Plant Study
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“Rock Your Mocs” Walk
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Established 2011, Rock Your Mocs, is a worldwide Indigenous Peoples virtual unity event during which people wear their moccasins, take a photo, add the hashtag #ROCKYOURMOCS and upload to social media.
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Nature Journal Club
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Journalers are encouraged to spend time documenting what they observe. Basic supplies of a simple journal, colored pencils, watercolor paint and paper will be available. Participants are welcome to bring their own journal and supplies if they wish.
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Spiders and other ‘creepy crawlers
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Looking for a fun and family friendly way to start your Halloween? Join our Naturalist on a hunter for spiders and other ‘creepy crawlers’.
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Halloween Nature Hike
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Where can you find Witches Caps, Dead Man’s Fingers, Earth Tongues and Witches Butter? In the woods, of course! Join the park naturalist along with Charlotte Lukes and search for nature’s Halloween treats. Meet at Lot 2.
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Fall Prairie Hike
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Come and enjoy the beauty of an original Tall Grass Prairie in an explosion of fall colors.
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Strolling Lakeshore at Sunset
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Fall is underway at Lakeshore, but there is still plenty of nature to see!
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Nature Journal Club
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Journalers are encouraged to spend time documenting what they observe. Basic supplies of a simple journal, colored pencils, watercolor paint and paper will be available. Participants are welcome to bring their own journal and supplies if they wish.
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Indigenous Plant Uses
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Did you know that some of the native prairie plants growing in the park are medicinal and that Wisconsin’s Indigenous peoples used these plants in a variety of ways?
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Seed Dumplings
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Invite Wisconsin's native butterflies and birds into your yard with some native plants. Drop in at the beach from 1-3 p.m. to make your own seed dumplings. Learn all about some of the native plants of Wisconsin and make a seed dumpling to plant in…
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Searching for Seeds
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Fall is harvest time at Lakeshore State Park! By October, most of our native prairie species have gone to seed.