Save the Date! Student Research Symposium November 15, 2025
Student Research Symposium 2025
Saturday, November 15 2025 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
We are excited to showcase new academic talent! Uncover insights into the natural world and support the next generation of scholars by attending the Student Research Symposium on November 15th. Undergraduate and graduate students from colleges and universities in our region will present their research with posters and oral presentations. The day includes a keynote from a distinguished speaker and a catered lunch. Come for all or part of the day.
There will becash prizes up to $300 awarded for the best oral and poster presentations. This year, we’ve increased the award pool, creating more chances to win! Plus, all student presenters will receive a Riveredge Membership just for participating!
Student Presenter: Free! Use the button below to submit your abstract. Abstracts will be reviewed between July 8th – October 8th 2025. Supporter – by November 10: $5 (registration link coming soon) Supporter – after November 10: $7 (registration link coming soon) Children under 12: free (must be accompanied by an adult)
We invite college students to submit an abstract of a current research project to present in oral or poster form at our Student Research Symposium. Submissions are welcome in the categories of biology, environmental science, chemistry, geology, and other sciences, but also in the humanities, arts, and other disciplines where research intersects with the overall theme (coming soon). Use the button above to submit your abstract. Abstracts will be reviewed between July 8th – October 8th 2025. There will becash prizes up to $300 awarded for the best oral and poster presentations. This year, we’ve increased the award pool, creating more chances to win! Plus, all presenters will receive a free Riveredge Membership just for participating!
Proudly sponsored by
North Shore Gymnastics
More Sponsors Coming Soon!
questions?
We’re happy to help answer them! Give Riveredge’s Research Manager, Jana Gedymin, a call at 262-375-2715 or contact her by email at [email protected]
Chainsaw Startup and Maintenance: Open to All (Ages 18+)
Do you want to become more informed on chainsaw operation and maintenance? Join us for this all adults class and study with chainsaw experts. This workshop will:
– Introduce various saw models and sizes, helping find your best fit for the job ahead. We will see a wide variety of Stihl brand gas and electric saws.
– Showcase accessories and personal protective equipment
– Practice starting saws safely (without a toothed chain)
– Review chainsaw anatomy and maintenance (cleaning, diagnostics, disassembly, common troubleshooting, seasonal maintenance, gas treatments, specialty bar oils, bar conditioning, – Reading chains and filing demonstration
Please bring a chainsaw if you have one. If you don’t have a saw to bring, we can provide one.
Ages 18+ | Member: $55 | Non-member Adult: $65
Pre-registration is required by May 6 at 11:55 pm.
Follow the instructions using the button below to login to your member account for member discounts on programs and events. You can use this login to check your membership status, see your expiration date, and renew your membership as well.
If you don’t see the member price after logging in, need help checking your membership status, or you are unsure what email address we have on file, please reach out to our Membership Manager, Renee Buchholz at [email protected] or call the Riveredge office at 262-375-2715.
Chainsaw Startup and Maintenance: Women Only Class
Do you want to become more informed on chainsaw operation and maintenance? Join this women’s only class and study with chainsaw experts. This workshop will:
– Introduce various saw models and sizes, helping find your best fit for the job ahead. We will see a wide variety of Stihl brand gas and electric saws.
– Showcase accessories and personal protective equipment
– Practice starting saws safely (without a toothed chain)
– Review chainsaw anatomy and maintenance (cleaning, diagnostics, disassembly, common troubleshooting, seasonal maintenance, gas treatments, specialty bar oils, bar conditioning, – Reading chains and filing demonstration
Please bring a chainsaw if you have one. If you don’t have a saw to bring, we can provide one.
Ages 18+ | Member: $55 | Non-member Adult: $65
Pre-registration is required by May 4 at 11:55 pm.
Follow the instructions using the button below to login to your member account for member discounts on programs and events. You can use this login to check your membership status, see your expiration date, and renew your membership as well.
If you don’t see the member price after logging in, need help checking your membership status, or you are unsure what email address we have on file, please reach out to our Membership Manager, Renee Buchholz at [email protected] or call the Riveredge office at 262-375-2715.
The best place to start is understanding line and knots. Work with experienced anglers to become familiar with essential knots and when to use them. We will start with large rope, work our way towards fishing lines of various types and discuss their application.
Ages 8+ | For kids and adults!
Member Adult (age 12+): $25 | Non-member Adult (age 12+): $30 | Child (age 8-11): $15
Pre-registration is required by April 24 at 9:00 am.
Follow the instructions using the button below to login to your member account for member discounts on programs and events. You can use this login to check your membership status, see your expiration date, and renew your membership as well.
If you don’t see the member price after logging in, need help checking your membership status, or you are unsure what email address we have on file, please reach out to our Membership Manager, Renee Buchholz at [email protected] or call the Riveredge office at 262-375-2715.
Apple Historian Dan Bussey is widely known for his expertise as the author of The Illustrated History of Apples In the US and Canada and his previous work as Orchard Manager for Seed Savers Exchange. Dan has been dedicated to the preservation and management of heirloom species, and has brought many of them back from the brink of extinction. Although his work chronicles 16,350 apple varietal listings, he will be working with us to share the diversity of apples at the Riveredge Farm. Participants will learn how to graft 3 species of apples, currently growing at our permaculture Farm, onto M-2 semi-dwarf root stock. Registered participants get to take home 3 grafted apple trees in 7-gallon felt pots.
Ages 18+
Member: $100 | Non-member: $110
Pre-registration is required by April 10 at 12:00 pm (noon).
Follow the instructions using the button below to login to your member account for member discounts on programs and events. You can use this login to check your membership status, see your expiration date, and renew your membership as well.
If you don’t see the member price after logging in, need help checking your membership status, or you are unsure what email address we have on file, please reach out to our Membership Manager, Renee Buchholz at [email protected] or call the Riveredge office at 262-375-2715.
Join Matt Smith, a professional Restoration Ecologist with over 22 years of experience, for an entirely outside hands-on field demonstration in the arts of pruning, coppicing and tree release for restoration and landscaping. Please dress for the weather and bring a lunch.
Ages 18+
Member: $65 | Non-member: $75
Pre-registration is required by March 12 at 9:00 am.
Follow the instructions using the button below to login to your member account for member discounts on programs and events. You can use this login to check your membership status, see your expiration date, and renew your membership as well.
If you don’t see the member price after logging in, need help checking your membership status, or you are unsure what email address we have on file, please reach out to our Membership Manager, Renee Buchholz at [email protected] or call the Riveredge office at 262-375-2715.
A day filled with opportunities for bird enthusiasts!
Interested in birding out on the land with the Birdathon team? (Meets at 6:30am at main Visitor Center lot)
Birdathon: Join birders in the main Visitor Center parking lot at 6:30 a.m. to be part of a team that will attempt to cover all of Riveredge, searching for as many species as possible throughout the morning and early afternoon. To participate, contact Carl Schwartz [email protected]
Donations are appreciated to help support the Noel J. Cutright Bird Club since this is the club’s only fund-raising yearly event. If you can’t donate at the event but still wish to, please contact Carl (email listed above) to submit a donation!
Are you an early bird who is excited to look for owls? (Meets at 4:00 am)
Early Morning Owling:If you want to help with the early morning owling at 4:00 am, contact Carl Schwartz at[email protected]
Interested in observing bird banding? (Drop in during 9:30am – 12:30pm window, West parking lot)
Bird banders will be working out of Connie’s Classroom, the building just to the left of the West (River Outpost) parking lot. From 9:30am – 12:30pm, please feel free to drop by to observe the process. Find us out on the porch! We’re happy to show you how banding works, and talk about how the data gained contributes to Riveredge’s 30+ year legacy of avian research. Just be sure to approach quietly to avoid stress to the birds.
The Bandathon rain date is May 11th.
Ages 12+ | Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration
Ages 12+ Contact Carl Schwartz to help with the count, join 4am owling, or donate. [email protected]
Milwaukee Riverkeeper and Riveredge staff will join forces to conduct this one-day training on how to assess the water quality of a nearby stream or river. You’ll find out how to identify aquatic invertebrates and do five water quality tests. Monitors are asked to conduct tests monthly during the summer and submit their data to the statewide Water Action Volunteers website.
Science Thursday Lecture Series: Observation and Discovery in Nature through the use of Haiku
In a world where the hustle and bustle of daily life and our electronics often distracts us from the extraordinary, the wonders of nature beckon us to pause and reflect. Teacher/naturalist, Chuck Ritzenthaler, will take you on an enlightening journey into the realm of nature’s magical adaptations—elegant solutions crafted over millennia that empower not only the diverse tapestry of wildlife but also humankind. Some of the topics included are the fascination with cell size, intricate design of a garden spider web, the history and magic of yellow sweet clover, willow’s place in history, the monarch mimic, future innovation from the dragonfly, and the amazing story of the goldenrod gall. The remarkable strategies in this presentation through the use of haiku will showcase nature’s ingenuity and its profound impact on our survival and well-being. We will end with the magic of popcorn and how its traits might influence your life. As we explore these breathtaking marvels, we’ll discover how understanding and appreciating these adaptations can inspire us to forge a deeper connection with the natural world, ultimately enhancing our own lives in ways we never imagined. Let’s touch grass and maybe even create a haiku.
“In every walk in nature one receives far more than one seeks.” – J. Muir
This program is offered in-person and virtually. If joining in person, meet at Riveredge in the barn. Zoom link is found below!
Science Thursday Lecture Series are always free! | Designed for ages 18+
Pre-registration is not required, but highly recommended for the In-Person option. No registration necessary for those joining on Zoom.
Love gourmet mushrooms and want to learn how to grow your own? Visit the Riveredge Farm and learn about shiitake mushroom cultivation and help with every step of the process to inoculate hardwood logs with shiitake spawn. Fee includes a shiitake log to take home!
Follow the instructions using the button below to login to your member account for member discounts on programs and events. You can use this login to check your membership status, see your expiration date, and renew your membership as well.
If you don’t see the member price after logging in, need help checking your membership status, or you are unsure what email address we have on file, please reach out to our Membership Manager, Renee Buchholz at [email protected] or call the Riveredge office at 262-375-2715.
