Events

Live Snake Encounter! 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 … Continue reading "Live Snake Encounter!"

Due to the extreme heat and air quality alerts resulting from the Canadian forest fires, DNR/BNA has canceled several Adopt a Highway events. We are adding dates including Tuesday, August … Continue reading "Adopt a Highway – New Date Added!"

What makes an insect and insect?  Let's look for grasshoppers and ladybugs and more together! Registration preferred: Please call (262) 878-5609 at least 48 hours in advance. We ask that … Continue reading "Knee-High Naturalist: Incredible Insects"

Join us for Pond Peeking! Prepare to get your feet wet as you catch, observe, and release amphibians and aquatic macro-invertebrates. Let’s learn to catch and identify frogs, dragonfly larvae, … Continue reading "Pond Peeking!"

Live Snake Encounter! 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 … Continue reading "Live Snake Encounter!"

Nature Explorer Family Club:  Colors in the World! Bring your 5 to 10-year-old.  Let’s discover how many colors you can find in nature and why these colors are important! Meet behind the Visitor Center in Gathering Area 2 of the NEC. Registration Preferred, please call (262) 878-5609 and leave the participating children(s) name, ages, and … Continue reading "Nature Explorer Family Club: Colors in the World!"

Social Bonfire:  8-9:30 p.m. All ages are welcome! Bring musical instruments and funny stories to help enjoy a relaxing social bonfire. If the crowd is interested, we may have a sing-along portion of the night, possibly starting with fun songs for kids, and moving into more relaxing music from past legends such as John Denver, … Continue reading "Social Bonfire!"

Monarch Tagging & Release!! Our monarchs are ready to fly!! Please join us in the Visitors Center at 11:00 as Emily, our Naturalist, tags and releases our mature monarchs raised in the Richard Bong SRA solarium. Emily will give a presentation on monarch tagging at 11:00 and then demonstrate the process before releasing our monarchs … Continue reading "Monarch Tagging & Release!"