{"id":2,"date":"2025-11-07T23:41:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T23:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:55:47","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Center For Watershed Science and Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight300 hero-fww bpcc noblockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/WI-River_canoe_landscape.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight300 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" 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\u200b\u200bis a joint venture of the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Stevens Point and the University of Wisconsin \u2013 Madison Division of Extension.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Center works across the state of Wisconsin and beyond:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Supporting watershed stewardship<\/li>\n<li>Assisting citizens with lake, river, and drinking water quality problems<\/li>\n<li>Promoting strategies for water resource protection<\/li>\n<li>Providing water quality assessments and support<\/li>\n<li>Preparing students for careers as water resource professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/uwsp_uwex_extension_email.png\" alt=\"logos of the UWSP Center for Watershed Science and Education and the UW-Madison Division of Extension\"><\/p><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-threeimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" 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id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/03\/@Beaver.jpg);background-position:center center\"><div class=\"card-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(255, 255, 255,0.7), rgba(255, 255, 255,0.7))\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div style=\"text-align:\" class=\"card-intro introbg-purple card-intro-100\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Areas of Focus<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"card-container img4x3 cardshadow col-small-four col-medium-four col-large-four col-xlarge-four col-xxlarge-four\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Juli_pipet-2.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A lab analyst uses a pipette to transfer a water sample in the laboratory.\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/Juli_pipet-2.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Water and Environmental Analysis Lab<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><p>Certified water testing for private wells, groundwater, lakes, rivers, and more. The Water and Environmental Analysis Lab has been providing high quality water analytical services to Wisconsin residents and communities since 1972.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/water-and-environmental-analysis-lab\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn more about our analytical services <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/nitrate-wisconsin-well-viewer.png)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Wisconsin Well Water Viewer, by county, for Nitrate-Nitrogen\" 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Publications <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/IMG_2629.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A groundwater specialist demonstrates groundwater model use\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/IMG_2629.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Public Outreach &amp; Education<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><p>Assisting individuals and communities in understanding and management of their water resources<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/community-well-testing-programs-and-outreach\/\" target=\"_self\">Water WELLness: Well testing and education <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/well-water-trend-networks\/\" target=\"_self\">Well Water Trend Monitoring <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/groundwater-model-teacher-workshops\/\" target=\"_self\">Groundwater Model Teacher Workshops <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/IMG_2500.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A student takes water level measurements of a piezometer.\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/01\/IMG_2500.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Student Experiences<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\"><p>Opportunities exist for graduate and undergraduate students to work side-by-side with faculty and staff conducting scientific research and performing laboratory analysis.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-watershed-science-and-education\/student-experiences\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn about our student opportunities <i class=\"fa-solid 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public.<\/p>\n<p>The program will last about an hour and cover the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Groundwater Basics: Where does your well water come from<\/li>\n<li>Well construction and how it influences water quality<\/li>\n<li>Understanding your individual test results<\/li>\n<li>General groundwater quality in Crawford, Richland, and Vernon Counties<\/li>\n<li>Ways to improve your well water quality<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-featured-links flink-white noblockspacetop noblockspacebottom\" id=\"\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div class=\"uwsp-featuredlinks-body split6633 linksright 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