Free and Open to the Public!

Location:  Madeline Island Museum

The Big Bang, evolution, natural selection, population dynamics, adaptations, reproductive strategies, animal behavior, wildlife management—here’s Wildlife Ecology 101 in 50 minutes through the comic lens of Far Side, Calvin and Hobbs, and others. 

Laugh your way to knowing more about wildlife while you’re hiking or paddling.

Speaker:  John Bates, naturalist guide, educator and author.
John Bates is the author of 11 books and a contributor to eight others, all of which focus on the natural history of the Northwoods.

He has worked as a naturalist in Wisconsin’s Northwoods for over 31 years, leading an array of trips and giving talks all designed to help people further understand the remarkable diversity and beauty of nature, and our place within it.