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Adults, Guided Hikes, Wellness 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 prompts encourage the participants’ senses to open and experience the environment in a way that supports...
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$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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Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible Join us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Our Raptor Program educates about raptor ecology, conservation, and these birds’ important roles in...
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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...
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$20.00 – $26.00
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Tuesdays, October 28 – November 18 This is a series of four mindfulness meditation classes cultivating present moment attention. With mindfulness we can live more intentionally and with added ease. In this series we review several mindful meditation compassion practices, emphasizing self-compassion, in order to bring emotional balance and foster purpose-driven...
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$70.00 – $85.00
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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...
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$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...
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$20.00 – $26.00
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Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible Join Raptor Staff and the Raptors of Schlitz Audubon to learn more about the raptors that call Wisconsin home. Meet some of our raptor ambassadors as we dive into their ecology, learn how to identify them out in the wild, and discover ways to help our wild raptor neighbors. Free... |
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Early Childhood, Families, Guided Hikes Get to know our bushy-tailed friends on this squirrely adventure! Learn about the species of squirrels that live at Schlitz Audubon and how they prepare for the cold winter. Explore the trails in search of our fluffy friends, discover what’s inside the squirrel kitchens, and challenge yourself to remember where...
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$20.00 – $26.00
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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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Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible Join us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Our Raptor Program educates about raptor ecology, conservation, and these birds’ important roles in... |
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Mondays, November 3 – December 8 Throughout this six-week yoga series, you will discover that Yoga is for every BODY. During each class, local yoga instructor Chrissy Kruger-Gruendyke will guide you through a series of movements and regenerative poses that focus on breath, balance, and strength. Modifications and insightful visuals...
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$72.00 – $90.00
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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...
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$22.00 – $34.00
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Discover new ways of turning your existing space into a wildlife-friendly garden. Whether it’s a garden for pollinators, birds, or other native creatures, changing your landscape requires planning. During this presentation, you’ll investigate your wants and needs for your outdoor space and learn how to effectively add natural activity to...
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$17.00 – $23.00
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RAIN DATE: Thursday, November 6 | 4:00-5:30p The super full moon only occurs three to four times each year, and it’s a sight to behold! Make the most of it with a night hike at Schlitz Audubon, guided by its bright moonbeams. Along the way, you’ll discover why this super...
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$12.00 – $18.00
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Learn about the wolves in Wisconsin and a year in the life of a pack. Through an interactive presentation and use of artifacts, David Slezewski will address human perceptions, dispel common myths and misconceptions, and share how wolves fit in Wisconsin’s ecosystems. By the end, participants will understand how perceptions...
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Free
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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...
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$22.00 – $34.00
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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...
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$30.00 – $40.00
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Join us for our annual raptor festival that celebrates these powerful hunters of the sky! This unique event is held throughout the Center and offers unforgettable encounters with the resident, non-releasable birds in our care, while supporting the Raptors of Schlitz Audubon. You will meet our resident raptors up close – including...
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$15.00 – $18.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Guided Hikes Birds use large waterways like Lake Michigan as migratory corridors. Forested bluffs offer critical stopover places during this time and Schlitz Audubon’s bluff is a premiere location, as part of an Important Bird Area. Over 260 species have been recorded on the grounds with many seen only during the migration...
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$18.00 – $24.00
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Early Childhood, Families, Guided Hikes The world around us is changing as Wisconsin's wild plants and animals get ready for winter! The leaves are turning red and falling, the days are getting shorter and colder, and the animals are preparing to hunker down or move south. It’s Autumn at Audubon! Join Naturalist Laine and explore...
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$20.00 – $26.00
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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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Mondays, November 10, November 17, November 24 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...
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$100.00 – $130.00
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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...
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$22.00 – $34.00
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Adults, SPARK!, Wheelchair Accessible This program is specially designed for both people experiencing cognitive changes and their care partners. It is intended for those living in independent settings. Each month is devoted to learning about the simple beauty found in nature and how it enriches our lives. Participants will enjoy songs, stories, treats, and visits with...
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Free
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Adults, Field Trips, Guided Hikes Join us on this late autumn morning to enjoy a hidden gem of the state-owned lands – the Forest Exploration Center (FEC) in Wauwatosa. Acquired by the Wisconsin DNR division of Forestry from Milwaukee County in 2009, this 67-acre mature hardwood forest has a one-mile accessible loop trail with additional...
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$25.00 – $30.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Clubs, Free with Membership eBird has become one of the most popular tools in the birding world. With over 1 million users and 100 million checklists entered, the information in the eBird database has become a vital tool for conservationists and biologists around the world. And with so much data being entered each day,...
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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...
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$22.00 – $34.00
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Adults, Art, Birding Academy, Raptors Spend a relaxing evening learning how to paint a raptor! Join Artist Chelsea Beiler as she walks you through how to paint one of our Raptor Ambassadors. One of our Raptor Ambassadors will be present as a live model! Tickets include two beverages (beer, wine or non-alcoholic), supplies and a...
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$65.00 – $80.00
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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...
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$30.00 – $40.00
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Saturdays, November 15 – December 6 Throughout this four-week Pilates series, we will explore Joe Pilates’ original Matwork. Led by Flying Squirrel Pilates owner Jaime Hayden, she will take you through 50 minutes of flowing exercises on the mat, using your body weight as resistance. Every class will work to...
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$80.00 – $100.00
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Explore the natural world through art! Students can experiment and take artistic risks to discover their own individual approach to artmaking. This session will dive into the patterns of various animals such as stripes, patches, dots, and blocks of colors. Paint with feathers, make your own animals from recycled materials,...
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$25.00 – $32.00
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Adults, Art, Wheelchair Accessible Saturdays, November 15 & November 22 Explore basic watercolor painting in this two-day workshop designed for beginning and intermediate level painters looking to spend time with other nature enthusiasts. You will learn simple techniques while exploring elements of nature and wildlife found at the Center. This workshop is self-paced with...
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$88.00 – $110.00
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This guided hike will follow the pages of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s works. As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest...
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$17.00 – $23.00
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Adults, Guided Hikes, Wellness Deepen your relationship with the natural world during a guided Forest Bathing Walk around our secluded Green Tree Loop. Participants will slowly travel through the forest while receiving a sequence of spoken invitations. These open-ended prompts encourage the participants’ senses to open and experience the environment in a way that...
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$23.00 – $34.00
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The Lake Michigan shoreline hosts a myriad of captivating rocks and some very unique fossil specimens from the Silurian and Devonian periods. Many aquatic species that called Wisconsin home 400 million years ago can be discovered right here on our beach! In this workshop, you will first learn how to...
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$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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RAIN DATE: Sunday, November 23 | 12:00p-2:00p Go on a unique scavenger hunt through the different ecosystems on our property! In our geocaching adventures, you and your group will hike the trails using a GPS unit to answer nature-related trivia questions and discover unique places. Each group will also get...
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$35.00 – $50.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Guided Hikes, Raptors Rain date: Tuesday, November 18 Join Raptor Educators for an evening exploring the lives of an elusive nocturnal hunter: 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...
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$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 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...
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$22.00 – $34.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Free with Membership Join us for an evening with Dexter Patterson, author of Birds of the Great Lakes and cofounder of the BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin. Our region is teeming with scores of beautiful birds, and Patterson will help you find them! Sure to inspire and delight bird lovers of all backgrounds,...
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Free
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Adults, SPARK!, Wheelchair Accessible This program is specially designed for both people experiencing cognitive changes and their care partners. It is intended for those living in independent settings. Each month is devoted to learning about the simple beauty found in nature and how it enriches our lives. Participants will enjoy songs, stories, treats, and visits with...
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Free
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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...
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$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...
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$30.00 – $40.00
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Enjoy an up-close encounter with the terrific turtle ambassadors of Schlitz Audubon! Join Environmental Educator Joyce Michelstetter to meet various species and discover their unique characteristics. Learn about these turtles, their wild cousins, and how we care for them at the Center. Afterwards, create a turtle craft to take home....
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$12.00 – $18.00
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Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible Join us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Our Raptor Program educates about raptor ecology, conservation, and these birds’ important roles in... |
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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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Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible Join us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Our Raptor Program educates about raptor ecology, conservation, and these birds’ important roles in... |
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Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible Join us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Our Raptor Program educates about raptor ecology, conservation, and these birds’ important roles in...
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Birding Academy, Families, Guided Hikes, Raptors Rain date: Sunday, November 30 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...
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$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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Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible Join us in the Great Hall of our Visitor Center to meet one or two birds from our Raptor Program! We will talk about the specific skills, traits, and adaptations that are unique to that bird. Our Raptor Program educates about raptor ecology, conservation, and these birds’ important roles in... |
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Mondays, December 1, December 8, December 15 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...
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$100.00 – $130.00
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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...
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$22.00 – $34.00
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2 programs,
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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...
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$22.00 – $34.00
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Winter is almost upon us, and with it the new year. Join Schlitz Audubon on an evening hike to experience the Cold Moon, the final full moon of the year! Search for the first signs of winter and observe Wisconsin's native wildlife preparing for it. We will finish our hike...
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$17.00 – $23.00
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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...
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$30.00 – $40.00
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Explore the natural world through art! Students can experiment and take artistic risks to discover their own individual approach to artmaking. This session will celebrate winter with ice and snow themed project offerings. Create a snowy scene with salt and watercolors, paint with ice paints, and explore the symmetry of...
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$25.00 – $32.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Families, Wheelchair Accessible ‘Tis the season to bring holiday cheer by creating your own feeder wreath for the birds who stay through Wisconsin’s winter! Environmental Educators Laine Cotteleer and Melanie Ziolecki will help you learn which types of birds prefer what food, as well as share some fun recipes for bird feed you...
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$35.00 – $50.00
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Adults, Birding Academy, Guided Hikes During winter, Lake Michigan’s shorelines are abundant with waterfowl of all shapes and sizes. Many of these are ducks from far north in Canada who descend deep into the “south” to spend winter here. In this program, you will learn which ducks are here, plus other visiting birds, and understand...
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$24.00 – $30.00
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Families, Free with Membership, Raptors, Wheelchair Accessible Explore the mesmerizing world of feathers, where vibrant colors, intricate patterns, and astonishing adaptations come together in one of nature's most fascinating creations. Join us and our raptor ambassadors on a journey through the awe-inspiring realm of feathers, where science, beauty, and functionality converge in perfect harmony. Free with membership... |