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Presenters: Anna Brose & Ron Eckstein Trace the story of Elk before European Settlement, to an attempt at restoration in 1913-1917 in Vilas County, to current successes in Northern and Western Wisconsin.

Presenter: Ricky Kubicek Transcending their original purpose as monumental-scale tools, Wisconsin’s fire towers inhabit a special sense of place for the state’s residents. While the function of towers has shifted over the past 20-30 years from that of key component of the fire protection system to a charismatic landscape anachronism, they remain fixed in memory.

Presenter: John Bates Milwaukee led the world in tanning leather in the early 1900s, though tanneries were in operation throughout all of Wisconsin from the mid-1800s to the early 1920s. Most used hemlock bark for tanning the leather, thus hemlock trees were cut down by the tens of millions to supply the tanneries. The tanbark…

Presenters: Stephen Schmidt & Gretchen Marshall As the Wisconsin School Forest Program approaches its Centennial (2028), join us for look back at how early visionaries established the first school forests and how these forests have multiplied and evolved to become model outdoor classrooms for sustainable management and much more.

Actions you can take to enhance the wildlife abundance and diversity in your woodlands. Presented by: Jamie Nack Extension Senior Wildlife Outreach Specialist in the Department of Forest & Wildlife Ecology Zoom Webinar Registration https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b3Tg2opDROqxkz2q88sQhg

Life in Wisconsin during much of the first half of the 19th century was defined by the interactions between Native Americans and white settlers moving into the region. Indian Agents were a critical but often overlooked part of this relationship. They were the main conduit by which tribes could communicate with the federal government. They…

The 2020 Forest Action Plan offers us an opportunity for reflection and to chart our path forward. During this webinar, we will discuss the value of the Forest Action Plan, the collaborative process for developing the 2020 Plan, and key findings and goals as we look to the future. Presented by: Amanda Koch, the Wisconsin…

Every day the internet offers more and more resources for reading old news. These sources are easier to locate and search than ever before. While they aren’t all online, many are, and many of those you can access from the comfort of your home, and many of them are free. This presentation will show you…