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Bethel Horizons Summer Camp Week 6
Organizer: Bethel HorizonsAdventure Camp | 2nd-3rd Grades Junior Survivor | 4th-6th Grades Bike & Canoe | 7th-11th Grades For more information and […]
3 events,
Cave of the Mounds Teen Leadership and Environmental Stewardship Camp
This program is designed specifically for 13-15 year old campers interested in leadership and environmental stewardship. The program is based […]
ALNC Summer Camp Week 8
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterALNC offers more than 150 camp sessions for kids ages 2-16, including half day sessions, full day options, full week […]
6 events,
Exploration Stations
Exploration Stations
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemTouch! Tinker! Learn! Visit the rooftop for a rotating series of Exploration Stations with hands-on activities for toddlers, preschoolers, and […]
Maker Spaces
Maker Spaces
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemMake! Create! Innovate! Visit the Art Classroom for a rotating series of Maker Space programs all summer. Explore a variety […]
NATC Bug Hunt
NATC Bug Hunt
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterInsects hide in all sorts of places like grass, dirt, under logs, and even in homes. Come help us find […]
4 events,
Discovery Days
Cave of the Mounds was discovered 80 years ago on August 4, 1939. Let’s celebrate! Special Discovery Tours of the […]
Butterfly Action Day
Butterfly Action Day
Join us for a special day with local monarch conservation organizations! Interactive displays focused on monarch butterflies will highlight what […]
1 event,
8 events,
Summer Camp @ Upham Woods – Session 4
Who can come to camp: Everyone! You do not need to be a 4-H member to attend camp at Upham […]
Building Buddies
Building Buddies
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemCalling all little builders! Think like an engineer with collaborative building-play that encourages risk assessment, fine motor skills, and social […]
Summer Volunteer Work Day
Summer Volunteer Work Day
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterJoin Welty and our prairie partners, Rock County Conservationists and Green-Rock Audubon, for a morning of prairie restoration. We are […]
Taste of Tech: 3D Printing
Taste of Tech: 3D Printing
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemJoin us in the Pie in the Sky Diner to watch a 3D printing demonstration and learn about everything from […]
Henry Greene’s Prairie
Henry Greene’s Prairie
The renowned botanist hand-planted more than 130 prairie species from 1942 through the early 1960s. Learn how Greene Prairie continues […]
Garden Excursion
Garden Excursion
Learn about Arboretum history, land, and science on a gently paced walk in the gardens. This monthly stroll offers a […]
4 events,
Mound Bound Adventure Camp
Learn and practice a variety of outdoor skills like fire building, shelter building and orienteering. Chart your course throughout the […]
Bethel Horizons Vacation Bible Camp
Organizer: Bethel HorizonsVacation Bible Camp | All Ages! (If interested in this camp contact Bethel Lutheran Church at 608-257-3577 for more information) See […]
ALNC Summer Camp Week 9
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterALNC offers more than 150 camp sessions for kids ages 2-16, including half day sessions, full day options, full week […]
7 events,
Glorious Goldenrod
Glorious Goldenrod
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterCanada Goldenrod is plentiful in Big Hill Park’s prairie. Come discover the important roll this plant plays. We will walk […]
Yoga in the Park
Yoga in the Park
Join us for yoga in the park led by Jo Temte. $5 (children under 10 are free). Classes start at 5:15pm and […]
Discovery Tours
Discovery Tours
Your guide will take you underground to tell you the stories of our local heritage. From the days of Ebenezer […]
6 events,
Summer Camp @ Upham Woods – Session 5
Who can come to camp: Everyone! You do not need to be a 4-H member to attend camp at Upham […]
Free Family Night
Free Family Night
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemOn the first open Wednesday night of each month, MCM invites our entire community to enjoy the museum for free. […]
Native Grasses
Native Grasses
Susan Carpenter, Arboretum native plant gardener, will focus on color, size, and features of native Wisconsin grasses, from tiny mustache […]
5 events,
NATC 100 Acre Woods Day Camp
NATC 100 Acre Woods Day Camp
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterWorms, Grasshoppers, Stink Bugs oh my! Campers will look for and inspect all types of invertebrates found at the Nature […]
3 events,
Citizen Science Open House
Citizen Science Open House
Join us for an open house to celebrate citizen science! Try your hand at different projects and contribute to scientific […]
Meteors and the Moon
Meteors and the Moon
Jim Lattis, UW Space Place astronomer, will give an indoor presentation about the Perseid and other meteor showers, followed by […]
4 events,
Bethel Horizons Summer Camp Week 8
Organizer: Bethel HorizonsHorizons Explorers | 2nd-3rd Grades Underground Adventure | 4th-6th Grades Nature at Night | 7th-11th Grades For more information and […]
Taste of Tech: 3D Pens
Taste of Tech: 3D Pens
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemCome and play with 3D pens! 3D pens are part of an exciting new frontier of technology – and they’re […]
Sample of 1834 Dane County
Sample of 1834 Dane County
Restored prairie, savanna, and wetlands provide an example of what Dane County looked like in the 1830s. Ecological restoration was […]
Living in a Wetland
Living in a Wetland
Learn about pond critters, the fascinating lives of predators and prey, and the relationships between the animals that call wetlands […]
4 events,
Wild Safari Animal Camp
Investigate the lives of animals by looking at animal homes, scats and tracks, and special adaptations. Learn how to be […]
ALNC Summer Camp Week 10
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterALNC offers more than 150 camp sessions for kids ages 2-16, including half day sessions, full day options, full week […]
Bird Migration & Nature Walk
Bird Migration & Nature Walk
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterLet’s find migratory birds along Lake Waubesa shoreline, in the prairie, and woods! Lead by naturalist Clare Carlson, don’t forget […]
5 events,
Volunteer Restoration Workday – Walking Iron
Volunteer Restoration Workday – Walking Iron
Organizer: Dane County ParksJoin us every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 9am-noon throughout the year to restore and enhance Pasque Flower Prairie and adjoining project […]
Streams and Dams
Streams and Dams
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterMeet us at Leeson Park in Beloit, WI to learn about how dams impact streams. We will get into Spring […]
5 events,
Sensory-Friendly Museum Time
Sensory-Friendly Museum Time
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemMadison Children’s Museum welcomes children and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and/or sensory challenges to experience the museum […]
Tour North Cherokee with Parks Staff
Tour North Cherokee with Parks Staff
Our largest and perhaps most famous conservation park protects a variety of natural communities, ranging from upland forest to wet […]
4 events,
NATC’s Nature Rockstar
NATC’s Nature Rockstar
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterJourney into the rock cycle, play games, and listen to stories to learn about rocks and minerals, break open geodes, […]
3 events,
Lil’ Explorers: Pollinators
Lil’ Explorers: Pollinators
They buzz, they flutter, they help keep our environment thriving. Take a closer look at the busiest creatures in the […]
4 events,
Member Morning
Member Morning
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemStop in Saturday morning for exclusive members-only playtime! We know that Madison Children’s Museum members love and value the museum more than […]
Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day
Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day
Join other water enthusiasts at a location near you for the annual statewide Aquatic Invasive Species Snapshot Day. Learn how […]
Arboretum Grady Tract Work Party
Arboretum Grady Tract Work Party
Help improve native habitat and help native plants thrive by removing invasive plant species in the Lake Wingra watershed. The […]
Land Steward Work Day
Land Steward Work Day
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterInterested in helping restore and maintain ALNC’s prairie, marsh, and woodlands? Join us one Saturday a month, March through November, […]
3 events,
Sorting with Sarah
Sorting with Sarah
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemSkill-building fun for little ones! Sorting may seem simple, but it encourages cognitive development by promoting critical thinking and problem-solving […]
Wingra Oak Savanna Restoration and Monroe Street Environs
Wingra Oak Savanna Restoration and Monroe Street Environs
This oak savanna has been a cooperative restoration with the Arboretum, Dudgeon Monroe Neighborhood, and volunteers since 1992. We will […]
Friends of Stewart Park Restoration Workday
Friends of Stewart Park Restoration Workday
Organizer: Dane County ParksVolunteers should meet at the end of Blue View Drive at 1PM. Work priorities may vary throughout the year, but […]
2 events,
End of Summer Welty Camp Week 1
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterIt is the end of summer, but the School District of Beloit doesn’t start until September 3rd! Treat your kids […]
ALNC Summer Camp Week 11
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterALNC offers more than 150 camp sessions for kids ages 2-16, including half day sessions, full day options, full week […]
3 events,
Friends of Cherokee Marsh Board Meeting
Friends of Cherokee Marsh Board Meeting
Organizer: Friends of Cherokee MarshFriends members and the public are welcome at our monthly board meetings. Occasionally we reschedule, so contact us to confirm: […]
3 events,
Rock and Flow Festival
Rock and Flow Festival is a circus arts festival in its second year at Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center in […]
4 events,
Fall Prairie Seed Collection Volunteer Day
Fall Prairie Seed Collection Volunteer Day
Organizer: Dane County ParksFall is a beautiful time of year to be out in the prairie! The colors are changing and prairie seeds […]
3 events,
Bird & Nature Outing
Bird & Nature Outing
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterFree, family-friendly, naturalist-led hike from Aldo Leopold Nature Center in Edna Taylor Conservancy! 4th Saturday of Every Month – 10am […]
Opening Viewing – Gleam: Art in a New Light
Opening Viewing – Gleam: Art in a New Light
Be the first to see Olbrich's cutting edge exhibition, GLEAM, Art in a New Light, featuring site-specific art and light installations […]
3 events,
Grasslands on the Grady Tract
Grasslands on the Grady Tract
This is a good time to see the contrast in plants and animals between the sandy dry West Knoll and […]
Pollinator Party
Pollinator Party
Join us to observe and learn about the fascinating lives of the pollinators in the Arboretum's gardens and prairies. Naturalist-led […]
2 events,
End of Summer Welty Camp Week 2
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterIt is the end of summer, but the School District of Beloit doesn’t start until September 3rd! Treat your kids […]
ALNC Summer Camp Week 12
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterALNC offers more than 150 camp sessions for kids ages 2-16, including half day sessions, full day options, full week […]
3 events,
Gleam: Art in a New Light
GLEAM: Art in a New Light, is an annual exhibit featuring local, national and international artists creating light-based installations throughout […]
5 events,
Bethel Horizons Reunion Weekend
Organizer: Bethel HorizonsCome join us for a celebration and reconnection of all staff and volunteers from the past 50 years of Bethel […]
Member Summer Shindig: Dinosaurs!
Member Summer Shindig: Dinosaurs!
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemWrap up your summer in style with our annual Summer Shindig: Dinosaurs! Dig into this dino-tastic event with your family, […]
3 events,
Guided Tour Saturdays
Guided Tour Saturdays
Organizer: The Aldo Leopold FoundationGuided public tours of the Leopold Shack and Farm are offered on Saturdays at 1:00 pm through October 26. Reservations are recommended.