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Bird & Nature Outing at Edna Taylor Conservation Park
Join us for regularly scheduled – 4th Saturday of every month – Bird & Nature Outings at Edna Taylor Conservation Park! This free, family-friendly nature hike 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: 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!
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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!
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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!
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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 »Bird & Nature Outing at Edna Taylor Conservation Park
Join us for regularly scheduled – 4th Saturday of every month – Bird & Nature Outings at Edna Taylor Conservation Park! This free, family-friendly nature hike 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 »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 »Bird & Nature Outing at Edna Taylor Conservation Park
Join us for regularly scheduled – 4th Saturday of every month – Bird & Nature Outings at Edna Taylor Conservation Park Area! This free, family-friendly nature hike 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 »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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Lizard Wizard (Tues 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: Smella the Mustela (Fri AM)
Minks and pine martens and fishers, oh my. This family of critters will catch you by surprise. So many games, crafts and fun you might think you “stole” something. You can’t weasel your way out of this one-come explore today!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Smella the Mustela (Thurs AM)
Minks and pine martens and fishers, oh my. This family of critters will catch you by surprise. So many games, crafts and fun you might think you “stole” something. You can’t weasel your way out of this one-come explore today!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Smella the Mustela (Wed AM)
Minks and pine martens and fishers, oh my. This family of critters will catch you by surprise. So many games, crafts and fun you might think you “stole” something. You can’t weasel your way out of this one-come explore today!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Smella the Mustela (Tues PM)
Minks and pine martens and fishers, oh my. This family of critters will catch you by surprise. So many games, crafts and fun you might think you “stole” something. You can’t weasel your way out of this one-come explore today!
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Homeschool Program: Start to Finish
Did you know people once used the stars for navigation? Today, technology has advanced and we can use GPS units to find our way from one place to another. In this class, we will learn how to read a map (youngest children), use a compass (older students) and how to use a GPS unit (oldest students). We’ll share with each other the pros and cons of each piece of equipment! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Smella the Mustela (Tues AM)
Minks and pine martens and fishers, oh my. This family of critters will catch you by surprise. So many games, crafts and fun you might think you “stole” something. You can’t weasel your way out of this one-come explore today!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Caw, Caw, Caw-Choo! (Fri AM)
Crows are known for their loud noises, but did you know that these birds can also talk and coo? These social birds are very smart, but just not quite as smart as you!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Caw, Caw, Caw-Choo! (Thurs AM)
Crows are known for their loud noises, but did you know that these birds can also talk and coo? These social birds are very smart, but just not quite as smart as you!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Caw, Caw, Caw-Choo! (Wed AM)
Crows are known for their loud noises, but did you know that these birds can also talk and coo? These social birds are very smart, but just not quite as smart as you!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Caw, Caw, Caw-Choo! (Tues PM)
Crows are known for their loud noises, but did you know that these birds can also talk and coo? These social birds are very smart, but just not quite as smart as you!
Continue reading
Homeschool Program: The Fungus Among Us
From puffballs to morels, fungus is all around us! We’ll learn some common types of fungus, which ones are edible and which to avoid, dissect a mushroom, learn how to make spore print and much, much more! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Caw, Caw, Caw-Choo! (Tues AM)
Crows are known for their loud noises, but did you know that these birds can also talk and coo? These social birds are very smart, but just not quite as smart as you!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sprouting Grass (Fri AM)
…Hidden ginger. Come scavenge for signs of spring that are sure to be pushing up all over! Explore new games and songs. You’ll burst with bliss!
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Vacation Day: Grow!
It’s Earth Week – let’s get the garden started! We’ll get our hands dirty by planting some cool weather plants into our vegetable garden and getting our phenology garden ready for spring. We’ll also spend time in the greenhouse, learn about vermiculture (worm composting), study the soil and celebrate Earth Week. Continue reading
Find out more »PROJECT LEARNING TREE: Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood Workshop
Developed with preschool educators and early childhood specialists, this workshop and accompanying guide is designed for educators who work with children ages 3 to 6 and offers more than 130 experiences that engage children in outdoor play and exploration. Join us! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sprouting Grass (Thurs AM)
…Hidden ginger. Come scavenge for signs of spring that are sure to be pushing up all over! Explore new games and songs. You’ll burst with bliss!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sprouting Grass (Wed AM)
…Hidden ginger. Come scavenge for signs of spring that are sure to be pushing up all over! Explore new games and songs. You’ll burst with bliss!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sprouting Grass (Tues PM)
…Hidden ginger. Come scavenge for signs of spring that are sure to be pushing up all over! Explore new games and songs. You’ll burst with bliss!
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Homeschool Program: ExTREEme Celebration!
In honor of Arbor Day (April 24) and Earth Day (April 22), we’ll celebrate how trees help people, animals and our environment. We’ll help our Kindergarten Woods by pulling the invading garlic mustard. Then we’ll learn about restoration efforts and help the land by planting some native plants or trees. Enjoy giving back to the earth in this “exTREEme” celebration! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sprouting Grass (Tues AM)
…Hidden ginger. Come scavenge for signs of spring that are sure to be pushing up all over! Explore new games and songs. You’ll burst with bliss!
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: Land Ho! (Fri AM)
Oceans may be far from land-locked Wisconsin, but the wonders are ever so close. Splash into a fascinating, briny world. You’ll sea and learn amazing things!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Land Ho! (Thurs AM)
Oceans may be far from land-locked Wisconsin, but the wonders are ever so close. Splash into a fascinating, briny world. You’ll sea and learn amazing things!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Land Ho! (Wed AM)
Oceans may be far from land-locked Wisconsin, but the wonders are ever so close. Splash into a fascinating, briny world. You’ll sea and learn amazing things!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Land Ho! (Tues PM)
Oceans may be far from land-locked Wisconsin, but the wonders are ever so close. Splash into a fascinating, briny world. You’ll sea and learn amazing things!
Continue reading
Homeschool Program: Using All the Senses
Spring is a time to use all our senses! See beautiful spring wildflowers, smell much from the pond and sniff garlic mustard as we pull, hear migrating birds and frog choruses, feel the different textures of nature and explore all things spring with our senses! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Land Ho! (Tues AM)
Oceans may be far from land-locked Wisconsin, but the wonders are ever so close. Splash into a fascinating, briny world. You’ll sea and learn amazing things!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Blue Jays, Okay (Fri AM)
Make way for games and don’t delay. Say ki-ki-ki and come and play. We’ll provide the crafts, activities and singing too. The crest is up to you!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Blue Jays, Okay (Thurs AM)
Make way for games and don’t delay. Say ki-ki-ki and come and play. We’ll provide the crafts, activities and singing too. The crest is up to you!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Blue Jays, Okay (Wed AM)
Make way for games and don’t delay. Say ki-ki-ki and come and play. We’ll provide the crafts, activities and singing too. The crest is up to you!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Blue Jays, Okay (Tues PM)
Make way for games and don’t delay. Say ki-ki-ki and come and play. We’ll provide the crafts, activities and singing too. The crest is up to you!
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Homeschool Program: Edna Taylor Discovery Day
Adjacent to the Nature Center is the City of Madison’s Edna Taylor Conservation Park. Rich with wetland habitats, Edna Taylor is a wonderful place to observe the spring migrations of birds, including Mallard ducks, Blue-winged teals, and Sandhill cranes! We’ll also visit an oak savanna and an Effigy Mound during this afternoon of discovery. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Blue Jays, Okay (Tues AM)
Crows are known for their loud noises, but did you know that these birds can also talk and coo? These social birds are very smart, but just not quite as smart as you!
Continue reading
Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Take Flight at Night (Fri AM)
Bring your night vision goggles and join us for a dark tale of the critters that move around at night. Don’t be caught sleeping through all the games and fun. Spread your wings and fly on over!
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Vacation Day: Attack of the Bloodsuckers
Leeches, mosquitoes, ticks and other parasites…there’s just something creepy about an animal that sucks your blood! Learn why bloodsuckers are important to the ecosystem, what makes them “tick” and how to stop them from sucking YOUR blood! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Take Flight at Night (Thurs AM)
Bring your night vision goggles and join us for a dark tale of the critters that move around at night. Don’t be caught sleeping through all the games and fun. Spread your wings and fly on over!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Take Flight at Night (Wed AM)
Bring your night vision goggles and join us for a dark tale of the critters that move around at night. Don’t be caught sleeping through all the games and fun. Spread your wings and fly on over!
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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Take Flight at Night (Tues PM)
Bring your night vision goggles and join us for a dark tale of the critters that move around at night. Don’t be caught sleeping through all the games and fun. Spread your wings and fly on over!
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Homeschool Program: Great Egg-spectations
Legend has it that every spring a rabbit would visit children’s homes during the night and leave a woven nest with an egg in it as a sign that spring had arrived. Join us to hear this wonderful story and adorn your own spring basket just as the animals do by using materials from the land. Learn to dye eggs naturally with leaves, grasses, and other gifts of nature to mimic the variety of colorful eggs made by our wild critters! Eggs and other materials will be provided. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Take Flight at Night (Tues AM)
Bring your night vision goggles and join us for a dark tale of the critters that move around at night. Don’t be caught sleeping through all the games and fun. Spread your wings and fly on over!
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The Great Egg Hunt and Spring Spectacular
Legend has it that every spring a rabbit would visit children’s homes during the night and leave a woven nest with an egg in it as a sign that spring had arrived. Go on an egg hunt to search for real eggs throughout the ALNC grounds, learn how to use natural dyes, visit with some spring animals, and learn all about other animals that lay eggs, and much, much more! Hop on over to ALNC to celebrate all things spring! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: World Wide Web (Fri AM)
We’re not talking about the internet! Discover the kings of the food chain mountain while playing games and exploring outside. Your eyes will be wide open!
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Vacation Day: Spring Fling!
Celebrate the return of spring! We will search for signs of spring while having a spring scavenger hunt to celebrate the re-awakening of the earth after a long winter. Make a mud painting, plant a seed, search for spring animals and make your own bird nest! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: World Wide Web (Thurs AM)
We’re not talking about the internet! Discover the kings of the food chain mountain while playing games and exploring outside. Your eyes will be wide open!
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Vacation Day: Arti-facts!
Have you ever been on a treasure hunt? Imagine finding something that has been buried for over a thousand years! Join us on an archaeology adventure as we learn about what can be found underground. We will use digging tools to find artifacts and learn how scientists use artifacts to determine what life was like a long time ago. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: World Wide Web (Wed AM)
We’re not talking about the internet! Discover the kings of the food chain mountain while playing games and exploring outside. Your eyes will be wide open!
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Vacation Day: Knock, Knock?
Who’s there?! It’s Pileated, Downy, Red-headed and Hairy—all the woodpeckers that live near our prairie! What are flickers flicking, and do sapsuckers really suck sap? We will pile on the pileateds, peek at some beaks, and get the downy lowdown as we search for signs of spring and learn about these birds and their feathered friends! Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: World Wide Web (Tues PM)
We’re not talking about the internet! Discover the kings of the food chain mountain while playing games and exploring outside. Your eyes will be wide open!
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Homeschool Program: From the Ashes
Fire is a great management tool for prairies and other habitats. In addition to helping prevent the spread of invasive species, controlled burns also help to improve habitat for wildlife and stimulate the growth of new plants. We’ll get to see how prairies are burned and have a chance to see the tools that professionals use when they conduct controlled burns. Continue reading
Find out more »Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: World Wide Web (Tues AM)
We’re not talking about the internet! Discover the kings of the food chain mountain while playing games and exploring outside. Your eyes will be wide open!
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Vacation Day: Camouflage Craze
Have you ever played hide and seek with animals? This game is fun for us, but for animals it’s a matter of survival! Learn all about the crazy things insects and animals of all kinds do to disguise themselves! Join us for a camouflage adventure! Continue reading
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