Back this year by popular demand was poster sessions! Research projects from both UWSP students and professors alongside high school students' displays from Wildlands School were well received. New this year was a virtual session on Thursday afternoon designed for administrators to explore program development and community outreach with twenty in attendance online and in-person.
Here’s what some of the attendees had to say:
“Being very new to this field, this conference was helpful in building my knowledge and confidence in programming.”
“This conference is something I look forward to every year. I save my staff development money for the year just for this because it is so impactful to what we do!”
WAEE members and conference attendees were generous with auction donations and bids during both live and silent auctions to increase our scholarship fund.
The conference would not be possible without the generous support from our funding partners. Thank you to: Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin, Generac, Land of Natura, Excel Energy, UWSP, MG&E, Ice Age Trail Alliance, Green and Healthy Schools, Teacher Powered Schools, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences-UW Madison, Field Edventures, iff, Acorn Naturalists, Prairie Nursery, Wild Ones- Fox Valley Area. In-Kind support was also offered from Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Beech Tree Paper, and Beaver Creek Reserve.
Through it all attendees valued catching up with friends, making new acquaintances, and getting fired up for EE. The tie dye shirts, homemade patches, photos, and memories will help them remember the strong roots of environmental education in Wisconsin.
