Presenters explore the impact of Sheboygan County’s watershed and how it continues to form who we are. Join us the first Tuesdays of spring, March–June.
$5 public and free for members. Pre-registration is encouraged at link below.

Tuesday March 4, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
History of Sheboygan Surf, Larry Williams
Giant waves on Sheboygan’s coast of Lake Michigan have given way to cultural and recreational moments including the identity of “Malibu of the Midwest.” Sheboygan’s unique surf has permeated blockbuster movies, progressed wetsuit technology, and required innovations for ice-encrusted forecasts as told by co-founder of the Dairyland Surf Classic, Larry Williams. 

Tuesday April 1, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Sheboygan County’s Ice Age Story, David Mickelson
The Laurentide Ice Sheet went wild in Sheboygan County 100,000 years ago and left us with a landscape that defines our work, our play, our wildlife, and our beloved Ice Age Trail. UW–Madison provides a Badger Talk with Senior Scientist David Mickelson to unpack the erratics. 

Tuesday May 6, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
An Underwater Museum: The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast, Russ Green
The power of nature rules in the recent NOAA designation of coastline from Kewaunee County to Port Washington as a National Marine Sanctuary housing 36 known shipwrecks, ways to explore them, and coordination to protect their history. NOAA’s Director of the Great Lakes National Marine Sanctuary Russ Green lets us dive deeper than we ever could before.

Tuesday June 3, 6:00 pm–7:30 pm
The Business of Water Stewardship, Samantha McLelland
At the center of all business lies profound shared resources. Part of the mission of many companies includes intercultural and international efforts to keep resources like water healthy. Learn about how Kohler Co. stewards watersheds from Sheboygan County to locations worldwide with the company’s Enterprise Program Manager of Water Samantha McClelland.