Wisconsin Department of Tourism

Travel Green Wisconsin

Join the ranks of Aldo Leopold and Gaylord Nelson and help lead Wisconsin into a sustainable future by becoming Travel Green Wisconsin certified.

Upcoming Green Events

 

Travel Green Wisconsin Certified Events

Midwest Renewable Energy Association: June 15-17, 2012, Custer, WI

Rock the Green, September 15, 2012, Milwaukee, WI

Bayfield Apple Festival, October 5-7, 2012, Bayfield, WI

Other Green/Sustainable Related Events 

Fields of Green, Rural Entrepreneurism , May 15, 2012, Community Commerce Center, Gays Mills, WI, Noon-8pm. Take advantage of educational opportunities focusing on rural entrepreneurs, including food, tourism, service, and manufacturing.  Optional tours available as well.  Keynote speaker is Cecil Wright of Organic Valley.

NAESCO Regional Meeting, June 6-7, 2012, Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, WI. Explore the role of energy efficiency in the regional against the backdrop of competing energy resources options. Forum to discuss what types of incentives would appropriately reward utilities to accelerate energy efficiency investment.  Tour Johnson Controls LEED Headquarters. 

Invasive Species Education Summit, June 14, 2012, Horicon Marsh International Education Center, Horicon, WI.  The summit will include presentations from educators as well as working group discussions. A web/ remote participation option will be available. A central goal of the summit is to bring together educators that work on invasive species issues to share projects, resources, and ideas. This summit is part of Invasive Species Awareness Month.

Upper Midwest Invasive Species Conference, Oct. 29-31, 2012, La Crosse Center, La Crosse, WI.  Formerly the Minnesota-Wisconsin Invasive Species Conference, UMISC has an expanded geographic scope. This conference will bring together local, regional, and national experts on invasive species research, management, and control.  Attendees will include business professionals, private landowners, government, academics and the general public from across the Upper Midwest.        

GreenFestivals.org - features some of the nation's top green festivals

If you have a sustainable travel event you'd like posted please contact Shelly Allness at mallness@travelwisconsin.com.