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  1. Mystery solved: Biology students identify unknown plant for City of La Crosse

    Photo of students in Adam Schneider's plant taxonomy course who tackled a real-world challenge by identifying a plant species for the City of La Crosse.

    June 2, 2025

    Over the spring semester, students in Adam Schneider’s plant taxonomy course tackled a real-world challenge for the City of La Crosse — and the results of the experiment are in.  The mystery began last November, when Abby Reichling, a civil engineer contracted with the city, reached out to Schneider with an unusual request: The city had discovered […]

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