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SUMMARY:Adopt-A-Highway with the BNA!!!  
DESCRIPTION:Adopt-A-Highway with the BNA!!!   \nWednesday\, August 12th \n9:30 – 11:00 am \nPlease join us for our bi-weekly Adopt-A-Highway with the BNA community event on Wednesday\, August 12th!  Please arrive at the Bong Visitor Center parking lot promptly at 9:30 am to get your safety vest and other gear. \nPlease wear bright colors\, apply tick protection\, wear proper footwear and bring water! \nFor everyone’s safety\, please do not bring children or pets. \nThis is a recurring bi-weekly event and open to anyone who wants to make Bong the best it can be. Need service points….NO PROBLEM…we can sign you off. \nJust a reminder that all events require a Wisconsin State Park entrance sticker or daily entrance fee. \n 
URL:https://bongnaturalistassociation.org/event/adopt-a-highway-with-the-bna-4/
LOCATION:Visitor Center\, 26313 Burlington Road\, Kansasville\, WI\, 53139\, United States
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SUMMARY:Knee High Naturalist - August Program:  It's a Fishy Day!!!
DESCRIPTION:Knee High Naturalist – August Program:  It’s a Fishy Day!!! \nThursday\,  August 13th \n10:00 – 11:30 am \nEach month the BNA offers a program for 3 to 5 year old Knee High Naturalists.  Enjoy a morning of child-centered nature exploration and\, in August\, learn all about fish!  Enjoy a story\, craft and hike with your Knee High Naturalist! \nMeet at Shelter 1.  If you have a large group\, varied ages or any special circumstances\, then please email the BNA at bongnaturalistassociation@gmail.com so that we can prepare to accommodate your group. \nPrograms are free\, but you need a Wisconsin State Park admission sticker or pay the daily park entrance fee. \nBNA’s Knee High Naturalist is a recurring program for 3 to 5-year-olds and a grown-up in their life. Siblings are welcome.  Our goal is to provide environmental education through stories\, crafts\, hiking and playing outdoors. \n\nWe always plan to be outside – so dress accordingly – but in the event of bad weather\, the Knee High Naturalist Program will be held in the Visitor Center.\nOur program will always occur\, but sometimes the topic will change due to weather issues.\n\nJust a reminder that all events require a Wisconsin State Park entrance sticker or daily entrance fee. \n 
URL:https://bongnaturalistassociation.org/event/knee-high-naturalist-its-a-fishy-day/
LOCATION:Shelter #1\, 26313 Burlington Road\, Kansasville\, WI\, 53139\, United States
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SUMMARY:Astronomy Monthly Event:  Night Sky at Bong!!!
DESCRIPTION:Astronomy Monthly Event:  Night Sky at Bong!!! \nSaturday\, August 22nd \n8:30 – 10:30 pm \nCome out to Bong where the skies are dark and the night sky will fill you with awe and wonder.  See planets\, stars\, clusters\, maybe even a galaxy. \nPhoto Courtesy Tom Harper\n  \nLearn about the night sky\, from our BNA volunteer astronomer\, Tom Harper – what’s there and how it affects us. \nHear the stories of our ancestors that saw these tiny lights in the sky and told stories of how they came to be there. \n \nOur astronomers will be on hand with telescopes and binoculars to show these wonders and answer questions. If you have a telescope bring it along. We can help with questions as time allows. \nThis event happens monthly on the Saturday nearest the first quarter Moon as the weather allows at the Richard Bong State Recreational Area (RBSRA) parking lot F. https://maps.app.goo.gl/QWhf22Tif8eRDojU7 \nA current state park sticker for each vehicle is required and carpooling is encouraged. \nNotes: \n\nTo enable better viewing of the night sky we ask that all white lights be turned off and any other forms of light including cell phones be kept to a minimum and use dark mode when possible.\nPlease note that this event is outside and weather dependent. Dress for cooler temperatures with multiple layers of clothing for warmth as temperatures drop quickly at night. This event may be cancelled because of inclement weather which includes rain\, significant cloud cover\, or extreme temperatures.\n\nPhotos courtesy Tom Harper \n 
URL:https://bongnaturalistassociation.org/event/astronomy-monthly-event-night-sky-at-bong/
LOCATION:Lot F\, 26313 Burlington Rd.\, Kansasville\, WI\, 53139\, United States
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SUMMARY:Adopt-A-Highway with the BNA!!!  
DESCRIPTION:Adopt-A-Highway with the BNA!!!   \nWednesday\, August 26th \n9:30 – 11:00 am \nPlease join us for our bi-weekly Adopt-A-Highway with the BNA community event on Wednesday\, August 26th!  Please arrive at the Bong Visitor Center parking lot promptly at 9:30 am to get your safety vest and other gear. \nPlease wear bright colors\, apply tick protection\, wear proper footwear and bring water! \nFor everyone’s safety\, please do not bring children or pets. \nThis is a recurring bi-weekly event and open to anyone who wants to make Bong the best it can be. Need service points….NO PROBLEM…we can sign you off. \nJust a reminder that all events require a Wisconsin State Park entrance sticker or daily entrance fee. \n 
URL:https://bongnaturalistassociation.org/event/adopt-a-highway-with-the-bna-5/
LOCATION:Visitor Center\, 26313 Burlington Road\, Kansasville\, WI\, 53139\, United States
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SUMMARY:Astronomy Special Event:  See a Partial Lunar Eclipse and Learn How and Why They Happen
DESCRIPTION:Photo Courtesy of Tom Harper\n  \nAstronomy Special Event: See a Partial Lunar Eclipse and Learn How and Why They Happen \nThursday\,  August. 27th (pm) – Friday\, August 28th (am) \n 8:00 pm – 2:00 am \nLocation:  Park Lot F \n  \n \nOn August 27th at 8:00 pm\, please join our volunteer BNA astronomer\, Tom Harper\, as we watch a partial Lunar Eclipse. \n\n\n\n8:30 pm 11:15 pm  – the Moon will slowly darken as it is 96% covered by the Earth’s shadow.\n11:15 pm – 3:34 am – the Moon will slowly brighten as it passes behind the Earth then begins to come out of the shadow finishing at 2:00 am.\n\n\n\nPhoto Courtesy Tom Harper\nWe will have experts here with telescopes and binoculars so you can see and learn about the eclipse!   Come prepared for a fun and interesting event that we don’t get to see very often. More information on the eclipse: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2026-august-28 \nThis takes place at the Bong State Recreational Area (RBSRA) parking lot F. https://maps.app.goo.gl/QWhf22Tif8eRDojU7 \nA current state park sticker for each vehicle is required and carpooling is encouraged. \nNotes: \nTo enable better viewing of the night sky we ask that all white lights be turned off and any other forms of light including cell phones be kept to a minimum and use dark mode when possible. \nPlease note that this event is outside and weather dependent. Dress for possible cooler temperatures with multiple layers of clothing as temperatures can drop quickly at night. This event may be cancelled because of inclement weather which includes rain\, significant cloud cover\, or extreme temperatures. \nPhotos courtesy of Tom Harper
URL:https://bongnaturalistassociation.org/event/astronomy-special-event-see-a-partial-lunar-eclipse-and-learn-how-and-why-they-happen/
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