With our goal of reaching out to the public to educate people about reptiles, we often are part of local events. This is a place to see what we are doing and see pictures of our members getting out and educating people. We also do MAHS sponsored outings for members, which can be anything from a tour of a breeder’s facility to hiking in the area to find local native reptile species. Check out the stories below to see what we did, and what members had to say, along with pictures of our adventures. Make sure to check the Calendar for future events!
UW Baraboo Continuing Education Seminar
Thu, July 26, 2012, 11:00am – 1:30pm 1006 Connie rd. Baraboo WI MAHS provided a lecture/discussion on the diversity of snakes from 11:00-11:30 am for 1st and 2nd grade students, and 1:00-1:30 for 3rd-5th grade students. In Classroom/administration building, lower level Biology lab A-27. Even the teachers got excited to learn about herps!
BioCore Ambassadors Science Nights
MAHS attended the BioCore Ambassadors Science night with a table at Waubesa Intermediate School to educate, and raise awareness and understanding of reptiles and amphibians. This was another great opportunity for us to reach out to young students and introduce them to reptiles and amphibians. Many people may not realize this, but a love of Continue Reading >
Central Wisconsin Field Outing
Sat, September 8, 9:30am – 7:30pm MAHS held a successful and much anticipated field outing to Central Wisconsin where we found a diversity of uncommon to rare species of reptiles and amphibians. We traveled to many spots that were favorites of our Education Coordinator, Eric Roscoe, when he was a student at UWSP. A variety Continue Reading >
Ocooch Mountain Humane Society PAWS for the Holidays
The Ocooch Mountain Humane Society is located in scenic Richland Center, WI. We were asked to come give a presentation on the native species of Wisconsin and share our knowledge or reptiles and amphibians. Unfortunately, out in this area there are no pet stores, and no ways to get good information about reptiles other than Continue Reading >
Madison College Presentation: Reptile Husbandry Issues and Education
On October 29th at 11:30, MAHS provided an informative presentation on reptile handling and restraint techniques for Madison College’s (Formerly Madison area Technical College)Veterinary Technician student organization. We brought in a wide array of snakes and lizards, big and small, to show how to properly handle each one. This was a great opportunity for the Continue Reading >
AniMart Petfest/Reptile Discovery Day
MAHS participated in its first ever Reptile Discovery Day at AniMart‘s PetFest on September 29th from 10 am to 4 pm. MAHS had a massive presence at Petfest, and had many live reptiles and amphibians, fun and educational games, trivia, prizes, raffles, and many more opportunities to educate the public and to promote the reptile Continue Reading >
Wisconsin Science Festival
MAHS participated in the Wisconsin Science Festival 2012, a public celebration that offered a wide range of science, technology, engineering and math-related activities creative exhibitions, demonstrations, performances, tours, debates, workshops, concerts over a period of several days, in a variety of locations throughout the UW Madison campus. This was another opportunity to outreach to many Continue Reading >
Pheasant Branch Conservancy FUN Raiser Festival
MAHS attended Pheasant Branch Conservancy’s annual FUN raiser at Orchid Heights park in Middleton Wisconsin on September 16th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m to raise awareness and understanding of reptiles and amphibians. This educational event had have activities for adults and children alike, and there was also a donation drive for the group “Friends Continue Reading >
Middleton Good Neighbor Festival
MAHS attended the Middleton Good Neighbor Festival on August 25th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Fireman’s Park near the Middleton High School (setup began at 9:30 a.m). Middleton’s Good Neighbor Festival is three days of live entertainment, games, prizes, food and fun for all ages. The primary purpose was to educate the public, Continue Reading >
Wildlife Discovery Center Behind the Scenes Trip
MAHS visited and took a tour of Rob Carmichael’s Wildlife Discovery Center in Lake Forest IL. The Wildlife Discovery Center (WDC) is a unique combination of nature center, wildlife sanctuary, museum, and biological station featuring high-quality displays of live reptiles, amphibians, fish and birds including raptors, and a bobcat. The WDC is located at historic Continue Reading >
MSCR Summer Camp at Kennedy Elementary
This opportunity was one created through the hard work of Dawn Zimmerman and Eric Roscoe, our Education Coordinators. We were given the task of presenting to the kids of the MSCR Summer Camp on Herp Based Engineering. This was a great way for us to learn and research and also present amazing ideas of how Continue Reading >
MAHS Spring Field Outing to Southwest Wisconsin
MAHS held a sucussful and much anticipated field outing to Southwest Wisconsin where we found a diversity of uncommon to rare species of reptiles and amphibians not found elsewhere in the state. We met up in Middleton and piled into a full size passenger van. Stops were made all over the Southwest area of Continue Reading >
Snake Awareness Day 2012
Snake Awareness Day is an outreach brought on by the recent attacks on exotic animal keepers. It was started as a way for reptile and snake enthusiast to go out and educate the public. We were lucky enough to have had Animart allow us to have a table there to help get the word out. Continue Reading >
Wisconsin Reptile Expo – W.I.R.E.
This is always one of MAHS’s favorite shows, as it’s in our own backyard. Owner of the show and MAHS member, Jimmy Stelpflug, was kind enough to give us 3 tables!! We set up one table for information and memberships, one for a silent auction, and moved one to put up a display of animals Continue Reading >
UWSP Visit and Garrick DeMeyer’s Open House
With all of the legislation going on in the US, both nationally and locally, the UWSP Herp Society asked Ryan McVeigh to come up and talk with them about what’s happening and what can be done. Eric Roscoe set it up on the same day that Garrick DeMeyer was having his Open House. Ryan, Eric, Continue Reading >
Madison Kid’s Expo
A lot of preparation went into this event. This was potentially the largest event MAHS would be part of. With attendance in the tens of thousands, we were sure to be in for a long weekend. The opportunity for us to attend this show was donated by Noelle Tarrant of Zoozort who let us team Continue Reading >
Great Lakes Pet Expo!
We gathered up at 6am to head to Milwaukee. MAHS President – Ryan McVeigh, Event Coordinator – Dawn Zimmerman, and Vice President – Rebecca Wyman packed into an SUV and nervously headed to The State Fair Grounds to set up for the first big show of the year. Within the show there was an entire Continue Reading >
2012 UW Science Expeditions
This event was found by our Event/Education Coordinator, Eric Roscoe. It was held on the UW campus in the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery building off of Orchard St. We were lucky in that our table was right by the door as participants of this event came in. They were greeted by Eric and MAHS President Continue Reading >