Educational Programs
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Pop-Up: Animals of the Forest and City
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Pick up some tips on how to reside with wild animals in urban and suburban areas.
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Wildflowers, Prairies and Pollinators
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After a brief discussion, everyone will move to 1 of 5 different stations with different activities at each station focusing on wildflowers, prairies and pollinators.
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Meet The Mammoths!
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Join fossil finder Arnold Sanford and the naturalist in the Ice Age Interpretive Center to learn about the park’s real mammoth fossils and see the naturalist preserve them.
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Campfire Stories
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Meet the naturalist down at the amphitheater for a bonfire to learn about some fire safety and hear some campfire stories around the fire. S'mores will be included!
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Saturday Afternoon 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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Wildlife Wonders: Opossums!
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Join us for a hands-on activity and a short talk about what makes this misunderstood park resident one of a kind!
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Mini BioBlitz!
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Join our Mini BioBlitz, where we attempt to identify as many species as we can in a short time frame. Stop by the naturalist’s table by the Ice Age Interpretive Center anytime from 2 – 5 p.m. to borrow ID books and learn more.
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Animal Tracks Hike
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Come join us to trek through Lakeshore State Park and learn about finding and identifying common animal tracks with one of our educators. You will see examples of tracks from critters you see every day and learn how to look for them on your own.
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Guided hike through Paradise Springs
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Meet our naturalist at the Paradise Springs trailhead at 2 p.m. to learn more about the rich history of the springs and the animals who inhabit it.
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GEOCACHING 101+
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Try an approach to geocaching using smartphones to find caches already located within Kohler-Andrae.