Conservation abroad: how to adopt it
Monday, August 3, 7:00 pm

When most people think of wildlife conservation in the United States, they often think of government agencies and nonprofit organizations. While these groups play a critical role, conservation takes many different forms around the world. In Kenya, community-based conservation has emerged as an effective solution by involving local residents directly in conservation efforts. Join UW-Madison undergraduate Nico Gitterle, who, during his spring 2026 study abroad experience in Kenya, learned how this approach gives communities a voice in decision-making, creates economic opportunities through conservation and tourism, and reduces pressure to sell land for development.

This event will be held in the Connor Forestry Center at Kemp Station, 9161 Kemp Road, Woodruff, WI. Follow signs to the building. Registration is not required.

Fungi Fest
Friday & Saturday, August 21 & 22

The FUN-gi starts Friday afternoon with two fungi tasting/cooking sessions (REGISTRATION REQUIRED), and a presentation about fungi basics and research. Saturday morning kicks off with a foray, followed by a table talk to review the found fungi. Wrap up the day with two short talks on various fungi related topics. Throughout the event there will be some awesome fungi microscopy to check out and plenty of mycologists to pose questions to. Click here for the full schedule and speaker bios.