Holiday Make It & Take It
Saturday, December 5, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
You won’t want your kids to miss this
one! They’ll make 8 unique gifts for $12, wrap them up and your
children’s holiday shopping is done. Register before November 20, we
fill up every year! (Most appropriate for K – 5th graders.)
Discovering New Worlds – Can there be Life out There? (IYA)
Sunday, Dec. 6, 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Are we boldly going where no one has
gone before? Yes, with our telescopes. We know there are planets in
other star systems, but can they support life as we know it? Do they
have what it takes? Scientists are finding the answers. Join us as we
enter the habitable zone.
Cost $5/adults, $3.50/students,
seniors, FOMH, $12/families
Registration and payment due December 3.
Leave No Family Inside: Hark, Who Goes There?
Saturday, December 12, 12:30 – 3:00 PM
You’ll become an official animal
private investigator by learning how to identify animal tracks, scat
(animal droppings), and other clues left by local wildlife. Make and
take a special plaster cast of an animal track as your badge of honor
and expertise.
Cost: $6/person, $10/family
Registration and payment due December 9.
Candlelight
Snowshoe Walk
Saturdays, January 23 & February 6, 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Enjoy this
self-led excursion through the nature center’s lowland forest.
Refreshments will be served and all snowshoe equipment is provided.
A $2 discount is available to participants who bring their own
snowshoes.
Cost: $8/adults,
$5/students, seniors/FOMH or $25/family
Registration and payment due January 29.
This event is FULL for February 6.
Evening for
Sweethearts
Saturday, February 13, 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your
sweetheart and be treated to a reception with beverages, hors
d’oeuvres and soft music. Enjoy a quiet snowshoe walk and campfire.
Take home a small gift as a memento.
Cost: $40/couple
Reservations and payment due February 6.
Winter Camping
Saturday & Sunday, February 20
& 21
Why not get
out and enjoy the winter season by partaking in this annual
overnight event. Your registration fee includes 4 incredible meals
(this isn't your typical standard fare), fun cold-weather
activities, outdoor skills sessions, camaraderie with other outdoor
enthusiasts and a special appearance and presentation by local
celebrity, Lance Fox, who
climbed Mt. Everest in 2009.
Cost:
$50/adult, $40/members, seniors and students 14-17. Become a tent
captain by registering three other people with you and your fee, as
a tent captain, is $35.
Registration and payment are due by February 10.
Winter Camp Agreement
Form (PDF)
Winter Camp Sign Up
Form (PDF)
Leave No Family Inside: Snowshoeing
for Families
Sunday, February 21,
12:30-3:00 PM
What a better way to get out and
enjoy our Wisconsin winters than to experience it on snowshoes. Join
naturalist Jessica Miller as she guides you through the process of
learning how to snowshoe (it’s so easy!). A guided hike around the
nature center property will give you some practice with the new
footgear and a chance to learn about our winter world.
Cost: $6/individual or $10/family
Registration and payment due February 16.
Globe at Night
Friday,
February 26, 6:30-8:30 PM
If you like starry nights, plan
to attend this free training session for people interested in a
citizen-based monitoring project of the night sky called Globe at
Night. This nation-wide effort takes place from March 15-27 and
seeks to monitor and map light pollution sources. Information will
be provided on how an individual’s choices can reduce light
pollution.
Call to register by February 24.
No charge.
Pruning
Shade Trees: Beyond the Basics (NEW! LONGER SESSION)
Saturday, February 27, 10:30 AM – 4:00 PM
This popular class has been
extended to allow for more hands-on experience. Naturalist Steve
Petznick will present an indoors portion which includes numerous
handouts. After a bag lunch that you provide, a large portion of
the afternoon will be devoted to outside practice of what was
learned indoors. Bring clear photographs with leaves off from
several angles of your problem trees for some advice. Class size is
limited.
Cost: $20/adults, $17/seniors, FOMH
Registration and payment due February 25.
Willow Basketry
Saturday, February 27, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Create your
own rustic, rib-style basket in this class taught by Faith
Schlaeppi, a New London area landscape gardener and accomplished
basket maker. Locally collected willow will be used to create an
attractive and functional basket. Start by splitting and stripping
branches. The remainder of the day will be spent weaving and putting
on the finishing touches.
Cost:
$39/person or $34/members
Registration and payment are due by February 19.
Leopold Bench Building Workshop
Saturday, March 6, 9:00 – 11:00 AM
These comfortable rustic wood
benches were designed and made popular by noted Wisconsin
conservationist Aldo Leopold. You can build your own to grace a
patio or garden during this workshop with naturalist Mike Hibbard.
All you’ll need to complete your project are some hand tools.
Cost: $50/person, $45/students, seniors,
FOMH.
Registration and payment are due February 20.
Leave No Family Inside: Shrews and Mice and Moles…Oh
My!
Sunday, March 14, 12:30-3:00 PM
When most people think about
resident mammals in Northeast Wisconsin, I bet few think of mice,
shrews, moles and voles. In fact, small mammals significantly
outnumber large mammals such as deer, coyotes and raccoons but are
much more elusive. Join naturalist Jessica Miller and DNR Wildlife
Biologist, Loren Ayers, as they introduce
you to the world of small rodents. We’ll learn how to identify, live
trap and handle these special critters as well as learn some cool
facts about how they remain active all year long.
Cost: $6/individual or $10/family
Registration and payment due March 1.
Landscaping with Natives
Saturday, March 13, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Help change the world by planting
native vegetation instead of buying exotics from the nurseries and
discount stores. Donna VanBueken, Executive Director of Wild Ones,
is a leading advocate of going green in the Fox Valley area for
several decades. Her experience and suggestions will help you change
your landscape forever.
Cost: $5/adults, $3/students, seniors,
FOMH
Registration and payment are due March 7.
Build Your Own Rain Barrel
Saturday, March 20, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Turn a plastic 55-gallon drum into
a useful tool for catching rainwater and preventing storm water
runoff problems. All materials and instructions will be provided.
Participants will receive a list of simple tools to bring to class
upon registration.
Cost: $45/adults, $40/students, seniors &
FOMH
Registration and payment due March 6.
Crane Count Planning Meeting
Saturday, March 20, 1:00 – 2:00 PM
All persons interested in taking
part in the Annual Sandhill Crane Count on Saturday, April 17 are
encouraged to attend this orientation session. Sign up for sites in
both Outagamie and Waupaca Counties will be held during this
meeting.
No charge
Musky Magic
Sunday, March 21, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
If you love musky fishing, you’ll
love this show with our featured speaker Lee Tauchen, fishing guide
and lure manufacturer from Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. More than 30
vendors, poolside demonstrations, door prizes and food and beverage
sales will round out this event held at the New London Middle
School.
Tickets: $8/adults, $6/students 14
and under, for sale at the door.
Bird-scaping Your Yard
Saturday, March 27, 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Part of the Going Green in 2010
series, naturalist and avid birder Steve Petznick provides a
different perspective to the urban landscapes. From a bird’s eye
view, he will have you thinking a whole new way about your yard and
provide many ideas to increase the “curb appeal” for your feathered
friends.
Cost: $5/adults, $3/students, seniors,
FOMH
Registration
and payment due March 23
