Each year, Upham Woods welcomes new research initiatives and projects on a variety of topics related to Wisconsin’s natural resources. If you are interested in conducting research at Upham Woods please apply using our form below. If you have more questions regarding research at Upham please email uphamwoods@extension.wisc.edu. or call 608-254-6461.

Upham Woods Research Application

Human Subjects

All research at Upham Woods involving human subjects must conform to the policies laid out by the University of Wisconsin’s Institutional Review Board, available at https://research.wisc.edu/compliance-policy/human-research-protection-program/ Completion of IRB to be submitted with your application prior to consideration for approval at Upham Woods.

Animal Subjects

All research at Upham Woods involving animal subjects must conform to the policies laid out by the University of Wisconsin’s Institutional Review Board, available at https://www.rarc.wisc.edu/protocols.html Completion of IRB to be submitted with your application prior to consideration for approval at Upham Woods.

Drone Use

If research intends to use Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to collect data, researchers must follow the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s drone policy, available at https://research.wisc.edu/uw-madison-drone-use-policy/