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Join us in the Mud Kitchen! Mud pies and stone soup are on the menu as we cut herbs, sprinkle flower petals, scoop mud, and pour with colorful waters as you “cook” using your imagination. Each two-day play group includes extended sensory play time in our Woods Outdoor Classroom featuring...
Under logs, on prairie plants, and in the ponds, insects are everywhere! Come discover insects in many sizes, colors, and habitats! These four-day Exploring Nature Together camps are a wonderful way to experience summer side-by-side with your child and prepare them for future preschool experiences. Each day will feature free...
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to experience never-before seen wildlife moments, asking yourself “what if?” Based on the popular TV show Wild Kratts, campers will receive power suits and go on adventures encountering creatures and discovering how they use their wild neighborhoods, called habitats! Every day...
Gotta catch ‘em all at Schlitz Audubon! Discover real-world Pokémon and register them in our pokédex. We will identify strengths and weaknesses of the different types each day and by the end of the week, campers will create their very own Pokémon. It is optional that campers can bring along...
What do fish, reptiles, birds, mammals, and amphibians have in common? They all have backbones! Join us as we learn about all the different types of animals that have a backbone, and even meet a few of our Schlitz Audubon animal friends! Members $200 | Non-Members $235
You’ll learn how to protect the place we love: Schlitz Audubon! We will identify and remove invasive plants and animals, plant native plants and establish a pollinator garden, and test water quality and monitor the diversity of our ponds. We will get our hands dirty as we learn the science...
Nature is full of treasure, including jewel-like beach glass, fossils, and flowers. In this camp, we’ll search for garden gems, dig in sand and soil, and collect beautiful treasures from the wild. We might even find a salamander hidden under a log or a colorful tadpole in the pond. Each...
The ponds in summer are bursting with life and every stop at a pond brings surprises: frogs and tadpoles, turtles and muskrats, or ducklings and dragonfly nymphs. Come explore some of the diverse pond habitats at the Center through hands-on ponding experiences. You never know what you will observe! Each...
Join us in the Mud Kitchen! Mud pies and stone soup are on the menu as we cut herbs, sprinkle flower petals, scoop mud, and pour with colorful waters as you “cook” using your imagination. Each two-day play group includes extended sensory play time in our Woods Outdoor Classroom featuring...
Water flows through and around every one of us and we can’t live without it. From the shore of Lake Michigan to the muddy edges of the ponds, we’ll discover, experiment, and play. We’ll meet live animals, catch some pond creatures, and play some fun water games. Enjoy a wacky...
Become a budding raptor biologist through this camp that focuses on raptor research methods and current conservation issues. We’ll explore how scientists study birds through various trapping methods that allow us to study the birds up close. We’ll learn how they track birds through things like banding, satellite telemetry, and...
There are many ways to make the world a cleaner, healthier place. From renewable energy, to reduce-reuse-recycle, to environmental stewardship, we will explore ways to live more sustainably. We will build solar ovens, learn about the landscape, and cap off the week with our own stewardship project. Members $200 |...