Educational Programs
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Explore Horseshoe Island
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Make your own way to Horseshoe Island and join Ranger Johnson and Peninsula State Park's natural resources educator for a 1-mile hike and learn. Together they will share the ecology and history of Horseshoe Island.
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Bumble Bee Hike
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Join naturalist Anne Duffy on a casual, late-morning hike through Lakeshore State Park to celebrate these important creatures! Tour Lakeshore’s new Beeminiums, sponsored by the Friends of Lakeshore Park, and created by UW-Milwaukee students, to…
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Guided Hike to Bald Bluff
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Join our naturalist on a guided hike to bald bluff and stone elephant!
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Summer Fields Guided Hike
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Join local naturalists as they get out and enjoy a hike in the meadow. Learn about how it has evolved and how it is changing. Meet at Lot 1.
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Learn To FIsh
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Come learn to fish at Sandhill Wildlife Area! Join our special team of volunteers to learn the ins and outs of fishing right on our very own ponds. This program is open to anyone wanting to learn more about fishing. All ages are welcome. Anyone 16…
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Saturday Morning Nature Sleuths
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Get on those detective hats and join us every Saturday from June through August as we solve and look for clues in the Wisconsin Explorer books.
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Bird Hike
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Did you know there are over 100 species of birds that call the park home? Come watch the amazing aerial feats of the Caspian Tern or listen for the splash of a cormorant diving for its dinner. Naturalist Anne Duffy will help you learn the basics of…
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Slithering Snakes
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Swing by the naturalist’s table by the Beach House to view real snake skins and see how big you are compared to snakes!
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Edible Plants Hike
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Join our educators for one of the two sessions of this edible plants hike! Enjoy a stroll through the park while learning about tasty plants that you can find growing in our prairies (and maybe in your own backyard!).