RSVP for Wisconsin’s Trumpeter Swan Recovery: The Role of Field Research

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.  

Tuesday, February 9, 2027: Wisconsin’s Trumpeter Swan Recovery: The Role of Field Research by Mike Mossman and Lisa Hartman, retired Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Ecologists and Educators.

Nesting trumpeter swans were extirpated from Wisconsin in the 19th century. In 1987, the Wisconsin DNR began a recovery effort. Research played a critical role in the precarious early years of the recovery program. Hear a historical account from two field biologists about the program’s research into developing and testing methods of rearing and release of trumpeter swans, determining their habitat needs, and monitoring the health and ecology of their slowly growing population.