Thank you for your interest in supporting the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies! An educational and research division of UW–Madison, we are an interdisciplinary community of knowledge and practice: artists and engineers, historians and chemists, sociologists and climate scientists, ecologists and hydrologists. Our undergraduate and graduate programs serve the entire campus, touching nearly every school, college, and unit.
How your gifts make an impact
This Fill the Hill, we’re celebrating our historic water resources management (WRM) program. A program that’s older than the Nelson Institute itself, WRM is the Wisconsin Idea in action. Its unique, cohort-based practicum model has paired student expertise and enthusiasm with community needs for the past six decades. By making a gift today, in any amount, you can help accelerate WRM’s mission of empowering students to become collaborative, systems-thinking leaders — tackling complex water challenges across Wisconsin and beyond. (Read more about what our WRM students are doing at nelson.wisc.edu/wrm60.)
Why we need your support
What can a pair of waders do? Sure, they’ll keep your socks dry. But in the hands of a water resources management student, waders become so much more. They’re a gateway to learning in the field: sampling trout streams, testing water quality, and navigating complex conversations with scientists, conservationists, and communities. They’re a symbol of the hands-on, interdisciplinary training that prepares our students to become tomorrow’s water leaders: people who will protect clean drinking water, restore vibrant wetlands, and even preserve laid-back lake days for future generations. Your gift today helps outfit our WRM students for the work ahead — and ensures that the waters of Wisconsin, and beyond, are in good hands.