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Nature Passport
Common Questions:
Wondering what to do with your children this summer? Are you looking for a family activity that costs nothing, has a variety of convenient locations, and is scheduled exactly when you want it? Do you enjoy the thrill of discovery and the fresh air? Then, put on your adventurer's hat, get your eyes, ears, hands and nose ready for exploring, and begin your Nature Passport journey! Nature Passport is an outdoor self-guided family program at various environmental education sites throughout Dane County. The Summer version is generally available Memorial Day through Labor Day and the Winter version arrives around winter break.
What is Nature Passport?
Here are some tips for explorers: LOOK! Pick your favorite color and find five things in nature that color. Are some darker and some lighter? How many different shades can you find?" TOUCH! Find 5 things that are: wet/dry, hard/soft, rough/smooth. In what other ways are they different? the same? SMELL! Snoop around and find 5 different smells. What do you think made them? Are some pleasant and others not? What other smells can you find? LISTEN! Listen to the sounds around you and write about 5. Which are natural? Which man-made? Can you figure out who is making the sounds...and why? During your visit, stamp your Nature Passport to mark your adventures. Visit as many Nature Passport sites as you want! Nature Passport Includes For
Kids...
For Parents... Look at the Parent's Guide for fun facts and explanations to help spark your kids' imagination and answer those big questions like: How do we see color? And don't forget to sign up for Nature Net's FREE Nature Net News to stay up dated on area nature events and activities! You
provide family time, "We know that this program is a winner!" comments Nature Net Coordinator, Kathe Conn. "It encourages children to explore and respect the natural world; promotes self-expression through writing and drawing; allows children to learn with their parents and siblings in a fun and non-threatening way; and makes everyone more aware of the wonderful free resources that our area has to offer." Where to go
Nature Passport is a self-guided and unstructured Program, providing you the opportunity to visit Nature Net sites at your convenience. If you have a specific question, please call the site directly for hours. How to get your Nature Passport Getting your FREE Nature Passport is Easy! Use one of two ways 1. Pick one up at any participating Nature Net site. 2. Order on line. Everyone knows raccoons are good scavengers... and this winter Ringo Raccoon invites you and your family to scavenge with him. No hibernating for this Raccoon - join Ringo in exploring Nature Net sites, attempting winter experiments, and getting hands-on with snowy surprises, wintry wonders and incredible icy ideas. So, grab your winter boots, skis or snowshoes and hit the trails or warm up at a Nature Net museum... and keep your scavenging senses awake this winter! Get your mittens on a Winter Nature
Passport today!
El pasaporte a la Naturaleza 2007, es una guía gratuita de pistas para todos aquellos que quieran adentrarse al mundo de la Naturaleza. ¡De Montañas a Mariposas y de flores a fósiles, el Pasaporte a la Naturaleza te llevará a ti y a tu familia a un viaje divertido y educativo! Todo lo que tienes que hacer para participar es tu Pasaporte y un espíritu de aventura. Obtén gratis tu Pasaporte a la Naturaleza en Centro Hispano (810 West Badger Road, Madison, Wisconsin, 608-255-3018) o en cualquiera de los sitios participantes (busca el estante de “Nature Passport”) Después visita uno (o todos) de los sitios Nature Net participantes cuando tu quieras durante el verano. Sella tu pasaporte en cada lugar al que vayas y usa tus habilidades de buscador para desenterrar los objetos de Ringo el Mapache. Después mándanos tu página de Ringo con los dibujos e historias de tus aventuras favoritas para ganar un premio muy chévere. Los sitios participantes incluyen: El Centro Natural Aldo Leopold, Horizontes Bethel, el Pantano Cherokee, el Zoológico Henry Vilas, la Fundación Internacional de la Grulla, la Escuela Forestal Jackson, Centro Patrimonial de la Familia Lussier, Centro MacKenzie, Museo del Niño de Madison, Jardines Botánicos Olbrich, Parque de Preservacion Owen, Arbolario de UW y Museo de Geología de UW. El Pasaporte a la Naturaleza 2007 está disponible para las familias de Wisconsin a través de la generosidad de la American Girl’s Fund for Children and Madison Community Foundation. Nature Net es una red de centros naturales sin fines de lucro que promueve la educación al aire libre y el aprendizaje del medio ambiente haciéndolo sencillo, divertido y costeable. Las redes existen en seis diferentes regiones a lo largo del estado. Lideradas por el Centro Natural Aldo Leopold, la meta de Nature Net conectar a las escuelas y a las familias con los fabulosos recursos dentro de sus propias comunidades.
More About the Nature Passport
Program
Nature Passport
is a project of Nature Net: The Environmental Learning Network,
a not-for-profit consortium of organizations serving schoolchildren,
teachers, and families. Nature Net provides free
resources to educators and parents. For more information, call the
Nature Net Hotline at (608) 221-2575. This year's
Nature Passport is generously funded by the
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