Winona State University Biology

08/13/2026

Biology Emeritus Professor Neal Mundahl had his recent paper on water quality concerns in the Garvin Brook and Whitewater River watersheds featured on the cover of the inaugural issue of the Journal of Watershed Ecology.

08/12/2026

Biology Professor Ted Wilson and Professor Emeritus Neal Mundahl, along with Dr. Wilson’s family members, published a paper “Longdale Family Farm Expansion and Stewardship in the Driftless Area of Western Wisconsin, USA: A Case History from 1888 to Present Day” in the most recent issue of the international journal “Land”. The paper used a variety of historical farm journals, photo albums, and oral stories to document the changing farm practices and activities that have taken place on the diversified Stettler family farm across five generations during the past 138 years.

06/30/2026

We have a beautiful new addition to our plant collection in our Science Laboratory Center's atrium.
Thank you Bronk's Gardens for the addition.

06/13/2026

06/01/2026

Recent WSU grad Gavin Bauer (Biology minor) appears on the June page of the Minnesota DNR’s 2026 Native Fish calendar. Gavin works for the MDNR-Fisheries as a Fisheries Technician out of the Lanesboro Area Office.

05/29/2026

Ooooo, the plant is really popping out now.

05/28/2026

Biology Professor Emeritus Neal Mundahl published a paper “Driftless Area Streams in Karstic Agricultural Watersheds: Best Management Practices, Biotic Integrity, and Environmental Stressors” in the Journal of Watershed Ecology. The paper reported on a multi-year assessment of the physical, chemical, and biological health of streams in the Whitewater River and Garvin Brook/Rollingstone Creek watersheds in southeastern Minnesota. Despite long-term efforts to lessen the impact of human activities on streams in these watersheds, many stream reaches continue to be listed as impaired waters due to excessive turbidity, high bacteria levels, and poor aquatic community health.

https://www.sciepublish.com/article/pii/1031

05/27/2026

Look 🤪🤪 what is popping out of the soil. Does anyone know what this is? 😃

05/05/2026

Today's vibe: STUDY week

05/04/2026

Something is emerging in the greenhouse. Does anyone know what it is?