Educational Programs
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Behind the Scenes at Mead: Wetland Habitat Management
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Enjoy a hayride trip through this Wisconsin gem with the professionals directly responsible for its care.
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Sandhill Beauties and the Beasts - Natural Resources Foundation Tour
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Come see hundreds of acres of wild blue lupine, thousands of acres of pristine sandy upland and marshes, and walk the paths of American bison.
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Saturday Morning Nature Sleuths
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Get on those detective hats and join us every Saturday from June through August as we solve and look for clues in the Wisconsin Explorer books.
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Stargazing at the Dark Sky Park: Constellations
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Join us at Wisconsin’s only designated Dark Sky Park for a night of star gazing. We’ll start with a brief talk about some of the summer constellations, then move on to some deep sky viewing of star and globular clusters (if conditions allow). Local…
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Glacial Lake Wisconsin: A Brief Geologic History
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Meet our naturalist at the top of the mound observation deck to learn about glacial history and look for clues from 15,000 years ago.
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Glacial Lake Wisconsin: A Brief Geologic History
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Meet our naturalist at the top of the mound observation deck to learn about glacial history and look for clues from 15,000 years ago.
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Summer Is Fun At The Mead
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Summer is Fun at the Mead, Fridays 10-11:15am, June 16th-Aug 18th. Free fun for the whole family; no registration required.
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Summer Is Fun At The Mead - Mammals
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Soak up the sun this summer at the Mead and join us every Friday for casual, hands-on, educational programming.
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Animal Adventure
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Learn how we take care of the animals in addition to seeing what they eat for lunch. Animal Adventure includes an in-depth look at one of the animals and a fun hike to learn more about their natural habitat.
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Summer Naturalist Class
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In June we’ll focus on plant and animal ID hikes on various trails throughout the park!