Two-Day Workshops

Two-Day Workshops

Two-Day Workshops qualify for WI Master Naturalist Advanced Trainings, but all adults are welcome to register. No prior experience is needed!

AMAZING MIGRATORY BIRDS

Date: Saturday, May 17 – Sunday, May 18, 2025

Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Program Fee: $195/person. Includes lodging, Saturday lunch and dinner & Sunday breakfast and lunch.

Register Here Registration is required by May 9.

Please join us for a fun and informative weekend of presentations and guided birding with Bill Volkert, retired WI DNR educator and naturalist. Bill has been featured as Wisconsin’s bird expert on Wisconsin Public Radio for more than 30 years.  He has traveled the world birding and teaching about birds.

For more information about Bill, visit billvolkert.com.

Here is the suggested packing list:

  • Clothing appropriate for all kinds of weather
  • WI Master Naturalist name tags (if you have one)
  • Rain gear, waterproof boots and hat
  • Insect repellant
  • Sunscreen
  • Backpack
  • Notebook and pen or pencil
  • Waders and/or rubber boots
  • Sleeping bag or other bedding
  • Coffee cup and water bottle
  • Any beverages (alcoholic or otherwise) for happy hour, dinner, and campfire

Registration will be at 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 17th, in the library with dorm move-in to follow. 

We will finish at 3:00 PM on Sunday.

Bill will lead presentations on:

 – The Mystery of Migration

 – Warbler ID

 – Shorebird ID

 – The Journey of a Thousand Lifers (Bill’s round-the-world birding and sight-seeing trip where he observed more than 1300 species of birds). There will be lots of time birding around the various habitats of Hunt Hill Nature Center, with Bill guiding us with his extensive knowledge of migratory birds.

*More detailed daily agenda coming soon!

Bill will lead presentations on:

 – The Mystery of Migration

 – Warbler ID

 – Shorebird ID

 – The Journey of a Thousand Lifers (Bill’s round-the-world birding and sight-seeing trip where he observed more than 1300 species of birds). There will be lots of time birding around the various habitats of Hunt Hill Nature Center, with Bill guiding us with his extensive knowledge of migratory birds.

*More detailed daily agenda coming soon!

The $195 program fee includes lodging, Saturday lunch and dinner & Sunday breakfast and lunch.
More information to come!

GEOLOGY OF WISCONSIN

Date: Thursday, July 17 – Friday, July 18, 2025

Thursday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Program Fee: $195/person. Includes lodging, Thursday lunch and dinner & Friday breakfast and lunch.

Register Here Registration is required by July 9.

Dr. Ken Bradbury, retired Wisconsin State Geologist and director of the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, will lead this two-day workshop on the geology of Wisconsin.

Here is the suggested packing list:

  • Clothing appropriate for all kinds of weather
  • WI Master Naturalist name tags (if you have one)
  • Rain gear, waterproof boots and hat
  • Insect repellant
  • Sunscreen
  • Backpack
  • Notebook and pen or pencil
  • Waders and/or rubber boots
  • Sleeping bag or other bedding
  • Coffee cup and water bottle
  • Any beverages (alcoholic or otherwise) for happy hour, dinner, and campfire

Registration will be at 9:30 AM on Thursday, July 17th, in the library with dorm move-in to follow. 

The workshop includes lectures and field work.  The workshop runs from 10:00 am Thursday to 3:00 pm Friday and includes Thursday lunch and dinner, Friday breakfast and lunch, and overnight accommodations Thursday night.

Dr. Ken Bradbury will lead lectures and workshops on:

  • Basics of geology
  • Geologic time
  • Rock types and the rock cycle
  • Wisconsin’s stratigraphic section
  • Bedrock geology of Wisconsin
  • Quaternary geology of Wisconsin
  • Glacial landforms and lakes
  • The Driftless Area
  • Groundwater basics, movement, and surface water relationships
  • Aquifers and groundwater availability and quality concerns
  • Springs and artesian wells

*More detailed daily agenda coming soon!

Dr. Ken Bradbury will lead lectures and workshops on:

  • Basics of geology
  • Geologic time
  • Rock types and the rock cycle
  • Wisconsin’s stratigraphic section
  • Bedrock geology of Wisconsin
  • Quaternary geology of Wisconsin
  • Glacial landforms and lakes
  • The Driftless Area
  • Groundwater basics, movement, and surface water relationships
  • Aquifers and groundwater availability and quality concerns
  • Springs and artesian wells

*More detailed daily agenda coming soon!

The $195 program fee includes lodging, Thursday lunch and dinner & Friday breakfast and lunch.

More information to come!

LAKE ECOLOGY, SHORELAND PROTECTION AND RESTORATION

Date: Saturday, September 6 – Sunday, September 7, 2025

Saturday: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm

Program Fee: $195/person. Includes lodging, Saturday lunch and dinner & Sunday breakfast and lunch.

Register Here Registration is required by August 29.

This workshop will introduce concepts of Lake Ecology, especially as they pertain to shoreland protection and restoration on lakefront properties.  Other topics include best practices for lakeshore restoration, advantages of native plants, the benefits of aquatic plants, “fish sticks” and practical help with grants and resources for restoration.  The workshop will include indoor lectures and outdoor field trips, including visiting examples of best management practices of  lakefront properties on nearby lakes.

Here is the suggested packing list:

  • Clothing appropriate for all kinds of weather
  • WI Master Naturalist name tags (if you have one)
  • Rain gear, waterproof boots and hat
  • Insect repellant
  • Sunscreen
  • Backpack
  • Notebook and pen or pencil
  • Waders and/or rubber boots
  • Sleeping bag or other bedding
  • Coffee cup and water bottle
  • Any beverages (alcoholic or otherwise) for happy hour, dinner, and campfire

Registration will be at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 6th, in the library with dorm move-in to follow. 

We will finish at 3:00 PM on Sunday.

Presenters:

Lisa Burns, Washburn County Conservation Coordinator

Madeline Roberts, WI DNR Water Resources Management Specialist  

Sarah Brown – UW Extension, Natural Resource Educator

Megan Sorensen- Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Community Development Specialist

*More detailed daily agenda coming soon!

–Optional barn dance Saturday evening, with music by Annie and the Oakleys!

Presenters:

Lisa Burns, Washburn County Conservation Coordinator

Madeline Roberts, WI DNR Water Resources Management Specialist  

Sarah Brown – UW Extension, Natural Resource Educator

Megan Sorensen- Northwest Regional Planning Commission, Community Development Specialist

*More detailed daily agenda coming soon!

The $195 program fee includes lodging, Saturday lunch and dinner & Sunday breakfast and lunch.

More information to come!

WAYS TO REGISTER

Online

Register online by clicking the button.

Visit this page for a quick tutorial on how to register.

REGISTER HERE

Phone

Call the office between 9 am & 4 pm on weekdays to register over the phone. We can take credit card payment over the phone. 

715-635-6543

In-Person

Stop by the office between 9 am & 4 pm on weekdays to register in person or mail a check.

CANCELLATION POLICY

  • Participants who cancel online or notify Hunt Hill by email or phone at least 48 hours before the program or event will receive a refund minus a 10% processing fee.* 
  • Participants can choose to receive their refund via their payment method or keep it as a credit** for a future program. 
  • Participants who cancel less than 48 hours before the program will not receive a refund or credit.
  • Participants who cancel online or notify Hunt Hill by email or phone, at least 15 days before the day of the program or event will receive a full refund minus a 10% processing fee.*
  • Participants who cancel less than 15 days will not receive a refund or credit, unless their spot can be filled by another participant. If filled, a refund will be issued minus a 10% processing fee.*
  • Participants who cancel 48 hours or less before the program will not receive a refund or credit.

Refunds will follow the same procedures as the ‘Programs Over $25/person’, except that:

  • If a participant cancels less than 15 days before the first day of Spanish Camp and the spot cannot be filled, the participant will receive a ½ refund (no additional 10% processing fee assessed).
  • If a participant has to leave during the week of camp, a refund of $50/night will be refunded.

If Hunt Hill has to cancel a program or event, all paid registrants will receive a full refund or credit.

 *There is no processing fee assessed on refunds kept as credit or when the participant paid with cash or check.

**Credits can be held until December 31 of the year the cancellation was made. After that, credit is forfeited. Hunt Hill is unable to offer refunds for credits requested and not used.