What do you get when you have a beautiful spring day and add kids? A great day to be outside exploring! That’s what happened on April 8 at the Aldo Leopold Center Nature Center. Wisconsin was experiencing some unusually warm weather for April and nature did not disappoint. The kids saw Virginia Bluebells, Bloodroot, garter […]
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There is nothing better than enjoying fireflies on a hot summer night. More than 50 people (22 adults and 33 kids) came out to Indian Lake County Park on July 9 to enjoy educational activities and a great hike to enjoy fireflies. Everyone gathered at 7 pm to learn about the animals and insects of
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On July 6, Get Kids Outside hosted a group of 30 kids from the Taft location of the Boys and Girls Clubs at Cherokee Marsh for an exploration of the wetland. Kids went on a scavenger hunt and explored pond life at several different locations. A few comments we heard were: “I don’t want to
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About 30 kids and their families showed up at Cherokee Marsh for the evening hike on April 9, 2022. We were able to see red-winged blackbirds, mallards, sandhill cranes and woodcock. A highlight of the trip included spotting an old hornet’s nest hanging from a tree. Special thanks to Paul Noldner for bringing along binoculars
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What do you get when you take a perfect autumn day and add 13 kids? A great day to get outside and introduce kids to the wonder and awe of nature! The weather on October 30 was perfect and the fall colors at Indian Lake County Park were vibrant. About 500 geese and few sandhill
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Indian Lake County Park is the site of our Get Kids Outside fall event.
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Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 100State 30 W. Mifflin Street, 6th floor (Next to Veterans Museum) Free and open to the public Register via Facebook or email getkidsoutside@gmail.com. Join Diane Schwartz, founder of Get Kids Outside to brainstorm ways to get Madison’s youth of color engaged in the outdoors. What are the barriers? What do we need
