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Children's Program

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    Nature Storytime: Preserving Food

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    How do animals and humans preserve food for the winter? We will be making butter and eating dried apples.

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    Wildflower Festival

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    Come celebrate our beautiful blooming prairies with local musicians, artists and creators, as well as food trucks and activities for children and adults.

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    Nature Storytime: Eagles

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    Learn about eagles! What do they eat? Where do they nest? Why are they protected?

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    Story Time 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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    Pests or Pals?

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    Bears, racoons, squirrels... all are pests to humans, but what role do they play in the environment? Stop by the naturalist table in the playground any time between 10:30 a.m. and noon to learn about some of the underappreciated critters of…

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    Evening Campfire Story Time

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    Settle in at the amphitheater for an evening of stories by the campfire with local librarian, Cortney.

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    Master Naturalist Program: Wisconsin Explorer - Youth

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    Join Master Naturalist Tom Lentz for an exciting, interactive day exploring Wisconsin's outdoors.

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    Campfire with the Rangers

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    Join the park rangers for a family-friendly campfire at Mauthe Lake and ask them what it’s like to be a ranger! Enjoy s’more making and family activities.

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    Wild Friends

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    Join Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary naturalists to learn about and meet some of their wild friends with a live animal encounter.

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    Nature Storytime: Harvesting Food

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    Let’s learn about where food comes from and how it grows!

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