Wisconsin Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology
Promoting the science and practice of conservation in Wisconsin
Come join WSCB as we assist Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources restoration crews on Sunday, September 11th at Empire Prairies State Natural Area (near Madison). From 2 – 5pm we will be collecting seeds to be used in future restoration projects to expand the prairie. We will meet along the road near 5197 Brabender Rd in Middleton and will ride in from there. Please contact Yasi at yasi.rezai@gmail.com to RSVP, and if you can offer a ride or need a ride from downtown.
Join us for the next WSCB Chapter Meeting on Wednesday, November 18th at 7 p.m. in UW-Madison’s Science Hall, room 15. We will hear from Madison Audubon’s executive director Matt Reetz, on what the challenges and opportunities are for conservation in Wisconsin in the context of Madison Audubon’s work. The chapter business meeting will precede at 6 p.m., and is open to all WSCB members.
Join us at James Madison Park on Thursday, September 3rd from 5pm-dusk to engage with Wisconsin’s conservation community at our First Annual BBQ! Enjoy tasty local BBQ food (inclu
ding vegetarian options), meet other conservation practitioners, students, and researchers, and enjoy fun and games in the park! Non-alcoholic drinks provided, and those 21+ can BYOB. To help cover the cost of the event, we would appreciate a $5 donation. In an effort to limit food waste, please help us plan by completing the survey here by August 3rd. And please share with your colleagues!
Thanks to all who participated in WSCB’s Bee Fest Event! We had a great time identifying the Arboretum’s bee species and learning about pollinator conservation in Wisconsin and beyond. Check out the Wisconsin State Journal’s coverage of our event here.
If you missed BeeFest, you can still get involved with pollinator monitoring in Madison! We’ll be holding a field day on Saturday, July 11th (rain date: July 12th), from 3-5 pm at the Lakeshore Nature Preserve. Come by to learn more about bee identification and help us assess pollinator diversity at the LNP. Meet in the Picnic Point parking lot. There are many more opportunities to take part in this project; fill out the form on our project page if you are interested in learning more.
Join conservation professionals and students from around the globe at the international Society for Conservation Biology conference in Montpellier, France.
See the ICCB webpage for more information on the conference!
Join some of your fellow WSCB members and learn more about conservation efforts in Southeast Asia at this talk presented by the Madison Audubon Society! The event will take place at the Union South, from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, and is free to the public.
Bill Robichaud, a Middleton native and former Stan Temple advisee, will lead the talk, covering some of his work with the IUCN.
More details can be found here:
WSCB will hold our first Chapter Meeting: December 3rd at 5 pm, in Science Hall room 15. A social hour will follow.
The agenda includes:
As always, we also want to hear from you on how you’d like to be involved. Whether it’s taking a leadership role, leading a project or event, or brainstorming new avenues for our chapter–there are plenty of ways you can be an involved member. The first step is attending our bi-monthly meetings! We hope to see you there.
For more information, please see our calendar:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wscb-chapter-meeting-tickets-14490432273
Join us for WSCB Film Night, this Thursday at 7 pm (Science Hall Room 15)!
Students, non-students, members, and non-members are all invited for a viewing of DamNation, an award-winning film about how dams have shaped our nation’s waterways. An informal discussion will be led by WSCB after the film to unpack some of the key ideas. Feel free to RSVP here so we can get a sense of numbers.
For more info, check out the trailer here:
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