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 pay close attention to unique and interesting nature! Meet behind the Visitor Center in Gathering Area 2 of the NEC. Registration Preferred, please call (262) … 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 in the wild! Meet near the beachfront, look for the “Nature Program” flag. All programs require a Wisconsin State Park entrance sticker or daily entrance … 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 touch or hold our education snakes. Meet in the Auditorium. All programs require a Wisconsin State Park entrance sticker or daily entrance fee.

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 8th, 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 … 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 you please call to cancel if you cannot come. Programs are free, but you need a Wisconsin State Park admission sticker or pay the daily … 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, and other unique aquatic life! All ages welcome! Meet near Urban Pond and Shelter 2. Just a reminder that all events require a Wisconsin State … 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 touch or hold our education snakes. Meet in the Auditorium. All programs require a Wisconsin State Park entrance sticker or daily entrance fee.

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!"

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"

  Monarch Tagging & Release!! Another group of our monarchs is ready to fly!! Please join us in the Visitors Center at 11:00 as Emily, our Naturalist, tags and releases another group of our mature monarchs raised in the Richard Bong SRA solarium. Emily will give a presentation on monarch tagging at 11:00 and then … Continue reading "Monarch Tagging & Release – Another Group is Ready to Fly!!"

  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.

August 29th 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 groups. This is open … Continue reading "Adopt a Highway"

Pond Peeking:  3-4 p.m. 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, and other unique aquatic life! All ages welcome! Meet near Urban Pond and Shelter 2. All programs require a Wisconsin State Park entrance sticker or daily … Continue reading "Pond Peeking!"

  Stump Fiddle Fun Workshop:  Shelter 1:  1 - 2:30 p.m. Concert:  Amphitheater:  3 p.m. What is a stump fiddle? It melds percussion and string instruments; it is in no way a fiddle. Most commonly, the homemade instrument consists of bells, door springs, and a pie tin. We will follow the workshop with a concert … Continue reading "Stump Fiddle Fun!!"

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.