Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Environmental Events

Nelson Institute Featured Events

April 20 – April 26

Earth Fest

April 21, 2025 – April 29, 2025    
All day
Multiple locations

Weston Roundtable - Power, Life and Ecological Maturity

April 24, 2025    
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
1106 Mechanical Engineering

April 27 – May 3

CPEP Seminar - Climate Drivers of Facultative Avian Migration

April 29, 2025    
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
811 Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences

Weston Roundtable - How Much Snow Falls in the Upper Colorado River and How Well Do We Know That Number?

May 1, 2025    
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm
1163 Mechanical Engineering

2025 Spring Graduation Celebration

May 2, 2025    
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Gordon Event Center, Symphony Room (second floor)

May 11 – May 17

An Evening with Jane Hirshfield

May 12, 2025    
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Central Library, Rooms 301-302

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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.

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Nelson Signature Events

Nelson Institute Earth Day

Jordahl Public Lands Lecture

Everyone's Earth: Conversations on Race and Environment

Tales from Planet Earth Film Festival

Sustainable Success Lecture Series

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Campuswide Environmental Events