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Visitor Center Closed
The visitor center will be closed all day, but trails will remain open dawn to dusk.
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Photo Club
Photo Club
The Photo Club meetings are friendly and informal, with a brief discussion of upcoming activities, a short program and conclude with the opportunity to share and discuss photos.
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Little Explorers Playgroup
Little Explorers Playgroup
These naturalist guided experiences are designed with 45 minutes of structured play & exploration followed by 45 minutes of free play.
Memory Cafe
Memory Cafe
The café is intended for people with all stages of memory loss and their caregivers. Fun nature related activities are planned for the group each month.
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Yule Log Dinner & Hunt
Yule Log Dinner & Hunt
Each Winter Solstice members are invited to feast on Yule Log stew and venture out to hunt for the Yule Log by candlelight. Join us to share the bounty of a fantastic year and celebrate winter’s return at this members-exclusive event.
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Yule Log Dinner & Hunt
Yule Log Dinner & Hunt
Each Winter Solstice members are invited to feast on Yule Log stew and venture out to hunt for the Yule Log by candlelight. Join us to share the bounty of a fantastic year and celebrate winter’s return at this members-exclusive event.
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Yule Log Hunt
Yule Log Hunt
Gather in the Riveredge yard, light your candle lanterns, and enjoy a traditional Yule Log hunt. We’ll end with warm drinks, carols, a campfire, and Father Winter.
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SAWW Chainsaw Training Level 1
SAWW Chainsaw Training Level 1
Topics include: personal protective equipment (PPE); body mechanics; chainsaw safety features; the chain and the cutter tooth; reactive forces; planning and executing tree felling, limbing, and bucking
Family Nature Club: Overwintering Insects
Family Nature Club: Overwintering Insects
We will read Bugs and Bugsicles and conduct experiments and associate insect life cycles to the seasons to understand how these small creatures survive the Wisconsin winters.
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Tea & Topics / Lunch & Learn: Winter Constellations
Tea & Topics / Lunch & Learn: Winter Constellations
Get on board as we take a journey through the Winter sky. We'll begin with the constellation Orion to talk about his belt and nebula.
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Nature Tots: Winter Wonders
Nature Tots: Winter Wonders
Let’s use our senses to explore the wintry landscape of Riveredge! We’ll search for animal clues, take a peek in the pond, and make some fun land art.
Open House: Meet John Rakowski
Open House: Meet John Rakowski
Riveredge is hosting an Open House for the community to learn more about Riveredge and meet John Rakowski.
Storytelling Around the Fire
Storytelling Around the Fire
A Riveredge Educator will read children's books and folk tales as you sip warm tea and cocoa. We will take a short hike to gather inspiration from the natural world, and return to the fireside to record your story, by picture or by written word.
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Growing Green: Herbal Gift-Making with Linda Conroy
Growing Green: Herbal Gift-Making with Linda Conroy
Join Linda Conroy of Moonwise Herbs for this magical make-and-take workshop - perfect for the budding herbalist or the experienced medicine maker looking for some inspiration.
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Family Nature Club: Birding at the Bog!
Family Nature Club: Birding at the Bog!
Do you wonder about what birds are still around in winter? How do they survive? How can you identify them? Come join us to learn more about birds that are here in the winters of WI.
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Winter Identification and Management of Woody Species
Winter Identification and Management of Woody Species
Learn how to identify, manage and monitor trees and shrubs during the dormant season with Riveredge restoration ecologists.
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Nature Tots: Owls
Nature Tots: Owls
Join us as we learn about these nocturnal animals that fly through the wintry nights in Wisconsin. Practice owl calls and examine their feathers up close!
Canceled Kid’s Cooking Series: Gifts from the Kitchen
Canceled Kid’s Cooking Series: Gifts from the Kitchen
This program has been cancelled. Please consider attending the next Kid's Cooking Series program, Made with Love, on February 15th!
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Buckthorn Bonfire Bonanza: Goat Grazing Fundraiser
Buckthorn Bonfire Bonanza: Goat Grazing Fundraiser
Enjoy a winter evening bonfire in the woods at Riveredge and support our conservation efforts.
Night Ski, Snowshoe, & Candlelight Hike
Night Ski, Snowshoe, & Candlelight Hike
Enjoy the beauty and serenity of a crisp winter evening on skis or snowshoes. Traverse our trails lit by the soft glow of lanterns.
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Christmas Bird Count
New and experienced birders needed to count birds within a 15 mile circle around Riveredge. Backyard feeder counters needed as well.
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Winter Camp 2022
Winter Camp! A three-day mini version of our summer camp, reimagined for wintertime.
Photo Club
Photo Club
The Photo Club meetings are friendly and informal, with a brief discussion of upcoming activities, a short program and conclude with the opportunity to share and discuss photos.
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