Events

Learn all about snakes and how they eat! Then watch as our education fox snake Mickey is fed a mouse! You will even get the chance to touch or hold … Continue reading "Live Snake Encounter"

Start spring with a new wreath for your door or wall. Make a rustic grapevine wreath or moss-covered wreath on a wire frame. Add spring silk flowers to welcome the … Continue reading "Spring Crescent Moon Wreath"

The after-work hikes continue! We will either walk Rhodes Road (paved road north of 142) or the Blue Trail, depending on trail conditions. Meet in the Visitor Center parking lot.  … Continue reading "Spring into Fitness Hike"

Learn all about snakes and how they eat! Then watch as our education fox snake Mickey is fed a mouse! You will even get the chance to touch or hold … Continue reading "Live Snake Encounter"

Make a small stepping-stone (materials fee: 2 stepping stones for $5). There will also be reduce/reuse/recycle activities available for free. These include making cards & envelopes from calendars and planting … Continue reading "Getting Ready for Earth Day"

Learn all about snakes and how they eat! Then watch as our education fox snake Mickey is fed a mouse! You will even get the chance to touch or hold … Continue reading "Live Snake Encounter"

We will look for worms under rocks and logs and look at worm castings. Registration required:  Please call (262) 878-5609 at least 48 hours in advance. We ask that you … Continue reading "Knee-High Naturalist: Wiggle Worms"

Join us for our first 2023 Adopt a Highway on Tuesday, April 18th!  Please arrive at the Bong Visitor Center parking lot promptly at 5:00pm to get your safety vest … Continue reading "Adopt a Highway"

Bring your binoculars, or use ours, to look and listen for newly arrived migrants as well as resident birds.  Meet at the Visitor Center Parking Lot. Trail TBD. All programs … Continue reading "Early Bird Hike"

Celebrate Earth Day at Richard Bong State Recreation Area with a Spring Hike with our Naturalist. Learn about the seasonal changes plants and animals are experiencing. Trail TBD based on … Continue reading "Earth Day Hike"