Current Events

Resilient Maple Sugaring in a Changing World

Maple syrup producers in the Northwoods have noticed many changes in their woods in recent years, such as earlier tapping seasons and less winter snowpack. Join Scott Hershberger (Forestry Communications Specialist) and Tony Johnson (Working Lands Forestry Educator) from UW–Madison Extension Forestry on Zoom to learn how the changing climate is affecting the health of […]

2026 Fox Valley Woodland Owner’s Conference

Join us for the 2026 Fox Valley Woodland Owner’s Conference from 7:30AM-1PM at La Sure’s Banquet Hall in Oshkosh, WI. We’ll start the morning with a hot breakfast and update from your local WDNR forest health specialist. Next up, we have two presentations about woodland invasive species management and timber sales contracts with a coffee/doughnut […]

Managing Small Woodlots Classes

This event is sold out. Please contact Johanna Desprez at johanna.desprez@wisc.edu if you would like to be notified of future classes about managing small woodlots. This is a three-part online class for woodland owners that own 5 to 20 acres of woodlands. Learn about what to look for in your woodlot, ways to keep it […]

2026 Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference

The Tri-State Forest Stewardship Conference has provided science-based information and resources to forest landowners and stewards in the Illinois/Iowa/Wisconsin tri-state area for more than 25 years. It is one of the largest conferences for forest landowners in the Midwest and is sponsored by Iowa State University, University of Illinois, and University of Wisconsin–Madison Extension Services. […]

Maple Hour: Ticks in the Sugarbush

Susan Paskewitz, UW-Madison professor and researcher in the Medical Entomology Lab, joins the Maple Hour to talk about ticks in Wisconsin woodlands. We’ll look at ticks that could be found in a sugarbush, diseases they can carry, ways to prevent tick bites, and a tool you can use to help better understand ticks and prevent exposure. […]

Maple Hour: Companion Crops for the Sugarbush

Eric Burkhart, Pennsylvania State University professor, botanist, ethnobotanist, and agroforester, joins the Maple Hour to talk about non-timber forest products that can be grown and harvested in an active sugarbush. We’ll look at understory plants like ramps and ginseng, and other forest farming crops worthy of consideration. The Maple Hour is a webinar series for […]