For a full list of our 2023 Spotlight on Nature events, go here.
(See details at the bottom of this page and here's a link for FREE tickets) Please note: Due to construction on La Crosse Street please take Losey Boulevard and turn onto La Crosse Street going West toward downtown. Myrick Park will be an entrance on the right after the neighborhood. Presenter: Barrett Klein, UW-La Crosse […]
(Details at the end of this post and here's the link to FREE tickets) Event focus: Fungi Activity: Fungi play many important roles in the environment as decomposers, pathogens, and essential partners of other organisms. Todd will talk about fungal biology, then we will collect fungi in lower Hixon Forest, and then discuss our finds. […]
Details about the event are below. Part of La Crosse Earth Fair: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Event focus: Insects (decomposers) Join local author Nick Nichols during Earth Fair as he reads about the wonderful world of DECOMPOSERS! Listen to a book reading by local author Nick Nichols of “Worm McWorm & the Decomposers!” (There will […]
Details for the event are below. Part of La Crosse Earth Fair: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Event focus: Insects Activity: Join us to learn all about what makes an insect. We’ll tell you about the parts of these incredible critters as well as the awesome adaptations that they use to survive. Afterword, with your […]
Part of La Crosse Earth Fair: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Event focus: Insects (decomposers) Join local author Nick Nichols during Earth Fair as he reads about the wonderful world of DECOMPOSERS! Listen to a book reading by local author Nick Nichols of “Worm McWorm & the Decomposers!” (There will be two readings: 11:20am & 2:45pm.) […]
Details at the end of this post. Event focus: Birds Come visit the Driftless Area BioBlitz booth: 9:00 am–12:00 pm This event is part of the Spotlight on Nature Event Series and The Nature Place's “Nature Saturday” program. The series, part of the Driftless Area BioBlitz 2023 Nature Challenge, is your chance to participate in a […]
Details about the event are below. Tickets are FREE. Activity: The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration would like to welcome you to their land on St. Joseph Ridge for a partnership event with Driftless Area BioBlitz. Join us for an afternoon spent learning about some organisms easily found in springtime– spring ephemeral wildflowers, ferns, […]
See below for event details. Event focus: Native Plants & Insects Nectar and/or pollen attracts many types of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, flies, wasps and beetles. The Nature Place Native Gardens consist of a rain garden, pollinator garden, areas extending from the patio on the north, a native tall grass area to the west of […]
Details at the end of this post and a link to FREE tickets are HERE. Event focus: Moths (nocturnal) Presenter: Ted Wilson, Biology Professor at Viterbo University Activity: The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration would like you to join us for an evening on their land on St. Joseph Ridge. Partnering again with Driftless Area […]
Facebook event page is here. Presenter: Barrett Klein, UW-La Crosse Entomology Professor Activity: There will be pulse-pounding displays of some of the most glorious insects on Earth, and Barrett will discuss examples of ways in which insects have affected our culture and history, from fashion to food, music to movies, and politics to espionage. Weather-permitting, […]
Facebook event page is here. Event focus: Fungi Activity: Fungi play many important roles in the environment as decomposers, pathogens, and essential partners of other organisms. Todd will talk about fungal biology, then we will collect fungi in lower Hixon Forest, and then discuss our finds. Please also feel free to bring along mushrooms or […]
See details at the bottom of this page. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 16. Event focus: Insects (decomposers) Join the DABB Team and WisCorps members in the The Nature Place's garden at Myrick Park and explore the wonderful world of DECOMPOSERS! Listen to a book reading (readings start at 12:45 and will be […]