Welcome

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.

Girl Scout Program: Navigating with Stars & Satellites Overnight (Juniors)

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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Family Public Program: Geocaching Adventure!

Join us for a modern day treasure hunt! Geocaches are hidden containers that you track down using GPS units. Learn how to use a GPS unit and spend the afternoon on a geocaching adventure at ALNC’s Black Earth campus to find caches. […]

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Camping Adventure (Junior Girl Scouts)

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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Under the Starry Skies

In the dark days of winter, there is much to be seen and heard! Join us for an evening under the starry skies at our remote Black Earth Campus. […]

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Camping Adventure (Junior Girl Scouts)

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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Soil to Sky Overnight (Cadette/Senior Girl Scouts)

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 head into the forest to use professional forestry tools to identify and measure trees as well as discuss Aldo Leopold’s “land ethic” to examine the forest as a community of living things. […]

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Family Geocaching Adventure

Join us for a modern day treasure hunt! Geocaches are hidden containers that you track down using GPS units. Learn how to use a GPS unit and spend the afternoon on a geocaching adventure at ALNC’s Black Earth campus. […]

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Aldo Leopold Nature Center