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Nature Hike
Nature Hike
Organizer: UW ArboretumLearn about the land, plants, animals, fungi, phenology, and ecology. Geared for adults, these longer walks may cover some sloping […]
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Dragonfly Monitoring Walk
Dragonfly Monitoring Walk
Organizer: UW ArboretumJoin the Arboretum and the Wisconsin Dragonfly Society for guided walks to monitor dragonflies, including identifying species and collecting data […]
Public Information Meeting – Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Public Information Meeting – Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Organizer: City of Madison ParksThe community is invited to attend a virtual public information meeting to learn about the Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Royal Thai […]
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3 events,
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Organizer: Dane County ParksSign-Up is Required Join us for Tuesday and Friday workdays throughout the summer! We’ll be rotating through the park system […]
Lil’ Explorers – Outdoor Adventure
Lil’ Explorers – Outdoor Adventure
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterYour preschooler loves to get their hands into everything, run around, and explore! Come help foster that sense of wonder […]
Prairie Work Days at the Prairie Learning Center
Prairie Work Days at the Prairie Learning Center
Organizer: Dane County ParksWhere: Native plant gardens & prairie restorations in the Prairie Learning Center, centered at the Heritage Center. Dates: every Friday […]
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Free Fun Weekend in Dane County Parks
Organizer: Dane County ParksDane County Parks is offering a permit-free weekend on June 4th and 5th. Many activities that normally require a permit […]
Madison Bike Week
Organizer: City of Madison ParksBike Week celebrates riding to work, to the grocery store, to a park, to the library -- or biking just […]
Electronics Recycling Event
Electronics Recycling Event
Organizer: City of Madison ParksRecycling your old or broken-down electronics at this FREE event at Warner Park! Madison residents, and residents from surrounding communities, […]
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Organizer: UW ArboretumArboretum Wingra Oak Savanna Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas. Tools and training provided. Groups welcome […]
Bike-A-Thon & Drive
Bike-A-Thon & Drive
Organizer: Bethel HorizonsJoin us for the 37th Annual Bethel Horizons Bike-A-Thon on Saturday, June 4, 2022! Participants and volunteers come together to […]
Pond Exploration Day
Pond Exploration Day
Organizer: City of Madison ParksJoin the UW Madison Center for Limnology at Elver Park for a free, fun, and hands-on day of science centered […]
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project virtual training: northern states
Monarch Larva Monitoring Project virtual training: northern states
Organizer: UW ArboretumLearn how to collect data that contributes to knowledge of monarch populations. Participants will learn about monarch biology, monitoring procedures, […]
7 events,
Nature Hike
Nature Hike
Organizer: UW ArboretumLearn about the land, plants, animals, fungi, phenology, and ecology. Geared for adults, these longer walks may cover some sloping […]
Guided Garden Strolls
Guided Garden Strolls
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensFree guided garden strolls of the outdoor gardens Sundays, June - August Tours depart at 1:30 & 3 p.m. Get […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Cherokee Marsh, North
Bird & Nature Adventures | Cherokee Marsh, North
Organizer: City of Madison ParksWildflower Wander with Mary Binkley ~ Cherokee Marsh is Madison’s largest conservation park with three units - North, South, and […]
Prairie Hills Community Composting Project
Prairie Hills Community Composting Project
Organizer: RootedGardeners and community members will be working together to sort materials, turn compost piles, and measure the progress of the […]
Guided Garden Strolls
Guided Garden Strolls
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensFree guided garden strolls of the outdoor gardens Sundays, June - August Tours depart at 1:30 & 3 p.m. Get […]
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Indian Lake County Park Property Plan Public Information Meeting
Indian Lake County Park Property Plan Public Information Meeting
Organizer: City of Madison ParksDane County Parks will begin working on a property plan that will propose future management, recreation use and park facility […]
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Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Organizer: Dane County ParksSign-Up is Required here Join us for Tuesday and Friday workdays throughout the summer! We’ll be rotating through the park […]
Lil’ Explorers – Story Time (English)
Lil’ Explorers – Story Time (English)
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterJoin us every Tuesday for a story and activity based on the wonders of our natural world! This event will […]
Learn About Pollinators
Learn About Pollinators
Organizer: City of Madison ParksJoin Rooted and Good Oak Ecological Services to learn about pollinators in and out of the vegetable garden in this […]
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Clean Lakes 101 – Season-Ahead Algal Bloom Forecasting
Clean Lakes 101 – Season-Ahead Algal Bloom Forecasting
Organizer: Dane County ParksJoin Clean Lakes Alliance for this in-person or virtual hybrid edition of Clean Lakes 101 to learn about research to […]
Weeds & Wildflowers
Weeds & Wildflowers
Organizer: Dane County ParksSpace is limited; Sign-Up is required here Natural Communities of Dane County: June 8, 8-11am: Indian Lake shelter, 8183 State […]
608 Day Lunch-Hour Big Hill Park Informative Sign Hike
608 Day Lunch-Hour Big Hill Park Informative Sign Hike
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterJoin Welty for a lunch-hour hike to celebrate 608 Day. We will hike to visit a few of the interpretive […]
Managing Wisconsin Water Resources: Past, Present and Future
Managing Wisconsin Water Resources: Past, Present and Future
Organizer: Friends of the ArboretumPresented by Carl Sinderbrand and Paul Kent Water is one of those resources we often take for granted here in […]
Conservation Park Tour | Sandburg Woods
Conservation Park Tour | Sandburg Woods
Organizer: City of Madison ParksThis 30-acre tract is extremely valuable to resident wildlife and migratory birds. Renewed management efforts aim to restore and maintain […]
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Troy Farm Stand
Troy Farm Stand
Organizer: RootedCome pick up your fresh, organic Troy Farm produce from 3:30-6:30. For most of the summer, farm stands run concurrent […]
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Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Organizer: Dane County ParksSign-Up is Required Join us for Tuesday and Friday workdays throughout the summer! We’ll be rotating through the park system […]
Sky’s the Limit STEM Camp
Sky’s the Limit STEM Camp
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterWelty is happy to be the location for The Sky’s the Limit STEM Camp for middle and high school aged […]
5 events,
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Organizer: UW ArboretumArboretum Core Area and Curtis Prairie Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas. Tools and training provided. […]
Land Steward Work Day
Land Steward Work Day
Organizer: Aldo Leopold Nature CenterLand Stewards & Restorationists — We Need YOU! Interested in helping restore and maintain ALNC’s prairie, pond, and woodlands? Join […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Owen
Bird & Nature Adventures | Owen
Organizer: City of Madison ParksWalk in the Woods with Sean Gere ~ Explore Owen Conservation Park on gentle trails through historic oak openings on […]
Full Moon Night Walk
Full Moon Night Walk
Organizer: UW ArboretumLet your eyes adjust to the moonlight, listen to the night sounds, and experience the darkness on this naturalist-led walk. […]
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Summer Explorations
Summer Explorations
Organizer: UW ArboretumArboretum Family Nature Program This program is a fun, fascinating way for families with children elementary age and younger to […]
Nature Hike in the Grady Tract
Nature Hike in the Grady Tract
Organizer: UW ArboretumLearn about the land, plants, animals, fungi, phenology, and ecology. Geared for adults, these longer walks may cover some sloping […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Turville Point
Bird & Nature Adventures | Turville Point
Organizer: City of Madison ParksExplore Turville Trails with Melissa Kesling ~ Follow rolling hiking paths through the Turville Point Conservation Park woodlands and prairie […]
Conservation Park Tour – Cherokee Marsh, North
Conservation Park Tour – Cherokee Marsh, North
Organizer: Friends of Cherokee MarshThe final Conservation Park Tour of the 2022 season culminates in the largest of our conservation parks. Cherokee Marsh Conservation […]
Sights, Smells and Sounds of the Night
Sights, Smells and Sounds of the Night
Organizer: Welty Environmental CenterJoin Welty and the Rock County Conservationists on a sensory night hike ! Dave Bendlin, local naturalist and retired Milton […]
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3 events,
Lil’ Explorers – Hora del cuento (Español)
Lil’ Explorers – Hora del cuento (Español)
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage Center¡Únase a nosotros todos los martes para una hora de cuento y ua actividad basada en las maravillas de nuestro […]
Learning Together–Swallows Fly By
Learning Together–Swallows Fly By
Organizer: UW ArboretumFamily Class Learn about tree swallows and barn swallows; watch them fly, search for their nests, and maybe even see […]
Spring Harbor Park – Public Information Meeting
Spring Harbor Park – Public Information Meeting
Organizer: City of Madison ParksThe community is invited to attend an online virtual public information meeting regarding the proposed 2022 dredging of the Spring […]
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Woodland, Savanna, and Prairie Gardens
Woodland, Savanna, and Prairie Gardens
Organizer: UW ArboretumArboretum Garden Tour Celebrate late spring by visiting woodland, savanna, and prairie gardens. This tour, led by garden curator Susan […]
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Insect Scavenger Hunt
Insect Scavenger Hunt
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemUse your keen detective skills to search for and find insects hidden in the Urb Garden. Magnifying glasses and binoculars […]
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Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Organizer: Dane County ParksSign-Up is Required here Join us for Tuesday and Friday workdays throughout the summer! We’ll be rotating through the park […]
Summer Breeze
Summer Breeze
Organizer: Olbrich Botanical GardensA feel-good summer tradition! Come enjoy simple pleasures with the ones you love! Join in the fun – grab a […]
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Chris Gavin, Naturalist & Outdoor Enthusiast Presents Early Summer Foraging
Chris Gavin, Naturalist & Outdoor Enthusiast Presents Early Summer Foraging
Organizer: Dane County ParksEarly Summer Foraging 3-5 pm $20/person Meet at Shelter 1 Festge County Park, 4894 Scherbel Road, Cross Plains, WI 53528 […]
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Organizer: UW ArboretumArboretum Grady Tract Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas. Tools and training provided. Groups welcome with […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Starkweather Creek Area
Bird & Nature Adventures | Starkweather Creek Area
Organizer: City of Madison ParksSummer Solstice with Alex Singer ~ Join Master Naturalist Alex Singer for a free fun family-friendly educational nature outing or […]
Dragonfly Monitoring Walk
Dragonfly Monitoring Walk
Organizer: UW ArboretumJoin the Arboretum and the Wisconsin Dragonfly Society for guided walks to monitor dragonflies, including identifying species and collecting data […]
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Dads Visit for Free on Father’s Day
Dads Visit for Free on Father’s Day
Organizer: International Crane FoundationSave the date for Father’s Day on Sunday, June 19, when dads get free admission to our site Cranes of […]
Nature Hike
Nature Hike
Organizer: UW ArboretumLearn about the land, plants, animals, fungi, phenology, and ecology. Geared for adults, these longer walks may cover some sloping […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Warner Park
Bird & Nature Adventures | Warner Park
Organizer: City of Madison ParksOrienteering with Kathlean Wolf ~ Enjoy an informal family and kid-friendly nature walk around the scenic Warner Pond lagoon and […]
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Junior Naturalist: Session 1
Junior Naturalist: Session 1
Organizer: Dane County ParksJoin a small group of other young naturalists as we explore and observe nature. We’ll hike, bike, and canoe through […]
Chicken Wrangler Workshop at Schumacher Farm County Park
Chicken Wrangler Workshop at Schumacher Farm County Park
Organizer: Dane County ParksJoin one of our knowledgeable Chicken Wranglers for a free workshop this summer. You will learn how to care for […]
3 events,
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Organizer: Dane County ParksSign-Up is Required Join us for Tuesday and Friday workdays throughout the summer! We’ll be rotating through the park system […]
Introduction to Nature Journaling
Introduction to Nature Journaling
Organizer: FIELD EdventuresCome and join one another during FIELD Edventures' June 2022 virtual workshop series: INTRODUCTION TO NATURE JOURNALING. Here, you can […]
Parks Alive ~ Lift Leopold
Parks Alive ~ Lift Leopold
Organizer: City of Madison ParksParks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Parks Alive […]
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Parks Alive ~ Meadowood Park
Parks Alive ~ Meadowood Park
Organizer: City of Madison ParksParks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Parks Alive […]
A Wild Rumpus at Reindahl Park
A Wild Rumpus at Reindahl Park
Organizer: City of Madison ParksEnjoy child-led play at Reindahl Park based on the educational approach of AnjiPlay. Madison Public Library will provide special play […]
What’s in Bloom?
What’s in Bloom?
Organizer: UW ArboretumArboretum Garden Tour Join Susan Carpenter, Wisconsin Native Plant Garden curator, to find, compare, and learn about flowers on native […]
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Traditional Communities and the Welfare of Cranes in Iran, Bhutan, Tibet, Turkey and Russia
Traditional Communities and the Welfare of Cranes in Iran, Bhutan, Tibet, Turkey and Russia
Organizer: International Crane FoundationWith Co-Founder George Archibald. June 23, at 11 a.m. Central Time. Click here to register. Cranes are admired, respected, and […]
Parks Alive ~ Owl Creek Park
Parks Alive ~ Owl Creek Park
Organizer: City of Madison ParksParks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Parks Alive […]
Acacia Ridge | Acer | Birchwood Point – Public Information Meeting
Acacia Ridge | Acer | Birchwood Point – Public Information Meeting
Organizer: City of Madison ParksThe City of Madison Parks Division will hold an online public information meeting for the master planning process of three […]
2 events,
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Summer Volunteer Restoration Workdays
Organizer: Dane County ParksSign-Up is Required Join us for Tuesday and Friday workdays throughout the summer! We’ll be rotating through the park system […]
MREA Annual Energy Fair
MREA Annual Energy Fair
Organizer: Midwest Renewable Energy AssociationThe 31st Annual Energy Fair: June 24-26, 2022 The MREA (Midwest Renewable Energy Association) invites you to join us in […]
8 events,
8th Annual Prairie Chase Run/Walk
8th Annual Prairie Chase Run/Walk
Organizer: Friends of Pheasant Branch ConservancyJoin us for the 8th annual Prairie Chase Run/Walk supporting the Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy! Between a scenic 5K […]
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Ecological Restoration Work Party
Organizer: UW ArboretumArboretum Core Area and Curtis Prairie Volunteer for restoration activities and learn about prairies and savannas. Tools and training provided. […]
Bird & Nature Adventures | Edna Taylor
Bird & Nature Adventures | Edna Taylor
Organizer: City of Madison ParksBaby Bird Bonanza with Dane Gallagher ~ Join a naturalist for an easy family-friendly walk from Aldo Leopold Nature Center […]
Butterflies and Wildflowers of Cherokee Marsh
Butterflies and Wildflowers of Cherokee Marsh
Organizer: Friends of Cherokee MarshWe will observe a variety of butterflies as they take nectar from wildflowers, and learn about their identification, behavior, and […]
Seeds in Soil Book Launch
Seeds in Soil Book Launch
Organizer: Madison Children’s MusuemCelebrate the release of Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots, a new book by Susan Apps-Bodilly, […]
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Garden Stroll
Garden Stroll
Organizer: UW ArboretumThis gently paced stroll through the gardens is well-suited for a multi-generational outing. Learn about the land, plants, animals, fungi, […]
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Parks Alive ~ Allied Park
Parks Alive ~ Allied Park
Organizer: City of Madison ParksParks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Parks Alive […]
2 events,
Summer Morning Nature Walks led by Naturalist Clare Carlson, Friends of Capital Springs Recreation Area
Summer Morning Nature Walks led by Naturalist Clare Carlson, Friends of Capital Springs Recreation Area
Organizer: Dane County ParksDetails: Trails are moderate with some hills. Walks are leisurely as we stop to observe wildlife and interesting flora along […]
Parks Alive ~ Darbo/Worthington Park
Parks Alive ~ Darbo/Worthington Park
Organizer: City of Madison ParksParks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Parks Alive […]
2 events,
Parks Alive ~ Increase the Peace
Parks Alive ~ Increase the Peace
Organizer: City of Madison ParksParks Alive is a collaborative effort across multiple City departments and involves many community-based stakeholders and mobile resources. Parks Alive […]
A Wild Rumpus at Reindahl Park
A Wild Rumpus at Reindahl Park
Organizer: City of Madison ParksEnjoy child-led play at Reindahl Park based on the educational approach of AnjiPlay. Madison Public Library will provide special play […]
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Bumble Bee Brigade Training
Bumble Bee Brigade Training
Organizer: Lussier Family Heritage CenterBumble Bee Brigade Training: Learn to identify, photograph, and monitor bumble bees with the Wisconsin DNR’s newest citizen-based monitoring project! […]
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