Wildlife Conservation
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Crex Meadows Fall Festival Event
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Join us for our Annual Fall Festival Event- a day full of talks (some featuring LIVE animals), crane tours, and other family activities!
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Dive In! Great Lakes Science and Trivia
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Discover the fascinating world of the Great Lakes with the UW–Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences.
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Among the Grasses
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Take a family friendly walk through a tall grass prairie and explore what makes this ecosystem unique.
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Deer and Small Game Habitat Hike (Waukesha County)
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Learn about the lifecycles of common game animals and strategies for hunting them.
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Insect Safari and Monarch Tagging
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Along the Lake Michigan shore in late summer, pollinators and other bugs swoop and swarm. Join naturalist Phyllis McKenzie to search for pollinators, Monarchs, and other insects in the park.
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Bats and Humans Need Each Other
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Without bats, grocery stores would look very different. Swarms of insects would rule the night. Birds, bats daytime counterparts, could never keep up on bug control responsibilities.
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Our Amazing Birds and How YOU Can Help Them
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Learn about why birds are so incredible, but also how their numbers have been declining at an alarming rate.
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What's in the pond
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Friends Pond may have fish, but there are many other creatures living in this unique habitat.
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Open Door Bird Sanctuary
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Join Open Door Bird Sanctuary as they return to Potawatomi for the second annual Raptor Series, held every Friday in August, at the park's amphitheater near the campground.
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Meet the Raptors with Open Door Bird Sanctuary
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Join Open Door Bird Sanctuary at Newport State Park for an exciting birds of prey education program that brings you face-to-face with some of Wisconsin’s most fascinating raptors.