Timber Wolf Alliance Programs
Science, outreach, and education.
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A member of the Timber Wolf Alliance’s Speakers Bureau can come to your facility, center, or school to teach an education program to your group. TWA will provide the presentation, display materials, and any other materials needed for games and more.
For in-person programs, you must provide a projector and screen, and travel expenses must be covered if over sixty miles away from the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute in Ashland, Wisconsin. Payments can be made at the time of arrival. If you are interested in a virtual program, just designate this in the comments when registering. |
We have two program length options:
Forty-five-minute Presentation: A thirty-minute slide presentation on the topic of your choosing, with fifteen minutes for questions following. One-hour Presentation: A forty-five-minute slide presentation on the topic of your choosing, with fifteen minutes for questions following. |
Pre-school through 6th grade program topics
CLICK HERE for a complete list of program topics and standards.
Exploring Wolves: Pre-school/kindergarten • thirty-minute program
Life within a Pack: Kindergarten–5th grade • thirty- or forty-five-minute program
Wolves in the Ecosystem: Grades 4–6 • thirty- or forty-five-minute program
Exploring Wolves: Pre-school/kindergarten • thirty-minute program
Life within a Pack: Kindergarten–5th grade • thirty- or forty-five-minute program
Wolves in the Ecosystem: Grades 4–6 • thirty- or forty-five-minute program
topics for audiences 12 and up
Wolves of Wisconsin
This program is more localized to Wisconsin and covers the five common misconceptions about the gray wolf in the state: there is a wolf behind every tree, they are decimating the white-tailed deer herds, they are a serious safety threat to people, they are a serious threat to domestic animals, and they were reintroduced into Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. This program addresses the history behind these misconceptions and sheds led on the truth hidden in the myth.
Wolves of Michigan
This program is more localized to Michigan and will cover general information about wolves in Michigan, updates about wolf management, and the five common misconceptions about the gray wolf in the state: there is a wolf behind every tree, they are decimating the white-tailed deer herds, they are a serious safety threat to people, they are a serious threat to domestic animals, and they were reintroduced into Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. This program addresses the history behind these misconceptions and sheds led on the truth hidden in the myth.
Wolf Folklore
Almost everyone has heard of the big bad wolf in Little Red Riding Hood or seen a werewolf in a Hollywood movie. Wolves have a longstanding history when it comes to storytelling and folklore. This presentation dives deeper into these stories to find out that there is almost always some hidden truth behind every story, and that the wolf isn’t as big or as bad as Hollywood likes to show us.
Wolf Communication and Pup Development
Gray wolves have very complex social structures and forms of communication. This program will cover vocal communication, body language, and pack structure. Hopefully after this program, you will have better insight into how a gray wolf “talks.”
Late spring and summer are the heart of pup season! Learn about pup development from birth in the den to full growth and hunting with the pack. Through better understandings of pup development, we can get a glimpse into adult behaviors and social structures within the pack. Plus, who doesn’t enjoy looking at pictures of baby wolves?
Wolf Ecology and Management
This program provides a better understanding of the gray wolves of Wisconsin by covering the following topics: a brief history of wolves in the state, social structures and pack dynamics, reproduction, dietary habits, and status and management of the wolf in the state. This program provides a good overview of the gray wolf’s biology and management in the state. Further detail on a specific topic can be added upon request.
Canids of Wisconsin
There are four species of Canidae found in Wisconsin: gray wolf, coyote, red fox, and gray fox. This program will give a brief ecology lesson about each species and then show a comparison among them in relation to body size, dietary habits, behavior, and relationships to humans. Each species has a unique role in the trophic cascades of Wisconsin.
This program is more localized to Wisconsin and covers the five common misconceptions about the gray wolf in the state: there is a wolf behind every tree, they are decimating the white-tailed deer herds, they are a serious safety threat to people, they are a serious threat to domestic animals, and they were reintroduced into Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. This program addresses the history behind these misconceptions and sheds led on the truth hidden in the myth.
Wolves of Michigan
This program is more localized to Michigan and will cover general information about wolves in Michigan, updates about wolf management, and the five common misconceptions about the gray wolf in the state: there is a wolf behind every tree, they are decimating the white-tailed deer herds, they are a serious safety threat to people, they are a serious threat to domestic animals, and they were reintroduced into Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula. This program addresses the history behind these misconceptions and sheds led on the truth hidden in the myth.
Wolf Folklore
Almost everyone has heard of the big bad wolf in Little Red Riding Hood or seen a werewolf in a Hollywood movie. Wolves have a longstanding history when it comes to storytelling and folklore. This presentation dives deeper into these stories to find out that there is almost always some hidden truth behind every story, and that the wolf isn’t as big or as bad as Hollywood likes to show us.
Wolf Communication and Pup Development
Gray wolves have very complex social structures and forms of communication. This program will cover vocal communication, body language, and pack structure. Hopefully after this program, you will have better insight into how a gray wolf “talks.”
Late spring and summer are the heart of pup season! Learn about pup development from birth in the den to full growth and hunting with the pack. Through better understandings of pup development, we can get a glimpse into adult behaviors and social structures within the pack. Plus, who doesn’t enjoy looking at pictures of baby wolves?
Wolf Ecology and Management
This program provides a better understanding of the gray wolves of Wisconsin by covering the following topics: a brief history of wolves in the state, social structures and pack dynamics, reproduction, dietary habits, and status and management of the wolf in the state. This program provides a good overview of the gray wolf’s biology and management in the state. Further detail on a specific topic can be added upon request.
Canids of Wisconsin
There are four species of Canidae found in Wisconsin: gray wolf, coyote, red fox, and gray fox. This program will give a brief ecology lesson about each species and then show a comparison among them in relation to body size, dietary habits, behavior, and relationships to humans. Each species has a unique role in the trophic cascades of Wisconsin.
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