Upcoming Events

Celebrating and Conserving Migratory Birds: World Migratory Bird Day

May 5th, 2026 / 6pm

Join us for a lecture hosted by Powered Up Baraboo to learn more about the remarkable migrations that connect our own backyards to ecosystems across the hemisphere. We’ll introduce the Bird City program and share practical ways you can support birds locally, from bird-friendly yards to reducing common human-related threats.

This talk will be held at the Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library in Baraboo, and more details are available here.

Natural Resources Foundation Bird Banding Field Trip

May 17th, 2026 / morning

Visit one of our long-term study sites, observe a bird banding demonstration, and learn about our ecological research in a woodland owned and managed by The
Nature Conservancy. For more information – and to register – check out the The Natural Resources Foundation’s 2026 field trip guide book and look up trip #56.

Wisconsin Society for Ornithology Birdathon / Bandathon

May 30th, 2026 / morning

Join us for a bird banding demonstration at the Honey Creek Preserve to support the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology’s annual fundraiser for the property. Stop by the
banding table for a close-up look at bird research, or take a guided hike through the preserve. Find more information about this event here, and check out a film created at the 2025 Bandathon:

Science Open Houses

Sunday June 14th / 4pm – dark & Saturday July 18th / 7am – 11am

Drop by one of our study sites to learn about the species we encounter and the data we collect. We will be banding birds, recording soundscapes, and searching for interesting plants & insects. Families welcome!

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