Schmeeckle Reserve hosted their annual Fall Candlelight Hike Festival on October 27 for the Stevens Point community. Around 4,000 people attended last year’s Fall Candlelight Hike, organized and funded by Friends of Schmeeckle, a non-profit organization that helps support the Schmeeckle Reserve. The hike featured several loops of trails, lit up with hundreds of torches and jack-o’-lanterns. The festival involved ... Read More »
While students were away enjoying spring break, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus was buzzing with activity, as professionals and students attended the National Association for Interpretation Heartland Regional Workshop. The National Association for Interpretation is a professional association that offers trainings, certification programs, and resources for natural and cultural interpreters. With UW-Stevens Point’s focus on sustainability and its renowned ... Read More »
Many people do not know that some of the food they find while in the forest is edible or has important medicinal properties. Schmeeckle Reserve held an event called “Plants: Food, Medicine, and Fun!” where the different uses and the importance of plants was explained. Lauren Holtz, wildlife education major at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, hosted the program. The ... Read More »
The public had the opportunity to learn about the world of birds in Wisconsin during an event called “Wisconsin Avian Night Performers” offered at Schmeeckle Reserve in Stevens Point. This event is part of the “Spring 2018 Family Nature Programs” taking place at Schmeeckle Reserve where the public can come and learn about things from forest fires to wetlands through ... Read More »
This year’s the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point will host a variety of educational presentations and entertainment events to celebrate sustainability. Schmeeckle Appreciation Day is part of this series of events. Schmeeckle Appreciation Day is organized by the Coalition of Organizational Leadership in UWSP’s College of Natural Resources and will take place on Friday, April 13. The event will last from ... Read More »
The Schmeeckle Candlelight Hike Festival took place on Oct. 27. This year’s theme was “A Schmeeckle Mystery: The Case of the Missing Animals.” The festival, which started back in 2005, has taken on many different themes including prehistoric Schmeeckle and underwater Schmeeckle. Emma Phifer, graduate assistant for Schmeeckle Reserve, said, “It is always a challenge to choose a theme. It ... Read More »
Friends of Schmeeckle Reserve are in the process of constructing a 200-seat amphitheater which will take the place of the existing campfire and stage area. For many, Schmeeckle is an area to take in nature, relax and attend community events. The Candle Light Hike, which occurred on Oct. 27, is one of the increasingly popular events hosted at the Reserve. ... Read More »
The first Director of Schmeeckle, Ron Zimmerman, is retiring at age 66 after 37 years in the position. His time with the reserve has been marked with the progress and struggle of turning a piece of land into a self-sustaining economic entity. Zimmerman shared his experience at Stevens Point as the people he knew became the names of buildings and what ... Read More »
Five miles of trails and over 280 acres of land make Schmeeckle Reserve a recreational hub for the city, but people are working behind the forest backdrop to preserve it. Volunteers and staff are trying to inhibit the spread of invasive species. One of those species is buckthorn. “We’ve been battling it for at least the past ten years,” said ... Read More »
Every semester, student employees at the University Store and Text Rental make suggestions for which organization to donate the contents of their change jar to, encouraging shoppers to give their loose change to charity. The jar sits at the checkout area of the store, making it easily accessible for shoppers to drop their leftover change from transactions. “Many times, people ... Read More »
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