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| January 2009 | ||||||
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| Ongoing this week: Winter Wonder Week at the Madison Children's Museum | Native Americans in
Winter 9am-Noon Paws & Claws 1-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Story Time 11-11:30 Lava Lamps 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Face Painting 10-11am Snow Globes 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| What's Happening Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Ice Painting 1-2pm Stuart Stotts 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Time Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Story time 1:30-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
Winter Bird Watching 9-11am Aldo Leopold Nature Center Wonderful Winter Wildlife 1-3pm Night Sounds 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum T'aiChi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Percussion Duo 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Searching for Animal Signs 1-2:30pm All About Snow 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Silhouette Portraits 1-3pm Music Together 3:30-4pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Time Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Wildlife Management 9am-4pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Silhouette Portraits 103pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Citizen Mural 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Time Cantajuego 10-10:30am Happy B-day Dr. King 11-11:30am Madison Children's Museum Snowshoe the Winter Landscape 1-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Polling Place Inauguration Celebration 11-11:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Design a Flag 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Tracking on Snowshoes 1-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Design a Flag 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Children of the Rainforest 10:30am & 1:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Wisconsin Raptors at Black Earth 1:30-3:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Winter Sleuths 9am-Noon Aldo Leopold Foundation Citizen Mural 10-11am Madison Children's Museum Family Volunteer Day 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Winter Reflections 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Wonder Art 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Toddler Time
Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Winter Wonder Art 1-3pm 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 |
| February 2009 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Kids' Safety Day Noon-3pm Madison Children's Museum Halfway to Spring 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Cantajuengo Toddler Time 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers - Cinnamon Bear 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Cinnamon Bear 10:30-11am Science Story Time 1:30-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
Museum Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum Nighttime in the Jungle 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Wingra Oak Savanna
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon Sounds & Stillness Night Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum Weaving 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Winter Birds 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Heart Pins 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Cantajuengo Toddler Time 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers - Valentine Pop-up 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Valentine Pop-up 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Garden Expo at Alliant Energy Center Today 4pm through Sunday 4pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Great Backyard Bird Count 9-11:30am Aldo Leopold Nature Center Winter Science Lab 9am-Noon Ice Sculptures 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Wild West Cactus Garden 1-2:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Sky Stories 6:30-8:30pm UW Arboretum |
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| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| About Mammals 1-2:30pm Animal Tracks 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Ice Sculptures 1-3pm Winter Story Times 3:15-3:45pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Cantajuengo Toddler Time 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Art Dabblers - 3 Little Pigs 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - 3 Little Pigs 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Incredible Edible Gardens 8:30am-5pm Nighttime in the Jungle 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Museum Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Grady Tract Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Children of the Rainforest 10:30am & 1:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Paper Making 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Trees in Winter 1-2pm UW Arboretum Paper Making 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Cantajuengo Toddler Time 10-10:30am 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 |
Nighttime in the Jungle 6:30-8pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Curtis Prairie Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Meet the Musician 11-11:30 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 2009 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Drop-In Play Day 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Transitions Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Clay
Creations 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Clay
Creations 10:30-11am Story time Science 1:30-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum Rain Gardens Class 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum |
Aldo Leopold Weekend Today through Sunday Aldo Leopold Foundation Brownies Healthy Habits Try-It 6-8pm Madison Children's Museum |
Madison Reads Leopold 9am-3:30pm UW Arboretum Member Preview Party: Spring Flower Show 9-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Family Tour & Art Workshop: Super Bug 1-3pm AT Overture Center Madison Children's Museum |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Leopold Discovery Day 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center A Walk with Leopold 1-2:30pm Mud Family Walk 1:300-2:30pm UW Arboretum Felt Pins 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Yarn Printing 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Yarn Printing 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon Skydance Night Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum Dinosaur Domes 10-11:30am Olbrich Botanical Gardens T'ai Chi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Sock Puppets 1-3pm Let's Play Carnival AT Keva Sport's Center 7-11pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| St. Patrick's Day Parade Prep Noon-1pm Parade AT Capitol Square 1:30pm Madison Children's Museum End of Winter Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum Lunch Bunch Noon-1pm Maple Syruping 1-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Art Dabblers: St Pat's Pins 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Hot Cocoa at Olbrich at Night 5:30-7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Art Dabblers: St. Pat's Pins 10:30-11am Story time Science 1:30-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Equinox Night Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Fairy Terrariums 10-11;30am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Meet the Musician 11-11:30am Recycled Musical Instruments 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Leopold Foundation Open Noon-4:30pm Aldo Leopold Foundation |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Rain Sticks 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Signs of Spring Walk 1-2:30pm Tim-m-m-ber-r-r! 1-3pm UW Arboretum Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Finger Print Trees 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Spring Plant Show Sale 10am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Art Dabblers: Finger Print Trees 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Junior Scout Folk Arts Badge 6-8pm Madison Children's Museum |
Volunteer Naturalist Training 9am-4pm International Crane Foundation Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Rain Sticks 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Community Supported Agriculture Open House 1-4pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
| Gardening for the Birds 10-11:30am Winter Concert 2pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Effigy Mounds of Dane County Class 12:30-4:30pm Early Migrants 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Maple Syrup Fest 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Soapy Science 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers: Glitter Eggs 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Prescribed Burn Training International Crane Foundation |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| April 2009 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Art Dabblers -
Glitter Eggs 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon Intro to Bird Identification 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Junior Scouts Architecture Badge at Monona Terrace 10am-3pm Madison Children's Museum Leopold Foundation Open Noon-4:30pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Bolz Conservatory Exhibit: Light Gaps Now thru June 30 Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Brain Awareness Day 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Early Spring Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Garden Baskets 1-2:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Healthy Snacks 10-11am Natural Egg Dyes 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Great Eggspectations 10:30am-12:30pm 1:30-3:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Farm to Table 10-11am Herb Gardens 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Obstacle Course 10-11am Kit for Kids 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Great Eggspectations 10:30am-12:30pm 1:30-3:30pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Growth Charts 10-11am Hula Hoops & Hopscotch 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Obstacle Course 10-11am Food Pyramid 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon Spring sunset Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum Spring Pansy Sale 10am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Hat Making 11am-Noon T'ai Chi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Holiday Egg Hunt & Easter Hat Parade 10am AT The Great Dane & Capitol Square Madison Children's Museum |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
 Celebrate
Earth Day Bouquet This Week and Next!Woodland Wildflowers Walk 1-2:30pm Frogs Family Walk 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum |
Spring Hike at your Leisure 5am-10pm Lussier Family Heritage Center Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Hike & Explore on your own 8am-4pm MacKenzie Environmental Center Art Dabblers - Pinwheels 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Pinwheels 10:30-11am Story Time Sciences 1:30-2pm Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Leaf Mulch Sale 2-5pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Earth Day Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon All About Birds Class 1-3pm UW Arboretum Flower Pot Wind Chime 10-11:30am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Leopold Foundation Open Noon-4:30pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Flustered Mustard Festival 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Spring Creations 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Prairies & Savannas in Spring 1-3pm UW Arboretum Seed Planting 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Hike the Marsh at your Leisure 4qm-dusk Cherokee Marsh Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Recycled Instrument 10:30-11am Free Open House - Week of the Young Child Celebration 6-8pm Madison Children's Museum |
Happy Earth Day! Art Dabblers - Recycled Instrument 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Recycled Art 2-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Visit the Zoo 9am-5pm Henry Vilas Zoo Fiddle-icious 11am & 11:30am Madison Children's Museum Evening at Cherokee Marsh 6:30pm Cherokee Marsh |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon How to Identify Spring Wildflowers 1-3pm UW Arboretum Controlling Invasive Plants 9am-Noon Aldo Leopold Foundation Isthmus Green Day Kid's Corner: Featuring Nature Net & Madison Children's Museum 9:30am-6pm Arbor Day Celebration 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center Papermaking in the Garden 1-2:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Bottle Cap Magnets 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ||
| Annual Open House Noon-4pm UW Geology Museum Woodland Wildflowers Walk 1-2:30pm Nature's Opera: Songbirds in Spring 1-3pm UW Arboretum Tissue Flowers & Vases 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Leopold Foundation
now open daily 10am-4:30pm Aldo Leopold Foundation Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - May
Day Basket 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Bringing Birds Back to Oak Savannahs 7-8pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Art Dabblers - May
Day basket 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Early signs of Spring 7-8pm UW Arboretum |
Frog Walk 6pm (prereg. req.) Cherokee Marsh |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| May 2009 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| Junior Scouts Visual
Arts Badges 6-8pm Gallery Night Free Open House 6-8pm Madison Children's Museum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Kaleidoscopes 1-3pm Author Reading 10-10:30am & 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
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| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Badger Trolley Tours 1-3pm Woodland Wildflowers 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Kaleidoscopes 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Cantajuego 10-10:30am Elementary Science Symposium 3-5pm Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Sun Catchers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Sun Catchers 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Magnolias & Other Early Bloomers 7-8:15pm UW Arboretum |
Cherokee Marsh Family Tour 10-11:30am Madison Children's' Museum Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum Spring Bulbs & Wisconsin Root Beer 5:30-7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Mask Making Part I 10-11am Madison Children's Museum Plant Sale with the Pros 4-7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Celebrating Birds 8:30-10:30am Aldo Leopold Nature Center Native Plant Sale 9am-2pm Spring Evening Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum Fabulous Flower Pots 10-11:30am Olbrich Botanical Gardens T'ai Chi Animal Frolics 11-11:30am Bike Decorating 11am-Noon Art Bike Rally AT Capital Square Noon Sock Puppets 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Birding Before Brunch 8-10am Mother's Day Brunch 10am-Noon Arboretum Sampler Walk 1-2pm Badger Trolley Tours 1-3pm Spring is Here Family Walk 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Mother's Day Concert 2-3pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Sock Puppets 1-3pm Music Together 3:30-4pm Madison Children's Museum |
Cantajugo 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Noodle Necklaces 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Noodle Necklaces 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Flowering Crabapples & Lilacs Tour 7-8:30pm UW Arboretum |
Mask Making Part II 10-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Vegetable Printing 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Spoon River Anthology Theater Performance 4-7pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
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| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Grass Head Planters 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Badger Trolley Tours 1-3pm Curtis Prairie & Noe Woods Walk 1-3pm UW Arboretum |
Cantajuego 10-10:30am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Spring Mosaics 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum Affects of Land Use on Streams 7-8pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Art Dabblers - Spring Mosaics 10:30-11am Story Time Science 1:30-2pm Madison Children's Museum Azaleas & Rhododendrons 7-8:30pm UW Arboretum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Mask Making Part III 10-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Volunteer Workday 9am-Noon UW Arboretum Grass Head Planters 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Spring Ephemerals & Alien Invaders 1-3pm Oak Openings & Restored Prairies Walk 1-3pm UW Arboretum Grow a Salad Bowl 1-2:30pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens Paper Bag Kites 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Painted Flower Pots 10:30-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Art Dabblers - Painted Flower Pots 10:3011am Madison Children's Museum Conifers Tour 7-8:30pm UW Arboretum |
Volunteer Planting Day 8am-4pm UW Arboretum Paper Bag Kites 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| Remnants & Restorations Walk 1-2:30pm UW Arboretum Dinosaur Puppets 1-3pm 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 |
| June 2009 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Little Sprouts Gardening 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Little Sprouts Gardening 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Little Sprouts Gardening 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Little Sprouts Gardening 10-11am Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
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| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Seed Planting 10-12pm Madison Children's Museum | Seed Planting 10-12pm Madison Children's Museum | Butter Making 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Butter Making 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
| Gardens after Dark
7-8:15pm (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens ]Moth Madness and Interesting Insects 1-3pm UW Arboretum |
Garden Design & Ice
Cream 5:30-7pm Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| July 2009 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Plant a Pizza 1-2pm (prereg. req)
Olbrich
Botanical Gardens Madison Butterfly Count 9am-12pm UW Arboretum |
Go Like Diego! Bilingual Camp 9-11:30am Starts (goes through Thurs.) Ages 6-7 Prereg. Req. Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Peace Doves 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum | Peace Doves 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum | Outdoor Skills Day and Prairie Interpretive
Tour 9am-2pm MacKenzie Puzzling Pond Critters 9:30-11:30am Prereg. Req. Aldo Leopold Nature Center Peace Doves 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Midsummer Delights 8-9:30pm UW Arboretum |
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| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Butterflies 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum | Blooming Butterflies Starts (daily) 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Garden |
Butterfly Story and Art Adventure 1-2pm. (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Butterflies and Blooms 10-11am (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Blooming Butterflies (daily) 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Garden Green & Gold Training Camp 10am-12pm Henry Vilas Zoo |
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| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Blooming Butterflies (daily) 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Garden |
Blooming Butterflies (daily) 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Garden Grand Opening of ICF's New African Crane Exhibits! 2pm Free Admission 9-5 International Crane Foundation |
Toddler Story & Stroll 10-11am (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Let's Pretend! Starts 1-1:30pm (goes through Wed.) Ages 4-5 Prereg. Req. Aldo Leopold Nature Center Toddler Story & Stroll 1-2pm (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Breakfast for the Butterflies 8:30-9:30am (prereg.
req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Marble Painting 9-11am Madison Children's Museum |
Butterfly Story and Art Adventure 1-2pm. (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Summer Evening in the Garden 6-8 pm (prereg. req.) Lussier Community Education Center |
Butterflies and Blooms 1-2 pm (rereg. req)
Olbrich Botanical Gardens Marble Painting 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Firefly Sleepover 7pm-8am (goes through Sat.) Ages 8+ Prereg. Req. Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Flashlights and Fireflies 8-9pm (prereg. req)
Olbrich
Botanical Gardens Marble Painting 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| Blooming Butterflies
(daily) 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Garden Nocturnal Animals 6:30-8:30pm UW Arboretum |
If Trees Could Talk
Book Signing 1-3pm UW Arboretum |
Toddler Story &
Stroll 10-11am (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Toddler Story & Stroll 1-2pm (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Breakfast for the Butterflies 8:30-9:30am (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens | Butterfly Story and
Art Adventure 1-2pm. (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Butterflies and
Blooms 1-2 pm (rereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| August 2009 | ||||||
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| Blooming Butterflies
(daily) 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Garden |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Blooming Butterflies
(daily) 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Garden Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Madison Children's Museum |
Blooming Butterflies
(daily) 10am-4pm Olbrich Botanical Garden |
Toddler Story &
Stroll 10-11am (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Toddler Story & Stroll 1-2pm (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Tree Top Tots 1-1:30pm Tues.-Wed. (prereg. req) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Breakfast for the
Butterflies 8:30-9:30am (prereg. req)
Olbrich Botanical Gardens Wildlife Exhibit Tour 6-7:30pm MacKenzie |
August Toddler Time 10-11am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum Butterfly Story and Art Adventure 1-2pm. (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Take it Outside PBS
Kids Open House 9-11am PBS Kids Butterflies and Blooms 10-11am (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens Texture Rubbings 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Capital Nature Walk
1-1:30pm; 2-2:30pm Madison Children's Museum Movie Night Fundraiser 6pm-?? UW Geology Museum Insect Serenade 8-9:30pm UW Arboretum |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Pond Stuff
1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum Blooming Butterflies Ends Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
Nature's Worst Jobs
8-10am Wed.-Thurs. (prereg. req.)Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
August Toddler Time 10-11am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
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| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| August Toddler Time 10-11am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Clay Pinch Pots 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
Clay Pinch Pots 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Clay Pinch Pots 1-3pm Madison Children's Museum Remembering Laura Ingalls Wilder—Prairie Fire 6:30-8:30pm UW Arboretum |
August Toddler Time 10-11am (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Flashlights and Fireflies 8-9pm (prereg. req) Olbrich Botanical Gardens |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| September 2009 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Twilight Time Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Free Family Sunday
Noon-5pm Madison Children's Museum |
Late Summer Walk 6-8pm Cherokee Marsh |
Nature Crafts for
Families 1-3 pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
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| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Fun with Fungi Walk 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
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| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 4th Annual Zoo Run Run 2009 10am Henry Vilas Zoo |
Equinox Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum |
Open House 6-8pm Upham Woods |
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| October 2009 | ||||||
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| Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Harvest Moon Festival
6pm Lussier Family Heritage Center |
Pipers in the Prairie 4:30-8pm. (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center Hootenanny Sing-Along 6:30-8:30pm MacKenzie |
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Fall Color Walk 2-4pm Cherokee Marsh Why Do Leaves Change Color? Walk 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
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| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Haunted Hay Ride 6:30-9:30pm MacKenzie |
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| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Halloween at the Zoo
10am-4pm Henry Vilas Zoo |
Celebrate Cranes!
Festival 9am-5pm. International Crane Foundation |
Vacation Day Programs
9am-4pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
"Creatures of the
Night" Fall Fest 5:30-8pm (prereg. req.) Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
Haunted Hay Ride
6:30-9:30pm MacKenzie Under the Autumn Moon Walk 6:30-8pm UW Arboretum |
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| November 2009 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Madison Children's Museum |
Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Preparing For Winter Walk 1:30-2:30pm UW Arboretum |
Weird Science 9am-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
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| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
Families on the
Frontier 1-3pm Aldo Leopold Nature Center |
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| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Gobble, Gobble...Wild Turkeys! 1-3pm UW Arboretum |
Stars and Night Sounds Walk 6:30-8pm 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 |
| December 2009 | ||||||
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| Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
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| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Free Family Sunday Noon-5pm Madison Children's Museum |
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| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Story Time 10:30am UW Geology Museum |
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* January * February * March * April * May * June * July * August * September * October * November * December *