Natural History Workshops at UWM Field Station

Registration is Now Open for Natural History Workshops at the Field Station   Our workshops offer an opportunity to study focused topics at college-level instruction under the guidance of noted authorities.  We offer two-day and week-long workshops, and housing and meals are available at the Station.  Enrollment is limited to 20, the atmosphere is informal and […]

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Ozaukee Washington Land Trust News: March 2014

Ozaukee Washington Land Trust News   Off To a Great Start! We’re off to a great start in 2014. Thanks to the generosity of Virginia “Ginny” Pierson, we’ve protected another 14 acres of hardwood forest goodness that includes 750 feet of undeveloped river frontage along the main branch of the Milwaukee River in the Town […]

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Watershed Watch: February 2014

Watershed Watch for February 2014     Click here for information on recent and upcoming publications and events including: Winter 2014 RiversReport Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance Conference 12th Annual Local Farmer Open House Rain Garden Day at Jones Island WI Land & Water Conservation Association Conference 2nd Annual Fox River Summit Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference

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Gurda “Built on Water” lecture now on-line!

This fall John Gurda’s Built on Water lecture tour traveled throughout the greater Milwaukee region reaching almost one thousand individuals with many important messages about our relationship with our rivers and lakes and our role in Milw aukee’s water history.   You can now watch the video of John’s final lecture at Discovery World’s Center for Public […]

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Water Management Technology Institute Presenting Training Programs, December 5

Water Management Technology Institute Presenting Training Programs, December 5 Water Management Technology Institute will run two training programs on December 5 — Providing Tomorrow’s Wastewater Infrastructure Needs with Today’s Funding and Operator Training & Empowerment. Participants can receive up to 4 PDHs from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee for participation in these programs. There […]

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PRRSUM Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium

Registration for the Upper Midwest Stream Restoration Symposium is OPEN. We offer several different types of registration, ranging from 1-day registration options to full conference and student registrations. Register and learn more about registration costs and options here. PLEASE NOTE THAT EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION RATES APPLY UNTIL DECEMBER 13th. We are in the midst of […]

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Sweet Water’s 10th Annual Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference

Sweet Water is issuing this request for presentations from interested applicants who would like to lead a workshop session at the 10th Annual Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference, planned for May 1, 2014. Each year, the Clean Rivers, Clean Lake Conference gathers a diverse group of more than 300 participants to learn about key water […]

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Special Encore Presentation of “Built on Water” December 4

Coming December 4 Built on Water: Milwaukee’s Vital Resource JOHN GURDA at Discovery World, Center for Public Innovation in the Digital Theater  500 North Harbor Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53202 7 PM –  Doors open at 6:30 PM.  Limited seating.  Free of charge. Lake Michigan and the rivers that feed it have been Milwaukee’s dominant natural resources since […]

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Riveredge’s 1st Annual Student Research Symposium

Join us in celebrating and learning what Wisconsin students have been researching! Forty-two undergraduate and graduate students from seven Wisconsin universities and colleges will be conducting oral and poster presentations on a variety of biological topics, including wildlife conservation, restoration, and other ecology related topics on Nov. 9th at Riveredge Nature Center.   Come out […]

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Fall Bird Banding in Milwaukee this September

Sept 17: 6:00 am-12:00 pm. Menomonee Valley, 3700 W. Pierce, Milwaukee, WI. Join Urban Ecology Center research scientists for early-morning mist-netting sessions as they study Menomonee Valley’s migrating songbirds. Jennifer Callaghan jcallaghan@urbanecologycenter.org Free. Donations appreciated.

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