RSVP for Wisconsin’s Changing Climate

media release: 2026-2027 Friends of the UW Arboretum Luncheon Lectures

We are pleased to announce another fantastic roster of speakers this year! Seats fill up quickly, so register soon. Luncheon Lectures are held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Arboretum Visitor Center. A buffet lunch, provided by Blue Plate Catering, is followed by an educational presentation. Register online at foamadison.org or send a check to: Friends of the Arboretum, 1207 Seminole Hwy., Madison, WI 53711.  The cost of each event is $50. Registration closes ten days before each event.  

Thursday, April 15, 2027: Wisconsin’s Changing Climate by Steve Vavrus, Ph.D., Director of the Wisconsin State Climatology Office, Senior Scientist at UW–Madison’s Division of Extension and the Nelson Institute. Like the rest of the world, Wisconsin is experiencing climate change and its impacts. The past two decades have been Wisconsin’s warmest period on record, and the 2010s were Wisconsin’s wettest decade. How can we put these climate change indicators into historical context, and what does the future hold for Wisconsin? Learn about some of the major trends and consequences of climate change and paths toward societal climate resilience.