News Blog - Welty Environmental Center

4 years at my Dream Job

July 2, 2020

On July 5, I will have been working at Welty four years (after two years on the Board)...first as development director, and then as executive director.

The Practicality of a Liberal Arts Education

June 26, 2020

One experience I think a lot of folks who went to Beloit College can speak to is the feeling of needing to validate your decision to pursue a liberal arts education.

Engaging Curiosity: Discovering Ladybird Larvae

June 18, 2020

I discovered, by accident, what ladybug larvae look like. Let me describe for you why this is so important to me. I had simply never encountered one before.

A Tale of Two Prairies–Progress at Big Hill Park

June 11, 2020

Even though we don’t have the goats to help out this summer, we have made great progress on shifting the Big Hill Center-adjacent property from Old Field to Oak Savanna/Prairie this past year.

Congratulations to Welty’s HS Grads!

June 4, 2020

It’s not the send off we hoped for, but even without all the pomp and circumstance, we are so proud of our high school volunteers, Ken Forbeck and Audrey McManigle.