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, December 3, 2010
? Kettle Moraine State Forest?Northern Unit, Campbellsport, (920) 533-8322 - Nature Storytime: Chick-a-dee-dee-dee. Always bright-eyed and full of energy, chickadees add a cheery note to any winter day. You'll be amazed by the lives these tiny birds lead. This hour of nature fun awaits 3- to 6-year-olds with accompanying adults. Ice Age Visitor Center. 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
? Copper Culture State Park, Oconto, (920) 834-7706 - Candlelight Hike. Enjoy a scenic hike lit by luminaires through the woods and along the Oconto River in historic Copper Culture State Park. Warming fire and hot chocolate available at the shelter building. Leashed pets are welcome. Admission is free. Shelter building. 6-8 p.m.
? Havenwoods State Forest, Milwaukee, (414) 527-0232 - Family Hike: Winter Birds. Winter is a wonderful time to look for and feed the birds. Dress warmly to spend part of the morning looking for birds. We'll also make some simple feeders you can hang in your backyard. 10:30-11:30 a.m. No admission sticker required.
? Richard Bong State Recreation Area, Kansasville, (262) 878-5600 - Holiday Greenery. Put some ?green? in your holidays as you learn to create beautiful evergreen sprays or swags using natural materials. All materials provided. Please call to preregister and pre-pay the $10 fee. You may only register for one session. Sponsored by Bong Naturalist Association [exit DNR]. Visitor Center. 8:30-10 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. - noon.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
? Kettle Moraine State Forest?Northern Unit, Campbellsport, (920) 533-8322 l - An Evening With Nature: Protecting the Wonders of the Mid-Kettle Moraine. The Northern, Southern, Pike Lake, Lowes Lake and Lapham Peak Units of the Kettle Moraine State Forest care for and manage more than half of the interlobate moraine left by the last glaciers. Find out what tools and methods local citizens, groups and the Department of Natural Resources are using to protect the Mid-Kettle Moraine. Ice Age Visitor Center. 7-8:30 p.m.
