BNA | Bong Naturalist Association
Friends of Richard Bong State Recreation Area
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!"
Solar Viewing Today! Drop in and see the Sun through special telescopes which are designed to safely look at the Sun and learn about our star. Tom, our very knowledgeable volunteer, will share his special telescopes and answer any questions that you may have. See if you can notice sunspots or maybe even solar … Continue reading "Solar Viewing Today!"
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 touch or hold our education snakes. Meet in the Auditorium. All programs require a Wisconsin State Park entrance sticker or daily entrance fee.
Come one, come all! August 22nd at 5:30 pm. While safety vests will be provided please also wear bright colors; apply tick protection; wear proper footwear: and bring water! For everyone's safety, please do not bring children or pets. Meet at the Visitors Center parking lot on time to get your gear and divide into … Continue reading "Adopt a Highway"