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- Email: Richard Bong State Recreation Area
- Phone: tel:+1-262-878-5600
Richard Bong State Recreation Area
Description
Once designated to be a jet fighter base, Richard Bong State Recreation Area is fittingly named after Major Richard I. Bong, a Poplar, WI native who was America's leading air ace during World War II. The air base was abandoned three days before concrete was to be poured for a 12,500-foot runway. Local citizens had the foresight to protect this open space for future generations.
Contact
Website: Richard Bong State Recreation Area
Location
42.629043, -88.143778 [exit DNR]
County: Racine
Parks_Topic Contact_Richard Bong
26313 Burlington Rd.
Kansasville, WI 53139
United States
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Birdbath Mosaic Craft
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Enjoy a creative morning at the park with the ancient art of mosaic making.
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Sunrise With The Sandhills
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Meet at Parking Lot F and the Observation tower early in the morning to watch the sunrise and the sandhill cranes.
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Animal Encounter & Feeding
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Learn all about reptiles and amphibians and meet a few special animal ambassadors up close.
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BNA Adopt A Highway
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Make a difference while enjoying a social evening helping to keep the park’s roadside clean.
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Knee High Naturalist: Busy Bees
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Meet at Shelter 1 with your 3- to 5-year-old and learn all about native bees, which do important work.
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Animal Encounter & Feeding
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Learn all about reptiles and amphibians and meet a few special animal ambassadors up close! Learn about each animals’ unique feeding habits and watch them in action! Meet at the Visitor Center.
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Bubbles, Breezes & Pebbles
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Drop in to enjoy the spring weather by flying a kite, dancing with a bubble wand and/or painting friendship rocks! Kites can be checked out for 30 minutes or purchased for $10.
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BNA Adopt A Highway
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Make a difference while enjoying a social evening helping keeping the park’s roadside clean! Long pants are recommended. Meet in the Visitor Center Parking Lot.
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Astronomy Day: Night Sky Observation
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Celebrate the night sky at Richard Bong State Recreation Area’s Astronomy Day! Bring your telescope or binoculars and learn how to focus and calibrate. Discover the wonders of the ever changing night sky here at the park! Meet at parking lot F, near…
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Astronomy Day: Solar Observation
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Celebrate the night sky at Richard Bong State Recreation Area’s Astronomy Day! Bring your telescope or binoculars and learn how to focus and calibrate. View sun spots and solar flares through a special telescope with a sun filter.