Join us on March 9th as 1840 Brewing's own Kyle Vetter presents: Brewing Techniques to Create the Beers of Today

Greetings all!!! So, we already know you like science (the name of our group gives that away), and pretty sure most of you like beer (since we meet in a fabulous beer bar every month)... which means you all should LOVE this month's talk!!

Please join us this coming Monday as Kyle Vetter, owner and Head Brewer at Milwaukee's very own 1840 Brewing Company, comes to bestow knowledge upon us regarding the biotransformation of hopping, souring with lactobacillus, adding flavor adjuncts, and brewing for balance.

So! Tell your family and friends!! Come grab a frosty beverage and join us in the cozy back room of the Sugar Maple to imbibe and learn things about that very thing we are imbibing!! Hope to see you there!!

Kyle Vetter is the owner and Head Brewer of 1840 Brewing Company in Bay View, Milwaukee, WI. Kyle has been brewing beer for 16 years, and now specialized in sour and wild ale, hoppy beers, lagers, and stouts.

Join us on February 10th as Lindsay Hayward presents: The Savvy Sniffer: Using Scent Dogs in Conservation

Greetings once again to you all!! 2020 has gotten off to a roaring start with last month's riveting talk about community conservation, and I've no doubt our February talk will draw you out of your warm winter hidey holes to come down to the delightfully cozy Sugar Maple for some beer and a talk about the wonders of SNIFFER DOGS!!!

Conservation dogs are using their incredible noses to save the planet. These playful, energetic, and somewhat crazy dogs use their sensitive noses to sniff out plants, animals, fungi, and other organic materials to aid conservation efforts. Dogs can be trained on any scent so they can help detect elusive animals like bears and cougars in a large national park, the presence of a deadly bacteria in a bee colony or find invasive plant species before they’re big enough to be spotted by humans. The use of dogs for conservation is becoming more common as research finds that dogs can be more effective and efficient than other survey methods. This talk will introduce you to the magnificence of conservation dogs and how they are being used right now to help our beautiful world.

So!!! Tell you family!! Tell your friends!! Tell everyone and anyone you know who loves dogs!! This talk is sure to educate and entertain!! Hope to see you there!!

Lindsay Hayward has been interested in conservation dogs since 2016 when she first read about Tucker, the Labrador retriever who sniffs out whale poop off the Pacific Northwest Coast. Lindsay dedicated her grad school research to the methodology of conservation dogs compared with other conservation survey methods. She now works for Midwest Conservation Dogs, a Milwaukee-based organization training dogs to aid in the conservation of Midwest natural areas. Lindsay has been training her Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Fletcher, for scent work for 2 years and may eventually lend his brilliant nose for science. Lindsay is spreading the word about this incredible method and how conservation dogs can exponentially increase efforts to restore and preserve natural areas and protect wildlife.

Join us on January 13th as Julia Robson presents: Conservation in the Parks: A Community-based Approach

Greetings and Happy New Year to you all!! Let's start 2020 off right by gathering in our back room spot at the Sugar Maple!! This month's talk brings it close to home as Waukesha County Parks' very own Julia Robson speaks on community-based research!!

The effects of urbanization have been demonstrated to be the leading cause of the loss of biodiversity on a global scale. Solutions to preventing the extinction of locally rare species and degradation of imperative ecosystems can effectively be addressed by local park and recreation agencies through strategic natural areas preservation, active stewardship, and community engagement throughout the process. In addition to helping connect people to nature, local parks are essential in creating environmental stewards who will advocate for and protect our most precious public resources -- our land, water, trees, open spaces and wildlife. Join us to learn more about how community-based monitoring and restoration initiatives are making an impact in southeastern Wisconsin.

So, bring your family, friends, neighbors, teachers, postal worker, whoever!! It's 2020 and time for some SCIENCE!! Hope to see you there!!!

Julia has over ten years of experience working in natural-resource management. She has worked throughout the Midwest on various projects including multi-taxa biodiversity assessments, habitat restoration, environmental education and community engagement, and environmental planning. Before coming to Waukesha County Parks in April of 2018, she worked for the Urban Ecology Center and Milwaukee County Parks. Julia also serves on several conservation-related boards and committees including the Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium, the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory's Science Committee, and Waukesha County Land Conservancy's land management committee. In 2016 the community-based wetland-monitoring program that she developed for Milwaukee County was awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Citizen-Based Monitoring Program of the Year award. Julia graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UW-M) in 2012 with a BS in biological sciences and a BS in conservation and environmental sciences, and in 2018, she was named "Graduate of the Last Decade" by UW-M's alumni association. In 2017 she created a project called "Walk to Sustain Our Great Lakes" walking over 340 miles from Milwaukee to Lake Superior raising $10,000 for Great Lakes conservation initiatives.