Educational Programs
- Event
Nature Photography
-
Join park ranger Justin Vorndran and learn about the fundamentals of photography and how we see the natural world. Meet at the Beach House. Bring your own camera, or borrow one from us.
- Event
Critter Corner - Bats
-
What’s brown, comes out at night, and eats over 600 mosquitoes in an hour? A bat!
- Event
Cranes of Wisconsin
-
Join the Friends of Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Buckhorn to talk about cranes in Wisconsin and for origami crane making.
- Event
Intro to Camping
-
While there is no camping at Havenwoods, summer is a great time to learn how to camp! Learn some basics including how to stay warm, how to set up a tent and how to start a fire. Finish the program with a tasty, fire-roasted treat
- Event
Bees and Beekeeping
-
Visit the beekeepers, watch as they take care of the hive, and learn more about bees and beekeeping.
- Event
Pothole Trail Guided Hike
-
Join the naturalist on a tour of Interstate Park’s most famous trail as it takes you past the Dalles of the St. Croix and glacially carved potholes on a 0.4-mile loop.
- Event
DUTCH OVEN COOKING
-
With 30 years of experience cooking with Dutch ovens, Pat and Mike Ward have a wealth of information to share on the how-tos of Dutch oven cooking.
- Event
Saturday Explorers – Cranes
-
Drop by the Nature Center to make some crane art, see how you measure up to a crane, become a crane, and more.
- Event
Explore Horseshoe Island
-
Make your own way to Horseshoe Island and join Ranger Johnson and Peninsula State Park's natural resources educator for a 1-mile hike and learn. Together they will share the ecology and history of Horseshoe Island.
- Event
Bumble Bee Hike
-
Join naturalist Anne Duffy on a casual, late-morning hike through Lakeshore State Park to celebrate these important creatures! Tour Lakeshore’s new Beeminiums, sponsored by the Friends of Lakeshore Park, and created by UW-Milwaukee students, to…