Educational Programs
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Waterways Celebration
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Join us for food and fun in celebration of freshwater conservation work on Milwaukee Waterways. There will be family-friendly activities, hikes and opportunities to learn how to keep our water healthy and clean.
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Wildflower Walk
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Hike the Quarry Lake Trail with Master Naturalist Karen Merlau. This 1.5 mile walk travels through the park’s wooded area where we will observe wildflowers and forest plants.
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Perrot Trading Post
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Ever wonder what life was like in the early 1800s? Bring your curiosity and questions to the Rendezvous Encampment near the Nature Center.
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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.