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Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus

330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
(608) 221-0404

The Monona Campus, with its gentle, glaciated patchwork of oak savanna, wetlands, prairies and woodlands provides a quiet respite from the hustle and bustle of the city life that surrounds it. Here, visitors are invited to explore local flora and fauna on the trails and see how their observations connect to global phenomena through interactive exhibits.

January 2017

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Get Your Frost On (Tuesday AM)

January 31, 2017 @ 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

“I see” fun times are on their way. Come experience the science-side of winter under the full snow moon. There is snow time like the present to get outside and play around!

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Home School (Age 9-14): Wisconsin’s Natural History

January 31, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

Wisconsin is home to many outdoor enthusiasts who loved spending time outdoors and wanted to protect nature. We will learn about some of Wisconsin’s famous conservationists, from Aldo Leopold to John Muir and Gaylord Nelson.

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Home School (Age 5-8): Wisconsin’s Natural History

January 31, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Wisconsin is home to many outdoor enthusiasts who loved spending time outdoors and wanted to protect nature. We will learn about some of Wisconsin’s famous conservationists, from Aldo Leopold to John Muir and Gaylord Nelson.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Get Your Frost On (Tuesday PM)

January 31, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$9 – $10

“I see” fun times are on their way. Come experience the science-side of winter under the full snow moon. There is snow time like the present to get outside and play around!

Find out more »

February 2017

February in the Exhibits: Stars & Skies

February 1, 2017 @ 9:00 am - February 28, 2017 @ 4:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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 View the stars and night sky from above and below at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center this month! Practice your stargazing and experience life as a virtual astronaut, exploring our planet and the worlds beyond – navigate your way through astronomical activities, observe Earth from outer space, orbit other planets, gaze at constellations... Visit our exhibits 7 days a week during February to enjoy activities and adventures that are sure to be out of this world! Activities and programs include: The Wanderers – Science on a Sphere: Take…

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Get Your Frost On (Wednesday)

February 1, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

“I see” fun times are on their way. Come experience the science-side of winter under the full snow moon. There is snow time like the present to get outside and play around!

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Get Your Frost On (Friday)

February 3, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

“I see” fun times are on their way. Come experience the science-side of winter under the full snow moon. There is snow time like the present to get outside and play around!

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Love Birds (Tuesday AM)

February 7, 2017 @ 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

Open your hearts and minds to some fowl facts and fun! Learn about gizzards and bird calls and discover your new feathery heart throb of Wisconsin.

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Home School (Age 5-8): Phenology Through Photography Part I

February 7, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

What is phenology? Phenology is the study of changes over time and is happening all around us! Even though the ground is still covered by snow and the birds are still enjoying warm, sunny Florida weather, there is still a lot happening in the winter time!

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Home School (Age 9-14): Phenology Through Photography Part I

February 7, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

What is phenology? Phenology is the study of changes over time and is happening all around us! Even though the ground is still covered by snow and the birds are still enjoying warm, sunny Florida weather, there is still a lot happening in the winter time!

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Love Birds (Tuesday PM)

February 7, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Open your hearts and minds to some fowl facts and fun! Learn about gizzards and bird calls and discover your new feathery heart throb of Wisconsin.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Love Birds (Wednesday)

February 8, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Open your hearts and minds to some fowl facts and fun! Learn about gizzards and bird calls and discover your new feathery heart throb of Wisconsin.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Love Birds (Friday)

February 10, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Open your hearts and minds to some fowl facts and fun! Learn about gizzards and bird calls and discover your new feathery heart throb of Wisconsin.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: You Otter Believe It (Tuesday AM)

February 14, 2017 @ 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

River otters will fill you with glee. Why? Because these playful creatures play and slide all year round . So whisk-er yourself on over. It will be otter this world!

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Home School (Age 9-14): Snow Birds

February 14, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Not all birds migrate south for the winter time! Some of them brave Wisconsin’s cold, snowy winter and are still able to find food! We will walk through the habitats of the nature center in search of these brave birds.

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Home School (Age 5-8): Snow Birds

February 14, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Not all birds migrate south for the winter time! Some of them brave Wisconsin’s cold, snowy winter and are still able to find food! We will walk through the habitats of the nature center in search of these brave birds.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: You Otter Believe It (Tuesday PM)

February 14, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

River otters will fill you with glee. Why? Because these playful creatures play and slide all year round . So whisk-er yourself on over. It will be otter this world!

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: You Otter Believe It (Wednesday)

February 15, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

River otters will fill you with glee. Why? Because these playful creatures play and slide all year round . So whisk-er yourself on over. It will be otter this world!

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: You Otter Believe It (Friday)

February 17, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

River otters will fill you with glee. Why? Because these playful creatures play and slide all year round . So whisk-er yourself on over. It will be otter this world!

Find out more »

Girl Scout Program: Snowshoeing (All ages)

February 18, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$8

It’s snowing! Winter is full of so many opportunities to play in the snow, from snow angels to snowmen and snow forts; winter provides us with great activities outside! Join us for an activity that allows us to experience all of winter’s beauty: snowshoeing.

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Girl Scout Program: Snowshoeing (All ages)

February 18, 2017 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$8

It’s snowing! Winter is full of so many opportunities to play in the snow, from snow angels to snowmen and snow forts; winter provides us with great activities outside! Join us for an activity that allows us to experience all of winter’s beauty: snowshoeing.

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Family Public Program: Owl You Need is Love… and Birds!

February 18, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$6 – $10

Bring your family and loved ones to a fun-filled afternoon to celebrate Wisconsin’s true winter romantics…the owls! Owls court through the cold, dark winter evenings and by Valentine’s Day, they are often sitting on a nest of eggs! In this celebration of owls, we’ll learn how to recognize different owl calls,

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoo Whoo? It’s You! (Tuesday AM)

February 21, 2017 @ 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

Whoo is this lesson all about? Owls! Whoo is coming? You! Discover owl habits, pellets and lore. Join us for a hooting good time filled with songs and games and whoo knows what else.

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Home School (Age 5-8): What Lies Underneath

February 21, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Winter is a time when animals like to burrow underground and sleep, or hibernate, for the winter months. We will dig up some facts about burrowing animals and why they choose to make burrows.

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Home School (Age 9-14): What Lies Underneath

February 21, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Winter is a time when animals like to burrow underground and sleep, or hibernate, for the winter months. We will dig up some facts about burrowing animals and why they choose to make burrows.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoo Whoo? It’s You! (Tuesday PM)

February 21, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Whoo is this lesson all about? Owls! Whoo is coming? You! Discover owl habits, pellets and lore. Join us for a hooting good time filled with songs and games and whoo knows what else.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoo Whoo? It’s You! (Wednesday)

February 22, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Whoo is this lesson all about? Owls! Whoo is coming? You! Discover owl habits, pellets and lore. Join us for a hooting good time filled with songs and games and whoo knows what else.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Whoo Whoo? It’s You! (Friday)

February 24, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Whoo is this lesson all about? Owls! Whoo is coming? You! Discover owl habits, pellets and lore. Join us for a hooting good time filled with songs and games and whoo knows what else.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Fox Trot (Tuesday AM)

February 28, 2017 @ 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

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but around here it’s the fox you have to look out for. Join us for a fascinating foxy adventure!

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Home School (Age 9-14): May the Source Be With You

February 28, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

The sun is the source of all energy on earth and makes life here possible. We’ll learn all about the benefits the sun provides as we track the movement of the sun with a shadow plot, hold an ice race, and take temperatures throughout the Nature Center’s habitats.

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Home School (Age 5-8): May the Source Be With You

February 28, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

The sun is the source of all energy on earth and makes life here possible. We’ll learn all about the benefits the sun provides as we track the movement of the sun with a shadow plot, hold an ice race, and take temperatures throughout the Nature Center’s habitats.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Fox Trot (Tuesday PM)

February 28, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but around here it’s the fox you have to look out for. Join us for a fascinating foxy adventure!

Find out more »

March 2017

March 2017: Spring into Phenology!

March 1, 2017 - March 22, 2017
|Recurring Event (See all)

Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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As winter slowly thaws into spring, there are buds, blooms, birds, and other new nature discoveries emerging every day! This month, you and your family can join us as we gear up for seasonal phenology – through observing and recording natural events like melting ice, new hatchings, flowing tree sap, new blossoms, and migratory arrivals. Visit Aldo Leopold Nature Center and our exhibits 7 days a week during March (9am-4pm M-F & 10am-2pm S&S) for self-guided activities, scavenger hunts, hands-on nature journaling, interactive exhibit…

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Fox Trot (Wednesday)

March 1, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but around here it’s the fox you have to look out for. Join us for a fascinating foxy adventure!

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Fox Trot (Friday)

March 3, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, but around here it’s the fox you have to look out for. Join us for a fascinating foxy adventure!

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Spring 2017 Package (Tuesday AM)

March 7, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10 – $105

Save with our package option! Join us this spring to explore a different seasonal topic each week through hikes, outdoor exploration, music, puppetry, songs, stories and more. This package includes all of the Tuesday sessions March 7th through May 30th (13 sessions).

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Chew It Up (Tuesday AM)

March 7, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Little termite, chew it up. “Woodn’t” you know it? These little insects are big on biting up fun. Explore and discover the non-stop, jaw-dropping world of termites. Come on- let’s chew it, chew it, chew it together.

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Home School (Age 5-8): Whatever the Weather

March 7, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a meteorologist? We will step into their shoes as we learn about the data they need to collect before they can make a forecast.

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Home School (Age 9-14): Whatever the Weather

March 7, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a meteorologist? We will step into their shoes as we learn about the data they need to collect before they can make a forecast.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Spring 2017 Package (Tuesday PM)

March 7, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10 – $97

Save with our package option! Join us this spring to explore a different seasonal topic each week through hikes, outdoor exploration, music, puppetry, songs, stories and more. This package includes all of the Tuesday PM sessions March 7th through May 23rd (12 sessions).

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Chew It Up (Tuesday PM)

March 7, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Little termite, chew it up. “Woodn’t” you know it? These little insects are big on biting up fun. Explore and discover the non-stop, jaw-dropping world of termites. Come on- let’s chew it, chew it, chew it together.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Spring 2017 Package (Wednesday)

March 8, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10 – $105

Save with our package option! Join us this spring to explore a different seasonal topic each week through hikes, outdoor exploration, music, puppetry, songs, stories and more. This package includes all of the Wednesday sessions March 8th through May 31st (13 sessions).

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Chew It Up (Wednesday)

March 8, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Little termite, chew it up. “Woodn’t” you know it? These little insects are big on biting up fun. Explore and discover the non-stop, jaw-dropping world of termites. Come on- let’s chew it, chew it, chew it together.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Spring 2017 Package (Thursday)

March 9, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10 – $105

Save with our package option! Join us this spring to explore a different seasonal topic each week through hikes, outdoor exploration, music, puppetry, songs, stories and more. This package includes all of the Thursday sessions March 9th through June 1st (13 sessions).

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Chew It Up (Thursday)

March 9, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Little termite, chew it up. “Woodn’t” you know it? These little insects are big on biting up fun. Explore and discover the non-stop, jaw-dropping world of termites. Come on- let’s chew it, chew it, chew it together.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Spring 2017 Package (Friday)

March 10, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10 – $105

Save with our package option! Join us this spring to explore a different seasonal topic each week through hikes, outdoor exploration, music, puppetry, songs, stories and more. This package includes all of the Friday sessions March 10th through June 2nd (13 sessions).

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Chew It Up (Friday)

March 10, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Little termite, chew it up. “Woodn’t” you know it? These little insects are big on biting up fun. Explore and discover the non-stop, jaw-dropping world of termites. Come on- let’s chew it, chew it, chew it together.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sweet Home Wisconsin (Tuesday AM)

March 14, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

What makes Wisconsin so sweet? Come to this lesson and learn about making maple syrup and brewing tea. See what it was like to live like a pioneer. Love the seasons and nature, Wisconsin style!

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Home School (Age 9-14): Outdoor Art

March 14, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Imagine all of the different art projects that can be done using natural materials! We will use what nature has provided us to make beautiful creations. Coloring with mud and turning pine cones into animals are just a few of the projects that can be done using objects found in nature.

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Home School (Age 5-8): Outdoor Art

March 14, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Imagine all of the different art projects that can be done using natural materials! We will use what nature has provided us to make beautiful creations. Coloring with mud and turning pine cones into animals are just a few of the projects that can be done using objects found in nature.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sweet Home Wisconsin (Tuesday PM)

March 14, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

What makes Wisconsin so sweet? Come to this lesson and learn about making maple syrup and brewing tea. See what it was like to live like a pioneer. Love the seasons and nature, Wisconsin style!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sweet Home Wisconsin (Wednesday)

March 15, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

What makes Wisconsin so sweet? Come to this lesson and learn about making maple syrup and brewing tea. See what it was like to live like a pioneer. Love the seasons and nature, Wisconsin style!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sweet Home Wisconsin (Thursday)

March 16, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

What makes Wisconsin so sweet? Come to this lesson and learn about making maple syrup and brewing tea. See what it was like to live like a pioneer. Love the seasons and nature, Wisconsin style!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sweet Home Wisconsin (Friday)

March 17, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

What makes Wisconsin so sweet? Come to this lesson and learn about making maple syrup and brewing tea. See what it was like to live like a pioneer. Love the seasons and nature, Wisconsin style!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Super Squirrel (Tuesday AM)

March 21, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Is that a bird? A plane? No, it’s super squirrel to the rescue! Come get carried away by these furry flying squirrels. You’ll be amazed at what these little critters can do!

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Home School (Age 5-8): Maple Syruping

March 21, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Join us for a seasonal favorite! Learn basic tree identification, try tools used by pioneers to “tap a tree,” taste the sap from maples and cook it down to syrup. Discover the science of sap flow in the tree and the boiling process.

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Home School (Age 9-14): Maple Syruping

March 21, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$10

Join us for a seasonal favorite! Learn basic tree identification, try tools used by pioneers to “tap a tree,” taste the sap from maples and cook it down to syrup. Discover the science of sap flow in the tree and the boiling process.

Find out more »

Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Super Squirrel (Tuesday PM)

March 21, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Is that a bird? A plane? No, it’s super squirrel to the rescue! Come get carried away by these furry flying squirrels. You’ll be amazed at what these little critters can do!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Super Squirrel (Wednesday)

March 22, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Is that a bird? A plane? No, it’s super squirrel to the rescue! Come get carried away by these furry flying squirrels. You’ll be amazed at what these little critters can do!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Super Squirrel (Thursday)

March 23, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Is that a bird? A plane? No, it’s super squirrel to the rescue! Come get carried away by these furry flying squirrels. You’ll be amazed at what these little critters can do!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Super Squirrel (Friday)

March 24, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

Is that a bird? A plane? No, it’s super squirrel to the rescue! Come get carried away by these furry flying squirrels. You’ll be amazed at what these little critters can do!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mud Pies in the Sky (Tuesday AM)

March 28, 2017 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
+ Google Map
$9 – $10

As the ground begins to thaw we will dig and we will draw. There is more to soil than meets the eye. Come learn about fun critters that live in the mud. We’ll play and sing until we say bye-bye.

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Home School (Age 9-14): Nature’s Tricksters

March 28, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

Nature is full of April fools! We’ll learn the adaptations like mimicry and camouflage where animals fool us and each other. We’ll discover how plants and animals can trick each other in both good and bad ways.

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Home School (Age 5-8): Nature’s Tricksters

March 28, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

Nature is full of April fools! We’ll learn the adaptations like mimicry and camouflage where animals fool us and each other. We’ll discover how plants and animals can trick each other in both good and bad ways.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mud Pies in the Sky (Tuesday PM)

March 28, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$9 – $10

As the ground begins to thaw we will dig and we will draw. There is more to soil than meets the eye. Come learn about fun critters that live in the mud. We’ll play and sing until we say bye-bye.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mud Pies in the Sky (Wednesday)

March 29, 2017 @ 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

As the ground begins to thaw we will dig and we will draw. There is more to soil than meets the eye. Come learn about fun critters that live in the mud. We’ll play and sing until we say bye-bye.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mud Pies in the Sky (Thursday)

March 30, 2017 @ 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

As the ground begins to thaw we will dig and we will draw. There is more to soil than meets the eye. Come learn about fun critters that live in the mud. We’ll play and sing until we say bye-bye.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Mud Pies in the Sky (Friday)

March 31, 2017 @ 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

As the ground begins to thaw we will dig and we will draw. There is more to soil than meets the eye. Come learn about fun critters that live in the mud. We’ll play and sing until we say bye-bye.

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April 2017

April 2017: Earth Month at ALNC

April 1, 2017 - April 30, 2017
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Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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Celebrate Earth Day and all things green and growing this month at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center! Spring is full of new life and a great time to learn about our amazing planet and all of the plants, animals, systems, and cycles that make up the world we call home. Drop in during our public hours  (9am-4pm M-F and 10am-2pm S&S) all month long to enjoy our grounds, exhibits, theaters, displays, and self-guided activities. Together, you and your family can discover how our planet works,…

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Think Skink (Tuesday AM)

April 4, 2017 @ 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

What is five-lined with a blue tail? Why a skink of course! Come sing and play today. Learn all about these colorful reptiles and don’t be left holding this tail!

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Home School (Age 5-8): Green Thumbs

April 4, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

Spring is a time for new growth, and what better way to promote that new growth than by planting the garden at ALNC! We will put on our work gloves, fill our watering cans and head out to the greenhouse and garden to start new plants.

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Home School (Age 9-14): Green Thumbs

April 4, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

Spring is a time for new growth, and what better way to promote that new growth than by planting the garden at ALNC! We will put on our work gloves, fill our watering cans and head out to the greenhouse and garden to start new plants.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Think Skink (Tuesday PM)

April 4, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$9 – $10

What is five-lined with a blue tail? Why a skink of course! Come sing and play today. Learn all about these colorful reptiles and don’t be left holding this tail!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Think Skink (Wednesday)

April 5, 2017 @ 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

What is five-lined with a blue tail? Why a skink of course! Come sing and play today. Learn all about these colorful reptiles and don’t be left holding this tail!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Think Skink (Thursday)

April 6, 2017 @ 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

What is five-lined with a blue tail? Why a skink of course! Come sing and play today. Learn all about these colorful reptiles and don’t be left holding this tail!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Think Skink (Friday)

April 7, 2017 @ 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

What is five-lined with a blue tail? Why a skink of course! Come sing and play today. Learn all about these colorful reptiles and don’t be left holding this tail!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Duck Duck Cute (Tuesday AM)

April 11, 2017 @ 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

You’re it! Waddle this way for waterfowl adventures and games. These birds are sure to “bill” you with delight. Come take a quack at it!

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Home School (Age 9-14): Great Eggspectations

April 11, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

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 create your own spring nest just as the animals do by using materials from the land.

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Home School (Age 5-8): Great Eggspectations

April 11, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

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 create your own spring nest just as the animals do by using materials from the land.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Duck Duck Cute (Tuesday PM)

April 11, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$9 – $10

You’re it! Waddle this way for waterfowl adventures and games. These birds are sure to “bill” you with delight. Come take a quack at it!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Duck Duck Cute (Wednesday)

April 12, 2017 @ 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

You’re it! Waddle this way for waterfowl adventures and games. These birds are sure to “bill” you with delight. Come take a quack at it!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Duck Duck Cute (Thursday)

April 13, 2017 @ 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

You’re it! Waddle this way for waterfowl adventures and games. These birds are sure to “bill” you with delight. Come take a quack at it!

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Vacation Day: Eco Play Day!

April 14, 2017 @ 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

Aldo Leopold was well known for his “land ethic,” and teaching about the importance of caring for the outdoors. We will learn how we can help nature and work on some projects, such as filling bird feeders, checking on bluebird boxes, and picking up litter.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Duck Duck Cute (Friday)

April 14, 2017 @ 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

You’re it! Waddle this way for waterfowl adventures and games. These birds are sure to “bill” you with delight. Come take a quack at it!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Earth to Egg (Tuesday AM)

April 18, 2017 @ 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

Earth week is the perfect time to celebrate eggs, inside and out. We’ll also explore some animals that hatch from eggs. Games, crafts and songs will make it an egg-cellent day!

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Home School (Age 5-8): Earth Day Celebration!

April 18, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

Earth Day was a day started by Wisconsin native, Gaylord Nelson, with the goal of taking care of our Earth through eco-friendly activities. We will honor what he started by helping to foster a healthy environment.

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Home School (Age 9-14): Earth Day Celebration!

April 18, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

Earth Day was a day started by Wisconsin native, Gaylord Nelson, with the goal of taking care of our Earth through eco-friendly activities. We will honor what he started by helping to foster a healthy environment.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Earth to Egg (Tuesday PM)

April 18, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$9 – $10

Earth week is the perfect time to celebrate eggs, inside and out. We’ll also explore some animals that hatch from eggs. Games, crafts and songs will make it an egg-cellent day!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Earth to Egg (Wednesday)

April 19, 2017 @ 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

Earth week is the perfect time to celebrate eggs, inside and out. We’ll also explore some animals that hatch from eggs. Games, crafts and songs will make it an egg-cellent day!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Earth to Egg (Thursday)

April 20, 2017 @ 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

Earth week is the perfect time to celebrate eggs, inside and out. We’ll also explore some animals that hatch from eggs. Games, crafts and songs will make it an egg-cellent day!

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Earth to Egg (Friday)

April 21, 2017 @ 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

Earth week is the perfect time to celebrate eggs, inside and out. We’ll also explore some animals that hatch from eggs. Games, crafts and songs will make it an egg-cellent day!

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CANCELED: Earth Day Badge Fest (Juniors & Brownies)

April 22, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$25

Come celebrate Earth Day by joining us on a science and nature themed badge-earning adventure! Activity booths spread throughout the ALNC building and grounds will provide lessons, crafts and other hands-on nature activities designed to earn badges and learn to care for and celebrate the earth

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Bird and Nature Outing at Edna Taylor Conservation Park Area

April 22, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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Join us for the first of the new regularly scheduled (4th Saturday of every month) Bird and 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.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sensational Senses (Tuesday AM)

April 25, 2017 @ 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

Come explore the natural world using all of our senses! When all is said, seen, heard, smelled, tasted and done you will be wanting more and more and more.

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Home School (Age 9-14): Phenology Through Photography Part II

April 25, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

The land has sure changed since the middle of winter time! The birds have come back from migration, the plants are blooming and the winter coats have been put away. We will record phenological observations and then use cameras and other technology to track and compare these observations with others,

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Home School (Age 5-8): Phenology Through Photography Part II

April 25, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$10

The land has sure changed since the middle of winter time! The birds have come back from migration, the plants are blooming and the winter coats have been put away. We will record phenological observations and then use cameras and other technology to track and compare these observations with others,

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sensational Senses (Tuesday PM)

April 25, 2017 @ 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center | Monona Campus, 330 Femrite Drive
Monona, 53716 United States
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$9 – $10

Come explore the natural world using all of our senses! When all is said, seen, heard, smelled, tasted and done you will be wanting more and more and more.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sensational Senses (Wednesday)

April 26, 2017 @ 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

Come explore the natural world using all of our senses! When all is said, seen, heard, smelled, tasted and done you will be wanting more and more and more.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sensational Senses (Thursday)

April 27, 2017 @ 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

Come explore the natural world using all of our senses! When all is said, seen, heard, smelled, tasted and done you will be wanting more and more and more.

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Wonder Bugs Preschool Program: Sensational Senses (Friday)

April 28, 2017 @ 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

Come explore the natural world using all of our senses! When all is said, seen, heard, smelled, tasted and done you will be wanting more and more and more.

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