All about black bears

WAUPACA – The Winchester Academy will host Hayden Walkush for his lecture, “Wisconsin Black Bears and How We Study Them.” It will be on Monday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Waupaca Area Public Library’s lower-level meeting room. The program is free and open to the public.
The UW-Stevens Point Wisconsin Black Bear Project has studied black bears in the northwoods of Wisconsin since the 1970s. Much of what is known about the biology, ecology and life history of bears in Wisconsin is because of this project.
Walkush is a master’s degree student and the recipient of the 2024 Winchester Academy scholarship. Growing up in Waupaca, Walkush was inspired by his biology teacher to pursue a career in wildlife management and research. While an undergrad student at UW-SP he tracked bears in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Five years later as a graduate student, he is studying bears in Clam Lake.
In addition to his bear studies, Walkush has been a part of several other research projects: a white-tailed deer project at Michigan State University, a large carnivore project at Utah State University, a forestry project at UW-Green Bay, and a wild turkey project at the University of Illinois.
This program is sponsored by Patricia Pfeifer and Duane and Leslie Youngsteadt. More information about the Winchester Academy and their speaker line-up is available at http://winchesterwaupaca.org.