UW-Oshkosh native plant removal sparks biodiversity debate

UW-Oshkosh native plant removal sparks biodiversity debate

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is at the center of a dispute over the removal of native plants on campus, with faculty, students, and community members raising concerns about biodiversity and academic use of the natural spaces.The university says it is relocating the plants, not removing them, according to a press release. But Paul Van Auken, a UWO sociology and environmental studies professor who started a petition to prevent such a move, …