Parks
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Sand Sculpture Building Contest
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Come on down to Nicolet Beach to put your sandcastle building skills to the test. Prizes will be awarded for the best in show, most creative, and most sturdy sculptures. Sand tools will not be provided.
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Art – Naturally!
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Ignite your imagination to create whimsical art pieces using nature as our inspiration.
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Nature Journal Club
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Join us for a pressure-free journaling club focused on improving your observation skills and appreciation for nature.
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Park Jeopardy
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Come to the White Cedar Nature Center to test your park knowledge including history, geology, animals, and more with a game of Jeopardy!
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Story and Activity- "Are Trees Alive?"
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Discover the many different types of trees in the story “Are Trees Alive?”, followed by a short activity creating your own tree, using the knowledge gained in this program. Ages: Elementary.
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Places of the Park: White Cedar Nature Trail
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Join the naturalist for a half-mile hike along the trail by the White Cedar Nature Center. Discover more about the center’s history, plants and animals.
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Drop-in Program: How Old Are Newport’s Trees?
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Newport’s trees are markers of the park’s history.
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Storytime With Animals
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Learn about what flies, slithers, hops, and walks through nature stories read aloud by MacKenzie naturalists and explore the lives of the animals in our wildlife area.
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Naturalist Led Hike
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Join the Naturalist for this guided hike to learn more about Devil’s Lake.
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Dusky Departure: Bats
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Welcker’s Point is home to a successful bat roosting box. Learn all about bats and observe them as they depart from their roosts for their nightly feasts!