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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Something is Rotten (Wed AM)
Don’t be alarmed! It’s not your leftover lunch. It’s a rotting log! This decomposing treat is home to critters large and small. Discover this putrid part of the life cycle of trees. You’ll be spoiled! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Something is Rotten (Tues PM)
Don’t be alarmed! It’s not your leftover lunch. It’s a rotting log! This decomposing treat is home to critters large and small. Discover this putrid part of the life cycle of trees. You’ll be spoiled! Continue reading
Find out more »Homeschool Program: What’s the Weather Like?
Today, the temperature will be 45 degrees and there is a strong chance of some snow overnight. How do weather forecasters know what the weather will be like? We will get a chance to learn about weather and how we are influenced by weather, and we will be able to see real-time weather patterns on our Science on a Sphere! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Something is Rotten (Tues AM)
Don’t be alarmed! It’s not your leftover lunch. It’s a rotting log! This decomposing treat is home to critters large and small. Discover this putrid part of the life cycle of trees. You’ll be spoiled! Continue reading
Find out more »Vacation Day: Blowing in the Wind (MMSD Early Release)
Fall breezes are here bringing cooler weather and tossing colorful leaves all around ALNC! We will spend the day observing our fall weather with meteorological tools, crafting art from fallen leaves, creating our very own pinwheels, collecting native seeds to scatter across our prairie, and much more! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sing Me A Birdsong (Fri AM)
Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. You probably know that sound and the little bird that makes it! Chickadees’ songs fill the air all year long. Come discover the fascinating world of these black-capped singers. You’ll be happ-y-y-y you joined the throng! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sing Me A Birdsong (Thurs AM)
Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. You probably know that sound and the little bird that makes it! Chickadees’ songs fill the air all year long. Come discover the fascinating world of these black-capped singers. You’ll be happ-y-y-y you joined the throng! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sing Me A Birdsong (Wed AM)
Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. You probably know that sound and the little bird that makes it! Chickadees’ songs fill the air all year long. Come discover the fascinating world of these black-capped singers. You’ll be happ-y-y-y you joined the throng! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sing Me A Birdsong (Tues PM)
Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. You probably know that sound and the little bird that makes it! Chickadees’ songs fill the air all year long. Come discover the fascinating world of these black-capped singers. You’ll be happ-y-y-y you joined the throng! Continue reading
Find out more »Homeschool Program: Plants A-Plenty
Plants are everywhere! Some plants smell nice, other plants we call weeds, and still others we can eat! Plants are a very important part of food chains and the ecosystem as a whole. What do you have at your house that is made from a plant? There may be more items than you expect! Join us as we learn about plant power and their importance in our lives. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sing Me A Birdsong (Tues AM)
Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. You probably know that sound and the little bird that makes it! Chickadees’ songs fill the air all year long. Come discover the fascinating world of these black-capped singers. You’ll be happ-y-y-y you joined the throng! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Noisy Neighbor (Fri AM)
Startling birds of a rowdy nature are the topic of today. Let us introduce you to the raucous and wondrous world of starlings. Games and songs will reveal the truth about these feathered foreigners. Continue reading
Find out more »Vacation Day: Blowing in the Wind (MGSD)
Fall breezes are here bringing cooler weather and tossing colorful leaves all around ALNC! We will spend the day observing our fall weather with meteorological tools, crafting art from fallen leaves, creating our very own pinwheels, collecting native seeds to scatter across our prairie, and much more! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Noisy Neighbor (Thurs AM)
Startling birds of a rowdy nature are the topic of today. Let us introduce you to the raucous and wondrous world of starlings. Games and songs will reveal the truth about these feathered foreigners. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Noisy Neighbor (Wed AM)
Startling birds of a rowdy nature are the topic of today. Let us introduce you to the raucous and wondrous world of starlings. Games and songs will reveal the truth about these feathered foreigners. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Noisy Neighbor (Tues PM)
Startling birds of a rowdy nature are the topic of today. Let us introduce you to the raucous and wondrous world of starlings. Games and songs will reveal the truth about these feathered foreigners. Continue reading
Find out more »Homeschool Program: Animals of the Night
This time of year is when the night time creatures take center stage. With Halloween just around the corner, it is a perfect time to learn all about the animals that rule the night sky. Can an owl turn its head all the way around? Are bats really blind? We will learn about these and many more animals that can be found under the cover of darkness. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Noisy Neighbor (Tues AM)
Startling birds of a rowdy nature are the topic of today. Let us introduce you to the raucous and wondrous world of starlings. Games and songs will reveal the truth about these feathered foreigners. Continue reading
Find out more »Skins, Skulls and Scat at the Monona Farmers Market
Take a break from shopping the amazing fall harvest at the last Monona Farmers Market of the year and get hands-on for our Skins, Skulls and Scat outreach activity! Continue reading
Find out more »Family Public Program: Fall Fest
Celebrate the “creatures of the night” and join us for a special night full of “spooktacular” activities indoors and out for your whole family! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Field of Dreams (Fri AM)
Don’t get stuck grazing around! There is nothing fictional about this world at our feet. Join in songs, games, crafts, and more all about this understated habitat. You’ll be so glade you came! Continue reading
Find out more »Vacation Day: Apple Science (MMSD)
Apples today keep the no-school blues away! Come join us for a smorgasbord of science featuring a favorite fall fruit. We’ll learn how to use a cider press and make our own cider, explore different types of apples, bake an apple snack, dissect an apple, make apple art and learn about physics and reactions with apple eruptions! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Field of Dreams (Thurs AM)
Don’t get stuck grazing around! There is nothing fictional about this world at our feet. Join in songs, games, crafts, and more all about this understated habitat. You’ll be so glade you came! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Field of Dreams (Wed AM)
Don’t get stuck grazing around! There is nothing fictional about this world at our feet. Join in songs, games, crafts, and more all about this understated habitat. You’ll be so glade you came! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Field of Dreams (Tues PM)
Don’t get stuck grazing around! There is nothing fictional about this world at our feet. Join in songs, games, crafts, and more all about this understated habitat. You’ll be so glade you came! Continue reading
Find out more »Homeschool Program: Fall on the Frontier
Pioneers had a lot of work to do during the fall harvest time. Aside from harvesting their crops, they had to chop and stack wood, grind corn, and prepare food for the family. There are plenty of chores to be done on our frontier, although there will also be time for some fun games and activities for all of our pioneers to play! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Field of Dreams (Tues AM)
Don’t get stuck grazing around! There is nothing fictional about this world at our feet. Join in songs, games, crafts, and more all about this understated habitat. You’ll be so glade you came! Continue reading
Find out more »Land Steward Work Days
Land Stewards & Restorationists — We Need YOU! Interested in helping restore and maintain ALNC’s prairie, marsh, and woodlands? Join us one Saturday a month, March through November, to help control invasives, seed with native plants, get dirty and have some fun! Volunteer work days will focus mainly on land management and other projects as needed. Work days may be cancelled or planned activities modified due to inclement weather. Here are just a few Land Stewards projects: Cut honeysuckle and other unwanted brush…
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mighty Mighty Moose (Fri AM)
These large, mysterious deer will delight you. No bull-oney about it, moose are amazing! Ring your bell and get ready for the adventure with games and songs. You certainly will be “a-moosed” today! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mighty Mighty Moose (Thurs AM)
These large, mysterious deer will delight you. No bull-oney about it, moose are amazing! Ring your bell and get ready for the adventure with games and songs. You certainly will be “a-moosed” today! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mighty Mighty Moose (Wed AM)
These large, mysterious deer will delight you. No bull-oney about it, moose are amazing! Ring your bell and get ready for the adventure with games and songs. You certainly will be “a-moosed” today! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mighty Mighty Moose (Tues PM)
These large, mysterious deer will delight you. No bull-oney about it, moose are amazing! Ring your bell and get ready for the adventure with games and songs. You certainly will be “a-moosed” today! Continue reading
Find out more »Homeschool Program: Tree Detectives
Discover the inner workings of trees as they prepare for winter’s return! We’ll “Build a Tree,” make a Tree Detective vest to take home, explore the A-MAZE-ING Basswood tree and enjoy fabulous fall colors! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mighty Mighty Moose (Tues AM)
These large, mysterious deer will delight you. No bull-oney about it, moose are amazing! Ring your bell and get ready for the adventure with games and songs. You certainly will be “a-moosed” today! Continue reading
Find out more »Beyond Charlotte’s Web
Charlotte was SOME spider, but there are other amazing arachnids, too! Come get caught in a web of fascinating facts about spiders in the Playhouse at the Overture Center! We’ll learn all about our eight-legged friends, explore the world of spiders and make a spidery craft. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Keep Away! (Fri AM)
Nature is a giant game of eat or be eaten. Discover the tricks that animals and plants use to avoid being a tasty treat. You will want to stay, play, and learn all day! Continue reading
Find out more »Vacation Day: Operation Migration (MGSD)
Many animals migrate with the change of seasons and fall is a great time to catch these animals in the act! We’ll learn all about fall migrators, learn how they know how to find their destination and when to leave. We’ll also learn about other animals that hibernate or adapt in other ways to prepare for the upcoming winter. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Keep Away! (Thurs AM)
Nature is a giant game of eat or be eaten. Discover the tricks that animals and plants use to avoid being a tasty treat. You will want to stay, play, and learn all day! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Keep Away! (Wed AM)
Nature is a giant game of eat or be eaten. Discover the tricks that animals and plants use to avoid being a tasty treat. You will want to stay, play, and learn all day! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Keep Away! (Tues PM)
Nature is a giant game of eat or be eaten. Discover the tricks that animals and plants use to avoid being a tasty treat. You will want to stay, play, and learn all day! Continue reading
Find out more »Homeschool Program: Nature’s Recyclers
We’d be neck-deep in last year’s plant litter if it weren’t for the creepy, crawly critters we usually overlook! We’ll turn over logs and dig into the soil to get an up-close view of how nature recycles and reuses its own plant material. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Keep Away! (Tues AM)
Nature is a giant game of eat or be eaten. Discover the tricks that animals and plants use to avoid being a tasty treat. You will want to stay, play, and learn all day! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Detachable Tails (Fri AM)
Salamanders are slippery. Salamanders are neat. They live on the ground, under your feet. Search for their homes. Discover what they eat. Find out why their tails can’t be beat! We’ll have you saying, I newt it! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Detachable Tails (Thurs AM)
Salamanders are slippery. Salamanders are neat. They live on the ground, under your feet. Search for their homes. Discover what they eat. Find out why their tails can’t be beat! We’ll have you saying, I newt it! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Detachable Tails (Wed AM)
Salamanders are slippery. Salamanders are neat. They live on the ground, under your feet. Search for their homes. Discover what they eat. Find out why their tails can’t be beat! We’ll have you saying, I newt it! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Detachable Tails (Tues PM)
Salamanders are slippery. Salamanders are neat. They live on the ground, under your feet. Search for their homes. Discover what they eat. Find out why their tails can’t be beat! We’ll have you saying, I newt it! Continue reading
Find out more »Homeschool Program: Have Seed, Will Travel
How do seeds move without arms and legs? We’ll discover the many ways seeds get around and help some along by making a “Living Locket” to take home and plant! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Detachable Tails (Tues AM)
Salamanders are slippery. Salamanders are neat. They live on the ground, under your feet. Search for their homes. Discover what they eat. Find out why their tails can’t be beat! We’ll have you saying, I newt it! Continue reading
Find out more »Pipers in the Prairie & Festival Fire
Engage your senses and rejoice in the season as we celebrate harvest at Pipers in the Prairie, the Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s spectacular fall fundraising gala! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Slow Motion (Fri AM)
Slugs and snails are here today. Going to leave a trail in your mind I say. Stop in and learn what they’re all about. Discover and play until we hear you shout!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Slow Motion (Thurs AM)
Slugs and snails are here today. Going to leave a trail in your mind I say. Stop in and learn what they’re all about. Discover and play until we hear you shout!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Slow Motion (Wed AM)
Slugs and snails are here today. Going to leave a trail in your mind I say. Stop in and learn what they’re all about. Discover and play until we hear you shout!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Slow Motion (Tues PM)
Slugs and snails are here today. Going to leave a trail in your mind I say. Stop in and learn what they’re all about. Discover and play until we hear you shout!
Continue reading
Homeschool Program: Fall Frenzy
The fall season in Wisconsin is a season full of transformation! From the leaves turning color to the changes many animals must make, there is a frenzy happening in nature. We will take a hike to look for changing colors and busy animals while enjoying the nice cool fall season. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Slow Motion (Tues AM)
Slugs and snails are here today. Going to leave a trail in your mind I say. Stop in and learn what they’re all about. Discover and play until we hear you shout! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Shoots Under My Boots (Fri AM)
This fall discover what keeps growing beneath your feet while the leaves drop. Unearth the truth about the animals and birds that rely on grasses year round. You’ll be falling over with excitement!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Shoots Under My Boots (Thurs AM)
This fall discover what keeps growing beneath your feet while the leaves drop. Unearth the truth about the animals and birds that rely on grasses year round. You’ll be falling over with excitement!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Shoots Under My Boots (Wed AM)
This fall discover what keeps growing beneath your feet while the leaves drop. Unearth the truth about the animals and birds that rely on grasses year round. You’ll be falling over with excitement!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Shoots Under My Boots (Tues PM)
This fall discover what keeps growing beneath your feet while the leaves drop. Unearth the truth about the animals and birds that rely on grasses year round. You’ll be falling over with excitement!
Continue reading
Homeschool Program: Migration Madness
Many animals, such as birds, caribou and whales undergo great migrations. Imagine travelling from Alaska to Antarctica and back every year like the Arctic Tern! We are in for quite a trip! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Shoots Under My Boots (Tues AM)
This fall discover what keeps growing beneath your feet while the leaves drop. Unearth the truth about the animals and birds that rely on grasses year round. You’ll be falling over with excitement! Continue reading
Find out more »Land Steward Work Days
Land Stewards & Restorationists — We Need YOU! Interested in helping restore and maintain ALNC’s prairie, marsh, and woodlands? Join us one Saturday a month, March through November, to help control invasives, seed with native plants, get dirty and have some fun! Volunteer work days will focus mainly on land management and other projects as needed. Work days may be cancelled or planned activities modified due to inclement weather. Here are just a few Land Stewards projects: Cut honeysuckle and other unwanted brush…
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Hum Diddley Dum (Fri AM)
The hummingbird made my eyes numb. Its wings beat so fast. They were a blur going by super-fast. Hum diddly dum. These tiny iridescent birds are full of huge wonders! Wing it on!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Hum Diddley Dum (Thurs AM)
The hummingbird made my eyes numb. Its wings beat so fast. They were a blur going by super-fast. Hum diddly dum. These tiny iridescent birds are full of huge wonders! Wing it on!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Hum Diddley Dum (Wed AM)
The hummingbird made my eyes numb. Its wings beat so fast. They were a blur going by super-fast. Hum diddly dum. These tiny iridescent birds are full of huge wonders! Wing it on!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Hum Diddley Dum (Tues PM)
The hummingbird made my eyes numb. Its wings beat so fast. They were a blur going by super-fast. Hum diddly dum. These tiny iridescent birds are full of huge wonders! Wing it on!
Continue reading
Homeschool Program: Circle of Insect Life
Summer is “bug season” to us, but where do insects go during the winter? Explore the life cycles of some of nature’s most amazing short-lived creatures! From migration to hibernation, morphing to molting, we’ll examine the life and death cycles of insects. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Hum Diddley Dum (Tues AM)
The hummingbird made my eyes numb. Its wings beat so fast. They were a blur going by super-fast. Hum diddly dum. These tiny iridescent birds are full of huge wonders! Wing it on!
Continue reading
Meet the Naturalists & ALNC Happy Hour
Join us at Karben4 Brewing to celebrate the end of Summer Camp and meet the Naturalist staff! Continue reading
Find out more »DreamBank: Flower Power
From the first spring blooms to fall’s tall prairie plants, flowers are fantastic! Bring the little ones and join us at DreamBank to learn all about flowers through games, crafts, and exploration. We’ll even learn a bit about the insects that pollinate them too! Continue reading
Find out more »Land Steward Work Days
Land Stewards & Restorationists — We Need YOU! Interested in helping restore and maintain ALNC’s prairie, marsh, and woodlands? Join us one Saturday a month, March through November, to help control invasives, seed with native plants, get dirty and have some fun! Volunteer work days will focus mainly on land management and other projects as needed. Work days may be cancelled or planned activities modified due to inclement weather. Here are just a few Land Stewards projects: Cut honeysuckle and other unwanted brush…
Find out more »Little Naturalists Field Trip
Madison Audubon and Hike it Baby Madison are joining us for a toddler-centered hike around the grounds! Continue reading
Find out more »Adult Workshop: Leopold Education Project
The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is an innovative interdisciplinary environmental education curriculum based on essays in Aldo Leopold’s ‘A Sand County Almanac’. This workshop will be held at the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo and is appropriate for anyone who is interested in learning more about fostering a relationship between our youth and the natural world– teachers, scout leaders, naturalists, park rangers, zoo educators, youth group leaders, and private citizens. Continue reading
Find out more »Land Steward Work Days
Land Stewards & Restorationists — We Need YOU! Interested in helping restore and maintain ALNC’s prairie, marsh, and woodlands? Join us one Saturday a month, March through November, to help control invasives, seed with native plants, get dirty and have some fun! Volunteer work days will focus mainly on land management and other projects as needed. Work days may be cancelled or planned activities modified due to inclement weather. Here are just a few Land Stewards projects: Cut honeysuckle and other unwanted brush…
Find out more »Writing Workshop: Walking Home Ground
‘Walking Home Ground: In the Footsteps of Muir, Leopold, and Derleth’, is an account of regional writer Robert Root’s journey walking the same Wisconsin trails, countryside and natural areas as the legendary writers and conservationists listed in the title. In this reading and writing appreciation course, we will to respond to the reading and come up with our own ideas as to what home ground means to us and how we understand and experience our drift-less natural areas. Continue reading
Find out more »Writing Workshop: Walking Home Ground
‘Walking Home Ground: In the Footsteps of Muir, Leopold, and Derleth’, is an account of regional writer Robert Root’s journey walking the same Wisconsin trails, countryside and natural areas as the legendary writers and conservationists listed in the title. In this reading and writing appreciation course, we will to respond to the reading and come up with our own ideas as to what home ground means to us and how we understand and experience our drift-less natural areas. Continue reading
Find out more »Writing Workshop: Walking Home Ground
‘Walking Home Ground: In the Footsteps of Muir, Leopold, and Derleth’, is an account of regional writer Robert Root’s journey walking the same Wisconsin trails, countryside and natural areas as the legendary writers and conservationists listed in the title. In this reading and writing appreciation course, we will to respond to the reading and come up with our own ideas as to what home ground means to us and how we understand and experience our drift-less natural areas. Continue reading
Find out more »Writing Workshop: Walking Home Ground
‘Walking Home Ground: In the Footsteps of Muir, Leopold, and Derleth’, is an account of regional writer Robert Root’s journey walking the same Wisconsin trails, countryside and natural areas as the legendary writers and conservationists listed in the title. In this reading and writing appreciation course, we will to respond to the reading and come up with our own ideas as to what home ground means to us and how we understand and experience our drift-less natural areas. Continue reading
Find out more »Adult Workshop: Leopold Education Project
The Leopold Education Project (LEP) is an innovative interdisciplinary environmental education curriculum based on essays in Aldo Leopold’s ‘A Sand County Almanac’. This workshop will be held at the Aldo Leopold Foundation in Baraboo and is appropriate for anyone who is interested in learning more about fostering a relationship between our youth and the natural world– teachers, scout leaders, naturalists, park rangers, zoo educators, youth group leaders, and private citizens. Continue reading
Find out more »Land Steward Work Days
Land Stewards & Restorationists — We Need YOU! Interested in helping restore and maintain ALNC’s prairie, marsh, and woodlands? Join us one Saturday a month, March through November, to help control invasives, seed with native plants, get dirty and have some fun! Volunteer work days will focus mainly on land management and other projects as needed. Work days may be cancelled or planned activities modified due to inclement weather. Here are just a few Land Stewards projects: Cut honeysuckle and other unwanted brush…
Find out more »Cocktails in the Cattails
It’s Cocktails in the Cattails! Our annual donor appreciation event! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Camping Days… (Fri AM)
…Are here again. Want to learn some tricks or feel like you have practiced once before heading on your own adventure? Then join us today for a whirlwind campout! Let’s roast this topic and top it with a chocolate bar.
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Camping Days… (Thurs AM)
…Are here again. Want to learn some tricks or feel like you have practiced once before heading on your own adventure? Then join us today for a whirlwind campout! Let’s roast this topic and top it with a chocolate bar.
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Camping Days… (Wed AM)
…Are here again. Want to learn some tricks or feel like you have practiced once before heading on your own adventure? Then join us today for a whirlwind campout! Let’s roast this topic and top it with a chocolate bar.
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Camping Days… (Tues PM)
…Are here again. Want to learn some tricks or feel like you have practiced once before heading on your own adventure? Then join us today for a whirlwind campout! Let’s roast this topic and top it with a chocolate bar.
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Camping Days… (Tues AM)
…Are here again. Want to learn some tricks or feel like you have practiced once before heading on your own adventure? Then join us today for a whirlwind campout! Let’s roast this topic and top it with a chocolate bar.
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Monona Memorial Day Parade
Friends! Share your love of nature and ALNC and as we celebrate Memorial Day and honor all of the Veterans we have lost. Strut your stuff down Monona Drive while handling your favorite animal puppets and passing out prairie seed packets and candy to people you walk by. Continue reading
Find out more »Bird & Nature Outing at Edna Taylor Conservation Park Area
Join us for new regularly scheduled (4th Saturday of every month) Bird and Nature Outings at Edna Taylor Conservation Park! This free, family-friendly nature hike starts at ALNC and requires no registration and is co-sponsored by Madison FUN Friends of Urban Nature partner groups Madison Parks, Madison Audubon and Aldo Leopold Nature Center. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoop – There It Is! (Fri AM)
Cranes we mean. Whooping or Sandhill, these long-legged birds are sure to captivate you. Discover their amazing stories and come hear them for yourself. It will be three-toes up for sure!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoop – There It Is! (Thurs AM)
Cranes we mean. Whooping or Sandhill, these long-legged birds are sure to captivate you. Discover their amazing stories and come hear them for yourself. It will be three-toes up for sure!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoop – There It Is! (Wed AM)
Cranes we mean. Whooping or Sandhill, these long-legged birds are sure to captivate you. Discover their amazing stories and come hear them for yourself. It will be three-toes up for sure!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoop – There It Is! (Tues PM)
Cranes we mean. Whooping or Sandhill, these long-legged birds are sure to captivate you. Discover their amazing stories and come hear them for yourself. It will be three-toes up for sure!
Continue reading
Homeschool Program: Slime and Scales
Become a herpetologist for the day and search for frogs, toads, snakes and salamanders in this “ribbiting” investigation! We’ll visit the pond and marsh to listen closely for croaks, chirps, trills, and whistles of frogs and toads to learn how to identify them. Then we’ll explore the island in search of all things slippery or slithery. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoop – There It Is! (Tues AM)
Cranes we mean. Whooping or Sandhill, these long-legged birds are sure to captivate you. Discover their amazing stories and come hear them for yourself. It will be three-toes up for sure!
Continue reading
Land Steward Work Days
Land Stewards & Restorationists — We Need YOU! Interested in helping restore and maintain ALNC’s prairie, marsh, and woodlands? Join us one Saturday a month, March through November, to help control invasives, seed with native plants, get dirty and have some fun! Volunteer work days will focus mainly on land management and other projects as needed. Work days may be cancelled or planned activities modified due to inclement weather. Here are just a few Land Stewards projects: Cut honeysuckle and other unwanted brush…
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Lizard Wizard (Fri AM)
Chameleons are lizards that can change color; it’s almost like magic! A palette of games and activities will amaze you. Don’t dye this at home by yourself, come join the fun. It’s a lizard of a different color!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Lizard Wizard (Thurs AM)
Chameleons are lizards that can change color; it’s almost like magic! A palette of games and activities will amaze you. Don’t dye this at home by yourself, come join the fun. It’s a lizard of a different color!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Lizard Wizard (Wed AM)
Chameleons are lizards that can change color; it’s almost like magic! A palette of games and activities will amaze you. Don’t dye this at home by yourself, come join the fun. It’s a lizard of a different color!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Lizard Wizard (Tues PM)
Chameleons are lizards that can change color; it’s almost like magic! A palette of games and activities will amaze you. Don’t dye this at home by yourself, come join the fun. It’s a lizard of a different color!
Continue reading
Homeschool Program: Pondering Aquatic Life
Follow us to the pond where we’ll meet some aquatic life! We’ll use nets and bug boxes to catch and identify the critters that live, breathe, and eat underwater. Scan nearby trees for wetland birds and submerged logs for signs of turtles. Can you spot frog or toad eggs? Join us to dip for insects and “ponder” life under water! Continue reading
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