Spring into Gardening
Need a break from winter? Learn about and share your knowledge of gardening in your very own backyard. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
The Friends of Schmeeckle host several programs and events throughout the year. Explore upcoming events below.
Need a break from winter? Learn about and share your knowledge of gardening in your very own backyard. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
Slither into Schmeeckle to meet some of Schmeeckle’s scaly and slimy friends. Find out how reptiles and amphibians bundle up for Wisconsin’s winter. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
Get to know some different types of butterflies that call Schmeeckle home. Discover how butterflies use camouflage and adaptions to hide from predators. Make your own camouflaged butterfly craft. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
Bring your little ones to see how animals build their homes. Take a walk around Schmeeckle and then make your own animal home. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
Grab your morning coffee and enjoy an indoor guided experience through the art of nature journaling. You can participate in Part two afterwards. All materials will be provided. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
Put your nature journaling experience from Part one into practice during this relaxing one-mile nature walk on the beautiful Schmeeckle trails. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
See some of the nests, cavities, and boxes where Schmeeckle birds raise their young. Play an egg-cellent game to show off your knowledge of birds and their eggs. Binoculars available. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
Nature is obviously beautiful but is there more to see? Learn about nature’s way of communicating. See more than you did before! Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
With their long bills and sticky tongues, woodpeckers are the excavators of the forest. On our hike we will explore several locations to view woodpeckers and woodpecker excavations. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
Do you enjoy mysteries? Put on your nature detective hat and join us for a walk around Schmeeckle to solve the case of the mouse who was eaten! Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
There is so much of the natural world that we don’t notice. Practice nature journaling and observation on an interactive hike for all ages and deepen your awareness of the world around us. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.
What are the next steps after waking up from “brumation” - which is like “hibernation” but different? Play games and learn what Schmeeckle’s reptiles and amphibians do to survive once spring arrives. Email us to register for this program. Include the program title, number in your group, and phone number.