Explore the Center’s meadows and prairies in search of fall blooms and other signs of the changing season. Using field guides and other resources, you’ll learn key identification features, how the plants adjust to colder temperatures, and where they are most often found. By the end of the walk, you...
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$17.00 – $23.00
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Families, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible On Sunday afternoons volunteer Nature Ambassadors educate visitors by introducing them to our reptile and amphibian ambassadors, offering guided hikes, and sharing knowledge of our ecosystems. Stop by the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to find out which activities our Nature Ambassadors are offering on this day. Free with... |
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Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy nature’s wonders. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educators for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head outside for a guided hike on the trails. This program is an...
$22.00 – $34.00
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Birding Academy, Families, Guided Hikes, Raptors Rain date: Thursday, October 2 Hike with us deep into the forest to discover “Hooo’s” making noises in the night. Sound is the best way to identify our local owls, so put on your owl ears and prepare to hear, and perhaps even see, some of our local residents! After...
$18.00 – $24.00
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Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy nature’s wonders. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educators for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head outside for a guided hike on the trails. This program is an...
$22.00 – $40.00
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1 program,
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Join Early Childhood Educator Allie Furru in nurturing a sense of wonder in nature with your little one. We start in one of our specially designed outdoor classrooms to explore, play, and create art. Be prepared for your child to get a little messy, it is all part of the...
$30.00 – $40.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Guided Hikes October is a special time to be a birder in Wisconsin. One of nature’s greatest migrations is taking place as millions of neotropical songbirds make their way back to their warmer wintering grounds from their breeding territories across North America and Canada. October is the tail end of this great...
$18.00 – $24.00
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Families, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible On Sunday afternoons volunteer Nature Ambassadors educate visitors by introducing them to our reptile and amphibian ambassadors, offering guided hikes, and sharing knowledge of our ecosystems. Stop by the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to find out which activities our Nature Ambassadors are offering on this day. Free with... |
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Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy nature’s wonders. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educator Jade Ratliff Cashman for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head outside for a guided hike on the trails. This...
$22.00 – $34.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Clubs, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes Birds of the night are more often seen than heard. We’ll start off the evening with a short hike in the woods – we'll look and listen for who’s there. Afterwards, we’ll have an indoor presentation to learn about some of the more likely nocturnal birds you may encounter at...
Free
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1 program,
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Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy nature’s wonders. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educator Jade Ratliff Cashman for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head outside for a guided hike on the trails. This...
$22.00 – $34.00
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1 program,
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Join Early Childhood Educator Allie Furru in nurturing a sense of wonder in nature with your little one. We start in one of our specially designed outdoor classrooms to explore, play, and create art. Be prepared for your child to get a little messy, it is all part of the...
$30.00 – $40.00
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1 program,
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Nature offers extraordinary opportunities for photography at every turn. Each month, we welcome photographers of all skill levels to gather and enhance your artistic skills as you explore distinct settings, capturing beautiful nature moments through your lens. Learn tips and tricks with other members of this growing community and return...
Free
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1 program,
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Families, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible On Sunday afternoons volunteer Nature Ambassadors educate visitors by introducing them to our reptile and amphibian ambassadors, offering guided hikes, and sharing knowledge of our ecosystems. Stop by the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to find out which activities our Nature Ambassadors are offering on this day. Free with... |
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Mondays, October 13, 20, and 27 This Audubon Toddlers series runs over three consecutive Mondays and is facilitated by Early Childhood Educator, Allie Furru. Join us in nurturing a sense of wonder in nature with your little one. We start in one of our specially designed outdoor classrooms to explore,...
$100.00 – $130.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Guided Hikes, Raptors Rain date: Wednesday, October 15 Join Raptor Educators for an evening exploring the lives of elusive nocturnal hunters: owls. This program will include a night hike to locate and catch a glimpse of wild owls. Discussions of owl behavior and natural history will be complemented with visits from a few...
$18.00 – $24.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Field Trips, Guided Hikes Explore Horicon Wildlife Refuge, the premier wetland in the Midwest, during the beautiful season of fall as countless migratory birds undertake their journeys south. We will discover this Wetland of International Importance by car and on foot. As the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States, Horicon is home to...
$50.00 – $65.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Citizen Science, Guided Hikes Phenology is the study of the timing and occurrence of cyclical patterns and events in nature. Nearly all plants and animals follow the meteorological cues of daylight, temperature, and rainfall for their survival. During the colorful months of autumn, our eyes are drawn to the forest. We notice that tree...
$17.00 – $23.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes We welcome all those interested in birding for a guided bird walk on the third Saturday of the month. We’ll search for fall migrants among the Center’s varied habitats. This is a great opportunity for new birders to learn and practice bird identification. Led by Wisconsin Master Naturalist volunteers, we...
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1 program,
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Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy nature’s wonders. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educator Jade Ratliff Cashman for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head outside for a guided hike on the trails. This...
$22.00 – $34.00
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1 program,
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Children are never too young to learn about and enjoy nature’s wonders. Join Nature School Early Childhood Educator Jade Ratliff Cashman for a sensory-rich morning of nature exploration. We will meet indoors for a story and sensory play time, then head outside for a guided hike on the trails. This...
$22.00 – $34.00
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1 program,
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Join Early Childhood Educator Allie Furru in nurturing a sense of wonder in nature with your little one. We start in one of our specially designed outdoor classrooms to explore, play, and create art. Be prepared for your child to get a little messy, it is all part of the...
$30.00 – $40.00
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1 program,
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Art, Early Childhood, Families, Guided Hikes Join fairy friend Cassie Rincon as we explore the world of fairies and create homes for them. We’ll start the program by reading A Fairy Friend by Sue Fliess. Then, we’ll build simple fairy houses for the fairies at Schlitz Audubon, as well as a small fairy house that you...
$20.00 – $26.00
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Adults, Guided Hikes, Wellness This session is sold out, but you can join us on November 16. Info and tickets. Deepen your relationship with the natural world during a guided Forest Bathing Walk through our South Ravine forest. Participants will slowly travel through the forest while receiving a sequence of spoken invitations. These open-ended...
$23.00 – $34.00
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Families, Free with Membership, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible On Sunday afternoons volunteer Nature Ambassadors educate visitors by introducing them to our reptile and amphibian ambassadors, offering guided hikes, and sharing knowledge of our ecosystems. Stop by the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to find out which activities our Nature Ambassadors are offering on this day. Free with...
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Early Childhood, Families, Guided Hikes Millipedes, cockroaches, spiders, oh my! Some may call them creepy, but we call them cool creatures that are helpful to our environment. In this program, you will meet our invertebrate animal ambassadors up close and discover their habitats, diets, and interesting adaptations. Then go on a guided hike to discover...
$20.00 – $26.00
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Adults, Citizen Science, Guided Hikes, Wheelchair Accessible Spend an evening during International Bat Week learning about Wisconsin’s resident bat species, encroaching light pollution, and how we’re discovering its impact on bats. We will start with an indoor presentation about recent citizen science efforts here at the Center. Afterwards, we will take a short walk on our accessible...
$17.00 – $23.00
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Art, Early Childhood, Families, Guided Hikes As the days get cooler, we welcome back the owls for winter! Owls are the forest’s silent guardians, and we will learn what makes them so special. Join Horticulturist Sandy Manning and Environmental Educator Melanie Ziolecki on a hike to find possible owl cavities, spot other woodland creatures, and learn...
$20.00 – $26.00
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