Parks
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Roadkill Cafe – Campfire Cooking
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Join us at the Roadkill Café to make delicious memories over the campfire with your family.
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String Art in Nature
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Let your creativity shine as you create a nature-themed string art piece. We’ll provide the basic design already set up for you to twine string around. You choose the colors and the amount of detail you want to apply.
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Return of the Elk
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In our presentation, we’ll talk about the life history of elk and the DNR’s successful efforts over the past three decades to reintroduce them to our state.
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Habitat Helpers - Invasive Species Removal
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Help us maintain and keep improving on the native biodiversity of our Naturalist’s Backyard and Rain Garden areas by removing invasives! You’ll learn about what invasive(s) we’re targeting each session, as they change throughout the season. This…
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Raptor Talks: Weird By Nature
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Join the Open Door Bird Sanctuary to meet a couple of raptors who march to the beat of their own drum and are WAY different from all their cousins.
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Pollinators and Prairies Walk
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We’ll take a short walk down the Prairie Trail to our butterfly sign, where we’ll stop and talk for a bit about the different types of pollinators we can find in the prairie. On the way, we’ll identify some of the wildflowers that are in bloom.
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Art – Naturally!
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Ignite your imagination to create whimsical art pieces using nature as your inspiration.
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Music in the Park: Tonic Roots
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Bring the family to the Amphitheater and enjoy an evening of music with Tonic Roots, featuring soulful blues, acoustic rock, and original repertoire. Arrangements have been crafted with unique, bluesy and artistic touches with organic improvisation…
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Discovering Wildflowers
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Wildflowers change throughout the season. Join Master Naturalist Karen Merlau and discover the many wildflowers growing along the Black River Trail. Wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.
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The Secret Life of Ferns
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Beautiful, diverse and ancient, ferns reproduce in a mysterious alteration of life forms. Join Master Naturalist and horticulturist Holly Smith as she delves into fern evolution, life cycle, reproduction, diversity and identification. This program…