UPCOMING EVENTS AT STATE PARKS, FORESTS, AND TRAILS
WATCHABLE WILDLIFE OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS
Check with the park or forest of your choice for additional activities and special events not listed. Most events are free of charge; park admission sticker required unless otherwise noted. Events and times subject to change.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Hartman Creek State Park, Waupaca, (715) 258-2372 or e-mail - Canoe Hike. Bring your canoe or kayak and join Naturalist Nikita at the Knight Lane boat landing. Sigh-up by Noon on Friday, September 2. You may sign-up in person or by phone (715) 258-2372. Boaters 16 and under need an accompanying adult. 6:30 p.m. arrive early to unload boats.
Interstate State Park, St. Croix Falls, (715) 483-3747 - If the River Could Talk. Hear some of the fascinating history of the St. Croix River Valley. 3 p.m. at the Summit Rock Trail sign.
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Northern Unit, Campbellsport, (920) 533-8322 or e-mail - Ladybugs Everywhere Nature Storytime. Ice Age Visitor Center 9:30-10:30 a.m. Journey into Darkness Night Hike. Mauthe Lake Recreation Area. 8-9:45 p.m.
Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, (920) 854-5976 or e-mail - Hemlock Trail. 10 ? 11 a.m. Meet at Weborg Shelter.
Potawatomi State Park, Sturgeon Bay, (920) 746-2890 or e-mail - Buggy Movie. Amphitheater. 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Buckhorn State Park, Necedah, (608) 565-2789 or e-mail - Buzz on Bees. Amphitheater. 7 p.m.
Governor Dodge State Park, Dodgeville, (608) 935-2315 or e-mail - Universe in the Park. Evening.
Harrington Beach State Park, Belgium, (262) 285-3015 or e-mail - The Music of John Higgins. Puckett's Pond. 7 p.m.
Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee, (414) 527-0232 or e-mail - Bug Hunt for Families. 10:30-11:30 a.m.
High Cliff State Park, Sherwood, (920) 989-1106 or e-mail - Get Outdoors! Family Play Day. Noon ? 3 p.m.
Interstate State Park, St. Croix Falls, (715) 483-3747 - Hike to Horizon Rock.. 1:30 p.m. at the Horizon Rock Trail sign near the Ice Age Center. The Owl and the Mouse. Meet Aztec, a live owl, and play a game that illustrates the exceptional hearing of some nocturnal animals 4 p.m. at the grassy area in the center of the North Campground. A Billion Years on the Pothole Trail. 7 p.m. at the Pothole Trail sign.
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Northern Unit, Campbellsport, (920) 533-8322 or e-mail - Saturday Morning Nature Sleuths. Mauthe Lake Picnic Shelter and Long Lake Picnic Shelter. 10-11 a.m. Meet the Ranger. Mauthe Lake Beach. 2-3 p.m. Get Outdoors! Family Play Day. Mauthe Lake Recreation Area Beach. 1-4 p.m. Deep Night Sky Objects Evening Event. Ice Age Visitor Center. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Summer Star Gazing Evening Event.. Ice Age Visitor Center. 8:45-10:45 p.m.
Kohler-Andrae State Park, Sheboygan, (920) 451-4080 or e-mail - History of Kohler-Andrae. Sanderling Nature Center. 7 p.m. Family Play Day Event - The Sands of Kohler-Andrae. On the beach near the bathhouse. 2-3 p.m.
Lake Kegonsa State Park, Stoughton, (608) 873-9695 or e-mail - Falconry: An Extreme Form of Bird Watching.. Beach. 5:30 p.m.
Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, (920) 854-5976 or e-mail - Rachel Carson Trail. Labor Day Weekend - Saturday through Monday. Nature Center. On your own. Quotes from the author of Silent Spring posted along the 0.5-mile White Cedar Nature Trail.
Potawatomi State Park, Sturgeon Bay, (920) 746-2890 or e-mail - Toadology. Nature center. 7 - 7:45 p.m.
Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Kansasville, (262) 878-5600 - Nature Art. Amphitheater. 9:30 ? 11 a.m. Old-Fashioned Campfire. Amphitheater. 7-8 p.m.
Roche-A-Cri State Park, Adams-Friendship, (608) 565-2789 or e-mail - Buzz on Bees. Mound shelter. 2 p.m.
Willow River State Park, Hudson, (715) 386-5931 or e-mail - Meet the Ranger. Nature Center 6 p.m.
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Buckhorn State Park, Necedah, (608) 565-2789 or e-mail - Smokey Visits the Park.. Amphitheater. 4-5 p.m. Nature Playground and Crafts. Amphitheater. 4-8 p.m.
Devil's Lake State Park, Baraboo, (608) 356-8301 - Big Band Concert. $5 per person. Dances go from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. with music by the Hal Edwards Orchestra.
Hartman Creek State Park, Waupaca, (715) 258-2372 or e-mail - Odonata: Damsels and Dragons in Fields and Streams. Beach parking lot. 10 a.m.
High Cliff State Park, Sherwood, (920) 989-1106 or e-mail - Native American Hike. Trailhead of the Indian Mound parking lot. 9-10 a.m. General Store and Museum Tour. 2-3 p.m.
Interstate State Park, St. Croix Falls, (715) 483-3747 - Catch and Tag a Monarch Butterfly! The fee is $3 for Friends of Interstate Park and $5 for non-members. For registration and information call (715) 483-3747. 1-3 p.m. starting at the Ice Age Center. Family Fun: Snakes! 4 p.m. at the Ice Age Center. Hiking the Ice Age Trail. 7 p.m. at the Pothole Trail sign.
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Northern Unit, Campbellsport, (920) 533-8322 or e-mail - Get Outdoors! Family Play Day. Long Lake Recreation Area South Beach. Noon- 3 p.m. Universe in the Park. Evening.
Kohler-Andrae State Park, Sheboygan, (920) 451-4080 or e-mail - Great Lakes Search and Rescue. Sanderling Nature Center. 1:30 p.m.
Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, (920) 854-5976 or e-mail - Stargazing 101. 8 - 9 p.m. Nicolet Beach.
Potawatomi State Park, Sturgeon Bay, (920) 746-2890 or e-mail - Eco Art Day. Nature center. 10 a.m. - Noon.
Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Kansasville, (262) 878-5600 - Scales and Slime. Visitor Center but be prepared to drive. 9:30 ? 11 a.m. Bird Crafts. Drop in between 6pm and 7:30pm to create fun art Visitor Center.
Roche-A-Cri State Park, Adams-Friendship, (608) 565-2789 or e-mail - Smokey Visits the Park. Mound shelter. 10-11 a.m. Nature Playground and Crafts. Mound shelter 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Interstate State Park, St. Croix Falls, (715) 483-3747 - The Secrets of Eagle Peak. 10 a.m. at the Eagle Peak Trail sign in the Pines Group Camp. Turtles Are Terrific! 1:30 p.m. behind the Beach House at Lake O? the Dalles.
Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Kansasville, (262) 878-5600 - Meet the Ranger. Beach Playground. 1-1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee, (414) 527-0232 or e-mail - Preschool Storytime: In Search of Dragonflies. 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, (920) 854-5976 or e-mail - Scavenger Hunt. Stop by the Nature Center any time to try the Scavenger Hunt. Find all the items, win a prize. Shore Walk at Weborg Point. 10 ? 11 a.m. Meet at Weborg Shelter.
Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Kansasville, (262) 878-5600 - Adopt-a-Highway. Join us to clean up of the highway in front of the park. Visitor Center. 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Kettle Moraine State Forest--Northern Unit, Campbellsport, (920) 533-8322 or e-mail - An Evening With Nature: Birds of Prey. Ice Age Visitor Center. 7-8:30 p.m.
Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, (920) 854-5976 or e-mail - CCC in Wisconsin State Parks. Nature Center. On request. Enjoy a 15-minute video about a Depression-era work group that left an indelible mark on Peninsula.
