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: $10.00
Credit only, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center
Advanced passes may be purchased
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Missouri State Parks consists of 93 state parks and historic sites, many of which offer opportunities for paddling. Join us for an overview of paddling options within Missouri State Parks. Justin and Todd both have ties to the Upper Current River region and will focus on paddling opportunities between Montauk State Park and Echo Bluff State Park on the legendary Current River.
In 1965, the Pike, Pine, and Popple rivers in northeastern Wisconsin were designated as "wild" by state lawmakers to preserve them in "a free flowing condition and protect them from development." The landmark legislation inspired the federal government three years later to list "wild and scenic" rivers throughout the country - including the Namekagon, St. Croix, and Wolf rivers here in Wisconsin. But does legislation alone make a river wild? Are rivers inherently wild? What if a river is ... Read More dammed, or drained - is it still wild? And what do we even mean by "wild"? Do we need wilderness to be wild, or can we feel a sense of "wilder-ness" in more common spaces? Are Class III rapids less wild when a house is built above the river's banks? Is it the absence of development that makes a river wild, even if it is quiet and has no rapids? Must "wild" relate to nature "red in tooth and claw," or can it also be the crocus poking above the snow in spring?
Timothy cordially invites you to teasing out these thought-provoking questions by offering your own notions that he will incorporate into this presentation about specific wild rivers and the wiles of rivers in general. If interested, kindly share "what makes a river wild?" to you by responding here:
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