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Our facility will be closed on Friday, March 22nd for an all-staff meeting.
Our building will reopen to the public at 10am on Saturday, March 23rd.

As always, our grounds and trails featuring self-guided tours are free and open daily from dawn until dusk.

Our facility is open on weekdays from 9am to 4pm and on weekends from 10am to 2pm.

As always, our grounds and trails featuring self-guided tours are free and open daily from dawn until dusk.

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Blue Marble

November 1, 2016 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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Photo Credit: Andrew Jalbert For millennia, humans have stood on our planet and gazed out at the stars. This month, we are taking a step back to look at Earth from space – a relatively new concept, but something many in modern society take for granted. With countless ecosystems, overwhelming numbers of species, and billions

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8:30 am

Vacation Day Add-On: Extended Day

November 4, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10 – $16

This extended day session runs before programming from 8:30-9:00am and after programming from 4:00-5:30pm on Friday, November 4th, 2016. You can drop off and pick up at any point within these time periods.

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9:00 am

Vacation Day: Weird Science

November 4, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10 – $55

A day of weird and wacky science experiments are coming your way! We’ll learn some basic science principles of science while conducting science experiments, including reactions, volcanic eruptions, and many, many more! (MMSD Friends, please feel free to join us after your early release between 11am-12pm—see reduced rate below)

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9:30 am

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Hibernation Station (Friday)

November 4, 2016 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$9 – $10

All aboard for Hibernation Station! Hoard facts about what animals do to prepare for winter while playing games, singing songs and making crafts.

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7:00 pm

Girl Scout Program: Camping Adventure (Junior Girl Scouts)

November 4, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - November 5, 2016 @ 11:30 am
$25

Discover all that can be found in nature with this overnight trip to the Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Black Earth. Sit around the campfire, share stories and watch the stars light up the night sky. After breakfast (provided), we will learn how to plan for an outdoor adventure and then head into the forest to test your camping skills from building a campfire to leaving no trace.

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