>> WELCOME TO "IN WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK WE INVESTIGATE WHY
SOME LAKES AND STREAMS IN
CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAVE VANISHED.
>> IT JUST KEPT GOING DOWN AND
DOWN AND DOWN AND IT WAS GONE.
>> PLUS SACRED SYMBOLS FOR
NATIVE AMERICANS WITHSTAND THE
TEST OF TIME.
>> WE'RE A PEOPLE OF THE
PANTHERS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE
BEARS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE
BIRDS.
>> NOW THE STORIES OF LONG AGO
ARE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS.
AND A TRIP TO JEAN GARVEY'S
ALPACA FARM.
THAT'S NEXT 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, NEIGHBORHOODS
AND LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALIENT ENERGY, WE'RE AN FOR YOU.
AND THE ANIMAL DENTISTRY AND
ORAL SURGERY SPECIALISTS OF
MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH, A
VETERINARY TEAM WORKING WITH
PET OWNERS AND FAMILY
VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORAL DISEASE AND SURGERY FOR
SMALL COMPANION ANIMALS
ADDITIONAL FUNDING BY BIKE
WISCONSIN.
>> WE BEGIN WITH THE END OF THE
JOURNEY FOR THE MADISON
LANDMARK.
WE FIRST TOLD YOU ABOUT THE
NATIVE AMERICIGY TREE
LAST JANUARY.
CARVED FROM A TREE TRUNK IT
MARKS THE SPOT OF ANCIENT
EFFIGY MOUNDS.
THIS WEEK "IN WISCONSIN'S" ANDY
SOTH SHOWS YOU WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN TIME AND WEATHER HAVE
TAKEN THEIR TOLL ON A BELOVED
NEIGHBORHOOD ICON.
>> ON A WARM FALL THERE IS
A GATHERING AT MADISON'S HUDSON
PARK, A SPOT WHERE PEOPLE HAVE
GATHERED TOGETHER FOR A LONG,
LONG TIME.
>> 1,000 YEARS AGO FOLKS LIKE
YOURSELVES CAME TOGETHER TO
MEET NEW FRIENDS, YOU MIGHT
MEET A SPOUSE AND CELEBRATE
LIFE.
IS IT NEAT 1,000 YE LATER
WE'RE STANDING HERE DOING THE
SAME THING.
>> THE PARK IS KNOOR ITS
THOUSAND YEAR OLD EFFIGY MOUN
AND NOW FOR THE TREE CARVED BY
HARRY WHITEHORSE.
>> I STARTED KHIS ELG APRIL 10.
MY MOTHER ALWAYS CALLED THE
PEOPLE THAT DID THE MOUNDS THE
ANCIENT.
>> WE'RE THE PEOPLE OF
PANTHERS, BEARS AND BIRDS.
>> AS FAR AS THIS PARTICULAR
SITE AND MY OTHER SITES, THIS
IS A RELIGIOUS BURIAL SITE AND
MANY OTHER THINGS BUT ALSO A
WAY TO SOLIDIFY THE COMMUNITY.
TODAY THE COMMUNITY UNITES TO
HONOR THAT SPIRIT BY
CELEBRATING THE EFFIGY TREE.
IT HAD BECOME A REVERED PART OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THE BEAR CUB DOWN HERE ARE
WRAPPED AROUND THE MOTHER'S
LEGS.
THIS IS THE THUNDERBIRD HERE,
RIGHT?
ISN'T THAT NEAT?
>> PEOPLE, WHEN THEY LOOK AT
IT, LIKE ONE WOMAN CAME UP AND
ASKED WHEN YOU TOOK THE BARK
OFF HE WAS WATCHING YOU TAKE
THE BARK OFF.
I DIDN'T KNOW ALL THE FIGURES
WERE UNDERNEATH THAT BARK.
>> HERE IS A BEAR.
>> THERE IS A BEAR, A CUB BEAR
THAT IS EYE LEVEL WITH THE
SMALLER KIDS AND THEY LIKE THAT
PART OF IT.
>> BUT THE WOODENPTURE
COULDN'T SURVIVE THE ELEMENTS.
>> THE ORIGINAL PIECE WAS
BEAUTIFUL BUT IT STARTED TO
DETERIORATE QUICKLY BECAUSE IT
WAS A TREE THAT HAD DIED AND IT
WAS KIND OF HARD TO WATCH THAT
DETERIORATION AND WE TRIED TO
STEM THE TIDE A LITTLE AND DO
REPAIRS BUT IT LOOKED PRETTY
ROUGH AFTER A WHILE.
>> THAT LED THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND WHITEHORSE TO SEEK A
LASTING REPLACEMENT.
>> HE WISHED FOR IT TO BE
BRONZED AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD
RAISED THE FUNDS.
>> THE TREE WAS REMOVED FROM
THE SITE, PIECES WERE RECREATED
THIS WAX THEN REPLACED WITH
MELTED BRONZE.
ONCE COOLED, THE PIECES WERE
RE--
>> WE HAVE TO CALL IT THE LESS
OF GREAT SPIRITS S
>> AS THE SCULPTURE SOARED INTO
PLACE OVER THE SUMMER IT WAS A
SPELL BINDING MOMENT FOR SOME.
>> I TOTALLY HAD CHILLS.
YOU ENVISION IT AND THEN YOU
SEE THE PICTURES AND KNOW WHAT
THE DRAWINGS ARE BUT ON THIS
INCREDIBLY HOT, MUGGY DAY IT
FELT FUNNY TO GET CHILLS BUT I
VERY MUCH HAD CHILLS I SAW
THE PIECE AND SAW HARRY AND
REMEMBERED BEING IN THIS SPOT
20 YEARS AGO.
IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO
SEE IT BACK.
>> ON THIS FALL DAY AT THE
REDEDICATION THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND HOCHUNK CELEBRATE THE SAME
WAY THEY DID 20 YEARS AGO.
>> THESE SONGS, TH WORDS,
THE DRUMS, ALL THESE WERE IN
EXISTENCE LONG BEFORE THE
SQUARE HOUSES EVER CAME NEAR
THIS PLACE.
>> THE SCULPTURE DOESN'T ONLY
HONOR THE MOUND BUILDERS OF
ANCIENT TIMES BUT ALSO THOSE
WHO CALLED THIS PLACE THEIR
HOME IN MORE RECENT HISTORY.
>> THIS LAND UNTIL THE 30s,
MUCH OF IT WAS USED BY HOCHK
PEOPLE THAT WERE CAMPING HERE.
>> WHEN THEY WERE BOYS WITH
THEIR MOTHER AND FATHER THEY
WOULD CAMP HERE.
>> IT'S MOMENTS LIKE THAT LONG
AFTER THE MEMORIES FADE AWAY.
>> IT IS WAY TO REACH ACROSS
THE PAST AND TOUCH YOUR
ANCESTORS AND AT THE SAME TIME
LOOK AHEAD TO THE FUTURE.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A
MODEL OF THIS EFFIGY TREE TO
THE HOCHUNK NATION.
IT'S HEAVY.
[APPLAUSE]
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE A
CLOSENESS.
WE'RE CONNECTED.
>> I THANK HIM ON BEHALF OF THE
HOCHUNK NATION.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
[APPLAUSE]
>> IT'S CALLED LET THE GREAT
SPIRITS SOAR.
IT IS BUILT TO LAST 5,000 YEARS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO OUR
WEBSITE AT wpt.org AND CLICK ON
"IN WISCONSIN."
WE HAVE POSTED MORE OF THE
DEDICATION CEREMONY AND A
CLOSER LOOK AT HOW IT WAS CAST
INTO BRONZE.
THE ABUNDANCE OF WATER IS ONE
REASON WHY NATIVE AMERICANS
SETTLED IN WISCONSIN.
BUT IN RECENT S, SOME LAKES
IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN HAVE BEEN
DRYING UP AND STREAMS HAVE
DISAPPEARED.
IT'S BEEN NEARLY TEN YEARS
SINCE WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION AIRED THE
DOCUMENTARY, WATER RICH, WATER
POOR.
AND IF 2009 IS ANY INDICATION,
THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE.
THIS WEEK "IN WISCONSIN"
REPORTER ART HACKETT SHOWS YOU
HOW THE DROUGHT AND NEW WELLS
ARE DRAINING THE AREA FROM
HANCOCK THROUGH STEVENS POINT.
>> THIS IS A FOUR MILE LONG
STREAM NEAR STEVENS POINT.
>> I'M ATTACHED TO THEE
PLOVER BECAUSE MY GRANDMOTHER
USED TO TAKE ME TROUT FISHING
AT THE 80 THAT'S EAST OF HERE.
>> SHE STILL LIVES NEXT TO THE
STREAM, ALTHOUGH THERE IS AN
AUTOMATIC FLOW MONITOR ON HER
PROPERTY, SHE STILL LOGS IT
PERSONALLY EVERY DAY AT AN OLD
MANUAL FLOW STATION.
ON SEPTEMBER 15th, SHE SAID THE
CREEK HAD GONE DRY.
>> THE SAND SILT IN THE BOTTOM
WAS HARD.
YOU COULD GO AND WALK
COMPLETELY UP THE CREEK.
>> THERE ARE STILL TROUT IN THE
LITTLE PLOVER BUT SOME OF THOSE
TROUT ARE IN FELTZ'S FREEZER.
SHE COLLECTED THE DEAD FISH NOT
LONG AFTER HER DISCOVERY.
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHER
HOLES THERE WAS TROUT IN THAT
THE COONS ATE UP BEFORE I CAME
HOME THAT DAY.
>> THE LITTLE PLOVER RIVER MAY
BE LOW BUT AT LEAST IT'S STILL
FLOWING MOST OF THE TIME.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE JUST TO THE
SOUTH IN THIS COUNTY.
HERE LONG LAKE IS LONG GONE.
>> WE BOUGHT A COTTAGE RIGHT
OVER THERE IN 1973.
YEAH, THE WATER IN THE LAKE WAS
REALLY, REALLY NICE.
GOOD, NICE FISHING.
>> BUTCH AND KAREN BREDOW SAY
THE PROBLEM STARTED TO SHOW UP
FIVE YEARS AGO.
>> IT WENT DOWN AND DOWN AND
DOWN AND IT WAS GONE COMPLETELY.
>> IT WAS A SHOCK WHEN WE
LOOKED OUT IN THE FALL AND
EVERYTHING WAS GONE.
>> KAPUT LIKE THE GERMANS WOULD
SAY, IT'S GONE.
>> TODAY LONG LAKE IS A PRAIRIE.
NO LONGER CAN YOU CATCH TROPHY
BASS IN ITS WATERS BUT A
CHRISTMAS TREE FARM IS
DEVELOPING IN THE BREDOW'S
BACKYARD.
THEY'VE SEEN SAND HILL CRANES
FROM TIME TO TIME.
A MIRAGE PERHAPS?
THIS IS THE TOWN OF OASIS.
IT'S HOME TO SEVERAL USED TO BE
LAKES LIKE LONG LAKE,
PLAINFIELD LAKE IS WATER-FREE.
HURON LAKE IS IN THE PROCESS OF
DRYING UP.
>> THERE WAS ALWAYS FARMLAND,
ALWAYS IRRIGATION.
THE WATER LEVEL STAYED HIGH.
SOMETIMES TOO HIGH FOR US.
BUT DIDN'T GET TO BE AN ISSUE
UNTIL IT GOT DOWN ABOUT BEYOND
THAT POINT AND IT NEVER CAME
BACK UP.
>> CRIS VAN HOUTEN HAS A
PICTURE FROM THE LATE 1990s
SHOWING HIM AND HIS DAUGHTER
PULLING A SAILBOAT.
THIS IS THE STUMP OF THE TREE
THAT'S IN THAT SHOT.
IT IS NOW ABOUT 30 FEET FROM
THE WATERLINE.
>> WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION WHEN
YOU FIRST SAW THAT?
>> WELL, IT WAS SURPRISE AND
SHOCK A LITTLE BIT.
>> TIM ASPLUND IS A WATER
RESOURCE SPECIALIST WITH THE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES.
HE SAYS HE WAS FIRST CALLED TO
LONG LAKE IN 2006.
>> PEOPLE CALL ALL THE TIME
WHEN THERE ARE DRY CONDITIONS
SAYING MY LAKE IS DOWN, THE
WATER LEVELS AREG DOWN,
WHAT IS THE REASON?
YOU SORT OF ASK AND PROB
LITTLE BIT MORE AND USUALLY
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT A
COUPLE FEET DROP AND THAT IS
TYPICAL.
>> ASPLUND SAYS IT'S NORMAL
BECAUSE THESE LAKES ARE SEEPAGE
LAKES.
THE WATER CS FROM SPRINGS
FEEDING WATER OUT OF THE
SURROUNDING SOIL.
AFFECTED BY PROLONGED DROUGHT.
>> WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT DECLINE AND
SOMETHING THAT DID CAUSE SOME
CONCERN IN TERMS OF THIS MIGHT
BE SOMETHING MORE THAN JUST
CLIMATE.
>> THEY PUT IN MUCH BIGGER
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.
THEY PUT IN NEW IRRIGATION
SYSTEMS THE LAST FEW YEARS AND
THEY'VE KILLED THE GOOSE THAT
LAID THE GOLDEN EGG.
>> YOU COULD QUIT IRRIGATING
TOMORROW IN THE WHOLE STATE AND
IT WOULDN'T CHANGE THESE LAKES
ONE BIT.
>> IT EXPLAINS WHY THE CENTRAL
SANDS ARE GROUND ZERO AS
WISCONSIN EWS ITS LAW ON
GROUNDWATER.
>> THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO
BAD IN SOME AREAS ABBOTTSFORD
AND KOL BY ARE CONSIDERING A 35
MILE LONG PIPE BECAUSE THE
WATER ISNG DRY.
NEXT WEEK ART HACKETT EXPLORES
THE ROLE FARM IRRIGATION WELLS
ARE HAVING ON THE PROBLEM AND
YOU'LL HEAR FROM VEGETABLE
GROWERS ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS
OVER TOUGHER WATER REGULATIONS.
BUT NEXT WEEK ON "IN WISCONSIN."
>> IT'S THE TAIL END OF THE
MIGRATION SEASON AS MILLIONS OF
BIRDS WING THEIR WAY ACROSS OUR
STATE.
IT'S A JOURNEY WITH MANY
HAZARDS INCLUDING WINDOW
COLLISIONS.
"IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER JO
GARRETT SHOWS YOU SEASONABLE
SOLUTIONS THAT CAN SAVE BIRDS
AND ENERGY COSTS IN MILWAUKEE.
>> THE MAN WALKING THROUGH
DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE IS SCOTT
DIEHL.
HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF WILDLIFE
REHABILITATION FOR THE
WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY.
AND HE IS OUT TO SOLVE A
PROBLEM.
A PROBLEM WITH BIRDS AND GLASS.
>> A LOT OF GLASS.
A LOT OF GLASS.
I THINK THE BIRD COLLISION
ISSUE HAS BEEN ONE THAT HAS NOT
HAD MUCH AWARENESS TO DATE AND
WHEN THESE BUILDINGS WERE
BUILT, THERE WASN'T AN
AWARENESS ABOUT THE MAGNITUDE
OF THIS PROBLEM.
REASONABLE ESTIMATES PLACE THE
MORTALITY BETWEEN 100 MILLION
AND A BILLION NATIVE BIRDS
DYING IN NORTH AMERICA EACH
YEAR IN WINDOW COLLISIONS.
>> THE PROBLEM IS BIRD/WINDOW
COLLISIONS, WINDOW STRIKES.
TO COMBAT THE PROBLEM THE
WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY AS
INAUGURATED A PROGRAM CALLED
WINGS, WISCONSIN NI
GUARDIANS FOR SONG BIRDS.
PEOPLE LIKE DIEHL HIT THE CITY
EVERY MORNING DURING MIGRATION
TO LOOK FOR CASUALTIES LIKE
THIS ONE.
IT'S A WARBLER THAT DIEHL FOUND
DOWNTOWN.
EVERY YEAR IN NORTH AMERICA,
HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF BIRDS
DIE FROM WINDOW STRIKES.
>> THIS BIRD THAT WEIGHS TEN
GRAMS HAS FLOWN FROM COSTA RICA
OR PANAMA TO WISCONSIN ACROSS
SO MANY HAZARDS AND THEY ARE AT
ONCE AMAZING IN THEIR
CAPABILITY OF FLYING THOSE
DISTANCES AND TRAVERSING ALL
THOSE MOUNTAIN RANGES AND
RIVERS AND OCEANS AND YET A
1/16 INCH PIECE OF GLASS IS
ENOUGH TO STOP THEM PERMANENTLY.
>> I HEAR YOU.
THERE YOU ARE.
>> MOSRE IN THE DARK ABOUT
THIS PROBLEM.
THE WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY IS
ON A MISSION TO CHANGE THAT.
>> IT'S GREAT TO BE ABLE TO
TREAT THAT BIRD AND HOPEFULLY
REHABILITATE IT.
GET IT OUT AND GET IT RELEASED.
HOW MUCH BETTER IS IT TO
PREVENT THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE?
TO STOP THIS NEEDLESS DEATH AND
SUFFERING FOR BIRDS?
>> REHABILITATION IS COSTLY AND
WILDLIFE REHABILITATORS RECEIVE
NO PUBLIC COLORS.
THEY EXIST ON PRIVATE DONATIONS.
>> WEATHER CONDITIONS, WINDY.
RAIN.
>> SO THE WINGS VOLUNTEER
MONITORS NOT ONLY COLLECT BIRDS.
>> FIRST BIRD WAS CANADA
WARBLER.
>> THEY COLLECT INFORMATION ON
THE WHEN AND WHERE OF WINDOW
STRIKES.
WITH THE HOPE OF PERSUADING
BUSINESS MANAGERS TO TAKE STEPS
TO CUT DOWN ON COLLISIONS.
>> WE WANT TO GO BACK TO THEM
AND SAY HERE IS WHAT WE FOUND
AND BE ABLE TO DOCUMENT THE
PROBLEM.
GIVE US BACKUP WHEN WE APPROACH
THESE FOLKS AND ASK THEM TO
HELP US SAVE BIRDS.
>> THERE ARE CITIES THAT HAVE
PROGRAMS IN PLACE TO REDUCE
WINDOW STRIKES.
ONE OF THE EASIEST FOR
BUILDINGS IS LIGHTS OUT AT
NIGHT.
IT HAS A HUGE BENEFIT AND NOT
JUST FOR BIRDS.
>> IT ACTUALLY DID A STUDY IN
TORONTO AND THE STUDY ACTUALLY
INDICATED THAT EACH OF THOSE
BUSINESSES THAT TURNED THEIR
LIGHTS OUT BETWEEN THE HOURS OF
ABOUT 11:00 P.M. AND 6:00 A.M.
DURING PERIODS OF PEAK
MIGRATION, THOSE BUSINESSES
SAVED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
DOLLARS AND REDUCED THEIR
CARBON FOOTPRINT.
>> LIGHTS OUT CUTS DOWN ON
COLLISIONS AT NIGHTTIME.
AND INEXPENSIVE WINDOW
TREATMENTS ON THE FIRST TWO
FLOORS OF BUILDINGS CAN CUT
DOWN ENORMOUSLY ON DAYTIME
COLLISIONS.
>> YOU'RE TRYING TO CREATE THE--
>> HOMEOWNERS CAN USE THESE
DISTRACTIONS TO CREATE WHAT T
HUMANE SOCIETY CALLS THE
BIRD-SAFE HOME.
SOME ARE SMALL.
EASILY PEEL OFF AFTER MIGRATION
IS DONE.
>> THESE ARE STATIC WINDOW
CLINGS.
THEY CAN BE PUT UP AND TAKEN
DOWN EASILY WITHOUT HURTING THE
WINDOW.
THESE HAVE BEEN UP THERE FOR A
COUPLE OF YEARS AND THEY CAME
DOWN THAT FAST.
>> THIS ONE PEELS OFF, TOO.
IT IS MEANT TO STAY UP FOR A
LONG TIME.
>> THIS IS A VERY SIMILAR TO
THE PRODUCT THAT YOU SEE ON
BUSES.
PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE HOUSE CANNOT
SEE IN VERY WELL SO ADDED
PRIVACY FACTOR BUT THIS IS VERY
EFFECTIVE FOR CUTTING DOWN ON
THOSE REFLE AND REALLY
LOWERING BIRD MORTALITY.
>> THE GOAL IS TO SAVE THESE
BIRDS.
BUT PROTECTING THESE TINY
MIGRATING TRAVELERS COULD ALSO
SERVE TO REMIND US OF THE
CHANGE IN SEASONS AND PROVIDE
US WITH A BIT OF RITUAL TO MARK
OUR WAY.
>> WHEN I WAS A KID SEASON
WE USED TO DECORATE WITH
SOMETHING CALLED GLASS WAX.
>> WHY ARE WE GOING TO DRAW ON
THE WINDOWS?
FOR THE BIRDS.
WHAT WILL IT HELP THE BIRDS DO?
>> NOT CRASH INTO THE WINDOWS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> YOU COULD HAVE YOUR CHILDREN
CUT OUT DECORATIVE PATTERNS, DO
SOMETHING JUST FORATION
SEASON.
WE'RE DOING THIS FOR THE BIRDS
TRYING TO SAVE BIRDS.
>> DEAD OR ALIVE?
>> ALIVE.
FORTUNATELY ALIVE, WHICH IS
WONDERFUL.
>> THE LITTLE WARBLER DIEHL
FOUND IS ALIVE.
DIEHL BUNDLES THE BIRD INTO A
SIMPLE PAPER BAG.
IT IS DARK AND SAFE AND THE
BIRD WON'T INJURE HERSELF IF
SHE FLUTTERS T AND TRIES TO
FLY.
AND IT'S OFF TO THE HUMANE
SOCIETY AND SOME TIME IN A BAG
ON A HEATING PAD.
>> IN THIS COLD, WET WEATHER
SHE'S PROBABLY A BIT
HYPOTHERMIC.
>>R THE WARMING THE
INJURIES ARE ASSESSED.
>> WE'LL LOOK FOR EYE INJURIES,
HEAD INJURIES, BLOOD COMING
FROM THE MOUTH.
YOU CAN SEE THIS EYE IS A
LITTLE BIT SWOLLEN, LOOKS A
LITTLE DEHYDRATED, DROOPY EYED.
IT IS NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY LIKE
THIS ONE IS.
I'M JUST TESTING TO SEE HOW
THEY KIND OF BOUNCE BACK INTO
PLACE.
IF THEY ARE BROKEN THEY WILL
DROOP DOWN AND THEY WON'T POP
BACK INTO PLACE LIKE THIS ONE
IS DOING.
IT LOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION AND
NOT FEELING ANY BREAKS IN THE
WINGS.
>> AFTER ASSESSMENT IT IS TIME
FOR A LITTLE REHYDRATION AND A
WARBLER-SIZED AMOUNT OF
MEDICINE.
>> WE'LL PUT IT THE SEAM OF
THE BILL.
THIS HELPS WITH PAIN AND
SWELLING AND INFLAMMATION.
>> THE SAME DAY AS THIS RESCUE,
DIEHL DROVE TO DOCTOR'S PARK
NORTH OF MILWAUKEE TO BAND.
>> BE CAREFUL.
>> AND RELEASE FOUR BIRDS
BROUGHT BACK TO HEALTH AFTER
WINDOW STRIKES.
>> SO JUST ROLL THEM OVER
THERE, ELIZABETH AND LET ME GET
A LEG.
OKAY.
READY TO GO.
BE CAREFUL THERE, KIDDO, DON'T
YOU HIT ANY WINDOWS.
SUCCESS, WONDERFUL.
OH, I HOPE THEYWELL.
WE GAVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE
ANYWAY.
THERE ARE 10,000 WINDOWS
BETWEEN HERE AND WHERE SOME OF
THESE GUYS WANT TO BE SO WE'RE
HOPING THAT PEOPLE WILL GET
INVOLVED, TAKE ACTION ON THEIR
OWN HOMES AND BUSINESSES TO
HELP THESE LITTLE GUYS MAKE IT.
>> NW AN UATE ON THAT TINY
YELLOW CANADA WARBLER FOUND
INJURED DURING OUR REPORT.
IT HAD A BROKEN WISHBONE BUT
AFTER BEING IMMOBILIZED FOR TWO
WEEKS THE BIRD HEALED AND HAS
BEEN RELEASED BACK INTO THE
WILD.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU
CAN HELP MIGRATING BIRDS, JUST
GO TO OUR WEBSITE wpt.org AND
CLICK ON "IN WISCONSIN."
YOU'LL ALSO FIND MORE DETAILS
ON THE WINGS VOLUNTEER
MONITORING PROGRAM SPONSORED BY
THE WISCONSIN HUMANE SOCIETY.
THOSE BIRDS MIGRATE TO ESCAPE
WINTER IN WISCONSIN.
ALPACA'S GROW A THICK COAT TO
SHELTETHEM FROM THE COLD.
THERE ARE NEARLY 250 ALPACA
FARMS ACROSS THE STATE AND IT
MIGHT BE THE ONLY TIME FLEECE
IS A GOOD THING WHEN IT COMES
TO A FINANCIAL INVESTMENT.
THIS WEEK CONTRIBUTING PRODUCER
STEVE DOEBEL TAKES YOU TO JEAN
GARVEY'S ALPACA FARM.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE AN APPLE?
THERE YOU GO.
>> YOU'RE A WONDERFUL BOY.
MY NAME IS JEAN GARVEY AND I
HAVE BEEN AN ALPACA FARMER FOR
EIGHT YEARS.
I RAISE AND SELL ALPACAS.
WE WANTED SOMETHING TO DO ON
SMALL ACREAGE.
WHAT WE DISCOVERED ABOUT
ALPACAS IS THAT THEY'RE AN
EXCELLENT LIVESTOCK INVESTMENT.
THEY DON'T TAKE MUCH ACREAGE
AND THAT THEY ARE VERY
ENCHANTING ANIMALS.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
AN ALPACA AND LLAMA.
MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT
IS.
I'LL BE GLAD TO TELL THEM.
A LLAMA IS A LARGE ANIMAL AND
IT WAS BRED AS A PACK ANIMAL
MAINLY.
AN ALPACA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A
SMALL ANIMAL AND BRED FOR FIBER.
THEY DEFINITELY HAVE
PERSONALITIES.
THEY HUM AND TALK TO EACH OTHER
IN A HUM, HMMM, HMMM.
THEY LIKE IT YOU TALK
SOFTLY TO THEM OR SING TO THEM.
I'M DOWN HERE TALKING AND
SINGING TO MY ALPACA LOT.
>> SHE JUST LIKES THE FLYING
NUN'S HAT.
>> IF THEY ARGUE WITH EACH
OTHER WHICH IS USUALLY WHEN
THEY SPIT.
THE HORRIBLE SMELLING GREEN
STUFF COMES OUT OF THEIR MOUTH
AND OH IT DOES SMELL
TERRIBLE.
IT SMELLS AWFUL.
ALPACAS ARE TERRIFIC LIVESTOCK
TO OWN BECAUSE THEY GO POTTY IN
THE SAME SPOT ALL THE TIME.
SO WE HAVE DUNG PILES.
I HAPPEN TO LOVE TO RUN AROUND
AND CLEAN UP ALPACA MANURE.
I'M A VERY STRANGE PERSON.
I CAN KEEP TRACK OF MY ALPACAS
BY CLEANING UP THE MANURE TO
MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS HEALTHY.
COME ON, LET'S GET SOME APPLES.
>> OWNING ALPACA'S HAS BEEN
LIFE CHANGING FOR ME.
I PERSONALLY WASN'T SUPPOSED TO
SEE THE CHANGE OF THE CENTURY.
I HAVE CERTAIN ILLNESSES AND
CONDITIONS THAT IT'S REMARKABLE
THAT I'M STILL AROUND.
BUT ALPACAS HAVE GIVEN ME THAT
INCENTIVE AND THE LOVE OF
ALPACAS AND THE ATTENTION AND
LOVE THAT THEY GIVE ME, GIVES
ME THE INCENTIVE TO KEEP MOVING
AND KEEP MOVING KEEPS YOU ALIVE.
>> GO TO THE BARN.
THERE YOU GO.
MY PARTNER IN ALL OF THIS
ALPACA BUSINESS AND MILL
BUSINESS IS ROY LORD, WHO IS MY
LIFE PARTNER.
THE FIRST LOVE OF MY LIFE.
THEN THERE ARE THE DOGS AND THE
ALPACAS.
HE'S THE FIRST ONE.
HE RUNS THE MILL.
OUR FIBER MILL PROCESSES ALPACA
FLEECES FOR US AND FOR OTHER
FARMS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
ALPACA FIBER HAS INCREDIBLE
INSULATIVE QUALITIES.
WE'VE WALKED AFTER A
SNOWSTORM AND BRUSHED OFF SIX
INCHES OF SNOW OFF THE TOP OF
OUR ALPACAS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
MELT.
THEY'RE SO INSULATED THAT THE
HEAT DOESN'T GET AWAY FROM
THEIR BODY TO MELT THE SNOW OFF
THEIR BACKS.
STETSON IS GETTING CLEANED
RIGHT NOW.
NOW HE'LL SHAKE IT OFF AND HIS
FIBER WILL BE ALL SEPARATED AND
CLEAN.
THIS YARN IS HAND SPUN YARN
FROM ONE OF OUR ALPACAS.
HER NAME IS ICY MOCHA.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE
SOMETHING OUT OF HAND SPUN ICY
MOCHA THEY CAN DO IT.
INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS DO HAVE
FOLLOWINGS.
YOU'LL HAVE A HAND CRAFTING
THAT WANTS ICY'S FLEECE THIS
YEAR AND CAN I CONTRACT TO GET
ICY'S FLEECE NEXT YEAR, TOO OR
THEY CAN HAVE A THROW OR
SOMETHING MADE OUT OF THE
FLEECE FROM A SPECIAL ALPACA.
ALL ALPACAS ARE SPECIAL,
ACTUALLY.
>> BUYERS WILL SPEND FROM $500
TO $500,000 ON AN ALPACA.
NOW A LOOK AT SOME OF THE
REPORTS WE'RE WORKING ON FOR
THE NEXT EDITION OF "IN
WISCONSIN."
>> THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
HAS A LABORATORY THAT HAS BEEN
TURNING OUT RESEARCH FOR THREE
QUARTERS OF A CENTURY AND THIS
IS IT.
THIS IS "IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER
LIZ KOERNER.
I'LL SHOW YOUW THIS PRAIRIE
RESTORATION IS LIKE NONE OTHER
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
THIS IS FREDERICA FREYBERG.
THOUSANDS OF FORECLOSED HOME IN
THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE TURN
BLOCK AFTER BLOCK INTO VACAN
BOARDUPS.
THIS IS ONE FACE OF FORECLOSURE.
>> I CAN'T PAY THAT.
I TRIED AS LONG AS I COULD BUT
I COULDN'T KEEP UP.
>> NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT COULD
CHANGE HIS FUTURE.
PLUS AN UPDATE ON THE MASSIVE
FISH KILL LAST SPRING ON THE
BIG EAUINE RESERVOIR NEAR
MOSINEE AND WHAT IS BEING DONE
TO KEEP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN
THIS WINTER.
THOSE REPORTS NEXT THURSDAY AT
7:00 ON "IN WISCONSIN."
WE LEAVE YOU THIS WEEK WITH THE
FALL SPLENDOR ALONG LITTLE
SMALL LAKE IN THE NORTHERN
HIGHLANDS STATE FOREST.
ENJOY THE VIEW AND HAVE A GREAT
WEEK "IN WISCONSIN."
>> MAJOR FUNOR "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 WONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY, WE'RE ON FOR
YOU.
AND THE ANIMAL DENTISTRY AND
ORAL SURGERY SPECIALISTS OF
MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH.
A VETERINARY TEAM WORKING WITH
PET OWNERS AND FAMILY
VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING
PROVIDED BY BIKE WISCONSIN.
>> NEXT TIME ON "IN WISCONSIN."
WATER IN OUR STATE IS
DISAPPEARING FASTER THAN YOU
MIGHT THINK.
>> THIS AREA HERE WAS A
BUBBLING SPRING.
>> IT IS A CONTROVERSY WITH
DEEP UNDERCURRENTS.
SEE WHY THIS PRAIRIE
RESTORATION HOLDS WORLDWIDE
SIGNIFICANCE.
>> I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A
GREAT PLACE TO TEST THE IDEA.
>> THOUSANDS OF FORECLOSED
HOMES IN MILWAUKEE TURN BLOCK
AFTER BLOCK INTO BOARDUPS.
>> NEXT TIME ON "IN WISCONSIN,"
WATER IN OUR STATE IS
DISAPPEARING FASTER THAN YOU
MIGHT THINK.
>> THIS AREERE WAS A
BUBBLING SPRING.
>> IT'S A CONTROVERSY WITH DEEP
UNDERCURRENTS.
PLUS SEE WHY THIS PRAIRIE
RESTORATION HOLDS WORLDWIDE
SIGNIFICANCE.
>> I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A
GREAT PLACE TO TEST THAT IDEA.
>> THOUSANDS OF FORECLOSED
HOMES IN MILWAUKEE TURN BLOCK
AFTER BLOCK INTO VACANT
BOARD-UPS TONIGHT AT 7:00 ON
"IN WISCONSIN."
>> THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
HAS A LABORATORY THAT HAS BEEN
CHURNING OUT RERCH FOR 3/4
OF A CENTURY AND THIS IS IT.
THIS IS " WISCONSIN" REPORTER
LIZ KOERNER.
I'LL SHOW YOU HOW THIS PRAIRIE
RESTORATION IS LIKE NONE OTHER
IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.
"IN WISCONSIN" THURSDAY NIGHT
AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
>> NEXT TIME ON "IN WISCONSIN."
WATER IN OUR STATE IS
DISAPPEARING FASTER THAN YOU
MIGHT THINK.
>> THIS AREA HERE WAS A
BUBBLING SPRING.
>> IT'S A CONTROVERSY WITH DEEP
UNDERCURRENTS.
>> "IN WISCONSIN" THURSDAY
NIGHT AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN