Wildlife study
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How Animals Communicate
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Discover the various ways that animals communicate and learn why they use certain communication techniques. Then join in on a special "Scent Trail" activity. Recommended for families with young children. Meet at the Interpretive Center.
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Wonderful Water Wildlife
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Drop in to experience one of the MacKenzie Center's most popular education programs to learn about what lives in our waterways from MacKenzie naturalists.
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Pelts & Pals
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Join DNR Wildlife Biologist Travis Anderson to view his collections of pelts in an interactive, educational program about some of Wisconsin’s many mammals.
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BATS: Nature's Nighttime Superheroes!
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Heather Kaarakka, conservation biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) bat program, gives a presentation about your local bats.
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Raptor Talks: Nature’s Recycler
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Join Open Door Bird Sanctuary: The Turkey Vulture is great at cleaning up the environment. Ugly? Heck no! They’re really cute.
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Discovering Wildflowers
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Join master naturalist Karen Merlau and discover the many wildflowers growing along the Black River Trail.
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Bluebird Box Monitoring
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Join the park Naturalist as she talks about the monitoring bluebird nesting boxes. There will be a short walk to check out some of the active boxes, with discussion about how to monitor your own. Meet at the Nature Center, Lot 1.
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Freshwater Critters
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Have you ever seen a creepy crawler floating around a lake or river? Then you have seen a macroinvertebrate! Stop by the beach house to learn about these underappreciated creatures and have the chance to see them for yourself. The naturalist will be…
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Open Door Bird Sanctuary - Live Raptor Show
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Get up close and personal with incredible birds of prey at this live raptor show!
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What Can You Hear in Your Backyard?
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Please join Garth Ewing with the Wisconsin Master Naturalists for an event at Lake Kegonsa State Park.