Public Events
The Station also conducts educational programs for the general public. Walks and open houses examine topics such as Winter Ecology, Bird Identification, and Spring Flora of the Cedarburg Bog.
Summer/Fall 2009
Sponsored by Friends of the Cedarburg Bog
- Breeding Birds and their Songs
- led by John O'Donnell
- Sunday, July 5, 7:00 am - 10:00 am
- The Bog in Bloom
- led by Kate Redmond
- Sunday, July 12, 9:00 am - noon
- Ecology of the Field Station's Beech-Maple Forest State Natural Area
- led by Jim Reinartz
- Sunday, August 2, 9:00 am - noon
- Bird Banding Demonstration
- led by Master Bird Banders Al Sherkow and Debbie Hartman
- Saturday, August 29, 7:00 - 10:30 am
- Sky Spying at the Bog, with guides and telescopes
- led by Northern Cross Science Foundation
- Friday, September 11, 8:00 - 10:00 pm
- Friends of Cedarburg Bog Annual Meeting and Potluck
- Sunday, September 27, 3:00 - 6:30 pm
- Fungi of the Field Station's Beech-Maple Forest
- led by Alan Parker
- Saturday, October 3, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
- Celebrating the Land Through the Voices of Poets
- led by Mary Linton
- Saturday, October 17, 1:30 to 5:00 PM
- During this program a hike through the bog and surrounding uplands will be interrupted by stops to listen to the words of ancient and modern poets.
- Owl Prowl
- led by Tom Uttech and John O’Donnell
- Friday, Nov. 13, 7:00 - 8:30 PM
- Rain date Saturday, Nov. 14th.
Events are free and open to the public. A $3.00 donation to the Friends is suggested.
Reservations required - space is limited. Please call (262) 675-6844 or email fieldstn@uwm.edu with your name, phone number, and the walk you are planning to attend. If you have a hand lens, binoculars, or a flashlight, bring them depending on the event.
If you would like to receive an email message when this page is updated, please send your name and email address to fieldstn@uwm.edu, and ask to be added to the events email list.