Center for Culture, History, and Environment
To understand changing environments
in the present and the future, we must seek also to understand environmental change in the past; to understand changes in the natural world, we must seek also to understand changes in human culture.
UW-Madison’s Center for Culture, History, and Environment (CHE)
draws together faculty, staff, graduate students, and others from a wide array of academic disciplines to investigate environmental and cultural change in the full sweep of human history.CHE is a center of
made possible through the generous gift of a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
Colloquia
There are currently no more colloquia scheduled until the Fall 2008 semester. We look forward to seeing you then. For information on previous colloquia, see the News and Announcements page.
Natural Wisconsin
Seven students, one professor, two award-winning guest filmmakers, two months, and one big challenge: to investigate, critique and expand on just what makes an environmental documentary "environmental?"
We started with the following question: What’s So Natural About Wisconsin?
Click below to find out. 
Film Festival
CHE hosted artists in residence Judith Helfand and Sarita Siegel during Fall 2007. Learn more about the associated environmental film festival, Tales from Planet Earth
News & Events
May 19 - 21, 2008
CHE Southwestern Wisconsin Agriculture Place-Based Workshop
This exciting trip took place in late May and was, by all accounts, a big success. For photos from the trip, click here. For more information on the trip events, click here.
Check out some of the exciting news and events from the last few months:
Nature/Human/Nature, a visiting watercolor exhibit by artist Helen Klebesadel, will be on display in Bradley Memorial.
