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    Furbearers

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    Wisconsin is home to many unique furbearing species that thrive in all sorts of different habitats! Come learn about the state’s furbearers, where they live and how they thrive.

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    Loveable Ladybugs

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    Join us for a presentation about ladybugs and afterward, make your own ladybug refrigerator magnet to take home with you.

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    Snakes of Wisconsin

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    Join us in this drop-in program to learn more about the snakes that call Wisconsin home.

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    HAVENWOODS AREA OF CONCERN PROJECT: PRESENTATION AND HIKE

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    Come visit the animals as they eat their lunch.

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    Ed the Diver

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    Come see Ed the Diver! Ed is coming to Buckhorn to educate us the important work he does with conservation and cleaning waterways while discussing his world of diving recovery, scuba diving, and how we can help keep our waters clean.

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    Animal Feeding Day

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    Watch the animals in the Nature Center have lunch!

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    River Dipping

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    Let’s explore the hidden life of the Mississippi River! We’ll use nets to scoop up some macroinvertebrates (aka wacky water critters), and then we’ll take a look at them up close with magnifying glasses and identify them.

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    Smokey's 80th Birthday Celebration/Fire Awareness

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    This is a fun-filled event where you can learn about fire prevention and awareness. 

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    Exploration Station – Bees

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    Buzz on over to the Nature Center to learn all about bees. 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. This…

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    Perrot Trading Post

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    Ever wonder what life was like in the early 1800’s? Bring your curiosity and questions to the Rendezvous Encampment, located near the nature center. Demonstrations will include wood bowl making, flint knapping and canon firing.

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