Field Trips

Audubon: the Art of Nature
Explore the Life and Art of John James Audubon
New London Public Museum
April 20- October 30, 2010
Tuesdays 10-7
Wednesday thru Fridays 10-5
Saturdays 10-2

Fall Field Trips and Workshops

Riggs County Park, Ripon. Wednesday, Sept. 15, 4:00 to 6:00 PM.  Take a walk with County Planner, Sam Tobias, on the expanded Riggs trails, and learn about plans for future Fond du Lac County parks.  Riggs Park is the largest and newest of Fond du Lac County parks and offers boardwalk trails through a wetland, an observation deck overlooking a native prairie restoration, picnic shelter, a climbing wall, and a frisbe golf course.  Riggs Park is located at N8137 Douglas St., Ripon.  Meet at the east side of Shrinner's parking lot to car pool at 3:30 or at the Riggs Park shelter at 4:00.  Bring binoculars for bird watching and insect repellent.  

Hobbs Woods, Passport to the Niagara Escarpment Stamping, Sat., Sept. 18, 1–3:30 pm; Sun., Sept. 26, 10 am–1 pm.

Nature Photography Workshop, Saturday, October 2, 2-5:00 PM, FDL School District's Conservation Education Center on Highway 23 West. Come experience hands-on nature photography. Ted Eischeid will introduce the basics of nature photography in a natural setting. Participants will then have a chance to practice their skills at the FDL School District's Conservation Education Center. A sharing session will follow. All photographers are invited, but the emphasis is on amateurs with simple digital cameras. Be sure to bring a patch cord and a power cord for sharing your work at the end of the workshop or bring a laptop computer for this purpose if available. Also wear appropriate outdoor clothing and shoes/boots for the weather since we will be spending some time outside capturing images. Limit: 20 participants, Contact Kathleen Stetter to reserve a place (872-2250 or Stetter@Centurytel.net).

Kiekhaefer Park, Passport to the Niagara Escarpment Stamping, Sat., Oct. 9, 9 am–noon.

Natural Landscaping: Hanson Home.  Saturday, Oct. 9, 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Meet with landscape architect Ann Hanson and tour her beautifully landscaped yard.  Drive north on Highway 151 to N8707 Highway 151 (just before Hy Q).  Facilitator: Earl Jewett; Limited to 16 people.  Try to car pool as parking is limited. Contact Kathleen Stetter (Stetter@Centurytel.net or 920-871-2250) to reserve a place for this rare opportunity.

Costa Rica Hiking Adventure Tour
The Costa Rica Hiking Adventure Tour, January 11-19, 2011, is sponsored by UW-Stevens Point Adventure Tours and the Aldo Leopold Audubon Society. If any of our members sign up for the trip, the tour company will donate $50 to our Fond du Lac County Audubon. The cost is $2050 and includes meals, ground transportation, guides, hotels, etc., but not the international airfare. There is room for 16 people and registration closes before October.
The trip will include a chocolate tour, canoeing the Puerto Viejo River, dance lessons, riding a zip line, a night hike, a pineapple tour, and visiting a biological station and Arenal Volcano National Park. Contact John Munson at 715-340-4855 or barbjohn@charter.net. More details will be posted on the Audubon website later.

Yaktrax, Hike, or Snowshoe, on the East Branch of the Fond du Lac River. Thurs., Feb. 3, 1 pm. Diana Beck, facilitator.

Aldo Leopold “Shack” & Legacy Center, Sat., April 23, 7:30 am–3 pm. Limit 25.

Dandelion Festival, Sat., May 7, 10:30 am–4 pm, Sunseed Eco-Education Center, Mt. Calvary.

Things that Go Bump in the Night–Listening at Supple Marsh, Wed., June 15, 8–10:30 pm. Ted Eischeid, facilitator. Limit 10 boats (canoes or kayaks).

Nature Journalling, Tues., July 12, 6–8:30 pm. Moraine Park Technical College, Room 0-104. Judy Barisonzi, facilitator.

For more information on field trips contact
Kathleen Stetter: 920-872-2250