Saturday, July 26, 2008, 10 am-3 pm
Rain or Shine - FREE admission!!
A combination of interactive events, presentations, tours and entertainment, Prairie Fest is a one-of-kind event!
For a link to Prairie Fest, click here: Prairie Fest 2008
Programs & Tours
10:00 Yoga on the Prairie—Start off a relaxing Prairie Fest with yoga. Group leaves from the run/walk breakfast table.
10:00 Prairie Tour—learn about native prairie plants in our prairie restoration. (Tour leaves from the picnic shelter)
10:00—Cooking with Natural Foods-Vicky White of Mom’s Market teaches you how to make cool cool foods for the hot hot summer! (Programs tent)
10:30 Birds of Prey-Barb Harvey—Introduces her live raptor friends. (Indoors, Room UC 113-114)
11:00 Mammals of Wisconsin—Real animal skins to touch and look at with Bill Volkert of the DNR. (Under the trees)
11:00 Creative Designs with Prairie Flowers—Patrick Creed, AIFD, of Botanicals Floral Studio shows you how to create stunning floral arrangements with native flowers. (Programs Tent)
11: 30 Plants on the Frontier—Find out about history and lore of prairie plants used by early Americans. (Tour leaves from the picnic shelter.)
12:00 Make Tracks! Learn how to make a plaster mold of animal tracks. Take your tracks home with you. (In the children’s area)
12:00 Finding Beauty Within—Karen Hartman shows you how to use wild materials to help people live off the land. (Programs Tent)
1:00 Cranes of the Tallgrass Prairie —Learn about cranes with Alyssa Rod of the International Crane Foundation . (Programs tent)
1:00 Monarch, Milkweed and Migration—Students will learn about the monarch , its favorite plants and migration to Mexico—as well as have the opportunity to hold monarch caterpillars and feed the butterflies. (Indoors, room UC 113-114)
1:30 Display Garden and Arboretum Tour—Learn about the new display garden at the front entrance to UW Fond du Lac, and the trees and shrubs in the formal arboretum. (Tour leaves from the picnic shelter)
2:00 Sustainable Backyards - Join Chad Cook, a natural resources educator with UW Extension, to explore how your backyard can become more Earth (and people) friendly. (Programs Tent)
Ongoing/All Day
Some of our activities are indoors. Follow the signs to locations inside the UW. Unless otherwise mentioned, all activities are outdoors near the east parking lot.
Cranes Trunk—Learn about cranes with help from the International Crane Foundation. (Indoors)
Kite flying and building—Kite making and flying early in the day; kits for sale later.
FdL County Audubon Society—Bird information, nature magazine exchange, and free drawings.
Invasive Plants Booth—come learn more about invasive plants of Wisconsin. (Indoors)
Reptiles and Amphibians of WI—Visit with live turtles, snakes, and frogs.
Atlatl—demonstrations and contest. Try out a stone-age spear thrower.
Fond du Lac Co. Historical Society—History comes alive with hands on activities and books. (Indoors)
Alternative Energy—Learn how you can save energy and more from We energies and other organizations.
Fond du Lac Humane Society—Adopt and Shop at Prairie Fest.
Wild Ones—Find out more about native plants with information from this local club.
Sustain Dane Rain Barrels—Learn how to save water and help the environment at the same time.
Plus—a bevy of other non-profit organizations and groups!
Don’t Miss Out! Some of our activities are indoors. Follow the signs to locations inside UW Fond du Lac.
Activities for Children
Unless otherwise mentioned, activities are located in the Children’s Area tents.
10:00 Old Shoe Planters—Create your own flower planter to take home.
12:00 Make Tracks!
2:00 Dreamcatchers—Make your own dreamcatcher. Workshop fee of $2 covers supplies.
Prairie Garden Hats—Make your own paper hat with all the trimmings. (Indoors)
Face Painting—Betty Trent paints flowers, insects and animals.
Coloring Table—Color a picture of a bug, reptile, bird or flower.
Leaf Print T-shirts—decorate a T-shirt, bandana or piece of paper with a prairie leaf print.
Pine Cone Bird Feeder—Make a bird feeder for your feathered friends.
Prairie Fest Welcomes
Ken Lonnquist
Ken Lonnquist is a funny, enjoyable songwriter from Madison, Wisconsin. He performs for audiences of all ages in a wide variety of musical styles. His kids’ songs are flat-out unique—insightful, rib-tickling and literate—even old codgers and hard-bitten young teenagers love them!
He’s appeared on NPR, CBC, and Pacifica Radio and at festivals, colleges, nature centers, schools and clubs everywhere. He’s opened for Pete Seeger, Greg Brown, Holly Near, Si Kahn, Metamora, Walkin’ Jim Stolz and other distinguished performers.
Ken wears lots of different “musical hats”. He’s a Minstrel For The Environment, writing and performing about nature and ecology around the U.S. and Canada. Some know Ken as a kids and family entertainer; others for his general audience concerts. For more information, visit www.kenland.com
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Fond du Lac Area Foundation Mercury Marine Target Hopper’s Silkscreen Sharpviews.com Photography Alliant Energy Mom’s Market Botanicals Floral Studio Fond du Lac Co. Audubon Society
See photos from last year!
Go to www.kennjensen.com/prairiefest06/