Golden-winged Warbler Photo by Jeff Galligan
Join the Wisconsin Academy for "Birds and Beyond", an exciting series set in Wisconsin's diverse landscapes, taking place from September 2024 to March 2025. This immersive journey delves deep into the intricate world of birds and their connections to broader scientific topics, including water quality, conservation, climate change, and astronomy, as well as the arts and letters. This series will take place in five events in different regions of the state, with all events being live streamed to a virtual audience. In-person attendees will have the opportunity to go birding with the featured speakers in Wisconsin’s beautiful and birdy natural areas. The series will culminate in March 2025 with a keynote presentation by esteemed naturalist Christian Cooper in Madison.
Birds and Astronomy
Sunday, September 22nd
Door County
Featuring Amanda Tokuyama, GIS & Field Data Manager at Urban Ecology Center;
Danielle Washington, Program Manager at Community Water Services
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Birds and Water
Sunday, October 20th
Urban Ecology Center Menomonee Valley Branch, Milwaukee
Featuring Hillary Thompson, Whooping Crane Project Manager at the International Crane Foundation;
Danielle Washington, Program Manager at Community Water Services
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Birds and Art
Sunday, February 2nd
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau
Birds and Climate Change
POSTPONED TO 2025
Beaver Creek Reserve near Eau Claire
Featuring Davin Lopez, Conservation Biologist at Wisconsin DNR
Birds and People with Christian Cooper
Wednesday, March 12th
Overture Center for the Arts, Madison
SERIES PARTNERS
Thank you to our Birds and Beyond series partners, the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin, Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance, and Color in the Outdoors.
SERIES SPONSORS
Thank you to our Birds and Beyond series sponsors, the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, the Feminist Bird Club, the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, Jay Handy and Dr. Robert Mathieu.
