What Does a Healthy Forest Sound Like?
Arboretum Winter Enrichment Lecture
Event Details
Date
Thursday, February 18, 2027
Time
10-11:30 a.m.
Location
Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum
Description
Zuzana Burivalova, associate professor, UW–Madison Nelson Institute and Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology. Sounds and soundscapes offer an important way to understand the biodiversity of forests, where species are less likely to be seen than heard. Learn how bioacoustic monitoring of biodiversity has helped forest conservation, from tropical forests in Gabon to the Baraboo Hills in Wisconsin. Fee: $10. Register by February 14.
Cost
$10
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 Thursday, February 4, 2027, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.