Environmental

Why Meet in Madison?

Madison holds a special place in history. Earth Day. Wildlife management. They both started here.

And if you're looking for green. You've come to the right place. Green is our way of life. We play in parks – the most per capita in America. We splash in 15,000 acres of lakes.

There's a reason we're consistently voted the greenest city in Wisconsin. And one of the greenest in America.

Care about going green when you meet? Meet in Madison.

Peers Who Brought Their Meetings Here

Society for Conservation Biology
North American Association for Environmental Education
Society of American Foresters
The Wildlife Society
American Fisheries Society

Number of Speakers

UW-Madison features 34 expert speakers in the energy and environmental industries. For a full list, and to request a speaker, visit Badger Talks.

Notable Achievements

Governor Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day
First research building to control factors like temperature, humidity, airflow and length of day for experimental purposes
Aldo Leopold published the first textbook in the field of wildlife management
America's first department of wildlife management
Simon Gilroy — UW-Madison botany professor — helps NASA grow food in space