Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Environmental Events

Nelson Institute Featured Events

September 7 – September 13

CPEP Seminar - The Driftless Cedar: A New Millennial-Scale Tree-Ring Network for Southwest Wisconsin

September 9, 2025    
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
823 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences

Weston Roundtable - Rekindling Reciprocity: How the Story of Fire in Great Lakes Forests Offers Lessons Toward a More Just and Sustainable Society

September 11, 2025    
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

Welcome Home, Nelson: All-Student Orientation

September 12, 2025    
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Multiple locations

September 14 – September 20

CPEP Seminar - Climate Change, Conflict, and the Risk of Economic Collapse in Africa

September 16, 2025    
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
823 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences

Weston Roundtable - The Challenges of Collaborative Environmental Governance: We Have Work to Do

September 18, 2025    
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
126 Memorial Library

Rendezvous on the Terrace

September 18, 2025    
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Memorial Union Tripp Commons

September 28 – October 4

Tales from Planet Earth Presents Mother: Sisterhood in the Wild

September 28, 2025 – September 29, 2025    
4–7 p.m. September 28, 6–8 p.m. September 29
Multiple locations

Events contact: Alessandra Rella, Outreach Specialist, arella@wisc.edu

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Video Library

View recordings of past events on topics ranging from climate change to environmental justice. The library includes videos from Nelson Institute signature events such as Earth Day, as well as seminars hosted by our research centers.

View our video library

Campuswide Environmental Events