Educational Programs
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Critter Corner - Bats
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What’s brown, comes out at night, and eats over 600 mosquitoes in an hour? A bat!
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Cranes of Wisconsin
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Join the Friends of Necedah National Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of Buckhorn to talk about cranes in Wisconsin and for origami crane making.
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Intro to Camping
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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
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Bees and Beekeeping
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Visit the beekeepers, watch as they take care of the hive, and learn more about bees and beekeeping.
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Pothole Trail Guided Hike
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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.
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DUTCH OVEN COOKING
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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.
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Saturday Explorers – Cranes
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Drop by the Nature Center to make some crane art, see how you measure up to a crane, become a crane, and more.
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Explore Horseshoe Island
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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.
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Bumble Bee Hike
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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…
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Guided Hike to Bald Bluff
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Join our naturalist on a guided hike to bald bluff and stone elephant!