Events

Nature Explorer Family Club:  What is Beautiful to You? Bring your 5 to 10-year old. Take a hike through nature and look for beautiful things! Enjoy everything around you and … Continue reading "Nature Explorer Family Club: What is Beautiful to You?"

Reptile Drop-In Drop by the beachfront to learn about our amazing and unique reptiles! Meet a few of our education reptiles and learn about the adaptations they use to survive … Continue reading "Reptile Drop-In!"

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!"