN SEE THE SHED AND THE
BARN IN THE PHOTOGRAPHY.
THIS IS HAND HELD PHOTOGRAPHY.
>> IF YOUR JOB TITLE IS
ASTRONAUT AND YOU WORK IN SPACE
FOR A SIX-MONTH STRETCH, YOU
REALLY NEED A HOBBY.
>> I SAY IT'S A LONG TIME TO BE
STUCK IN A TIN CAN.
I SAY IT A LITTLE BIT JOKINGLY
BUT THERE IS SOME TRUTH IN THAT.
BORING IS NOT IN THE VOCABULARY.
I FOUND THAT I COULD NOT COUNT
THE DAYS TO GO OR THE DAYS I
HAD BEEN THERE BECAUSE THERE
WERE TOO MANY OF THEM AND THEY
WENT TOO SLOWLY SO I COUNTED
MONTHS OR I DIDN'T COUNT AT ALL.
IT IS ONE OF THOSE ENVIRONMENTS
THAT WE HAVE IN LIFE'S
EXPERIENCE WHERE I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT JUST TO TAKE IT ONE
DAY AT A TIME.
BOTH FOR YOU ON BOARD THE
SPACECRAFT AS WELL AS THE
FAMILY BACK HOME ON EARTH.
>> THE JOURNEY TO THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
WILL TAKE TWO DAYS.
WILLIAMS WILL BE IN SPACE THE
NEXT SIX MONTHS AND WILL SEE
THE COMPLETION OF THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO'S MIKE
SIMONSON IS AT THE COSMODROME
IN KAZAKHSTAN PROVIDING UPDATES
ON WISCONSIN'S ASTRONAUT.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND
PICTURES, JUST GO TO
wpt.org/inwisconsin WE MOVE
FROM SPACE TRAVEL TO A MORE
DOWN TO EARTH WAY TO DEFY
GRAVITY.
CLIMBING AND LEAPING ARE BASIC
ELEMENTS OF PARKOUR, AN
ATHLETIC DISCIPLINE THAT
COMBINES RUNNING AND GYMNASTICS.
"IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER ANDY
SOTH SHOWS YOU HOW PARKOUR IS
PLAYED IN MADISON.
>> THIS IS NO QUIET STROLL
THROUGH THE PARK.
ON AN OTHERWISE QUIET SUMMER
DAY ON THE UW CAMPUS PEOPLE ARE
JUMPING, VAULTING AND FLIPPING.
AS RISKY AS THIS MAY APPEAR
THEY'LL TELL YOU THAT WHAT
THEY'RE DOING IS FAR FROM
RECKLESS.
IT IS A DISCIPLINE LIKE DANCE
OR THE MARTIAL ARTS.
IT'S TECHNIQUE OF MOVING
QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY THROUGH
SPACE NO MATTER WHAT OBSTACLE
IS IN YOUR PATH.
IT'S CALLED PARKOUR.
>> DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH WORD
THAT MEANS TO RUN THROUGH A
COURSE OR ROUTE.
>> ALISSA BRATZ WOULD KNOW.
SHE TEACHES MIDDLE SCHOOL
FRENCH IN MILTON AND IT'S WHAT
BROUGHT HER TO PARKOUR.
>> I SAW IT IN A FRENCH FILM.
>> THE FILM STARS THE FATHER OF
CHARACTER UER.
EVEN BEFORE THE MOVIE HIS
ATHLETIC FETES WERE AND
INTERNET SENSATION.
DOZENS OF PRACTITIONERS ACROSS
THE COUNTRY GATHERED IN MADISON
FOR A PARKOUR JAM THAT BRATZ
ORGANIZED.
>> A PARKOUR JAM IS LIKE A
MUSIC JAM.
>> ONCE YOU'VE VAULTED OVER A
RAILING, JUMPED OFF A CURB,
ONCE YOU'VE DONE EVEN THE
SMALLEST PART OF IT YOU'RE
ALWAYS LOOKING AROUND AND
SAYING I COULD LAUNCH OFF THAT
ROCK, I COULD CLIMB UP THAT
POLE OR CLIMB THAT TREE AND YOU
JUST SEE THE WORLD AS A
PLAYGROUND.
>> THEY MAY SEE THE WORLD AS A
PLAYGROUND, BUT THEY'LL ALSO
TELL YOU THEY TREAT THAT WORLD
WITH RESPECT.
>> OUR FIRST ETHOS IS LEAVE NO
TRACE.
WHEN WE GO TO AN AREA WE'RE NOT
HARMING IT OR DESTROYING IT.
WE'RE NOT HOOLIGANS.
>> PARKOUR ENTHUSIASTS ARE
MINDFUL OF THE REPUTATION
SKATEBOARDERS HAVE GOTTEN OVER
THE YEARS AND THE RESTRICTIONS
UPON THEM BUT THEY REJECT
TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY, EVEN
SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A BOARD
WITH WHEELS.
AND SEE PARKOUR AS A WAY TO
CONNECT WITH THE MOST BASIC,
ANCIENT SKILLS OF HUMAN
SURVIVAL.
>> ORIGINALLY WE HAD TO RUN,
CRAWL, JUMP, CLIMB, SWIM AND DO
THESE THINGS JUST TO EXIST, TO
EITHER GO GET OUR FOOD OR TO
RUN FROM SOMETHING THAT THOUGHT
WE WERE FOOD.
>> THE FLIPS AND SPINS FEED
ANOTHER BASIC HUMAN NEED, THE
DESIRE FOR SELF-EXPRESSION.
>> THIS MORE PLAYFUL FORM IS
CALLED PRE-RUNNING.
BOTH THOSE WHO DO PARKOUR AND
FREE RUNNING TELL YOU IT HAS TO
START WITH THE BASICS.
>> THERE IS A STRONG, STRONG
FEELING IN THE PARKOUR
COMMUNITY THAT YOU DON'T WANT
TO PRACTICE JUMPING OFF OF
ANYTHING HIGHER THAN ONE, MAYBE
TWO FEET FOR PROBABLY YOUR
FIRST YEAR.
>> THE MADISON PARKOUR GROUP
ALWAYS STARTS ITS WEEKLY
PRACTICE WITH A SERIES OF
WARM-UPS.
THEN IT'S ON TO MORE
CHALLENGING DRILLS.
AND SOON THEY'RE GETTING THE
ATTENTION OF PASSERSBY.
>> PARKOUR WOULD IMPLY GETTING
FROM POINT A TO POINT B AS FAST
AND FLUIDLY AS POSSIBLE.
WE TRAIN OUR BODIES AND MINDS
TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FLUIDLY OVER
THOSE OBSTACLES WITHOUT
HAMPERING US.
>> EVEN THE SKATEBOARD DUDES
ARE INTRIGUED.
BRATZ GIVES ONE TRASHER AN
IMPROMPTU LESSON.
>> YOU WANT TO DO THAT SAME
LANDING ON THIS WALL.
GET A RUNNING START.
AWESOME, GOOD.
>> BUT SOON HE'S WANTING TO TRY
SOMETHING MORE RADICAL.
>> THE IDEA IS NOT ABOUT HOW
CAN WE BE MORE EXTREME, IT IS
NOT ABOUT THAT AT ALL.
THE IDEA IS HOW CAN I MAKE
MYSELF STRONGER, PARKOUR HAS
REALLY TAUGHT ME TO SORT OF
HARNESS MY OWN STRENGTH.
>> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU
CHOOSE TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES.
>> I CAN FIND MY OWN PATH,
WHETHER IT'S THROUGH AN AREA OR
JUST THROUGH LIFE IN GENERAL.
>> ALISSA BRATZ HAS HELPED
START A PARKOUR GROUP AT MILTON
HIGH SCHOOL AND IS WORKING TO
CREATE A STATEWIDE PARKOUR
ORGANIZATION.
NOW, HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF
THE REPORTS WE'RE WORKING ON
FOR THE NEXT EDITION OF "IN
WISCONSIN."
THE FLU SEASON IS HERE AND
REPORTS OF H1N1 ARE COMING IN
FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
BUT ONE AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE
HARDER HIT THAN MOST.
WE'LL SHOW YOU WHAT HAS PUT
MILWAUKEE IN THE BULL'S EYE.
THE BIRTH OF THESE BIRDS IS BIG
NEWS.
THIS IS LIZ KOERNER.
SEE HOW THIS MILWAUKEE MAN IS
HELPING PEREGRINE FALCONS MAKE
A COMEBACK.
>> THE SECRET TO THEIR SUCCESS
IS IN THIS BOTTLE.
IT PORES OUT EASY.
NOT EVEN PROHIBITION COULD STOP
THEM.
THAT'S NEXT WEEK ON "IN
WISCONSIN" RIGHT HERE ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
A QUICK NOTE ABOUT OUR
INTERACTIVE BLOG CALLED THE
PRODUCER'S JOURNAL.
IT IS UPDATED WEEKLY WITH THE
PLACES WE'VE BEEN AND THE
PEOPLE WE'RE WORKING WITH.
IF IT'S IN WISCONSIN IT'S IN
THE PRODUCER AS CHANNEL.
CHECK IT OUT AT wpt.org.
WE LEAVE YOU THIS WEEK WITH A
REMINDER ABOUT OUR PROGRAM,
NATIONAL PARKS-WISCONSIN.
IT CAN BE SEEN NEXT RIGHT HERE
ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
ENJOY THE VIEW FROM ALL FOUR OF
WISCONSIN'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND
HAVE A GREAT WEEK "IN
WISCONSIN."
>> NEXT TIME ON "IN WISCONSIN,"
THE H1N1 FLU HITS WISCONSIN AND
HIGH ASTHMA RATES HAVE PUT
MILWAUKEE IN THE BULL'S EYE.
THE BIRTH OF THESE BIRDS IS
STILL BIG NEWS IN WISCONSIN.
THE PEREGRINE FALCON COME BACK.
WE'LL LOOK AT THE CLAIM TO FAME
WITH WISCONSIN'S OLDEST HABIT.
JOIN US FOR "IN WISCONSIN"
THURSDAY AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> NEXT TIME ON "IN WISCONSIN."
THE H1N1 FLU HITS WISCONSIN AND
HIGH ASTHMA RATES HAVE PUT
MILWAUKEE RIGHT IN THE BULL'S
EYE.
THE BIRTH OF THESE BIRDS IS
STILL BIG NEWS IN WISCONSIN.
THROUGH ONE MAN'S CONNECTION
THROUGH THE PEREGRINE FALCON
COMEBACK.
WE'LL EXPLORE THE CLAIM TO FAME
FOR WISCONSIN'S OLDEST HABIT.
JOIN US FOR "IN WISCONSIN"
TONIGHT AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> THE SECRET TO THEIR SUCCESS
IS IN THIS BOTTLE.
IT PORES EASY AND GOES DOWN,
WELL?
THE TASTE HASN'T STOPPED
VISITORS FROM POUNDING SHOTS AT
WISCONSIN'S OLDEST TAVERN, NOT
EVEN PROHIBITION COULD STOP
THEM.
JOIN US FOR "IN WISCONSIN"
THURSDAY AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> THE BIRTH OF THESE BIRDS IS
STILL BIG NEWS.
THIS IS "IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER
LIZ KOERNER.
SEE HOW THIS MILWAUKEE MAN IS
HELPING PEREGRINE FALCONS MAKE
A COMEBACK.
JOIN US FOR "IN WISCONSIN"
THURSDAY AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.