Class: Effigy Mounds of Southern Wisconsin
Arboretum
Event Details
Date
Saturday, November 8, 2025
Time
1-4 p.m.
Location
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
Description
Earthen mounds with conical, linear, and animal shapes were built by Native people in southern Wisconsin. The effigy mound groups at the Arboretum are among the few remaining of hundreds built in our area more than 1,000 years ago. Learn about the mounds, the people who created them, and their environment. Indoor class, with optional outdoor walk if weather permits. Instructor: Paul Borowsky, Arboretum naturalist. Fee: $30. Register by November 4. Meet at the Visitor Center.
Cost
$30
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email education@arboretum.wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Saturday, October 25, 2025, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.