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Walnut Street Greenhouse (WSGH), 525 N. Walnut Street, consists of a greenhouse facility complete with five growth chambers and one walk-in cooler, along with additional outdoor cold frame space. The greenhouse has 72 individual rooms of varying size, providing 14,600 square feet of bench space.

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The King Hall greenhouses, 1525 Observatory Drive, consist of four gutter connected “A frame” greenhouses and a small headhouse. The greenhouses have 2,000 square feet under glass, of which about 1200 square feet is bench space. All four greenhouses are air conditioned.  From January to April, the first of these greenhouses is used as instructional space for Soils courses.

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The West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) greenhouses are located at 8502 Mineral Point Road, Verona, Wisconsin. The complex consists of two greenhouses that are each 40 by 100 feet and have 4224 square feet of bench space in shared, open space configuration. These greenhouses have evaporative cooling and forced-air heating.  Distance to this facility is about 7 miles from the UW campus.

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