Education
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Forest Foods
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Join us for a hike on the Rice Lake Nature Trail to find yummy and useful things that grow around our forest.
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Outstanding Owls
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Drop by the Ice Age Interpretive Center to join park volunteers, learn about the many owl species found in Wisconsin, admire the amazing adaptations of these night predators and make your own owl craft!
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Life of the Ancient Ones
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Join Connie Arzigian from the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center for a look into the lives of the mound builders who once lived in the park and surrounding area.
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Fungus Amongus Hike
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Meet the naturalist at the park office to go on a hike with local mushroom enthusiast Bill Higgins. We will begin in the office to talk and view some mushrooms as well as learn how to properly handle and cut from the ground. Then, take a hike…
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Furbearers
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Wisconsin is home to many unique furbearing species that thrive in all sorts of different habitats! Come learn about the state’s furbearers, where they live and how they thrive.
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Loveable Ladybugs
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Join us for a presentation about ladybugs and afterward, make your own ladybug refrigerator magnet to take home with you.
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Snakes of Wisconsin
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Join us in this drop-in program to learn more about the snakes that call Wisconsin home.
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River Dipping
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Let’s explore the hidden life of the Mississippi River! We’ll use nets to scoop up some macroinvertebrates (aka wacky water critters), and then we’ll take a look at them up close with magnifying glasses and identify them.
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Wilderness Skills: Survival
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Join us for this hands-on activity and discussion about survival gear, techniques and theory.