>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO "IN
WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK HIKE THROUGH A
REMARKABLE SECTION OF OLD
GROWTH FOREST IN OCONTO COUNTY
FOR AN UP-CLOSE ROCK RE OF
GREAT BLUE HERONS.
JUMP INTO THE WORLD OF THESE
VIDEO GAME DESIGNERS AND SEE
HOW THEY CREATE THE MAGIC OF
MOVEMENT AND FIND OUT HOW A
BATTLE OVER LAND USE RIGHTS HAS
TRANSFORMED THIS WOMAN INTO THE
ERIN BROKOVICH OF POLK COUNTY.
WE'LL ALSO TALK WITH AUTHOR
DAVID MARANISS ABOUT WHY
STUDENT ACTIVISM AND POLITICS
MIX SO DIFFERENTLY TODAY
COMPARED TO THE 1960s "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, NEIGHBORHOODS
AND LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY, OFFERING
ENERGY-SAVING IDEAS ON THE WEB.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
CARBONE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER
CENTER.
COMPREHENSIVE AS DESIGNATED BY
THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
PROVIDES EDUCATION AND
TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN.
CARBONE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER
CENTER, CANCER CARE FOR THE
GREATER GOOD.
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.
>> THE OLD ADAGE NOT IN MY
BACKYARD IS GETTING A WORKOUT
IN THE POLK COUNTY COMMUNITY OF
LAKETOWN.
A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY WANTS TO
OPEN A MINE BLASTING ROCK AND
QUARRY IN A QUIET RURAL SETTING.
AS FREDERICA FREYBERG REPORTS,
SOME NEARBY NEIGHBORS ARE
FIGHTING BACK.
>> MARK GUSTOFSON MOVED TO THIS
CORNER OF NORTHERN POLK COUNTY
FOR THE QUIET.
>> THE WORST THING IS THE
PEACEFUL SETTING I'M GOING TO
LOSE.
THEY SAY IT WON'T BE THAT
NOISY, BUT I THINK IT IS GOING
TO BE PLENTY NOISY.
>> THE NOISE GUSTOFSON WORRIES
ABOUT WOULD COME FROM A
PROPOSED MINE AND QUARRY, A
HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
WANTS TO LOCATE IT HERE.
WHAT THE ROAD BUILDERS ARE
AFTER AT THIS SITE IN LAKETOWN
TOWNSHIP IS WHAT IS CALLED TRAP
ROCK.
THE BIG HILL BEHIND GUSTOFSON'S
HOUSE IS MADE OF IT.
>> WE'LL BE TAKING THE BASALT
AND HARD ROCK AND THAT MATERIAL
CAN BE USED IN HOT MIX ASPHALT,
CONCRETE, BASE COURSE MATERIAL
THAT GOES UNDERNEATH THE ROAD,
LANDSCAPE PRODUCTS.
>> AS IN OTHER HARD ROCK
QUARRIES THERE WILL BE BLASTING
AND CRUSHING AND TRUCKING OF
THE MATERIAL.
>> THE TWO AREAS WE'LL BE
QUARRYING ARE TWO 80 ACRE
PARCELS.
80 ACRES IN THE NORTH AND 80
ACRES ON THE WEST.
>> MATHY CONSTRUCTION HAS
CONTRACTS TO WORK ON HIGHWAYS
IN THE VICINITY AND SAYS HAVING
A QUARRY NEARBY REDUCES
EXPENSES.
>> IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
RESOURCES AVAILABLE, THEY ARE
GOING TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE.
OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A COST TO
THAT.
>> COMPANY VICE PRESIDENT PERRY
ATTERHOLT SAYS THE TAXPAYER'S
BILL FOR BUILDING AND FIXING
HIGHWAYS WOULD INCREASE IF
CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES CANNOT
GET MATERIALS LOCALLY.
BUT MARK GUST OFF SON AND TWO
OF HIS NEIGHBORS SAY THE COST
BENEFIT OF TURNING THIS INTO A
TRAP ROCK MINE SHOULD NOT TRUMP
NATURE'S LANDSCAPE.
>> I THINK ROAD DEVELOPMENT HAS
TAKEN PRECEDENCE FOR TOO LONG
NOW AND IT'S TIME TO TALK, TO
STOP AND TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING
THAT IS AS IMPORTANT AS ROADS.
>> THE NEIGHBORS TOOK US TO THE
TOP OF WHAT LOCALS CALL IVER'S
MOUNTAIN, WHAT CONTRACTORS
COULD SOON BE BLASTING AWAY AT.
>> I THINK THIS PARTICULAR SITE
IS BEAUTIFUL.
BESIDES US TALKING I CAN'T HEAR
A THING EXCEPT THE LEAVES
RUSTLING AND OCCASIONAL BUG
LANDING.
IT GIVES YOU TIME TO CONNECT
WITH THE EARTH.
>> BUT AS BEAUTIFUL AS IT MAY
BE, MATHY CONSTRUCTION BOUGHT
AND OWNS THE ACREAGE AND HAS
READILY COMPLIED WITH EXISTING
STATE AND COUNTY REGULATIONS.
REGULATIONS INCLUDING STATE AIR
AND WATER PERMITS AND A COUNTY
PERMIT REQUIRING SPECIFIC
CLEANUP AND RESTORATION AFTER
THE MINE CLOSES.
BUT ACCORDING TO THE LAND AND
WATER RESOURCES DIRECTOR FOR
POLK COUNTY, HOW THE COMPANY
PLANS TO USE THE LAND HAS NOT
BEEN SUBJECT TO LOCAL
REGULATIONS BECAUSE THEY DON'T
EXIST.
THE TOWN WHERE THE MOUNTAIN
SITS IS UNZONED.
>> PICK A LAND USE YOU MIGHT
NOT LIKE NEXT TO YOU,
RACETRACK, OR SHOOTING RANGE OR
STRIP CLUB.
THERE IS A LOT OF POSSIBILITIES.
AND EACH OF THOSE WOULD HAVE
SOME DEGREE OF REGULATION IF
YOU HAD ZONING.
AS IN THIS CASE, FOR EXAMPLE,
WITH THAT NON-METALLIC MINE, IT
WOULD HAVE HAD TO OBTAIN A
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT.
WELL, THEN A LOT OF CRITERIA
COULD BE REVIEWED.
THINGS LIKE DUST AND NOISE AND
VIBRATION AND TRAFFIC, THINGS
LIKE THAT.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT ZONING
WOULD REVIEW AND LOOK AT.
WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT
WITHOUT ZONING.
>> NONE OF THAT IS REGULATED
WITHOUT THAT?
>> CORRECT.
>> TIM RITTEN SAID THE REASON
SOME TOWNS LACK ZONING IS
BECAUSE OFTEN PEOPLE IN THE
TOWNS DON'T WANT IT.
>> PEOPLE THAT DON'T WANT TO BE
TOLD WHAT TO DO.
THEY DON'T WANT GOVERNMENT
REGULATION TO ANY GREAT DEGREE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE
IDEA THEY HAVE TO GO GET A
BUILDING PERMIT IF THEY WANT TO
BUILD A GARAGE OR IF THEY WANT
TO DO SOMETHING.
>> IN THIS CASE, NEARBY
RESIDENTS THOUGHT THERE WAS
SUCH ZONING IN THEIR TOWN.
>> THIS IS A BIG WAKEUP CALL.
>> WHEN THIS WAKEUP CALL CAME,
JESSICA KING ANSWERED.
SHE'S THE MOTHER OF FOUR YOUNG
CHILDREN, FARMS THE FAMILY
PROPERTY WITH HER HUSBAND AND
NOW IS MAKING IT HER MISSION TO
PREVENT THE TRAP ROCK QUARRY
FROM GOING IN BEHIND HER HOUSE.
IT TAKES BABYSITTERS AND
WAITING UNTIL NAP TIME BUT KING
POURS THROUGH COUNTY
ORDINANCES, STATE STATUTE BOOKS
AND EVEN SUPREME COURT RULINGS.
ALREADY HER WORK HAS RESULTED
IN DELAYING THE PROJECT.
SHE SAYS SHE'S GOING FOR BROKE.
>> SOME AROUND THE TOWNSHIP
CALL ME ERIN BROKOVICH.
I LAUGH IT OFF.
I FEEL EMPOWERED.
IF SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE ON A
HUGE CHEMICAL COMPANY THAT WE
CAN TAKE ON A CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY.
>> WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO THE
PEOPLE IN LAKETOWN WHO ARE
PARTICULARLY DISTURBED BY THE
PROSPECT OF YOUR OPERATION
GOING IN?
>> WELL, WE HOPE TO WORK WITH
THEM.
WE WILL TRY TO ADDRESS ALL
THEIR CONCERNS THAT THEY HAVE.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT
FOR THE LIFE OF THE QUARRY.
>> AND THE LIFE OF THE QUARRY
IS ANTICIPATED TO BE 70 TO 80
YEARS.
THAT'S HOW LONG THE COMPANY
EXPECTS TO BE TAKING TRAP ROCK
OUT OF IT.
AT THAT TIME THE QUARRY WOULD
BE TURNED BACK TO NATURE UNDER
THE COUNTY'S RECLAMATION RULES.
THE COMPANY SAYS WHEN IT'S DONE
WITH THE TRAP ROCK QUARRY IN
LAKE TOWN IT WOULD LOOK
SOMETHING LIKE THIS OLD MATHY
QUARRY.
>> I HOPE THEY SEE OUR
OPERATION AND HOW THEY DO
THINGS THE PERCEPTION WON'T BE
AS BAD AS THEY THINK.
>> FOR JESSICA KING 70 OR 80
YEARS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT AND
THAT'S WHY SHE'S FIGHTING NOW.
>> I'M DOING IT FOR MY KIDS AND
THE NEXT GENERATION.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT RECLAIMING
WHEN MY GRANDCHILDREN WILL BE
AROUND.
MY KIDS MIGHT NOT EVEN SEE THIS
RECLAIMED.
THAT'S SCARY.
>> MOTHER NATURE PUTS THIS
STUFF.
WE DON'T -- WE GO WHEREVER
MOTHER NATURE PUTS IT AND
SOMETIMES IF IT'S IN THEIR
BACKYARD PEOPLE DON'T WANT IT
BUT IT'S OKAY TO BE IN SOMEBODY
ELSE'S BACKYARD.
>> THIS DISPUTE COULD END UP IN
COURT.
JESSICA KING UNCOVERED A
VIOLATION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS
LAW WHICH ALLOWED THE TOWN
BOARD TO TAKE A NEW BOARD
APPROVING A TWO-YEAR MORATORIUM
ON MINING IN LAKETOWN.
THE TOWN BOARD BELIEVES THE
MORATORIUM WILL BUY TIME TO
DEVELOP A ZONING PLAN.
THE COMPANY TELLS US THAT THE
MORATORIUM DOESN'T APPLY TO
THIS PROJECT.
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
WISCONSIN CITIZENS HAVE A
HISTORY OF CHALLENGING THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND ONE OF THE
BETTER KNOWN PERIODS OF PROTEST
TOOK PLACE BACK IN 1968 WHEN
THE EYES OF THE NATION WERE
FIXED ON THE UW-MADISON CAMPUS
AND THE UNREST CAUSED BY THE
VIETNAM WAR.
FLASH FORWARD 40 YEARS AND OUR
NATION IS IMMERSED IN YET
ANOTHER WAR WHILE AGAIN GEARING
UP TO ELECT A NEW PRESIDENT.
BUT AS ANDY SOTH REPORTS THERE
IS ONE STRIKING DIFFERENCE WHEN
YOU COMPARE THE EVENTS OF 1968
TO 2008.
THE ACTIONS AND REACTIONS OF
OUR STATE'S YOUNGEST VOTERS.
>> CLASSES HAVE JUST BEGUN AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN.
ON A QUIET SUNNY DAY LIKE THIS,
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THAT THIS
CORNER OF CAMPUS WAS ONCE THE
SIGHT OF BLOODY RIOTS.
BUT FOUR DECADES AGO THE ERA OF
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND PROTEST
WAS KICKED OFF WHEN STUDENTS
OCCUPIED THE COMMERCE BUILDING
TO PROTEST DOW CHEMICAL'S ROLE
IN THE VIETNAM WAR.
IT IS DOCUMENTED IN DAVID
MARANISSS BOOK THEY MARCHED
INTO SUNLIGHT.
>> I WAS A FRESHMAN THAT YEAR.
THERE WAS A CULTURAL CHANGE AND
I SAW STANDING ON THE SIDE OF
THAT EVENT I SAW POLICE COMES
IN AND SAW HEADS COME OUT
BLOODIED I KNEW THINGS WERE
CHANGING IN THE COUNTRY.
>> IN THE TIME LEADING UP TO
THE 1968 ELECTION, MOST
AMERICANS HAD TURNED AGAINST
THE WAR IN VIETNAM AND SUPPORT
FOR THE PRESIDENT WAS AT AN
HISTORIC LOW.
IN 2008, ATTITUDES TOWARD THE
WAR IN IRAQ AND THE PRESIDENT
MATCH THOSE OF 40 YEARS AGO.
YET THE UW AND OTHER CAMPUSES
ARE QUIET.
TO EXPLORE WHY THIS IS WE WENT
BACK TO THE SITE OF THOSE
ANTI-WAR PROTESTS AND BROUGHT
ALONG AN I-POD LOADED FROM THIS
FOOTAGE FROM THE LATE 60s.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> IT'S CRAZY.
>> PRETTY INTENSE.
>> YOU RECOGNIZE WHERE IT'S
FROM?
>> RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?
>> YEAH.
>> WOW, THAT'S CRAZY.
>> TO THESE STUDENTS TODAY THIS
FORM OF AGGRESSIVE POLITICAL
ACTION SEEMS DIFFICULT TO
COMPREHEND.
FORMER STUDENT ACTIVIST AND
MADISON MAYOR HAS AN
EXPLANATION.
>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE TO SAY IT
THIS WAY BUT IF THERE WAS A
DRAFT, WE WOULD HAVE OPPOSITION
IN THE STREETS.
>> I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE
ARE FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE
WAR SO THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO
GET INVOLVED AS MUCH.
>> MOST MOVEMENTS ARE A
COMBINATION OF IDEALISM AND
SELF-INTEREST AND THAT
SELF-INTEREST OF THE DRAFT
FORCED EVERYBODY TO THINK ABOUT
THE WAR IN A MORE VISCERAL WAY
EVERY DAY.
>> THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO
MILITARY DRAFT TODAY IS LIKELY
WHY THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED AS THEY
WERE IN THE VIETNAM ERA.
>> THIS GENERATIONS IS EQUALLY
IDEALISTIC OR MORE AND NOT FAIR
TO CHARACTERIZE THEM AS
APOLITICAL OR LAZY.
I THINK THE FORCES OF CULTURE
HAS CHANGED AND IT TAKES A
DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
>> ONE WAY IT'S CHANGED IS HOW
PROTEST IS VIEWED.
>> THERE ARE MORE EFFECTIVE
WAYS TO SHOW THEIR OPPOSITION
NOWADAYS.
>> STREET PROTESTING AND THINGS
LIKE THAT IT SEEMS TO ME WERE
SOMEWHAT NEW AND RADICAL AND
HAD A HIGHER EFFECT.
>> THE NEWNESS THAT WAS BROUGHT
INTO PEOPLE'S LIVING ROOMS IN
THE 1960s IS CLEARLY GONE.
>> IF FACT, WHEN THERE IS
STREET PROTEST TODAY LIKE AT
THE RECENT POLITICAL
CONVENTIONS IT'S LARGELY
IGNORED BY MAINSTREAM NEWS
ORGANIZATIONS BUT CAN BE FOUND
ON YOUTUBE READILY.
THE WHOLE WORLD OF
COMMUNICATIONS HAS CHANGED.
AND THAT CHANGE HAS, IN TURN,
CHANGED HOW YOUNG PEOPLE BECOME
POLITICALLY INVOLVED.
>> I WOULD ARGUE THERE ARE
DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPROACH WHAT
STUDENT ACTIVISM MEANS.
>> UW STUDENT DANNY SPIM WRITES
A BLOG,.
>> IT'S A FORM OF POLITICAL
ACTIVISM WHERE STUDENTS CAN GET
ENGAGED IN THEIR DORM ROOMS AND
TALK ABOUT THINGS THEY THINK IS
IMPORTANT.
>> THROUGH THESE WEB LOGS
ANYONE WITH INTERNET ACCESS CAN
HAVE A VOICE IN POLITICAL
DISCUSSION.
IT IS NOT LIMITED TO YOUNG
PEOPLE.
>> THE INTERNET PROVIDES ALL OF
US AN OPPORTUNITY EVERY NIGHT I
CAN LOG ON, WRITE A POST FOR MY
BLOG.
40 YEARS AGO IT WOULD BE A
PRESS CONFERENCE.
>> BUT THE GROWTH IN BLOGGING
DOES NOT MEAN POLITICAL
ACTIVITY HAS BECOME LIMITED TO
PEOPLE HOME ALONE IN THEIR
PAJAMAS.
OTHER TECHNOLOGY IS BEING
ADAPTED FOR POLITICAL USE.
SO-CALLED SOCIAL MEDIA POPULAR
WITH YOUNG PEOPLE.
SITES LIKE FACEBOOK WERE
CREATED FOR GROUPS OF FRIENDS
TO STAY CONNECTED BUT THE
POTENTIAL TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH
CANDIDATES AND CAUSES IS BEING
REALIZED.
TEXTS FROM CELL PHONES ARE
BEING USED FOR POLITICAL
COMMUNICATION.
>> THE YOUTH VOTE IS
POTENTIALLY VERY POWERFUL.
THAT MEANS CANDIDATES WHO WANT
TO GET THAT VOTE WILL BE USING
ALL THE NEW TOOLS YOUNG PEOPLE
USE TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH
OTHER.
>> YOUTUBE AND TEXTING AND
THINGS LIKE THAT PERHAPS THAT'S
OUR FORM OF ENGAGEMENT AND
WE'RE NOT TAKING TO THE STREETS
AND GETTING BEATEN BY POLICE.
>> IN 2004, 65% OF YOUNG VOTERS
IN WISCONSIN CAST A BALLOT.
THAT'S THE SECOND HIGHEST
TURNOUT RATE NATIONWIDE.
OUR NEXT REPORT ALLOWS US JUST
FOR A WHILE TO LEAVE BEHIND THE
REAL WORLD OF WAR, POLITICS AND
THE ECONOMY AND INSTEAD DROP
INTO THE VIRTUAL WORLD OF VIDEO
GAMING.
PRODUCER ALEX ANDRE TAKES US ON
A BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR OF THE
NUTS AND BOLTS THAT GO INTO
CREATING FANTASY AT THE
INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN COMPUTER
GAME SOFTWARE COMPANY, RAVEN
SOFTWARE.
>> RAVEN SOFTWARE IS DEVELOPER
OF GAMES ON MANY DIFFERENT
PLATFORMS.
BOTH PC AND CONSOLE.
WE BUILD EVERYTHING THAT IS IN
THE GAME.
WE BUILD THE ARC, THE LEVELS,
THE SOUND AND MUSIC AND THINGS
LIKE THAT.
THE WHOLE PROCESS IN ORDER TO
MAKE A VIDEO GAME THE VERY
MULTI-TIERED.
WE HAVE A CINEMATIC DEPARTMENT
NOW THAT TAKES CARE OF THE
CINEMATICS.
THE DIFFICULT PART OF THIS
INDUSTRY IS YOU HAVE SO MANY
CREATIVE FORCES YOU HAVE TO
LINE UP WITH SOUND, MUSIC,
SCANNING.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO FOR
STYLIZED PHOTO REALISTIC
MOTIONS LIKE A MOVIE STYLE
ADVENTURE GAME OR SPORTS TITLE,
THEN YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO
USE MOTION CAPTURE.
>> IF YOU HAD AN ANIMATED AND I
NEEDED TO DO A PHOTO IT WOULD
TAKE HOURS, MOST LIKELY TAKE
DAYS BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO A
GAME THAT HAS HUNDREDS OR
THOUSANDS OF THOSE MOTIONS,
BEST WAY TO DO IT IS TO GET
SOMEBODY IN A SUIT AND MOTION
CAPTURE THEM BECAUSE WE CAN
TAKE THAT SAME WALK CYCLE AND
TURN IT AROUND IN A FEW HOURS.
THE MARKERS, IS THE PHONE
MARKER WITH A VELCRO BASE AND
IT IS COVERED IN SCOTCH GUARD
WHICH IS BASICALLY REFLECTIVE
TAPE.
WHEN YOU SHINE A FLASHLIGHT ON
THEM THERE IS THIS WHITE HOT 1
INCH BALL OF LIGHT.
THEY HAVE 28 CAMERAS.
THEY ARE EMITTING THE RED
INFRARED.
THERE IS A LITTLE BLACK AND
WHITE CAMERA RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE.
IT STARTS OUT ON A PIECE OF
PAPER AND SAY WE WANT THIS
CHARACTER TO DO THIS IN THE
SCENE.
BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, WE'LL LOOK
AT IT ON PAPER AND THEN DECIDE
HOW MUCH WE CAN CAPTURE, IF WE
CAN CAPTURE IT SAFELY.
MOST CASES ACTION CAPTION HAS
TOO DIFFERENT USES.
ONE IS FOR CINEMATICS.
YOU CAN USE IT AS A
STORYTELLING TOOL.
THE OTHER HALF IS MORE OF A
TECHNICAL SIDE.
THAT'S WHERE ACTUAL INTERACTIVE
PLAY OF DRIVING THE CHARACTER.
>> WHEN A GAME IS CREATED IT'S
DONE IN DIFFERENT PARTS AND
PIECES.
UNTIL THE AUDIO DEPARTMENT GETS
INVOLVED IN IT NOTHING YOU SEE
ON SCREEN IS GOING TO MAKE ANY
SENSE.
SO WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO
HEAR YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THAT.
WITHOUT ANY AUDIO ON IT WE'RE
LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS
WHERE WE SEE A MOVIE AND WE SEE
CHARACTERS MOVING AND DOING
THINGS IN HERE.
THE CHARACTER WALKING AROUND IN
THE WORLD ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE
SOME FOOTSTEPS.
AND SOUND EFFECTS, VOICES OF
CHARACTERS.
AND FINALLY, TO GIVE IT A
LITTLE MOOD AND ATMOSPHERE WE
NEED A MUSIC TRACK BEHIND IT.
I THINK THE MOST AWESOME
FEELING IS WHEN YOU CREATE
SOMETHING NEW THAT REALLY
DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE.
WHATEVER WE'RE DREAMING,
WHATEVER WE'RE TRYING TO
ENVISION, WE JUST NEED TO FIND
THE OBJECTS OR THE ASSETS THAT
WILL HELP US MAKE IT.
>> WE TAKE SCANS OF DIFFERENT
OBJECTS WITHIN THE REAL WORLD
AND IT ALLOWS OUR ARTISTS TO
HAVE TO BUILD LESS ON THE
COMPUTER.
THE TYPES THAT WE USE ARE
EITHER STRUCTURED LIGHT
SCANNERS OR LASER SCANNERS.
THEY GO AT A WAVELENGTH OF 390
NANOMETERS AND IT SENDS OUT
PATTERNS OF LIGHT WAVES AND THE
LASER LIGHT GOES OUT, COMES
BACK IN AND IS RECEIVED IN THE
CAMERA AND THEN THERE IS
PROCESSING THAT GOES ON.
TO MAKE THE THREE DIMENSIONAL
SCAN WE WILL TAKE EACH SEPARATE
SCAN USING THE SOFTWARE OVERLAY
THEM AND CREATE ONE SCAN.
WE CAN DO A FACE SCAN IN TEN
SECONDS' TIME TO A COMPLETE
SCAN OF AN OBJECT IN -- IF IT'S
LARGE, SAY AN AUTOMOBILE, IT
WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO HOURS.
FOR ME COMING IN AND SEEING NEW
THINGS CREATED THAT HAVE NEVER
EXISTED BEFORE IS MY FAVORITE
PART OF MY JOB.
>> THAT'S REALLY WHAT KIND OF
INSPIRES ME IS I LOVE WORKING
WITH OTHER CREATIVE PEOPLE ON
FUN PROJECTS.
THAT'S WHAT I GET UP IN THE
MORNING AND LOOK FORWARD TO
COMING TO WORK ABOUT.
>> IT'S WHAT GOT ME IN TROUBLE
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
>> I PROBABLY PLAY CLOSE TO 15
HOURS A WEEK.
>> MAYBE SIX TO TEN HOURS A
WEEK.
>> WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL IT WAS
LIKE FOUR HOURS A DAY.
>> I ALSO STILL PLAY DID --
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS.
>> WE'LL HOP BACK OUT OF THE
VIRTUAL WORLD NOW IN ORDER TO
HIT THE TRAIL.
THE GREAT WISCONSIN BIRDING AND
NATURE TRAIL.
PRODUCER JO GARRETT TAKES US ON
A STRETCH THAT WINDS THROUGH
NICK LAY NATIONAL FOREST.
ONE OF THE STOPS ALONG THE WAY
IS A SPOT CALLED CATHEDRAL
PINES.
NOT ONLY DOES IT FEATURE ONE OF
OUR STATE'S MOST BREATHTAKING
STANDS OF OLD GROWTH FOREST, IT
IS ALSO THE VENUE FOR AN AVIAN
SYMPHONY OF SOUND.
>> THIS IS ON AN OLD GROWTH
PART HERE.
OVER 200 YEARS OLD.
WE'RE ABOUT 125 FEET TALL ON
AVERAGE.
THAT'S THE HERONS.
THEY NOISE THEY MAKE.
THE CHICKENS ARE GOING TO BE
BEGGING FOR FOOD.
THIS IS CALLED A ROOKERY.
IT HAS HERON NESTS IN IT.
A BIG BLUE HERON IS THE LARGEST
IN NORTH AMERICA ABOUT FOUR
FEET TALL.
THEY LIKE TO NEST IN THE
TALLEST TREES THEY CAN FIND.
THEY SHOW UP HERE IN MID APRIL
TO MAY FOR NESTING TO BEGIN AND
THEN BETWEEN SEPTEMBER AND
OCTOBER THEY MIGRATE DOWN TO
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE GULF
STATES WHERE THEY SPEND THE
WINTER.
>> THEY'LL RETURN TO THE SAME
ROOKERY YEAR AFTER YEAR.
WE HAVE ABOUT 85 NESTS.
THAT'S 170 HERONS.
THAT'S A LOT OF HERONS AND IF
THEY HAVE A COUPLE OF CHICKS
IT'S A LOT OF BIRDS UP THERE.
THEY CAN HAVE ANYWHERE FROM ONE
TO TWO CHICKS UP TO FOUR OR
FIVE.
HOW MANY CHICKS SURVIVE DEPENDS
ON WHAT THE FOOD SUPPLY IS LIKE
THAT YEAR.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH FOOD
THEY'LL GET.
THEY'LL LAY OL THE EGGS THEY
CAN.
IF THERE ISN'T ENOUGH FOOD THE
OLDER STRONGER CHICKS WILL PUSH
THE WEAKER ONES OUT OF THE NEST.
THEY PROBABLY WANT TO GET OUT
HERE MAY, JUNE OR JULY.
JULY IS MOST ACTIVE BECAUSE THE
CHICKS ARE OLDER AND YOU CAN
SEE THEM HANGING OUT IN THE
NEST.
BY AUGUST THE ROOKERY IS QUIET.
THEY ARE VERY FIERCE.
THEY'LL USE THEIR BEAK TO STAB
A PREDATOR IF THEY CAN REACH
THEM.
THE TALLER THE TREE IS, THE
MORE WARNING THEY HAVE THERE IS
A PREDATOR TRYING TO GET UP
THERE.
THAT'S WHY THEY CHOOSE THE
TALLEST TREES THEY CAN FIND AND
NEST IN BIG GROUPS SO THAT WAY
THERE IS ALWAYS PARENT ON THE
LOOKOUT FOR THE PREDATORS LIKE
FISCHER, EAGLES OR BEARS.
THE MAIN SELF-DEFENSE IS TO
VOMIT ON INTRUDERS AND EVEN THE
CHICKS WILL DO THAT.
OVER TIME THE HERONS IN
WHATEVER PLACE THEY CHOOSE FOR
A ROOKERY WILL END UP KILLING
THE TREES BECAUSE OF THEIR
ACIDIC DROPPINGS.
HERE THE HERONS ARE MOVING
THEIR NESTS CLOSER TO THE TRAIL
SYSTEM EVERY YEAR AS THE TREES
THEY WERE NESTING IN START TO
DECLINE AND DIE.
YOU CAN SEE THEM RIGHT OFF THE
TRAILS.
I DON'T KNOW OF ANYPLACE
ELSEWHERE THERE IS A HERON
ROOKERY RIGHT ON A TRAIL.
THERE ARE OTHERS AROUND BUT
THEY'RE USUALLY WAY BACK
SOMEPLACE YOU CAN HIKE INTO.
HERE YOU CAN HIKE ALONG A NICE
LITTLE TRAIL.
>> IT'S SOMETHING ELSE TO HEAR
THEM CHATTER UP THERE.
THEY MUST HAVE A REGULAR
CONVERSATION WITH EACH OTHER,
HUH?
>> WHEN THEY JABBER LIKE THAT.
THIS IS QUITE SOMETHING, THIS
AREA RIGHT HERE, ISN'T IT?
ALL THEM PINES.
SO NICE AND STRAIGHT.
>> YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE AT
wpt.org/inwisconsin TO GET
DIRECTIONS TO CATHEDRAL PINES
STATE NATURAL AREA.
YOU CAN ALSO WATCH MORE REPORTS
FEATURING OTHER STOPS ALONG THE
GREAT WISCONSIN BIRDING AND
NATURE TRAIL.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE NOW ON AN
ISSUE WE REPORTED ON
EXTENSIVELY LAST SEASON.
WOLVES IN WISCONSIN.
JUST THIS WEEK, A FEDERAL JUDGE
PLACED THE WISCONSIN POPULATION
OF WOLVES BACK ON THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST.
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES GRAY
WOLF WAS TAKEN OFF THE LIST
BACK IN MARCH OF 2007.
BUT THIS WEEK'S RULING SAYS
WOLVES CANNOT BE DELISTED IN
ONE PART OF THE COUNTRY WHILE
STILL ENDANGERED IN OTHER AREAS.
MANAGEMENT OF WISCONSIN'S
WOLVES NOW REVERTS BACK TO THE
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
LEAVING THE STATE DNR WITHOUT
AUTHORITY TO KILL PROBLEM
WOLVES OR ISSUE PERMITS TO
LANDOWNERS TO SHOOT WOLVES THAT
ATTACK LIVESTOCK OR PETS.
CURRENTLY OUR STATE'S
POPULATION OF WOLVES IS
ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 550 ANIMALS,
EXCEEDING THE DNR'S TARGET GOAL
OF 350.
WE'LL BRING YOU A REPORT NEXT
WEEK ABOUT HOW A RICE LAKE
FARMER IS COPING WITH
REPEATEDLY LOSING LIVESTOCK TO
WOLVES AND WE'LL COMPARE COSTS
WITH A JEFFERSON COUNTY STAY AT
HOME MOM WHO HOPES THE NEXT
PRESIDENT WILL BRING DOWN
RISING PRICES.
AND WE'LL MEET A MADISON PHOTO
JOURNALIST WHO TRAVELED HALF A
WORLD AWAY TO TRACK DOWN
CHILDREN HE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHED
25 YEARS AGO.
THAT'S NEXT WEEK.
IN THE MEANTIME, WE LEAVE YOU
TO ENJOY THE PALLET OF AUTUMN
COLOR FOUND IN FLORENCE
COUNTY'S WILD RIVERS FOREST.
WE'RE "IN WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY, WHO
BRING SAFE, RELIABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY
TO KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS
AND LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY, OFFERING
ENERGY-SAVING IDEAS ON THE WEB.
THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
CARBONE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER
CENTER, COMPREHENSIVE AS
DESIGNATED BY THE NATIONAL
CANCER INSTITUTE PROVIDED
EDUCATING AND TREATMENT FOR
PEOPLE WITHOUT WISCONSIN.
CARBONE COMPREHENSIVE CANCER
CENTER, CANCER CARE FOR THE
GREATER GOOD 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.