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Candle Dipping & Hot Chocolate
Candle Dipping & Hot Chocolate
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterEnjoy a cup of hot chocolate and make your own scented candle. Choose from a traditional wick or a pine […]
Winter Animals Family Nature Program
Winter Animals Family Nature Program
Learn about how animals survive the Wisconsin winters. Do they stay and adapt, hibernate, or migrate? Walk, 1:30–2:30 p.m., indoor […]
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Candlelit Snowshoe Hike
Candlelit Snowshoe Hike
Come join us at the MacKenzie Center for a fun Friday night of hiking and snowshoeing. Snowshoes will be provided, […]
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Madison Winter Festival
Madison Winter Festival
Organizer: Madison Conservation ParksThe Madison Winter Festival is one of the oldest annual community events in the area celebrating and promoting outdoor sports, […]
Animal Scat @ MCM
Animal Scat @ MCM
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemSometimes we can tell the most about our local animals by what they leave behind! Kids will will learn more about […]
Scandihoovian Winter Festival
Scandihoovian Winter Festival
Take a Winter Habitat Hike at Cave of the Mounds National Natural Landmark and enjoy a free family movie at your […]
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Focus on Fossils Tour
Focus on Fossils Tour
See the cave in a whole new way! Your guide will teach you about our limestone bedrock and show authentic […]
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Wonder Bugs Preschool AM Program
Wonder Bugs Preschool AM Program
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature Center– All sessions include indoor and outdoor time. Please bring appropriate outdoor clothing. – All sessions include a snack. – […]
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Nature Explorations @ MCM
Nature Explorations @ MCM
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemWe will learn about something different each week! Sometimes visitors may plant seeds, or paint, or explore the many aspects […]
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Museum Storytime
Museum Storytime
Museum storytime is geared toward preschool-aged children and each week features a book, museum specimens and a craft to take home. […]
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Vacation Day: 6 More Weeks!
Vacation Day: 6 More Weeks!
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterFrom woolly bear caterpillars to groundhogs, animals have been used for a long time as predictors of the weather. We […]
Succulent Planters @ MCM
Succulent Planters @ MCM
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemLearn about succulents, decorate a pot, and plant a succulent to bring home. Kids will gain a better understanding of plants […]
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Breakfast with the Birds
Breakfast with the Birds
Join naturalist Eric Volden for an entertaining morning of bird watching and bird lore at Bethel Horizons’ bird feeding station. […]
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Waddle into Water
Waddle into Water
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterExamine the icy world of the emperor penguin. We will discover how these amazingly well-dressed creatures are able to survive […]
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Grow a Beanstalk!
Grow a Beanstalk!
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemDrop by the Rooftop Clubhouse to decorate a pot to plant some bean stalks in! Visitors will plant seeds harvested from the […]
Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
Organizer: Madison Conservation ParksNearly 1000 brave souls did the plunge in 2018 and raised $335,000 for Special Olympics Wisconsin. Let's see what the […]
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Public Planetarium Programs
Public Planetarium Programs
In travels to the Arctic and Antarctic regions of our planet, we'll examine the ecosystems that exist and thrive there […]
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Tree and Brush Removal
Tree and Brush Removal
Organizer: Friends of Cherokee MarshDane County Parks Volunteer Tree & Brush Removal Workday Plan to arrive by 8:50 am as we would like to […]
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13th Maple Sugar Fest
13th Maple Sugar Fest
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterCome out to Big Hill Center for a morning full of maple sugar fun, including: hikes, an active condenser boiling […]
Rain Garden Workshop
Rain Garden Workshop
Organizer: Dane County ParksLearn how installing a rain garden can help protect our lakes, rivers and streams and add beauty to your property! […]
Live Raptors from Hoo’s Woods & Outdoor Activities @LFHC
Live Raptors from Hoo’s Woods & Outdoor Activities @LFHC
Organizer: Dane County ParksExperience the wonders of nature at Capital Springs! Meet Hoo’s Woods live raptors - including a Golden Eagle and owls […]
Rainforest Rhythms
Rainforest Rhythms
The Rainforest Rhythms series celebrates cultures in rainforest (tropical and sub-tropical) regions around the world with authentic performances of music […]
Star Constellations @ MCM
Star Constellations @ MCM
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemStars have been used throughout history as a way of navigating and finding. After learning to identify some of the […]
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Tracking Natural Cycles
Tracking Natural Cycles
Phenology is the study of life cycle events and timing in nature. Learn how to track and record events such […]