Environmental Events

Nelson Institute Featured Events

Tales from Planet Earth - An Invitation to Wonder: Waubesa Wetlands

September 29, 2024 – September 30, 2024
Varies; see event details
Multiple locations

Events contact: Emily Reynolds, Director of Community Engagement and Alumni Relations, ereynolds2@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

Campuswide Environmental Events

  • July
    • July 27
      Ecological Restoration Work PartyArboretum Core Area and Curtis Prairie9:00 AM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
    • July 27
      Dragonfly Monitoring WalkArboretum10:00 AM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
    • July 28
      Scenic StrollArboretum1:00 PM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
    • July 28
      Class of 1918 Marsh 1:30 PM, Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705