Children's Program
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Exploration Station – Birds
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Fly on over to the Nature Center to learn all about birds. Drop by the Nature Center to make some Join us for hands-on activities, crafts and more. This program’s activities are designed with families in mind, but open to kids of all ages.
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Free Fishing Weekend: Dane County
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Yahara Fishing Club members will provide fishing instruction, and free lunch will be served.
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Free Fishing Weekend: Dodge County
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Learn about casting, live baits, artificial baits, fish cleaning, taxidermy, fish identification, invasive species, first aid and boating safety and play fishing games.
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Free Fishing Weekend: Chippewa County
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Join the Hallie Optimist Club at this youth fishing event, a 20-year tradition for the club.
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Skulls And Skins
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Swing by the Ice Age Center any time during this program to see real animal skulls and pelts.
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Learn about and see raptors with a falconer
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A certified falconer will give a presentation on raptors with a live red-tailed hawk at Blue Mound State Park Friend's Shelter. The host will discuss falconry, bird habits, and traits. Questions will be answered during presentation.
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Great Blue Herons
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Drop by the Camp Interstate Shelter any time between 6 and 8 p.m. to learn about the largest heron in North America and their unique adaptations. Learn how to identify them by call and use binoculars to spot them as they fly into their nest colony!
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Freshwater Critters
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Have you ever seen a creepy crawler floating around a lake or river? Then you have seen a macroinvertebrate! Stop by the beach house between to learn about these underappreciated creatures and have the chance to see them for yourself!