​Seminar Series Hosted by Wisconsin Center for Wildlife

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​Thursdays at 5 p.m.
January 30 through March 13, 2025
Room 170 Trainer Natural Resources Building, UW-Stevens Point campus
Stevens Point, WI

All seminars will also be live-streamed - check back here soon for the live link!

"The Art of Waterbird and Wetland Management" ​features seven speakers who will discuss the relationship between art and waterbird and wetlands management. With particular focus on the Federal Duck Stamp and state-level stamp art contests, speakers will address how funds raised from sale of the stamps are used for conservation of wildlife and the habitats they depend on. We will also hear about the history and art of decoy carving and how decoys are used to advance scientific research and management objectives. Speakers include federal and state wildlife and wetland managers and biologists, a master decoy carver, a shorebird expert, and an accomplished award-winning wildlife artist. ​

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CNR Spring Seminar Series

The Wisconsin Center for Wildlife annually hosts the CNR Spring Seminar Series. Each series features a focal topic designed to engage students, faculty, and members of the public in learning about natural resources. Past seminars focused on climate change, waterfowl ecology, fish and wildlife of the Great Lakes region, inclusivity and diversity in natural resources, forestry management, and wolf ecology.

All seminars are free and open to everyone.

Seminar presentations from 2017-2024 were recorded, click the images below to view!

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​Seminar presentations from 2015 and 2016 were not recorded, but you can still find information about each presentation below:

Living with Wildlife Seminar Series


The Living with Wildlife Seminar Series was held Fall of 2020 and Spring and Fall of 2021. This series was held as part of UW-Stevens Point's Wildlife 150 course, which is designed for students across campus who want to learn more about wildlife. The course introduces students to wildlife appreciation, human uses, human impacts, and co-existing with wildlife. 

Seminars were open to the all students, faculty, staff, and to the public.  Watch the recordings here! 


Daniel O. Trainer Fall Seminar Series


The WCW held two fall seminar series in honor of the College of Natural Resources first Dean, Daniel O. Trainer, Ph.D. Watch the recordings here!