Milwaukee Research Accelerators

                Upham Staff Travel to Milwaukee for Science! Upham naturalists and coordinators hit the road this season for a unique opportunity to teach and learn with students in Milwaukee through an initiative called “Research Accelerators”. They are assisting teachers in guiding students to develop their skills in the […]

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2019 Conservation Challenge Update

Conservation Challenge is over 1,500 hours! Thanks to the efforts of St. Williams in a trail corridor clearing project, the Conservation Challenge is now over 1,500 hours. Not only did St. Williams add hours to the challenge, but they finished the new trail corridor for our Blue Triangle Trail. This trail will be key this […]

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Jordahl Public Lands Story Telling

On October 10, the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies organized a unique event where people had the opportunity to share their stories about connecting to public land from the past, present, and future. The event was called “The Year of the Environment – Lands Story Telling” celebrating the 50th year of the Nelson Institute and […]

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Radical Raptors

Ever wonder about the Radical Raptor, Beauty, who calls Upham Woods home? Even though Beauty is in captivity, during nesting season, she will act like she is building a nest on the ground. This is a natural behavior for her because she was not always in captivity. Red tailed hawks make very large nests and […]

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The Change of Seasons

We have started our transition from our summer camps to our fall school groups at Upham Woods. All of the students are beginning their school year and are excited to learn. We feel a change in the weather as the air becomes more crisp. The days start to get shorter with less sunlight and the […]

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Conservation Challenge

  We hosted River Valley Middle School at Sauk County Conservation Day. Almost 90 sixth graders participated in the Conservation Challenge by completing an understory thinning project to increase light reaching the forest floor and establish a new trail corridor on our Blue Triangle Trail. Students also participated in recreational and educational stations run by […]

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Fall Fever 2019

On Sunday September 8th, Upham Woods was proud to host Fall Fever; a public, free event for families to get excited about the beauty of early autumn. Almost 40 community members from the surrounding Wisconsin Dells area attended Fall Fever. After the participants arrived, they loaded up the uniquely designed barge (2 row boats put […]

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Water Stories Summit

A Global view of the Earth shows us that most of our planet is covered in water. A satellite view of Wisconsin would reveal something similar. We are pockmarked with lakes, striped with rivers, and home to critters that live in our 5.3 million acres of wetlands. Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center is dedicating 3 […]

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DOTS in Milwaukee

Upham Woods made it back out to Milwaukee in April. Staff mentored La Escuela Fratney students working on climate change projects for the Milwaukee Public Museum. Our rock nerds, Tempestt and Isabelle, spent a lot of time discussing extinction events with a group that is comparing the extinction of the Megalodon and the endangerment of […]

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April Counselor Training Wrap Up

Youth Counselor Training is a great way to prepare young leaders to be role models for their peers. April 27-28 we saw 54 youth from 13 counties gather at Upham Woods. They learned how to be supportive role models for younger campers, role-played common summer camp scenarios, and how to bring the energy to evening […]

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