>> WELCOME TO "IN WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK WE START THE NEW YEAR
WITH A SCIENTIFIC LOOK AT
MEDITATION.
>> YOU CAN THINK OF THESE
PEOPLE AS THE OLYMPIC ATHLETES
OF MEDITATION.
>> UNLOCKING THE KEY TO LOVE
AND COMPASSION AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN.
ALSO, WHERE TO FIND THESE
GHOSTS OF THE FOREST.
>> THEY'RE SO UNUSUAL AND SO
STARTLING.
>> WISCONSIN'S WHITE DEER HERD
IS AN INTERNET AND
INTERNATIONAL SENSATION.
AND WISCONSIN'S PHENOMENAL
YOUNG MUSICIANS COMPETE.
A PREVIEW 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.
ALLIANT ENERGY, WE'RE ON FOR
YOU.
AND THE ANIMAL DENTISTRY AND
ORAL SURGERY SPECIALISTS OF
MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH PROVIDING
CARE FOR ORAL DISEASE AND
DENTAL PROBLEMS OF SMALL
COMPANION ANIMALS WITH
ADDITIONAL FUNDING PROVIDED BY
BIKE WISCONSIN.
>> WE BEGIN WITH RESEARCH THAT
COULD TRAIN YOUR BRAIN TO FEEL
MORE POSITIVE USING HI-TECH
TOOLS, A UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN NEUROSCIENTIST IS
PEERING INSIDE THE HUMAN BRAIN
TO UNLOCK SECRETS.
AS "IN WISCONSIN'S" LIZ KOERNER
REPORTS IT COULD LEAD TO SOME
VERY POSITIVE DISCOVERIES IN
MADISON.
>> THERE IS A PLACE ON THE
UW-MADISON CAMPUS WHERE THE
SPIRITUALISM OF THE EAST MEETS
THE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY OF THE
WEST IN THE LABORATORY OF
RICHARD DAVIDSON.
DAVIDSON IS SEARCHING FOR
SOMETHING WE ALL WANT TO OWN,
THE KEY TO HAPPINESS.
AND ALONG THE WAY, HE'S
ATTRACTED A LOT OF MEDIA
ATTENTION.
FROM MADISON MAGAZINE TO "TIME"
MAGAZINE.
EVEN OPRAH.
DAVIDSON IS A NEUROSCIENTIST
AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE WAISMAN
LABORATORY FOR BRAIN IMAGING
AND BEHAVIOR AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF WISCONSIN.
HE'S BEEN LOOKING ITO THE
BRAIN FOR DECADES STUDYING HOW
WE CREATE AND PROCESS EMOTIONS,
ESPECIALLY HAPPINESS.
IN THE YEAR 2000 DAVIDSON BEGAN
A BRANCH OF RESEARCH WITH AN
UNUSUAL GROUP OF SUBJECTS.
HE CALLS THEM LONG-TERM
PRACTITIONERS.
WHAT THEY PRACTICE IS
MEDITATION.
AND ALL OF THEM HAVE DEVOTED
MORE THAN 10,000 HOURS TO THIS
MENTAL DISCIPLINE.
MATHIEU RICARD HAS TRAVELED
FROM NEPAL FIVE TIMES TO
PARTICIPATE IN DAVIDSON'S
RESEARCH AND HELPED DESIGN
THESE STUDIES.
DURING THIS EXPERIMENT HE
MEDITATES ON POSITIVE EMOTIONS
LIKE LOVE AND COMPASSION.
>> IF WE CAN SHOW SOME EVIDENCE
THAT LOVE, COMPASSION,
ATTENTION, EMOTION AND BALANCE
IS A SKILL THAT CAN BE TRAINED
YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS IS A
CONSERVATION TO SOCIETY.
>> WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT
SCAN, SEVEN MINUTES LONG.
>> THE STUDY AS A LONG TERM
PRACTITIONER IS IMPORTANT
BECAUSE THESE ARE INDIVIDUALS
WHO HAVE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT
PORTION OF THEIR LIFE IN
FORMAL, INTENSIVE PRACTICE
LEARNING TO TRAIN THEIR MIND.
YOU CAN THINK OF THESE PEOPLE
AS THE OLYMPIC ATHLETES OF
MEDITATION.
>> ALSO HAVE HERE TO HERE.
>> DAVIDSON AND HIS TEAM WANTED
THE FIND OUT IF THE BRAINS OF
LONG-TERM PRACTITIONERS WERE
DIFFERENT BOTH IN STRUCTURE AND
HOW THEY FUNCTION ESPECIALLY
WHEN PROCESSING EMOTION.
ANTOINE LOOUTS IS A PRINCIPAL
INVESTIGATOR.
>> YOUR BRAIN IS GOING TO BE
AFFECTED BY YOUR TRAINING.
>> TO STUDY THE BRAIN,
DAVIDSON'S RESEARCHERS USE A
PAIR OF HIGH-TECH TOOLS, ONE IS
A HEAD NET OF ELECTRICAL
SENSORS WIRED TO A COMPUTER.
IT CREATES WHAT'S CALLED AN EEG.
>> WHAT WE'RE MEASURING HERE IS
ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY ON THE
SURFACE OF THE SKULL.
>> THE ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY
REFLECTS THE INTENSITY OF BRAIN
WAVES PRODUCED DURING
MEDICATION.
>> THAT'S THE END OF THAT BLOCK.
I'M GOING TO QUICKLY RESET
THINGS UP AND WE'LL MOVE INTO
THE NEXT BLOCK.
>> THE RESEARCHERS ALSO USE
FUNCTIONAL MRI TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW THE BRAIN WORKS.
THIS TEST MEASURES OXYGEN
CONSUMPTION SHOWING WHICH AREAS
OF THE BRAIN ARE ACTIVE, WHILE
THE SUBJECT MEDITATES ON
FEELINGS LIKE COMPASSION FOR
OTHERS, THE RESEARCHERS PLAY
SOUNDS THAT PROVOKE AN
EMOTIONAL RESPONSE.
BOTH THE EEG AND THE FUNCTIONAL
MRI DATA SHOW THAT COMPARED TO
NOVICES THE LONG-TERM
PRACTITIONERS HAVE MORE LONG
TERM BRAIN ACTIVITY ESPECIALLY
WHEN MEDITATING ABOUT
COMPASSION.
>> THERE IS AN INDICATION THAT
MAYBE THE TRAINING THAT THE
MEDITATION HAS PRODUCED SOME
LONG TERM CHANGE IN BRAIN
FUNCTION, IN PARTICULAR THE
EMOTIONS.
>> FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES
THESE BRAIN CHANGES LAST BEYOND
THE MEDITATION SESSION.
>> THE PRACTICES THAT THESE
MEDITATION PRACTITIONERS DO ARE
REALLY ONLY GOOD IF THEY
PRODUCE CHANGES THAT ARE
ENDURING.
IF THEY SIMPLY PRODUCE A CHANGE
DURING THE MEDITATION PERIOD
ITSELF IT WOULD REALLY BE NO
DIFFERENT THAN TAKING A DRINK
OF ALCOHOL.
>> DAVIDSON KNEW THAT THERE WAS
A POSSIBILITY THAT THE
LONG-TERM PRACTITIONERS WERE
BORN WITH THIS ABILITY, THAT IT
WASN'T THE RESULT OF THEIR
MENTAL TRAINING.
SO THE RESEARCHERS SET OUT TO
STUDY PEOPLE WHO ARE NEW TO
MEDITATION.
THEY MEASURE THEIR BRAIN
ACTIVITY BEFORE THEY LEARN TO
MEDITATE AND THEN AFTER THEY'VE
PUT IN SOME PRACTICE.
>> OF COURSE, MAKING ANY
ADJUSTMENTS THAT YOU NEED TO
MAKE TO HELP YOURSELF FEEL THAT
BALANCE.
>> IN FACT, WE HAVE SOME NEW --
VERY NEW EVIDENCE THAT JUST A
HALF HOUR OF TRAINING A DAY FOR
TWO WEEKS PRODUCES DEMONSTRABLE
CHANGES THAT WE CAN MEASURE IN
THE BRAIN.
>> THESE RESEARCH RESULTS
APPEAR TO BE GOOD NEWS FOR
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO CREATE MORE
HAPPINESS IN THEIR LIVES BY
PRACTICING MEDITATION.
>> ALL THE EVIDENCE THAT WE NOW
HAVE ON THE TOPIC OF HAPPINESS
INDICATES THAT ONE OF THE BEST
AND MOST ENDURING WAYS TO
PROMOTE ONE'S HAPPINESS IS TO
EXPRESS COMPASSION TOWARD
OTHERS AND THAT ACTUALLY
IMPROVES OUR OWN WELL-BEING.
>> RICHARD DAVIDSON'S CENTER
FOR INVESTIGATING HEALTHY MINDS
IS SET TO OPEN IN AUGUST.
BESIDES THE NEUROSCIENCE BEHIND
COMPASSION AND FORGIVENESS
THEY'LL ALSO FOCUS ON
MEDITATION RESEARCH WITH
CHILDREN INCLUDING THOSE WITH
AUTISM OR ATTENTION DEFICIT
DISORDER.
LAST WINTER WE BROUGHT YOU A
REPORT ABOUT WISCONSIN'S
ELUSIVE WHITE DEER HERD.
IT IS STILL ATTRACTING MILLIONS
OF VIEWS ON THE INTERNET SO WE
THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH ANOTHER
LOOK.
"IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER JO
GARRETT SHOWS YOU THESE GHOSTS
OF THE FOREST NEAR BOULDER
JUNCTION.
>> VISUALLY THEY'RE SO UNUSUAL
AND SO STARTLING.
IT LOOKS LIKE A GHOST AT TIMES
JUST KIND OF DRIFTING THROUGH
THE WOODS.
>> JEFF RICHTER IS A NATURE
PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN MERCER.
SOME TEN YEARS AGO RICHTER TOOK
HIS CAMERA AND WENT TO TRACK
DOWN A MYSTERY.
LOCAL STORIES OF A BAND OF
WHITE DEER NEAR BOULDER
JUNCTION.
HE SAW A FLASH OF WHITE.
>> AND SO I STOPPED AND GOT OUT
OF THE CAR AND HAD MY CAMERAS
WITH ME SO I EASED OVER THERE
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DEER
POPPED ITS HEAD UP AND I LOOKED
EYE-TO-EYE WITH THIS WHITE DEER
AND WAS JUST INSTANTLY HOOKED
BY THEM.
>> SO BEGAN A DECADE-LONG
QUEST THAT HAS RESULTED IN
RICHTER'S RECENT BOOK, WHITE
DEER.
>> OUR HEADLIGHTS FLASH ONTO A
WHITE DOE STANDING RIGHT BY THE
ROAD.
WE WERE GOING SLOW ANYWAY BUT
OH, THE INTAKE OF BREATH AND OH
MY GOSH.
>> JOHN BATES OF MAN TO WISH IS
A NORTHWOODS NATURALIST AND THE
AUTHOR OF THE TEXT OF RICHTER'S
BOOK.
HE RESEARCHED THE SCIENCE AND
HISTORY OF THESE DEER IN
WISCONSIN.
THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR
AGES.
THEY'RE THE SUBJECT OF NATIVE
AMERICAN LEGENDS AND THEY ARE
MENTIONED IN THE JOURNALS OF
EUROPEAN EXPLORERS.
>> THERE IS A POCKET HERE IN
THIS AREA AND THERE ARE
INDIVIDUALS AROUND THE STATE.
THERE SEEMS TO BE AN UNUSUAL
CONCENTRATION HERE IN NORTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
WHY I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA.
>> WHY THE WHITE DEER CAME TO
FLOURISH IN THESE PLACES NO ONE
KNOWS.
BUT THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO
REASONS WHY THEY'RE THRIVING
NOW.
>> LOCAL PEOPLE PROTECT THESE
DEER AND FEED THESE DEER AND WE
HAVE LAWS NOW THAT PREVENT
PEOPLE, AT LEAST IT COSTS YOU
DEARLY IF YOU WISH TO SHOOT ONE
IN WISCONSIN, YOU'LL PAY.
>> THEY'RE PROTECTED BY STATE
LAW AND CHERISHED BY THE LOCAL
COMMUNITIES.
AND YES, THEY REALLY ARE ALBINO.
PINK EYES ARE NOT REQUIRED
ACCORDING TO BATES' RESEARCH.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD THAT
ALBINO DEER HAD TO HAVE PINK
EYES SO I EVENTUALLY CONTACTED
A PROFESSOR OF GENETIC STUDIES
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
WHO TRIED HIS BEST TO EDUCATE
ME AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS HE
SAID THERE ARE MANY FORMS OF
ALBINISM AND PINK EYES ARE A
STRONG LIKELIHOOD BUT NOT A
NECESSITY.
>> SO WHAT WILL YOU SEE IN
WISCONSIN'S WHITE DEER?
>> PINK EARS.
THEIR NOSES WILL BE PINK AND
THE EYE OF AN ALBINO DEER WILL
BE EITHER PINK OR LIGHT BLUE OR
GRAY.
THE EYES ALMOST LOOK LIKE EYES
OF A GOAT.
VERY DIFFERENT LOOKING SO YOU
WOULD HAVE THIS BRILLIANT WHITE
ANIMAL WITH THESE PINK
CHARACTERISTICS, EARS, NOSE AND
HOOVES.
>> SO HOW MANY OF THESE WHITE
DEER DO WE HAVE IN WISCONSIN?
>> IF WE RAN THE NUMBERS, WE
HAVE 1.5 MILLION MORE OR LESS
DEER AND IF WE HAVE A ONE IN
20,000 CHANCE OF HAVING
ALBINOS, 20,000 IN THE 1.5
MILLION -- WHERE IS MY
CALCULATOR?
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S NOT A VERY BIG NUMBER.
>> THAT ROUGH NUMBER, THAT ROLL
OF THE GENETIC DICE, DOESN'T
SAY HOW MANY ANIMALS WILL
ACTUALLY SURVIVE.
BATES, THE NATURALIST, SPEC --
SPECULATES.
>> IN THE SUMMER THEY'LL BE --
BUT DURING THE WINTER THEY
WOULD HAVE THE ADVANTAGE.
FIVE MONTHS VERSUS SEVEN
MONTHS, MAYBE IT'S A TRADEOFF.
>> YOU CAN SEE THAT ROLL OF
THE GENETIC DICE PLAYED OUT IN
INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES.
>> I'VE SEEN ALBINO DOES WITH
BOTH BROWN AND WHITE FAWNS AND
BROWN DOES WITH ALBINO AND
BROWN FAWNS AS WELL AND THEY
CAN HAVE BOTH.
THEY SEEM TO NOT BE OSTRACIZED
FROM THE OTHER DEER.
AT TIMES THEY SEEM TO BE THE
DOMINANT ANIMAL AND OTHER TIMES
THEY SEEM TO BE A MORE
SUBMISSIVE ANIMAL.
THEY JUST SEEM TO BE REGULAR
DEER AS FAR AS THE DEER ARE
CONCERNED.
>> REGULAR IN BEHAVIOR.
REMARKABLE IN APPEARANCE.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE HAD A
COUPLE OF STORES WHERE CLERKS
OVERHEARD PEOPLE HAD PICKED UP
THE BOOK AND LOOKING AT IT AND
SAID BOY, THIS IS REALLY NEAT.
IF ONLY THEY WERE REAL.
>> OH, THEY'RE REAL ALL RIGHT.
>> THEY JUST AT TIMES LOOK KIND
OF FUNNY OUT THERE, HONESTLY,
PARTICULARLY LIKE SUMMERTIME
WHERE THEY ARE SORT OF SNEAKING
AROUND IN THE WOODS AND YOU CAN
SEE THEM 100 YARDS AWAY.
THEY STICK OUT LIKE A SORE
THUMB AND DOING THEIR USUAL
KIND OF DEER SNEAKING AND IT IS
KIND OF -- YOU CHUCKLE TO
YOURSELF.
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING, JUST A
LITTLE DIFFERENT ABOUT THEM AND
SPECIAL ABOUT THEM.
>> PHOTOGRAPHER JEFF RICHTER'S
PICTURES ARE FEATURED IN HIS
BOOK, "WHITE DEER, GHOSTS OF
THE FOREST."
SO FAR MORE THAN 14 MILLION
PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED OUR WHITE
DEER VIDEO ONLINE.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL
EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU EXPLORE
WISCONSIN'S NORTHWOODS.
THIS WEEK VIDEOGRAPHER FRANK
BOLL TAKES YOU OR A TREK ON A
PORTION OF THE ICE AGE NATIONAL
SCENIC TRAIL.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE HOW HIS
PLANS FOR A SPRING HIKE QUICKLY
TURNED INTO A WINTER ADVENTURE
ON THE NEW WOOD TRAIL SEGMENT
IN LINCOLN COUNTY.
>> THIS IS PRETTY LATE IN THE
YEAR.
THIS IS APRIL.
WE HAVE THREE INCHES OF SNOW
LAST NIGHT ON A BASE OF EIGHT
TO TEN INCHES OF OLD SNOW THAT
WAS WET.
SKIING DID NOT WORK VERY WELL
TODAY.
IT WAS RIGHT AROUND FREEZING
ALL DAY.
THE SNOW WOULD STICK TO THE
BOTTOM OF THE SKIS.
AND THEN YOU WOULD GO THROUGH
THE NEW SNOW AND BOG DOWN IN
THE SNOW THAT WAS UNDERNEATH
THAT WAS STILL WET.
IT DIDN'T FREEZE SO IT WAS KIND
OF LIKE SLUSHY UNDERNEATH.
I DIDN'T MAKE VERY GOOD TIME
AND THINGS WERE PRETTY HEAVY
WITH THE CAMERA EQUIPMENT.
I CAMPED HERE AND SKIED OVER TO
THE PINE AND TOOK SOME PICTURES
OVER THERE.
>> IT TAKES LONGER IN WINTER TO
DO ANYTHING.
I THINK IT TOOK TWO HOURS TO
SET UP CAMP HERE.
ONCE I FOUND A SPOT, I LEVELED
IT OFF AND I TIED THE FLY OFF
THE BRANCHES OFF TO THE SIDE
AND THE GROUND IS STILL FROZEN
SO YOU CAN'T GET STAKES IN THE
GROUND.
YOU HAVE TO GET OFF THE TRAIL
FOR CAMPING AND FIND A PLACE
WHERE IT'S KIND OF OUT OF THE
WAY.
AND YOU AREN'T SUPPOSED TO
BUILD CAMPFIRES.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A
BACKPACKING STOVE.
DON'T CUT ANY TREES.
DON'T CUT ANY BRANCHES.
THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THAT.
THEY WANT YOU TO USE A GAS
STOVE.
THERE IS A SMALL CREEK DOWN
HERE AND IT HAS GOT METAL
FLAKES HAS -- LOOKED AT IT AN
HOUR LATER.
TOMORROW MORNING IT MIGHT BE
COMPLETELY UNDER WATER.
ONE NICE THING ABOUT WINTER
CAMPING YOU DON'T HAVE ANY
MOSQUITOES TO WORRY ABOUT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THE NIGHT IS
GOING TO GO.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET ABOUT 25
TONIGHT.
I HAVE A DOWN SLEEPING BAD, A
PAD UNDERNEATH.
I THINK I'M PRETTY TIRED.
I'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW THAT GOES.
REMINDS ME OF A SPEECH I TAPED
ONCE FOR GOVERNOR DREYFUS.
HE SAID AT MY AGE A LITTLE
BACKPACKING GOES A LONG WAY.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT HE MEANT.
>> ONE PROBLEM WITH WINTER
CAMPING THAT I FORGOT ABOUT.
I TOOK OFF MY PANTS BECAUSE IT
WAS SO WET LAST NIGHT AND THERE
IS ONLY SO MUCH YOU CAN TAKE IN
THE SLEEPING BAG.
I PUT THE BOOT INSERTS INSIDE.
THEY'RE DRY THIS MORNING.
THE PANTS ARE FROZEN SHOT AND I
HAD TO GET THE LEG IN AND MY
BOOTS ARE ALSO FROZEN SHUT AND
I HAD A HARD TIME GETTING MY
INSERTS IN BUT I FINALLY DID
AFTER BREATHING IN THE BOOTS
FOR A WHILE.
LOOKS LIKE IT IS A BEAUTIFUL
DAY.
BLUE SKY, SUN IS ALREADY UP.
I SLEPT PRETTY GOOD.
WOKE UP ABOUT FOUR TIMES AND I
COULDN'T BELIEVE MORNING WAS
HERE ALREADY.
>> IT WAS ABOUT THREE OR FOUR
INCHES UNDER WATER YESTERDAY.
THIS MORNING IT WAS A FOOT,
FOOT AND A HALF OR MORE OF
WATER OVER IT AND I COULDN'T
WALK THROUGH WITHOUT GETTING MY
PACKS WET.
I TOOK OFF THE LINERS AND SOME
OF THE SOCKS, PUT THE BOOTS
BACK ON AND PUT THESE GARBAGE
BAGS THAT I HAD AROUND MY
SLEEPING BAG ON.
I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP ME KEEP
FROM GETTING WET.
I CAME ACROSS WITH THE TRIPOD
AND BACKPACK.
IT WORKED GOOD.
THEN I GOT THE CAM RA. I DIDN'T
WANT TO SEE THAT FLOAT DOWN THE
CREEK.
I WENT BACK.
GOT MY SKIS ACROSS AND I
BROUGHT THIS ACROSS AND I
THOUGHT FOR SURE AS I WAS
COMING ACROSS THERE WOULD BE AN
EFFECT THAT WOULD TRY TO PULL
ME OFF THE WALKWAY BUT IT
FOLLOWED ME PRETTY GOOD.
I GOT OUT WITH JUST A LITTLE
WET FEET.
NOT TOO BAD.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE.
IT'S BEEN 24 HOURS SINCE I
SKIED IN HERE TO THE NEW WOOD
SEGMENT OF THE ICE AGE TRAIL
PULLING A 90 POUND TRACK.
45 POUNDS OF CAMERA, TRIPOD AND
EXTRA BATTERIES.
I HAVEN'T FOUND IT FOR 25 YEARS.
I'M NOT IN AS GOOD A SHAPE AS I
THOUGHT IT WAS.
I HAD DROPPED TRAIL MIX AND A
BOTTLE OF WATER ON THE TRAIL.
IT MUST HAVE FALLEN OUT.
SO I LEFT THE CAMERA HERE AND
ALL THE GEAR AND I WENT BACK
ALMOST TO THE CREEK AGAIN.
I FOUND THESE ITEMS AND THEN I
CAME BACK.
AND IT TRULY WAS DELIGHTFUL.
A BEAUTIFUL DAY.
I HAD A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE ON
THIS TRAIL.
IT IS A GREAT TRAIL AND I WOULD
LOVE TO SKI IT WITHOUT CAMERA
EQUIPMENT.
>> YOU CAN CHECK OUT OTHER
REPORTS ABOUT THE ICE AGE
NATIONAL SCENIC TRAIL BY GOING
TO OUR WEBSITE AT wpt.org.
THEN CLICK ON IN WISCONSIN.
YOU'LL FIND REPORTS ABOUT THE
TRAIL'S DESIGNER AND THE MOST
URBAN SECTION OF THE ICE AGE
TRAIL.
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS,
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION HAS
FEATURED GIFTED TEEN MUSICIANS
IN THE STATEWIDE BOLD YOUNG
ARTIST COMPETITION.
THIS WEEK WE BRING YOU JOEL
WENG, WHO NOT ONLY PERFORMS ON
SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS, BUT ALSO
COMPOSES MUSIC FOR AN ENTIRE
ORCHESTRA.
HE IS ONLY 14 AND LIVES IN
MADISON.
[PIANO PLAYING]
>> GERSHWIN'S RHAPSODY IN BLUE
GIVES JOEL AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO
SHOW HIS RANGE AS A PIANIST.
>> IT IS FUN TO LISTEN TO AND
PLAY AND I REALLY LIKE THIS
PIECE MYSELF.
>> I LOVED THAT PIECE.
HE SAID I WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON
THIS PIECE.
>> AND HE HAS FOR OVER A YEAR.
HE CAN PLAY IN HIS SLEEP.
PIANO IS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF
JOEL'S MUSICIANSHIP.
HE ALSO PLAYS THE VIOLIN, THE
FLUTE AND WRITES MUSIC FOR MANY
MORE.
>> I MOVED UP TO TWO
INSTRUMENTS AND THEN FOUR, THEN
SIX AND THEN 12 AND THEN
FINALLY 16 FULL ORCHESTRA.
>> A FULL ORCHESTRA LIKE THE
WISCONSIN YOUTH SYMPHONY WHERE
JOEL PLAYS VIOLIN.
HE BROUGHT HIS COMPOSITION TO
THE MUSIC DIRECTOR JAMES SMITH.
>> I LIKED IT.
I THOUGHT, THIS IS A GOOD PIECE
TO INCLUDE AND HE'S DONE A GOOD
JOB.
WE CAN TWEAK IT HERE AND THERE
AND HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD
BE VERY NICE FOR THE AUDIENCE.
>> THIS SEASON THEY PERFORM A
MOVEMENT OF JOEL'S SYMPHONY
NUMBER 1.
>> I'VE BEEN COMPOSING FOR
QUITE A WHILE.
I ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE
NEXT STEP WITH EACH THING I
WRITE AND I DIDN'T REALLY
EXPECT THEM TO PERFORM IT RIGHT
AWAY.
>> BUT THEY DID WITH JOEL IN
THE VIOLIN SECTION.
>> WE HAD CARLOS CHAVEZ, WE HAD
SCHUBERT AND WE HAD JOEL.
ALL THE OTHER COMPOSERS THAT WE
WERE PLAYING WERE DEAD.
I COULDN'T CONSULT THEM BUT
JOEL WAS KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE ME
POINTERS ON THE PIECE.
>> TO BE ABLE TO HEAR MY OWN
PIECE GETTING PERFORMED IS JUST
REALLY EXCITING.
>> WOW.
THAT REPORT WAS PRODUCED BY
ANDY SOTH AND NARRATED BY
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION'S
LORI SKELETON.
THREE OTHER HIGH SCHOOL AGE
STUDENTS WILL COMPETE AGAINST
JOEL WENG.
THEY'LL PLAY WITH THE MADISON
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA?
A SHOW CALLED YOUNG ARTISTS
COMPETE.
THE COMPETITION AIRS LIVE ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO JANUARY
12 AT 7:00 P.M.
IT AIRS ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION JANUARY 16th AT 7:00
P.M. WITH A REPEAT ON JANUARY
20th AT 9:00.
NEXT WEEK WE PROFILE ANOTHER
COMPETITOR.
IT IS JUST ONE OF THE REPORTS
WE'RE WORKING ON FOR THE NEXT
EDITION OF "IN WISCONSIN."
>> THIS IS LIZ KOERNER.
YOU'LL MEET A 17-YEAR-OLD WHO
PERFORMS MAGIC ON THE MARIMBA.
>> I FEEL LIKE IF I WERE IN
SOME OTHER FIELD I WOULD WISH I
WERE IN MUSIC.
>> IT'S MUSIC TO THE EARS.
>> I'M ANDY SOTH.
THE RECESSION MAY BE HARD ON
INDUSTRY BUT IT CAN BE GOOD FOR
EDUCATION.
>> WE HAPPEN TO HAVE THOSE
CRITICAL MAJORS FOR THE FUTURE
IN TECHNOLOGY, IN FORENSIC
INVESTIGATION, IN ENGINEERING,
IN INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY.
>> THIS IS "IN WISCONSIN"
REPORTER ART HACKETT WITH A
SNAPSHOT OF OUR STATE'S
ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURE FROZEN IN
TIME.
>> TIME IS CHANGING RAPIDLY AT
THE PRESENT TIME.
>> WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT
LAKE ICE RESEARCH IN VILE AS
COUNTY.
>> THOSE REPORTS NEXT THURSDAY
ON "IN WISCONSIN."
FINALLY THIS WEEK THE LARGEST
DEPLOYMENT OF WISCONSIN
NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS SINCE
WORLD WAR II IS COMING TO AN
END.
THIS IS TUESDAY'S WELCOME HOME
FOR THE FIRST OF MORE THAN
200 SOLDIERS FROM ACROSS
WISCONSIN.
THEY ARE PART OF THE 32nd
BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM WHICH SPENT
THE LAST TEN MONTHS IN IRAQ.
APPROXIMATELY 115 MEMBERS
GREETED LOVED ONES AND VOLK
FIELD.
THE REMAINING UNITS RETURN OVER
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEK.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH A LOOK AT
BLUE MOUND STATE PARK IN IOWA
COUNTY.
IT IS LOCATED ABOUT 25 MILES
WEST OF MADISON.
THE 1,100 ACRE PARK IS A
POPULAR PLACE TO FIND PEACE AND
SOLITUDE.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK "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, WE'RE ON FOR
YOU.
AND THE ANIMAL DENTIST RE
SPECIALISTS OF MILWAUKEE AND
OSHKOSH WORKING WITH PET OWNERS
AND FAMILY VETS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING
PROVIDED BY BIKE WISCONSIN.
>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF "IN
WISCONSIN," WE CHRONICLED THE
COME BACK OF WHOOPING CRANES
FOR NEARLY A DECADE.
>> WE WERE WATCHING HISTORY IN
THE MAKING.
>> NOW TWO MAJOR SETBACKS.
SEE WHAT IT MEANS FOR THIS
ENDANGERED SPECIES.
PLUS A SNAPSHOT OF OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURE FROZEN IN
TIME.
AND A YOUNG WISCONSIN MUSICIAN
MAKES MAGIC ON THE MARIMBA.
THURSDAY AT 7:00 ON "IN
WISCONSIN."
>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF "IN
WISCONSIN" WE CHRONICLED THE
COMEBACK OF WHOOPING CRANES FOR
NEARLY A DECADE.
>> WE WERE WATCHING HISTORY IN
THE MAKING.
>> NOW TWO MAJOR SETBACKS.
SEE WHAT IT MEANS FOR THIS
ENDANGERED SPECIES PLUS A
SNAPSHOT OF OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
FUTURE, FROZEN IN TIME.
ICE RESEARCH IN VILAS COUNTY.
TONIGHT AT 7:00 ON "IN
WISCONSIN."
>> I'M ANDY SOTH.
THE RECESSION MAY BE HARD ON
INDUSTRY BUT IT CAN BE GOOD FOR
EDUCATION.
>> WE HAPPEN TO HAVE THOSE
CRITICAL MAJORS FOR THE FUTURE
IN TECHNOLOGY, IN FORENSIC
INVESTIGATION, IN ENGINEER, IN
INDUSTRY ALL TECHNOLOGY.
>> "IN WISCONSIN" THURSDAY AT
7:00 ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
>> THIS IS LIZ KOERNER.
YOU'LL MEET A 17-YEAR-OLD WHO
PERFORMS MAGIC ON THE MARIMBA.
>> I FEEL LIKE IF I WERE IN
SOME OTHER FIELD I WOULD WISH I
WERE IN MUSIC.
>> GREG RISS AND HIS MALLETS
ARE NEWS -- MUSIC TO THE EARS.
>> THIS IS "IN WISCONSIN"
REPORTER ART HACKETT WITH A
SNAPSHOT OF OUR STATE'S
ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURE, FROZEN IN
TIME.
>> CLIMATE IS CHANGING QUITE
RAPIDLY.
>> WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT
LAKE ICE RESEARCH IN VILAS
COUNTY.
>> "IN WISCONSIN" THURSDAY
NIGHT AT 7:00 ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.