139 days left until Canoecopia! March 13 - 15
Presenting Sponsor
Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin
Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM
Tickets
1-Day: $17.00
3-Day: $35.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event
Parking Fees
1-Day: $8.00
Credit only, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center
Advanced passes may be purchased HERE.
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2025 Presentations by Category
Nature/Environmental/Science
Erin Bjorklund, Jasmine Wyant
Protect Where You Paddle: Aquatic Invasives Talk Show & Trivia
Voyageur - Upstairs Sat 11:30am-12:15pm
Join us for an interactive discussion about the impacts of aquatic invasive species (AIS) in Wisconsin and beyond. We'll be bringing up expert guest speaker Jasmine Wyant from Upper Sugar River Watershed Association to answer all of your questions about AIS and teach you how to protect the places you paddle. Following our guest speaker, test your knowledge for a chance to win prizes during our AIS trivia competition!Kate Prince, Vern Fish
Paddling for Boreal Caribou: Canoeing, Citizen Science, and Conservation in Wabakimi
Sylvania - main floor Fri 5:30pm-6:15pm
Friends of Wabakimi will launch the second year of the Wabakimi Boreal Caribou Citizen Monitoring Project this summer, a unique initiative that combines canoe tripping with citizen science to support conservation of at-risk boreal caribou in Northern Ontario's Wabakimi Area. Kate Prince will share captivating photos, videos, and firsthand accounts from volunteers, highlighting the activities and achievements of Year 1. Learn how you can contribute as a paddler-whether by joining a survey trip ... Read MoreJonathan Ringdahl, Al Fairfield
Discovering the Geology of Door County and the Apostle Islands
Sylvania - main floor Sun 12:30pm-1:15pm
We get it, a lot of us struggle with trying to understand how to make rocks cool or interesting. The truth is everyone loves paddling along scenic cliffs and among islands. There is a story in those rocks that can enhance our appreciation of some of our favorite paddling destinations. Come explore the geology of Door County and the Apostle Islands with Johnathan and Al to discover how geology is the foundation of what makes these destinations unique. It took hundreds of millions of years to ... Read MoreSally Turpin, Kim Meyer
Keeping Soil in the Field and Not in the River
Sylvania - main floor Sun 2:30pm-3:15pm
With many Wisconsin rivers meandering through agricultural land, you might be wondering what, if anything, is being done to help protect and improve their water quality. Actually, many farmers utilize conservation practices to protect the soil on their land and are even creating farmer-led watershed groups to work together towards this goal. Join Kim and Sally, two farm kids and fellow paddlers, as they discuss some of the practices used on the farm to keep the soil where it belongs, in the ... Read More
Ellen Voss, Lisie Kitchel, Timm Zumm
Lower Wisconsin Riverway Native Mussel Rescue
Killarney - Upstairs Sat 3:30pm-4:15pm
The Lower Wisconsin Riverway is a unique gem of wildness, beauty, and biodiversity not only in Wisconsin but in the entire US. But this idyllic landscape is increasingly under threat, with impacts not only to recreational opportunities but to the creatures that call the river home. In September 2023, the unfortunate combination of drought and hydropower dams reduced Wisconsin's namesake river to a proverbial trickle below the last dam and led to the worst-case scenario for the river's most ... Read More|
Location Alliant Energy Center 1919 Alliant Energy Way Madison, Wisconsin Show Hours Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM |
Tickets 1-Day: $17.00 3-Day: $35.00 Ages 17 and under are FREE Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event
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Parking Fees 1-Day: $8.00 Credit only, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center Advanced passes may be purchased HERE. Feedback |
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