Schlitz Audubon Nature Center

Trips and Tours

Upcoming Adult Programs ... Mark Your Calendars!

Sandhill Crane Viewing & Yerkes Observatory

Each fall thousands of sandhill cranes migrate from the north to southern wintering grounds. The migration starts with the family and along the way larger groups form at the various resting stops. Lake Geneva is one such resting stop hosting 200 to 300 birds at dusk. Our first stop will be the Yerkes Observatory established in 1897 in Williams Bay with a group tour and program. Interpretation, transportation and all fees are included. Bring your own folding chair, bag lunch and drink.

DATES: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2
TIME: 2:30 – 8:30 PM
***FEE: M: $60 NM: $69
LEVEL: ADULT

Fall Colors Canoe

What better way to enjoy the beauty of fall than venturing out in the solitude of the canoe during peak colors with a bunch of nature nuts! Join us for this autumn paddle along one of Wisconsin’s wonderful rivers or lakes. No canoeing experience is necessary. But if you have trouble keeping up with the group, you may be put with another person. Interpretation, transportation and canoe equipment provided. Bring your own lunch, snacks and water.
DATES: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15 or
SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 16
TIME: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
***FEE: M: $61 NM: $70
LEVEL: ADULT

Roche-A-Cri Cave Art Trip

Anthropologist Dave Lowe has uncovered 91 previously unknown sites where prehistoric native art has been carved into or painted onto the surface of sandstone bedrock. These art works consist of geometric shapes, animal and plant forms, and hunting scenes in the overhanging stone shelters and fissure caves that sheltered prehistoric Wisconsin Indians. Join Dave on an exploration of the cave art in Roche-A-Cri State Park, the only publicly owned prehistoric cave art in the state. The 605 acre park has a 300-foot-high rock outcropping with a wooden stairway to the top.
DATES: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26
TIME: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
***FEE: M: $77 NM: $89
LEVEL: ADULT

“Birds in Art” at the Woodson Art Museum

The feather forecast is favorable for the 60 works of Birds in Art. Whether the subjects are backyard feeder favorites or exotic species from around the world, an international cast of artists interprets avian themes and habitats employing diverse styles and mediums. We will begin our viewing with a docent led tour of the museum and gardens. In the evening return to the museum to sketch or continue viewing or take a tour of Wausau’s downtown and riverfront. On Friday we will stop at a garden or museum (weather dependent) on our way home. Interpretation, transportation, lodging, breakfast and fees included.
DATES: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
TIME: 8:00 AM THURSDAY – 5:00 PM FRIDAY
***FEE: M: $157 NM: $180 (Add $40 for a single room)
LEVEL: ADULT

Call for a free adult program flyer (pre-registration required), (414) 352-2880, Ext 0.

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