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Tonight's episode (2/17) of In Wisconsin features the inspiring story of Dorothy Douglas, aka DJ Douglas, and her remarkable accomplishments. With a passion for flying, she disguised herself as a man to become a pilot and made a name for herself as "Sam Douglas" and wait until you see her other accomplishments including an appearance on the game show "To Tell The Truth."
Tune in and you'll meet Sam Thayer, one of the nations best foragers. He is the creator of the nation's first nature trail dedicated to teaching people about edible wild foods, the Standish Price Wild Food Interpretive Trail in Price County and then we'll go foraging for wild food in the heart of Madison. Nance Klehm is an urban forager who lives in Chicago. At Madison's Willy Street Coop class, she teaches students how to create an all-natural meal with edible wild plants found in the city.
In Wisconsin Reporter Andy Soth visits the forestry operation in the Menominee Reservation and explores the wisdom of Chief Oshkosh and his impact on a great northern forest. Those efforts have provided a living for Menominee Tribal Enterprises employees for 100 years and have resulted in an increase of trees in the harvested forest.
Our video postcard at the end of this week's show features a winter tour of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. We hope you'll join us for a look at the people and places that make Wisconsin unique.


This man is Craig Thompson. Thompson works as a Regional Land Manager for the Wisconsin DNR. That's his everyday job. In his free time, Thompson organizes birding trips to Central and South America. They are birding trips with a difference however, Thompson has pioneered a model called "conservation birding trips". Every participant on the trip makes a significant donation toward conservation of bird habitat in the countries they visit. His trips have garnered thousands of dollars towards the purchase of lands for birds.

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