Several months have passed since our paper on the population decline in northern Wisconsin was accepted for publication. But the wheels of science turn slowly, and only just now has the online “issue” come out that contains our article. To accompany their published articles, the journal invites authors to publish also a blog post on the journal website, and I jumped at this opportunity to spread the word about the peril that my study population now faces and its particular meaning to me.

Rather than repeating that blog post here and incurring the wrath of the journal, I will include this link. The article itself is freely accessible to the public, according to the website.