Special Events Community and Connection

Kick-off National Forest Products week by exploring NTC Antigo and The Wood Technology Center of Excellence, featuring a brand-new, state-of-the-art Sawmill and Sawfiling Shop! Join us for a morning of fun, learning and hand-on experiences, including a free pancake breakfast and students running equipment and providing tours.

This is a free community open house. Registration not required!

Meet us in the Rick Wilke Sunset Lodge at CWES, located at 10186 County Rd MM, Amherst Junction! Dr. Michael Demchik will share a presentation on “The Next Steps for Forest Restoration at CWES.”

Please register in advance.

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Available to ages 14+. Registration required by Friday, October 17.

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at the USDA Forest Service’s Forest Products Laboratory in Madison. Discover innovative wood products research, sustainability practices, and how forest products support everyday life.

Tours are free and open to the public. Tours run 1.5-2 hours and include over one mile of walking and standing; elevators are available. Participants must wear closed-toe shoes. Government ID is required at check-in. Each tour requires a minimum of 10 participants and a maximum of 20.

Wisconsin’s forests are more than resources – they’re living companions that offer restoration, connection, and belonging. Join us for a free Wyld Walk and experience the forest in a new way.

Discover how the forest can offer a quiet space for reflection and stress relief, awaken your senses to the beauty and wonder all around you, strengthen connection with yourself, others, and the more-than-human world, and remind us that caring for forests also means they care for us.

The morning tour is available for youth ages 14-18. The afternoon tour is available for adults ages 18+. Closed-toe shoes, layered clothing, and a water bottle. Optional: yoga mat/portable chair, sun protection, insect repellent, journal. Please silence cell phones during the walk.

The Wisconsin Science Festival aims to inspire and engage us in the enterprise of science and discovery, to cultivate curiosity, and to communicate the power of knowledge and creativity to change our worldview. The science festival serves as a unique platform promoting collaborative innovation to enrich the next generation of global citizens and is presented by a growing coalition of the science and arts communities from across Wisconsin.

In 2025, in celebration of the 15th year of the Wisconsin Science Festival, we are excited to feature Rock and Roll. This year, we are looking at music, motion, the geology that shapes Wisconsin, and all the ways in which these topics show up in science, technology, engineering, art, and math.