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Come out each week and join our ranger for a run on various trails throughout the park.
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Learn all about bats and observe them as they depart from their roosts for their nightly feasts!
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Lightning New Rider (Ho-Chunk/Oneida) is a naturalist and caterer specializing in indigenous foods. He will share his knowledge and provide samples of foods that have been foraged and used by indigenous peoples for generations.
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Join us on our edible plants hike, and we’ll show you how to identify some of the wild edibles growing in our area and give you tips on how to harvest and prepare them.
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Drop in to the nature center to discover how we impact our Great Lakes and what we can do to protect it.
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Join us for a talk on the natural history of the passenger pigeon and the series of events that led to its tragic extinction.
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Choose a tree in the area that you think is interesting. Use your senses to get to know your tree: look closely, touch, listen and smell. Observe the tree seeds.
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Ignite your imagination to create whimsical art pieces using nature as your inspiration.
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Embark on an exploration of ferns along the Black River Trails to learn the basics and see which ferns we can identify. Join naturalist Phyllis McKenzie and together we’ll learn the language and life cycle of ferns, their identifying features and…