Ducks of Wisconsin Field Identification Workshop

March 5 @ 6 pm – 8 pm and March 9 @ 7:45 am – 12 pm

Ducks of Wisconsin Field Identification Workshop

Learn all about Wisconsin ducks with guest speaker Jeff Bahls, President of the Horicon Marsh Bird club, Wood Duck Society board member, and 2018 recipient for the Wisconsin Society of Ornithology bronze Passenger Pigeon award! As an avid birder and duck hunter, Jeff has a wealth of information to share with bird enthusiasts on the life history of some of his favorite duck species, where and when to find them and how to identify them in the field.

This workshop is a two-part series. The first portion on March 5 will be an indoor lecture-discussion held on-site at Riveredge Nature Center with the option to join virtually over zoom. For the second portion on March 9, participants will travel to Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area, a highly diverse bird spot in WI and the largest cattail marsh in the US, where Jeff will lead a tour of Horicon’s duck ‘hot spots’ and highlight duck species identification techniques in the field.

The field portion will be 4 hours long and will be held entirely outdoors. It will involve walking and standing on grassy or graveled trails. Be sure to dress for the weather and in layers. Wear suitable walking or hiking shoes.

Transportation to Horicon Marsh will not be provided by Riveredge. Participants will meet at the Horicon Marsh Education Center at 7:45 am on March 9, prepare (use bathrooms, etc.) and then leave for the walk at 8:00 am. Punctual arrival is important as it may be difficult to find the group once the walk has begun.

Ages 7+ (children must be accompanied by an adult)

Member Adult (12+): $35 | Non-member Adult (12+): $40

Member Child (7-11): $10 | Non-member Child (7-11): $15

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March 5 @ 6:00 pm 8:00 pm

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Pruning, Coppicing, and Tree Release

February 23 @ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Pruning, Coppicing, and Tree Release

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 please bring a lunch.

Ages 18+

Member: $65 | Non-member: $75

Pre-registration required by February 22 at 12:00 pm (noon)

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February 23 @ 9:00 am 2:30 pm

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Tea & Topics: Bird Research

February 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Tea & Topics Bird Research

Riveredge Nature Center has a rich legacy of avian research through community science. We study birds year round through bird banding, bird surveys and monitoring. Come learn about the different ornithological research projects at Riveredge and how you can get involved! Join researcher, Jana Gedymin to learn about the different ornithological research projects at Riveredge and how you can get involved.

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February 8 @ 1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Tea & Topics: Winter Prairie Plant ID

January 11 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Tea & Topics Winter Prairie Plant ID with Matt Smith

Wish you knew more about the native plants at Riveredge Nature Center… and maybe even in your own backyard? Join Matt Smith, Riveredge’s Director of Research and Conservation, to learn about winter plant identification and their pollinator importance.

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January 11 @ 1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Tea & Topics: A Wealth of Nature with Eddee Daniel

December 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Tea & Topics A Wealth of Nature with Eddee Daniel

A Wealth of Nature Near You! Southeastern Wisconsin has exemplary parks and natural areas that are just waiting to be explored. Join photo journalist and paddler, Eddee Daniel, as he takes you on a virtual tour of some of the special gems in our region. Along the way you will learn about efforts to preserve & protect these special places.

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December 14, 2023 @ 1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Winter Identification and Management of Woody Species

December 15 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Winter Identification and Management of Woody Species

Learn how to identify, manage and monitor trees and shrubs during the dormant season with Riveredge restoration ecologists. The first half of the morning will be spent indoors reviewing a large collection of freshly cut live specimens by fruit, bud, twig, branch, bark, and trunk. Following lunch we will take the course outside to review management and identify populations by setting and habitat.

Please dress for the weather and please bring a lunch.

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Currently enrolled students: $35

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December 15, 2023 @ 8:00 am 4:00 pm

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Student Research Symposium

November 11 @ 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Student Research Symposium Nature, Culture, Future

Generously sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, Dennis Miller, and the School of Freshwater Sciences

Come learn about new, fascinating research from students, recent graduates, and young professionals. This year’s theme is “Nature, Culture, Future.” Presenters will share their work in biology, environmental science, chemistry, geology, and other sciences. Awards will be presented to the strongest presentations!

Enjoy bagels and coffee as we welcome all presenters and audience members. We will then move into two sessions of student research including the following titles:

  • Enhancing the Aquaculture Potential and Stocking of Walleye (Sander vitreus) Through Management of Feed Nutrition
  • On the causes of rapid divergent evolution of mating structures in sepsid flies (Diptera: Sepsidae): Male front legs as stimulation devices
  • Effects of dietary carbohydrate-lipid ratios on growth performance, health, and stress tolerance of juvenile Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens)
  • Function of Spontaneous Signals in Female Enchenopa Treehoppers
  • Behavioral Ecology of the three female White-Faced Capuchin Monkey troop of Alturas Wildlife
  • Aposematic Mimicry: Morphological Survey of Tiger Moth Subtribes Euchromiina & Ctenuchina
  • Personality affects female mate choice: frogs displaying more consistent bold behaviors are choosier
  • Do birds care about trees?
  • How Pholcus phalangioides Cellar Spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae) Solve Prey Capture Problems
  • Mapping Spatio-Temporal Phenological changes in vegetation across NEON’s Great Lake Region
  • How do geographies of intervention match up with geographies of exposure?
  • Estrogen levels in water samples from wastewater treatment plant influent and effluent, Pigeon Creek, and Lake Michigan.

 

Keynote speaker Lauren Cirino, PhD will present “To be or not to be monogamous: Sexual selection in two different mating systems.”

Pizza will be provided for lunch! Please indicate food allergies and dietary restrictions when you register.

Pre-registration is required by November 10 at 11:59 pm for non-presenters.

Student Presenter: $15
Supporter registration by November 3: $5
Supporter registration after November 3: $7 WALK-INS ARE WELCOME!
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Presenters: You must email the following information to Jana Gedymin by November 1 to have your abstract considered. You will know if your submission is accepted by November 2. After your abstract is confirmed, please register with the link above by November 10 at 11:59 pm. Presentations will be held at Riveredge Nature Center surrounded by 485 acres of prairie, wetland, woodland, and Milwaukee River frontage.

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November 11, 2023 @ 8:00 am 4:00 pm

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Agroforestry Field Day

May 19 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Agroforestry Field Day

Riveredge welcomes anyone interested in planting native species for landscaping, wildlife restoration or agriculture at Agroforestry Field Day! This year’s Field Day will focus on the care and maintenance of native crops grown at the Sandhill Lake silvopasture project (hazelnut, elderberry, heritage apples and prairie). As these species are grown in residential, agricultural and natural systems, there is relevant information for land owners, managers, municipalities, farmers, students, and anyone interested in landscape diversity.

Increase your success by better understanding the care and management truly needed to yield good planting establishment for native fruits, nuts and prairie. Enjoy light refreshments at check-in and catered lunch through Cedarburg’s Out & Out! See the itinerary, read session descriptions, and learn more about the speakers below.

Ages 18+

Members*: $55 | Non-members: $65 | Student: $30 | Farmer: $30

Pre-registration required by May 17 at noon.

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AGROFORESTRY FIELD DAY is sponsored by

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Itinerary:

11:00 am Registration and refreshments
11:15 am Presentation: Agroforestry, Wildlife Conservation, and Food
11:45 am Catered Lunch from Out n’ Out
12:30 pm Transit to Riveredge’s Sandhill Agroforestry Site
1:00 pm How to Hazelnut
1:45 pm How to Heritage Apples
2:45 pm How to Prairie
3:30 pm How to Elderberry
4:30 pm Social hour with local beer + Tree and Plug Giveaway!

Session Descriptions:

Agroforestry for Wildlife Conservation, Connection and Food: Matt Smith will share how agroforestry crops meld agriculture and ecological restoration to create more wildlife habitat and access to new food systems. Highlights include funding sources for land owners, the wildlife benefits of adding native cover, and Riveredge’s plans for a future community orchard.

How to Hazelnut: Savanna Institute will discuss the planting of native vs. new hybrid hazelnuts for production and enjoyment. Session includes how-to’s on plant selection, site preparation, establishment, pruning, harvest, and disease management.

How to Heritage Apples: Dan Bussey will help us better understand how to care for existing or inherited apple trees in disrepair, or those that we are planting new. Session includes how-to’s on ‘when to throw in the towel’, grafting applications, plant selection, site preparation, establishment, pruning, harvest, and disease management.

How to Prairie: Matt Smith will showcase planting and seeding strategies for acreages as small as a backyard corner to “back 40” acres. Session includes how-to’s on site preparation, seed and plug selection, installation timing, cover cropping, maintenance mowing, weed management, and burning.

How to Elderberry: Mike Breckel, owner of Ocooch Mountain Elderberries, will speak on elderberry propagation for a bountiful harvest. Session includes how-to’s on plant selection, site preparation, establishment, to pruning, harvest, and disease management.

Speaker Profiles:

Dan Bussey: Dan 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 preservation and management of heirloom species, bringing many back from the brink of extinction.

Matt Smith: Matt has over 22 years of experience as a restoration ecologist. He is the Director of Research and Conservation at Riveredge, leading project planning, monitoring, reporting, and implementation. Matt has worked on projects throughout the Great Lakes region, covering a wide range of disturbance and habitat type.

Mike Breckel: Mike is the owner of Ocooch Mountain Elderberries, an agricultural cooperative. Mike has 20 years of experience propagating elderberry varieties in the upper midwest. In addition to mentoring elderberry enthusiasts, he is the inventor of a unique elderberry destemmer.

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May 19 @ 11:00 am 5:00 pm

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Tea & Topics: The Great Lakes (in person and on Zoom)

November 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Tea & Topics The Great Lakes

20,000 years in the blink of an eye: The past, present, and future of the Great Lakes with Titus Seilheimer!

A biological journey of discovery from the shaping of the Great Lakes by the glaciers, to human alterations and into the future climate. Titus has been a fisheries specialist with Wisconsin Sea Grant since 2012 where he leads research, outreach and eduction activities focused on Great Lake fisheries and ecosystems.

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November 9, 2023 @ 1:00 pm 2:00 pm

Restoration Field Day: Agroforestry

Rescheduled for October 16

Restoration Field Day: Agroforestry

This program has been resceduled for October 16

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The 2023 Restoration Field Day is a series of field demonstrations and workshops on agroforestry and ecological restoration. Participants will tour Riveredge agroforestry operations and speak to regional experts on topics ranging from native crop production to wildlife management. The Restoration Field Day is a gathering for ecological practitioners, vendors, property owners, naturalists, and students of all ages. This full-day workshop will make ecological management accessible to everyone.

Ages 18+

Members: $55 | Non-members: $65

Enrolled College Students: $30

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August 21, 2023 @ 9:00 am 2:30 pm

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