Naturalist Ariel Christian shares the story of a special, wintry bird: No one says “winter is here” quite like the little, gray songbird we call the dark-eyed junco. You may have seen this sparrow also known as the “snowbird” flutter by your window or shifting the fallen leaves in your backyard. When these feathered friends arrive in […]

Sunday, October 21 st  marked the single most highly attended public event at Upham Woods. Through a special grant from Patagonia & Fontana Sports, the Natural Resources Foundation (NRF), and the Wisconsin Association of Environmental Education (WAEE), Upham Woods was able to host a Wisconsin River Paddle Day that was both open to the public and free for […]

The Wisconsin Association for Environmental Education held its annual conference at Upham Woods this past month.  This year’s 2018 WAEE Annual Conference was focused on Equity in Environmental Education.  Over 150 participants coming from a wide variety of organizations connected to environmental education came to Upham Woods over the course of the two day conference. A variety of workshops were offered […]

We are proud to announce EPA funding for the Science Strikes Back community science fair and thank the EPA for its grant funding of this project. Science Strikes Back: Empowering Students and Educators to Impact Urban Watersheds (SSB) will connect educators and students in the Milwaukee metropolitan area with the training and tools necessary to engage in hands-on environmental education and water quality monitoring. By […]

   The Outpost Experience: A summer of adventures in the outdoors With summer soon behind us and the outpost room at Upham Woods cleaned and packed for a long season nap, I took a moment in-between folding tents and washing the dishes to reflect on the different outpost experiences that I was able to observe […]

Have you ever had the chance to raise a puppy to adulthood or see someone you have known your whole life grow up? Well, this summer I got the opportunity to do exactly that, but with frogs. When I was told that we could add some frogs to our nature centers animal room as education […]

Summer Naturalist Brooke talks about a personal favorite (and can’t resist the puns): There are many different types of animals and critters that reside in Upham’s backyard, the Wisconsin River. One of the coolest and my personal favorite is the otter. There are thirteen known species of otter but the Northern River Otter is what […]

Program Coordinator Caleb Jenks recaps our August Session of Open Enrollment Camp, a “week of firsts”: This summer has had the largest open enrollment camp presence of any summer so far, with over two hundred total youth participating in three separate camp blocks.  With each different open enrollment, we have tried new things such as […]

We were delighted to have another successful Statewide Open Enrollment Camp, July 20-23. Once again, we were able to provide a fun and positive experience for campers from across the state of Wisconsin. A unique feature of our Open Enrollment sessions is incorporating more “free choice” activities. These are opportunities for campers to choose what they would […]