September marked the end of the switch over to the school year and a new term of Individual Placements for WisCorps here at Upham Woods. We are happy to host 2 individual placements this year!

In September our class of Master Naturalist's finished their programs and are now certified to volunteer at Upham Woods and elsewhere in education/interpretation, stewardship and citizen science programs! was filled with incredible events and memorable experiences!

September kicked off with a break for Labor Day to refresh our staff and then welcoming back our Archery Club offering, a Natural Resources Foundation Field Trip, North Shore Country Day School, outreach with Transfer Transitions at Devil's Lake, Gibraltar Secondary School, Think Academy, Pardeeville, and Savanna Oaks Middle School in addition to some new conference groups and 4-H Arts Camp Counselor Training. 

Starting just last Monday, September 25 we welcomed a WisCorps roving crew which is helping to rehabilitate the trails of Blackhawk Island which we fundraised for during the day of the Badger.  Their two weeks of work on the island will The work on these trails will increase our access to the beloved caves and more! 

Please keep in mind that we have the following community resources available at Upham Woods!

Access Ability Wisconsin (AAW) and Upham Woods are working together on “Outdoors Access 4 All!” ™ We are proud to promote access, inclusion, equity, and healthy living within our programs. As a partner, we work with AAW to increase access to the outdoors by planning inclusive, accessible events and being a host location for their all-terrain outdoor wheelchair (OWC) to use on-site at our location and off-site in the community. 

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We are officially a CWD sample site through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. This box is located in our overflow parking lot and is available 24/7 to drop off your samples.

If you care deeply for the work and mission of Upham Woods and want to help provide a sustaining source of support in the future, consider creating a legacy gift by including the University of Wisconsin Foundation and specifying a restricted gift to Upham Woods in your estate plans. You may prefer to include in your will or trust a sum of money, a percentage of your estate, a specific asset, a work of art, or a piece of real estate that you wish to give.