Education_Topic Contact_Mackenzie Center
- Email: MacKenzie Center
- Phone: tel:+1-608-635-8112
MacKenzie Center
Description
The MacKenzie Center, just 25 miles north of Madison, is one of the most diverse education centers in Wisconsin. With interpretive trails, exhibits, museums and programming available for school and youth groups, MacKenzie is a wonderful place to visit and learn about the natural world. The State Game Farm is connected to the MacKenzie Center and is adjacent to the arboretum on the western half of the property.
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Figuring Flora
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Join the MacKenzie Center Educators and hike the property to learn about some of the different plants that call the MacKenzie Center home!
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Story Time With Animals
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Learn about what flies, slithers, hops and walks through nature stories read aloud by MacKenzie naturalists and explore the lives of the animals in our wildlife area.
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Bumble Bee Training
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Learn about bumble bee biology, habitat and identification in the Badger Den. Then, go outside to practice surveying in restored prairies.
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Bumble Bee Training
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Learn about bumble bee biology, habitat and identification in the Badger Den. Then, go outside to practice surveying in restored prairies.
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Survival Saturdays: Shelter Building
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What do we need to survive? Come join the MacKenzie Center Education Staff as we learn the basics of survival and how to construct a basic shelter in the woods.
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Bees Build Homes
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Have you ever wondered where solitary bees make their homes? Most bees do not live together in hives! Come celebrate Pollinator Week with us by learning about solitary nesting bees.
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Story Time With Animals
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Learn about what flies, slithers, hops and walks through nature stories read aloud by MacKenzie naturalists and explore the lives of the animals in our wildlife area.
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Invasive Species Awareness Day
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Join MacKenzie naturalists for this invasive species education and eradication event!
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Summer Solstice Dusk Hike
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Come celebrate the Summer Solstice with a guided dusk hike at the MacKenzie Center! Join the MacKenzie Center staff as we explore what the Summer Solstice is and take in the sunset with a post-hike bonfire. Meet at the Lodge parking lot. This is an…
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Enrichment Day
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Come learn about animal behaviors and our very own enrichment program from the wildlife technicians at the MacKenzie Center! This program features free activities for kids of all ages. You will be able to learn about what enrichment is, how it's…