Megan has been a Teaching Naturalist with Upham Woods since Fall 2018; we are so excited she is staying with us through the Spring 2019 season! Hello, my name is Megan Giefer and I am a school year Teaching Naturalist here at Upham Woods.  I graduated in the Fall of 2017 from UW- Stevens Point […]

When it’s this cold outside, it can help to look for the beauty in the harshness.  Hannah shares some interesting, little-known facts about snowflakes. Winter Beauty From blizzard-like snowfalls to frigid subzero temperatures, January 2019 has given Wisconsinites more than one reason to bemoan winter and dream of fairer weather. Yet for anyone willing to […]

Naturalist Chris gives us a tour of the fun winter sports offered at Upham Woods: Newly fallen snow has covered the Upham Woods landscape in a blanket of white, and the banks of the Wisconsin River have turned into shelves of ice.  It is winter now in Wisconsin, a time that is bleak and dreary […]

On Saturday morning, December 8th at Upham Woods Teaching Naturalists Megan and Ariel prepared the Nature Center for Animal Expo Day. It was a public event for nature lovers of all ages to meet the education animals of Upham Woods. During the event, folks were able to observe and explore in some of the rooms that had tables […]

Naturalist Megan Giefer goes on a winter adventure: Have you ever wondered what footprints you are peering at in the white, fluffy snow? During this time of year, we know that animals are making their presence, but now we can see what is crawling around. The tracks in the snow can tell us many stories: from […]

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 […]