Educational Programs
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Touch A Truck
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Stop by the Fish Creek Picnic Area to meet a park ranger, learn about their important job and the tools of the trade, and see some of the cool vehicles and equipment they use.
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W.O.W. Night Shift Animal Program
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Join Wildlife of Wisconsin rehabilitators for a fun program and answer these questions: Have you ever wondered why nocturnal animals come out at night or what physical traits they have developed to adapt to living and foraging at night?
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Bumble Bee Brigade Training
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Join Park staff in learning about Wisconsin bumble bee species. There will be a presentation and field session to follow.
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Beginner Birding
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Did you know that many bats depend on Wisconsin caves and mines for hibernation? Stop by the front of the park office to learn about Wisconsin’s bats and the equipment biologists use to count them.
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Pond Dipping Session
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Join the naturalist near the boat landing anytime between 1 and 3 p.m. and use nets to explore what’s in the water. See the critters that are normally hidden to us!
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Learn To Fish
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Want to try fishing but don’t know what to do? Join our Learn to Fish program, and we will show you how!
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Campfire with the Warden
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Join our State Park Wardens at the camp host site and learn more about campfire building and how you can be safe in and around the park.
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Raptor Talks: The Great Migration
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Join Open Door Bird Sanctuary: Migratory raptors make their trip twice a year, learn how they prepare and what obstacles they’ll face.
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Bees Build Homes
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Have you ever wondered where solitary bees make their homes? Most bees do not live together in hives! Come celebrate Pollinator Week with us by learning about solitary nesting bees.
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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.