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| January 2008 | ||||||
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| Ongoing: Jan 12-Feb 8 Paradise Lost - Artists on Climate Change Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Animal Insulation 11am-Noon Madison Children's Museum |
Story time at the Museum 10:30am UW Geology Museum Ice Castles 11am-Noon Build a Yurt 2-2:30pm Madison Children's Museum |
Paws & Claws 9-Noon Lunch Bunch Noon-1pm Winter Pioneers 1-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Ice Boat Science 9:30-10:45am UW Project Ice Cube 11am-Noon Dry Ice Exzperiments 2-2:30pm Madison Children's Museum |
Wingra Oak Savanna Volunteer
Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Truly Remarkable Loon 11-11:45am Snow People 1-2pm Winter Wands 3-4pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Snow People 1-2pm Winter Wands 3-4pm Madison Children's Museum What's Happening Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Art Dabblers: Mittens 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Mittens 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Annual Meeting & Buffalo BBQ 6pm MacKenzie Center |
Winter Bird Watching 9-11am Aldo Leopold Nature Center T'ai Chi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Silhouette Portraits 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Family Nature Journals Noon-1pm UW Arboretum |
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| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Looking for Animal Signs 1-2:30pm All About Snow 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Silhouette Portraits 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Art Dabblers: Ice Painting 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Ice Painting 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Winter Wonderlnad 10:30-11:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Grady Tract Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon Nocturnal Sights & Sounds 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum Design a City 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Eco-Trek through MSCR 1-2:30pm Cherokee Marsh Winter Water Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Design a City 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Roller Paint 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Roller Paint 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Lunch Bunch Noon-1pm Snowshoeing 1-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Children of the Rainforest 10:30am & 1:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Papermaking 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
| Winter Explorations 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Papermaking 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Snow Flakes 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Snow Flakes 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Nighttime in the Jungle 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| February 2008 | ||||||
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| On-going: Now through February 8th -
Paradise
Lost - Climate Change Exhibit at Olbrich Gardens Don't Miss: February 8-10 Garden Expo at Alliant Energy Center |
Winter Science Lab 9am-Noon Winter Story Time 2-2:30pm Madison Children's Museum Oak Savanna Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Birds 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Sun Catchers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Sun Catchers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Museum Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
T'ai Chi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Valentine Card 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Sky Stories 6:30-8:30pm UW Arboretum |
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| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| About Mammals 1-2:30pm Animal Tracks Walk for Families 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Music Together 3:30-4pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Valentine Cards 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Valentine Cards 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Nighttime in the Jungle 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Hmong at Hear Preview Party 6-8pm Madison Children's Museum |
Hmong at Heart Grand Opening 9am-5pm Madison Children's Museum Children of the Rainforest 10:30am & 1:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Guided Tour of Legacy Center 1pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Thawing Out 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Night Creatures & Constellations 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Eco-Trek through MSCR 1-2:30pm Cherokee Marsh Trees in Winter 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Construction Zone 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Construction Zone 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Nighttime in the Jungle 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Outdoor Cook for Jr. Girl Scouts 9am-Noon or 1-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Science in a Box 11-11:30am or 2-2:30pm Madison Children's Museum |
Curtis Prairie Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Hmong Paj Ntaub Patterns 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
| Transitions 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Hmong Paj Ntaub Patterns 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Percussion Shakers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Percussion Shakers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| March 2008 | ||||||
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| Madison Reads Leopold 9am-12:30pm Walk with Leopold 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Leopold Weekend Guided Tour 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Madison Children's Museum Leopold Discovery Day 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Awakenings Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Friendship Bracelets 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Friendship Bracelets 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time 1030am UW Geology Museum Dinosaur Domes 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Tree Trekking 1-3pm UW Arboretum T'ai Chi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Collage Pendants 1-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Collage Pendants 1-2pm Madison Children's Museum Mud Family Walk 1:30-2:20pm Springing Forward 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Time 9:30-12am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Fairy Terrariums 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Blarney Stones 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Blarney Stones 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Hmong Story Cloths 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Wands & Face Painting 12:30pm St. Patrick's Parade 1:30pm Madison Children's Museum End of Winter Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Growth Charts 10-11am Fun in the Garden 11am-Noon 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Healthy Snacks 10-11am Recipe Books 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Great Eggspectations 1:30-3:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Toothbrush Timers 10-11am Healthy Smiles 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Great Eggspectations 10:30am-12:30pm 1:30-3:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Obstacle Course 10-11am Bike Safety 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Great Eggspectations 10:30am-12:30pm 1:30-3:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Equinox Night Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum |
Ken Lonquist Healthy Habits Performance 11am-Noon Madison Children's Museum |
Hat Making 10-11am Easter Hat Parade Noon Madison Children's Museum Guided Tour: Legacy Center & the Shack 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Skydance Night Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Signs of Spring 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
World Game Room 10am-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Crowns 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Crowns 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Hmong Clothing 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| Maple Syrup Fest 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Early Birds Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Rainstick-making 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| April 2008 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Art Dabblers - Dental
Floss Painting 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Dental
Floss Painting 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Maple Syrup Festival 9am-2pm MacKenzie Environmental Center Wingra Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum UW International REACH 10:30-11:30am Hmong Jewelry 1-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-3pm Madison Children's Museum Early Spring Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Postcard Designs 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Postcard Designs 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Water Everywhere for Brownies Noon-2pm or 2:30-4:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Garlic Mustard Pulling 9-11:30am Edna Taylor Conservation Park Curtis Prairie Workday 9am-Noon Frolicking Frogs 1-3pm UW Arboretum Garden Art 10-11am Madison Children's Museum |
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| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Earth Day Bouquet! |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Children's International Art Exhibit On-going now through June 8th 9am-5pm International Crane Foundation Art Dabblers: Recycle Art 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Recycle Art 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Arbor Day Celebration 1-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum Hike the Marsh at your leisure Park hours: 4am-dusk Cherokee Marsh |
Hike and Explore on your own Museums & Wildlife Exhibits open 8am-4pm Trails open dawn to dusk MacKenzie Center Free Open House: Week of the Young Child Celebration 6-8pm Madison Children's Museum |
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 |
| Woodland Wildflower Walk 1-2:30pm Family Frog Walk 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Art & Nature Exhibit 11am-5pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Prairies & Savannas in Spring Walk 1-3pm UW Arboretum Volunteer Workday & Children's Crafts 1-4pm Lussier Family Heritage Center |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum Self-guided tours at the Leopold Shack & Legacy Center 10am-5pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
EARTH DAY! | 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 Tour of Legacy Center 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Hike at your leisure Trails open 5am-10pm Lussier Family Heritage Center Hike the Marsh at your leisure Park hours: 4am-dusk Cherokee Marsh |
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 |
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 |
| Stop in at the Museum Open 8:30am-4:30pm UW Geology Museum Art Dabblers: Fingerprint Trees 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |||
| Kajsiab House Hmong
Folk Fair Noon-3pm Madison Children's Museum Make a May Basket 1-2:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Woodland Wildflowers 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers May Day Basket 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - May
Day Basket 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Early Signs of Spring 7-8pm UW Arboretum |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| May 2008 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Story time 10:30am UW Geology Museum Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Free Open House: Gallery Night 6-8pm Madison Children's Museum |
Guided Tour 10am-Noon 1-2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Wingra Savanna Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum T'ai Chi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Hmong Dolls 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Open House Noon-4pm UW Geology Museum Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm UW Science Sunday 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Spring Festival 1-5pm Bethel Horizons Woodland Wildflowers 1-2:30pm Badger Trolley 1-3pm UW Arboretum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Flower Pots 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Flower Pots 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Magnolias & Other Early Bloomers 7-8:15pm UW Arboretum |
Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Earth & Sky for Brownies 5-7pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Tundra to Tropics Bird Hike 8:30-10:30am Aldo Leopold Nature Center - Black Earth Native Plant Sale 9am-2pm UW Arboretum Outdoor Creativity for Jr. Girl Scouts 9-11am 12:30-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Bike Decorating 10:30-11am Art Bike Rally 11am-Noon Hmong Hearts 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Birding Before Brunch 8-10am Mother's Day Brunch 10am-2pm Talk to the Naturalist & Badger Trolley Arboretum 1-3pm Sampler Walk 1-2pm Ecosystems Family Walk 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Mother's Day Bouquet 1-3:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Mother's Day Cards 1-2pm Paper Flowers 3-3:30pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Pizza Art 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Home School: UFOs in the Forest 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Art Dabblers: Pizza Art 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Flowering Crabapples 7-8:15pm UW Arboretum |
Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Outdoor Creativity & Environmental Health for
Jr. Girl Scouts 9am-2pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Guided Tour 10am-Noon 1-2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Grady Tract Workday 9am-Noon Spring Evening Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum Clown Hats 1-2pm Face Painting 3-3:30pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Curtis Prairie Walk & Badger Trolley 1-3pm UW Arboretum Grow a Salad Bowl 1-2:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Clown Hats 1-2pm Face Painting 3-3:30pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Egg Painting 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Egg Painting 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Azaleas & Rhododendrons 7-8:15pm UW Arboretum |
Curtis Prairie Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Guided Tour 1-2pm 2-4pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Hmong Clothing 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Oak Openings 1-3pm UW Arboretum Hmong Clothing 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Memorial Day - get out and enjoy the outdoors! | Art Dabblers: Masks 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Home School: Wetland Romp 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Art Dabblers: Masks 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Shade Trees 7-8:15pm UW Arboretum |
Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Guided Tour 2-3pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Painted Planters 1-2pm Seed Planting 3-3:30pm Madison Children's Museum Guided Tour 10am-Noon 1-2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Peter Phippens Flutes of the World 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center - Black Earth |
* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| June 2008 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| On-going: Now through June 6th Children's International Art Exhibit International Crane Foundation Indian Mounds Walk 8:30-10:30am UW Arboretum Cow Masks 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Little Sprouts Gardening 10-11am Olbrich Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Roses and Rest 7pm UW Arboretum |
Leopold Legacy State Trail System Kick Off 10am Aldo Leopold Nature Center Storytime 10:30am UW Geology Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Edna Taylor Conservation Park Workday 9am-Noon Madison Conservation Parks Butter Making 10-11am Madison Children's Museum Little Sprouts Gardening 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation African Cranes, Wetlands and Communities Opening 2-4:30pm International Crane Foundation |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Greene Prairie Walk 8:30-10:30am Who's Buzzing in Your Ear? 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Wind Socks 1-3pm Museum Outreach at Marquette Waterfront Festival 11am-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time 9:30-10am Madison Children's Museum |
Little Sprouts Gardening 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Fish Magnets 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Fish Magnets 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Conifers Garden Tour 7pm UW Arboretum |
Little Sprouts Gardening 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Kickapoo Naturalist Canoe Trip 8am-5pm Bethel Horizons Edna Taylor Conservation Park Workday 9am-Noon Madison Conservation Parks Take a Stake in the Lakes 9am-12pm Caterpillar Capers 1pm UW Arboretum Design a Tie for Dad 10-11am Madison Children's Museum Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Walk the Prairie with Papa 8:30-10am UW Arboretum Fishing the Alder Fork 9:30-Noon Aldo Leopold Nature Center Now through the 20th Kid's Fishing Camp Bethel Horizons |
Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Research Facility Open House 4-6pm Savanna and Prairie Garden Tour 7pm UW Arboretum |
Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Edna Taylor Conservation Park Workday 9am-Noon Madison Conservation Parks Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Feast with the Beasts 11am-7pm Henry Vilas Zoo Rhapsody in Bloom 5-10pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Solstice Nightwalk 8-9:30pm UW Arboretum |
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| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Grady Tract Walk 8:30-10:30am UW Arboretum Painted Planters 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Kid's Cook Camp 9am-Noon Today thru Thursday Seed Planting 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Seed Planting 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Aquatic Invaders in our Lakes 7-8pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Seed Planting 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation What's Blooming? 7pm UW Arboretum |
Sun Print Cards 1-2:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Seed Planting 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Seed Planting 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Core Area and Curtis Prairie Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Edna Taylor Conservation Park Workday 9am-Noon Madison Conservation Parks Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Painted Planters 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| Curtis Prairie Walk 8:30-10am UW Arboretum |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| July 2008 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Ongoing: Blooming Butterflies July 16th thru Aug 10th Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Water Science 10-11am Fish Magnets 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Water Science 10-11am Fish Magnets 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Fish Magnets 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Wingra Oak Savanna
Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Water Rockets 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Curtis Prairie Walk 8:30-10am UW Arboretum Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Hmong Story Cloths 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Bookmarks 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time & Art 10-11am Bookmarks 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum The Giving Tree Band Concert 5:30pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Story Time & Art 10-11am Bookmarks 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Bookmarks 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Home Garden Tour 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Puzzling Pond Critters 9:30-11am Aldo Leopold Nature Center GO Day at the Zoo 10am-12:30pm Henry Vilas Zoo Outdoor Skills and Prairie Tour 10am-3pm MacKenzie Center Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Hmong Story Cloths 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Grady Tract Walk 8:30-10:30am Family Butterfly Walk 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Bubble Painting 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Shadow Puppets 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time & Art 10-11am Shadow Puppets 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Story Time & Art 10-11am Shadow Puppets 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum First Day of Blooming Butterflies 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Shadow Puppets 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Shadow Puppets 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Grady Tract Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon Midsummer Delights Nightwallk 8-9:30pm UW Arboretum Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Bubble Painting 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Curtis Prairie Walk 8:30-10am UW Arboretum Welcome Peru! 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Peru Exploration Station 10am-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
Peru Exploration Station 10am-2pm Madison Children's Museum Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Peru Exploration Station 10am-2pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Peru Exploration Station 10am-2pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Peru Exploration Station 10am-2pm Madison Children's Museum Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Curtis Prairie Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Paper Flowers 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| Grady Tract Walk 8:30-10:30am UW Arboretum Leap into Lakes 1-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
Insect Art 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Animal Tracking 10-11am Insect Art 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Concert in the Garden 7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Insect Art 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Sun & Shade Native Plant Garden Tour 7pm UW Arboretum |
Insect Art 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| SIGN UP! Summer Day Camps Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Ongoing: Family Trailside Backpack Program
(Self-guided) Monday-Friday 8:30am-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
How Wet Can You Get
Buddy Camp 10-11:30am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Butterflies and Blooms 1pm-2pm (prereg. req.) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Insect Art 2pm-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Dane County's
Farmers' Market on the Square 6am-2pm Farmers' Market Wingra Oak Savanna Restoration Volunteer Workday 9am-12pm UW Arboretum Leap into Lakes 1pm-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| Grady Tract
Walk 8:30-10:30am UW Arboretum |
Paper Helicopters (Aug. 4-8) 2pm-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Feathers & Fur
Bilingual Camp 9-11:30am(prereg. req.) At Play in the Mud Camp1-3:30pm (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Breakfast for
Butterflies 8:30am-9:30am (prereg. req.) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Dane County Farmers' Market 8:30am-2pm Farmers' Market |
ALNC Fairy Chronicles
and Other Camps 9-11:30am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Brown Bag Seminar 12pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Butterfly Arts and Crafts 1pm-2pm (prereg. req.) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Butterflies and Blooms 1pm-2pm (prereg. req.) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Dane County's
Farmers' Market on the Square 6am-2pm Farmers' Market Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Shooting Star Sleepover (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Pond Stuff 8:30-10 am Curtis Prairie Walk 8:30-10am UW Arboretum Last Day of Blooming Butterflies 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Ongoing: Family Trailside Backpack Program
(Self-guided) Monday-Friday 8:30am-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Little Shack/Little
Woods and Survivor! Camps 9-11:30am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Lemonade Stand 10am-11am Madison Children's Museum Hooray for Herps and Weird Science Camps 1-3:30pm (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Dane County Farmers'
Market 8:30am-2pm Farmers' Market Lemonade Stand 10am-11am Madison Children's Museum |
August Toddler Time
Club 10-11am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Every Day Superheroes
9am-3pm (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Dane County's
Farmers' Market on the Square 6am-2pm Farmers' Market Take a Hike with Aldo 9:30am-11:30am ALNC Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Junior Palooza 10am-1pm Madison Children's Museum Discover the Curious World of Insects Class 1pm-3pm UW Arboretum Insect Serenade Walk 8pm-9:30pm UW Arboretum |
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| Prairies and Savannas on the Grady Tract Walk
8:30am-10:30am UW Arboretum Water Painting 1pm-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Homes & Hideaways 10-11am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Multiple Nature Camps (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Catch the Reading Bug Concert and Picnic 6:30pm-8pm Madison Public Library Hosted at Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Dane County Farmers' Market 8:30am-2pm Farmers' Market Native Grasses Tour 7pm UW Arboretum |
August Toddler Time Club (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Feathers and Fur Buddy Camp 10-11:30am (prereg.
req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Dane County's Farmers' Market on the Square 6am-2pm Farmers' Market Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Water Painting 1pm-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| Curtis Prairie Walk 8:30-10am UW Arboretum |
How Wet Can You Get
Buddy Camp (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Dane County Farmers'
Market 8:30am-2pm Farmers' Market |
August Toddler Time
Club (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
Dane County's
Farmers' Market on the Square 6am-2pm Farmers' Market Shack Tour 10am Tour of Legacy Center 2pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
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| Prairies and Savannas
on the Grady Tract Walk 8:30am-10:30am UW Arboretum |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| September 2008 | ||||||
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| Labor Day | Weekly Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Ken Lonnquist Concert 6-8pm ALNC Garden Harvest Party 10-11:30 am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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| Fall Color Hike (Grandparent's Day Celebration)
(prereg. req.) 1-3pm ALNC |
Weekly Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Fall Volunteer Work Day Aldo Leopold Foundation Twilight Time 6:30pm-8pm UW Arboretum |
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| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Native by Design: A "How-To" Conference for
Gardeners 9am-4:30pm UW Arboretum Thai Fest 11:30-4pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Time Or Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Tots in Motion 9:30-10am Art Dabblers: Peace Doves 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Peace Doves 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Small Tree & Shrub Walk 5:30-7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Weekly Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Ecological Restoration Work Party 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Kids for Peace Day 10am-1pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| Peace Banners 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Grady Tract Walk 1-3pm UW Arboretum |
Toddler Time Or Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum Equinox Night Walk 6:30pm-8pm UW Arboretum |
Tots in Motion 9:30-10am Art Dabblers: Paper Dolls 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Paper Dolls 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Gorgeous Grasses Walk 5:30-7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Weekly Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Annual Members
Meeting 9am-9pm International Crane Foundation Ecological Restoration Party 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Meet the Musician 11-11:30am Mola Designs 1-2:30pm Madison Children's Museum Pipers in the Prairie 4:30-8pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
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| Arboretum Sampler
Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Origami 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time Or Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Tots in Motion 9:30-10am Art Dabblers: Flags 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| October 2008 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Art Dabblers: Flags 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Weekly Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Ecological
Restoration Party 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Card Making 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Card Making 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Butterflies and Flowers Walk 1-3pm UW Arboretum |
Toddler Time Or Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Tots in Motion 9:30-10am Preschool Spanish Begins (8-week session) 9:30-10am Art Dabblers: Pinwheels 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Pinwheels 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Weekly Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Fall Fest 5:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Harvest Moon Festival 6-9pm Lussier Family Heritage Center |
Ecological Restoration Work Party 9am-Noon B-B-Bats Earth Partnership for Families 1-3pm Red Lanterns Night Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum T'ai Chi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Science in Action! 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Woodlands Walk 1-2:30pm Badger Trolley Tour 1, 2 & 3pm Family Walk: Why Leaves Change Color 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Tool Time 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time Or Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Tots in Motion 9:30-10am Art Dabblers: Building Room 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Start of The Wisconsin Book Festival
(through Oct 19) Aldo Leopold Foundation Art Dabblers: Building Room 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Putting Your Garden to Bed 5-6:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Putting Your Garden to Bed 9-10:30am Garden Jewelry 10-11:30am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Ecological Restoration Work Party 9am-Noon All About Owls 1-3pm UW Arboretum Tool Time 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Garden Jewelry 10-11:30am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Badger Trolley Tour 1, 2 & 3pm Fall Color Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Sailbots 1-3pm Music of Mali 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Time Or Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Tots in Motion 9:30-10am Art Dabblers: Ice Painting 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Ecology Explorer Program now available through
Nov. 13 Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers: Ice Painting 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Night Rose Garden Walk 6-7:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Nighttime in the Jungle 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Haunted Hay Ride 6:30-9:30pm MacKenzie Center |
Ecological Restoration Work Party 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Meet the Musician 11-11:30am Pop Art 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Haunted Hay Ride 6:30-9:30pm MacKenzie Center |
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| Leaf Designs 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Badger Trolley Tours 1, 2 & 3pm Tour of the Lost City 1-3pm UW Arboretum |
Toddler Time Or Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Tots in Motion 9:30-10am Art Dabblers: Happy Halloween 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Happy
Halloween 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Halloween Concert 11am-Noon Madison Children's Museum Positively Pumpkins 1-2:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Halloween Party 10am-1pm Madison Children's Museum |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
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