Forestry
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Tree Identification Hike
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Learn helpful identifying tips while hiking through the dense, mixed deciduous forest to the observation tower. Expect a moderate/strenuous hike roughly 1-mile long with uneven terrain.
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Fire Safety
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How can we prevent forest fires? What's the best way to put out your campfire? Stop by the beach from 1-3 p.m. for some outdoor skills and learn all about fire safety.
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Let’s Talk Trees!
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Join Donna Danielson as she leads this fascinating talk about WI trees. A retired arborist and educator, Donna will talk about the various tree species of Wisconsin and help you see them in a whole new way. Meet at the Sugarbush Trail, Lot 4.
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Deer and Ecology
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This Friday come on up to the Old Ski Hill Overlook and talk about Deer with us! We can show you a Deer Enclosure, talk about the effects of deer on the environment, and how you can help save our forests! We even have a few deer skulls and a pelt…
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Tree-rific Trees
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Join us for an approximately 1-mile hike as we talk about the trees and how to identify them.
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Woodland Walk
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Hike the Woodland Dunes Trail with Master Naturalist Karen Merlau and learn about the different types of trees, how to identify them, how they grow and how to tell their age.
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Smokey Bear’s Birthday Bash
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Join us and come meet Smokey Bear himself and help him celebrate his birthday!
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Woodland Walk
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Hike the Woodland Dunes Trail with Master Naturalist Karen Merlau and learn about the different types of trees, how to identify them, how they grow and how to tell their age.
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Smokey's Birthday Bash
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During this event we will have a Fire Safety Program @5:30 p.m., Smokey's Birthday Party Parade will start at 6 p.m. outside of the Wisconsin Ridge Campground. Following the parade, we will read the Story of Smokey with cake and ice cream to follow!
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Plants of the Park
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This Saturday come on down to the Nature Center to learn about all the different green and brown and multicolored critters of the park!