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Schedule of Events -Check back frequently for updates!

Sunday, April 13
Woodland Wildflower Walk
1-2:30pm
Family Frog Walk
1:30-2:30pm
UW Arboretum

Art & Nature Exhibit
11am-5pm
Olbrich Botanical Gardens

Monday, April 14
Toddler Time
9:30-10am
Madison Children's Museum

Tuesday, April 15
Children's International Art Exhibit
On-going today through June 8th
9am-5pm
International Crane Foundation

Art Dabblers: Recycle Art
10:30-11am
Madison Children's Museum

Wednesday, April 16
Art Dabblers: Recycle Art
10:30-11am
Madison Children's Museum

Arbor Day Celebration
1-4pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center

Thursday, April 17
Story Time
10:30am
UW Geology Museum

Hike the Marsh at your leisure
Park hours: 4am-dusk
Cherokee Marsh

Friday, April 18
Free Open House: Week of the Young Child Celebration
6-8pm
Madison Children's Museum

Hike and Explore on your own
Museums & Wildlife Exhibits open 8am-4pm
Trails are open dawn to dusk
MacKenzie Center

Saturday, April 19
Earth Day Challenge
All Day
Madison Parks

Midwest Annual Crane Count
5:30-7:30am
International Crane Foundation

Earth Day Ecological Restoration Work Parties
9am-Noon
Full Moon Rising Night Walk
6:30-8pm
UW Arboretum

Eco-Action & Planet Power for Cadets and Sr. Girl Scouts
9am-3pm
Plants & Eco-Explorer for Brownies
9:30am-3pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center

Tour of Legacy Center and Shack
1-4pm
Aldo Leopold Foundation

Sunday, April 20
Prairies & Savannas in Spring Walk
1-3pm
UW Arboretum

Volunteer Workday & Children's Crafts
1-4pm
Lussier Family Heritage Center

Monday, April 21
Toddler Time
9:30-10am
Madison Children's Museum

Self-guided tours at the Leopold Shack & Legacy Center
10am-5pm
Aldo Leopold Foundation

Tuesday, April 22
Stop in at the Museum
Open 8:30am-4:30pm
UW Geology Museum

Art Dabblers: Fingerprint Trees
10:30-11am
Madison Children's Museum

Wednesday, April 23
Bolz Conservancy Exhibit: Light Gaps
10am-4pm (10am-Noon free to the public)
Olbrich Botanical Gardens

Art Dabblers: Fingerprint Trees
10:30-11am
Madison Children's Museum

Thursday, April 24
Hike at your leisure
Trails open 5am-10pm
Lussier Family Heritage Center

Hike the Marsh at your leisure
Park hours: 4am-dusk
Cherokee Marsh

Tour of Legacy Center
2-3pm
Aldo Leopold Foundation

Friday, April 25
Drop in at the Zoo
Grounds open 9:30am-5pm
Buildings open 10am-4pm
Henry Vilas Zoo

Tour of Legacy Center
2-3pm
Aldo Leopold Foundation

Saturday, April 26
Isthmus Green Day
9am-3pm
At Monona Terrace
Nature Net, Aldo Leopold Nature Center & Madison Children's Museum

Curtis Prairie Work Day
9am-Noon
UW Arboretum

Flustered Mustard Festival
1-3pm
Aldo Leopold Nature Center

What is National Environmental Education Week?

National Environmental Education (EE) Week is the single largest organized environmental education event in U.S. history. It increases the educational impact of Earth Day by creating a full week of educational preparation, learning, and activities in K-12 classrooms, nature centers, zoos, museums, and aquariums.

National EE Week will involve thousands of educators and millions of students. It is coordinated by the National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (NEETF) in cooperation with hundreds of outstanding schools, environmental education organizations, education associations, state and federal agencies.