Current Research at Kemp
Kemp Station supports two long-term research projects on it’s property:
Long-term Bat Monitoring Station
In 2007 WDNR Bat Ecologist, David Redell, and his colleague, Paul White, installed a bat monitoring station at Kemp Station. It is located near the lake, at the edge of an area known as “the blowdown,” a large forest clearing created by the windstorm in August 2000. Housed in the monitoring station is an acoustic recording system capable of detecting the echolocation calls bats make as hunt for food. The bat monitoring station detects and records these acoustic signals as the bats fly by and records the date and time of each bat pass. Data is submitted to the WDNR each month. Read more….
Deer Exclosures
In 2002, 10 deer exclosures were erected on Kemp Station property. The exclosures demonstrate the long-term impact of deer herbivory on plant communities. They are a valuable teaching resource and are visited regularly by field classes from various universities. One of the exclosures is incorporated into Kemp’s interpretive nature trail.
In addition, each year, Kemp Station supports numerous research projects on a variety of topics related to Wisconsin’s natural resources. The list below shows projects, project leaders and their associations for the current calendar year. Projects are added to this list throughout the year.
| Project Title | Name | Department & University or Agency |
|---|---|---|
| Winter Dynamics of Belowground Biophysical Processes in Temperate Forest Soils in Wisconsin, USA | Balster, N. (Igirimbabazi, D.) | UW-Madison, Soils and Environmental Sciences |
| Deer Exclosures/Forest soils | Balster, N. (Taylor, A.) | UW-Madison, Soils and Environmental Sciences |
| KNRS Deer Exclosures: Evaluation of Ecological Impacts | Bowe, S. | UW-Madison, Kemp Natural Resources Station |
| Wisconsin 2022 Logger Survey | Bowe, S. | UW-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
| Understanding Kiln Drying Capacity in the Lake States | Bowe, S. | UW-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
| Understanding Stress Development in Vacuum Dried Hardwood Lumber | Bowe, S. | UW-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
| A Comparison of Warp in Conventional Steam Dried vs. Vacuum Dried Hardwood Lumber | Bowe, S. | UW-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
| Simulating assisted migration for three pine species common to the Great Lakes. | Bronson, D. | US Forest Service, Northern Research Station |
| Remediation and Recovery of Forests in the Great Lakes Region Following Emerald Ash Borer Infestation and Competitive Terrestrial Invasive Plants | Bronson, D. | US Forest Service, Northern Research Station |
| Chequamegon Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study Core Site Cluster | Desai, A. | UW-Madison, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
| Epiphytic algae of Oneida County | Delwiche, C. | University of Maryland, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics |
| Effects of front-facing sonar on walleye catch rates | Dembkowski, D. | UW-Stevens Point, Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit |
| Shallow Open Water Wetland Plant Sampling | Gibson, M. | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Leveraging high-throughput genotyping and phenotyping technologies to accelerate wheat improvement and mitigate the impacts of climate change | Gutierrez, L. (Dhakal, R.) | UW-Madison, Plant & Agroecosystem Sciences |
| Nitrogen dynamics in Agroecosystem | Hall, S. (Yadav, H.) | UW-Madison, Plant & Agroecosystem Sciences |
| Air quality analysis - emissions, meteorology, and environmental impacts | Holloway, T. | UW-Madison, Nelson Institute, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment |
| Mast Inference and Prediction (MASTIF) | Ibanez, I. | University of Michigan, School for Environment and Sustainability |
| Rural unexplained excess mortality in the COVID-19 pandemic | Jones, M. | UW-Madison, Community & Environmental Sociology |
| DNR Biotic Inventory | Kaarakka, H. | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Desired Regeneration Though Assisted Migration (DReAM) | Kern, C. | US Forest Service |
| DNR Angler creel survey | Kubisiak, J. | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Patterns of white spruce cone production near the southern range limit. | LaMontagne, J. | University of Missouri-St. Louis, Biology |
| Evaluation and enhancement of wildlife monitoring methods and analysis of wildlife data in Wisconsin | Margenau, L. | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Wolf predation on white-tailed deer with CWD | Menon, M. | UW-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
| Oak wilt & Prescribed Fire | Meunier, J. | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| RCAP - Perennial Sunflower (Silphium integrifolium) Biomass is not Affected by Intercrop Species | Picasso, V. (Dhariwal, A.) | UW-Madison, Plant & Agroecosystem Sciences |
| Long-term Research on Behavior and Ecology of Common Loons | Piper, W. | Chapman University, Biological Sciences |
| US Geological Survey - PWRC - Breeding Bird Survey | Prestby, T. | US Department of the Interior |
| Wisconsin Black Bear Litter and Diet Study | Price Tack, J. | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Invasive forest insect pests | Raffa, K. | UW-Madison, Entomology |
| The Role of Farm Financial Programs in Climate and Market Risks and Land Management | Rissman, A. | UW-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
| Environmental DNA sampling to support the conservation of Hines Emerald Dragonfly | Schoville, S. | UW-Madison, Entomology |
| Phenological Measurements to Improve Understanding of Spring and Autumn Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions | Schwartz, M. | UW-Milwaukee, Geography |
| Tree Improvement Program - Lake Tomahawk white pine orchard | Seaborne, S. | UW-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
| Balancing Waterfowl and Wild Rice: Research to Inform Management and Restoration | Shipley, A. | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| WICST grazing impacts trials | Silva, E. (Cooksey, C.) | UW-Madison, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences |
| NEON Great Lakes Domain Ecological Monitoring | Spink, A. | NEON Great Lakes Domain |
| Investigations of a Nematode Infection of NE WI Dragonflies | Smith, W. | Private |
| Heat and hypoxia impacts among pollinator species | Steffan, S. | UW-Madison, Entomology |
| Hyperspectral remote sensing of biochemical indicators of stress physiology in Populus tremuloides forests | Townsend, P. | UW-Madison, Forest and Wildlife Ecology |
| Wisconet | Wienkes, C. | UW-Madison, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences |
| Long-Term Bat Monitoring Station | White, J. Paul | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources |
| Wisconsin Insect Biodiversity Survey | Young, D. | UW-Madison, Entomology |