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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
County: Racine
Parks_Topic Contact_Richard Bong
26313 Burlington Rd.
Kansasville, WI 53139
United States
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Terrific Turtles
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Meet our two education turtles and learn about what makes these awesome creatures so special!
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Bird Migration Hike
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Bring your binoculars (or use ours), and we will look and listen for newly arrived birds, especially the warblers.
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Knee-High Naturalist: Fantastic Flowers
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Bring your 3 to 5-year-old and discover the joy of flowers! We will plant seeds in containers that will eventually help beautify our Nature Explore Classroom!
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Observe the Night Sky
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Get the chance to look through special telescopes and binoculars at the incredible night sky.
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Live Snake Encounter
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Learn all about snakes and how they eat! Then watch as our education fox snake Mickey is fed a mouse!
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Solar Observing
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Get the chance to look through a special telescope at the sun! See if you can notice sunspots or maybe even solar flares!
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Knit and Crochet Clinic
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Bring your questions and any problems you’re having with a project. Maybe you will even learn a new stitch or technique!
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Earth Day Hike
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Celebrate Earth Day at Richard Bong State Recreation Area with a Spring Hike with our Naturalist.