Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Environmental Events

Nelson Institute Featured Events

Events have concluded for the semester. Stay tuned for future events!

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

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

  • June
    • June 20
      Summer Solstice Night WalkArboretum8:00 PM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
    • June 21
      Ecological Restoration Work PartyArboretum Grady Tract9:00 AM, Meet at Grady Tract parking lot (SE corner Seminole Hwy & W Beltline Frontage Rd), UW–Madison Arboretum
    • June 22
      Scenic StrollArboretum1:00 PM, Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
    • June 22
      Bluebirds and Purple Martinswith the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve1:30 PM, Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705