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2026 Convention Information
Conference Fees:
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$15.00 — Registration only per person without lunch.
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$35.00 — Includes registration and lunch per person Lunch
Lunch Options:
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Ham & cheese or turkey & cheese
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Whole wheat or white bread
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Cole slaw and dessert bar included
Registration
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Registration is paid in advance.
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Registration deadline is September 12.
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Register Online
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Register by Mail
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Send Mail-in Forms and Payment To:
BRAW
Joanie Haugen
9773 Vermont Church Rd.
Black Earth, WI 53515
Program Schedule
9:00 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:30 AM – Speaker - Jay Utley
10:15 AM – Break
10:30 AM – Speaker - Steven Thompson
11:15 AM – Lunch / Social Time / Auction
12:30 PM – Speaker- Hillary
1:15 PM – Q&A / Discussion
2:00 PM – Closing Remarks
Silent Auction
Visit our Silent Auction to browse bluebird‑themed items, handmade crafts, and generous donations from members across Wisconsin.
Bid on your favorites and support BRAW’s conservation and education efforts — every dollar helps us continue our mission to protect and restore bluebird populations statewide.
Featured Speakers
Jay Utley 9:30 AM - 10:15 a.m.
Jay shares his experiences in his first season with his Nest in Peace Bluebird Cemetery Tour. He covers ideas and challenges that include partnering with cemetery personnel, placing nest boxes, monitoring nest boxes, data recording, and journaling bluebird activity, plus ideas for showing gratitude for the Cemetery partnership.
Steven Thompson
Steve has always had a unique way of perceiving the world of nature. This innate ability drove him into photography, which in return, allows him to show others the little wonders in this world. He tries his hardest to show the boundless beauty of nature. Steven had a solo exhibition at Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts in Fond du Lac.
Hillary Neff
Hillary started falconry in 2016 and has successfully flown and hunted with multiple red-tailed hawks, American kestrels, merlins, and a Cooper’s hawk. Her falconry journey started when she was a kid and read My Side of the Mountain written by Jean Craighead George and she was obsessed with birds and raptors ever since.