| Saturday, April 14 |
Get to Know the Natural Areas 10am-12:30pm
Tour the woodlands, gardens, and prairie, followed by a planting workshop in the Edible Woodland.
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WI Gourd Society Festival 9am-4pm
Rattle Making Workshop
1-2pm and 2:30-3:30pm
Enjoy live music, purchase gourds and supplies from vendors, talk with artists, attend a class, receive gourd growing
information, and more. Sign up for some fun and make your own dried gourd rattle to take home—Ages 5-12 w/ adult.
(Free event, workshop fee)  
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| Sunday, April 15 |
Hike the Marsh
Discover nature and hike the marsh at your leisure. Look and listen for wetland wildlife emerging for spring. Open from dawn to dusk.
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Visit!
Catch a guided tour or take a hike through the nature trails and learn about cranes, ecology and conservation.
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| Monday, April 16 |
Hike and Explore on Your Own
Learn about the environment and be inspired to take care of it! Museum and wildlife exhibits are open 8am-4pm;
trails are open dawn until dusk.
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| Tuesday, April 17 |
Banff Mountain Film Festival 7-10pm
Join the Aldo Leopold Nature Center and REI for the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour's stop to Madison! This year's tour features a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films, showing at the Barrymore Theater. Tickets are sold at all Barrymore distributors, REI Madison, and barrymorelive.com.
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| Wednesday, April 18 |
Garden and Conservatory Exploration
8am-8pm (Indoor 10am-4pm)
Explore the outdoor gardens and look for plants starting to sprout or take a trip to the tropics with a stroll through the Bolz Conservatory. ($2 Conservatory fee waived Wed and Sat 10am-12pm).
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Banff Mountain Film Festival 7-10pm
Join the Aldo Leopold Nature Center and REI for the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour's stop to Madison! This year's tour features a collection of the most inspiring action, environmental, and adventure films, showing at the Barrymore Theater. Tickets are sold at all Barrymore distributors, REI Madison, and barrymorelive.com.
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| Thursday, April 19 |
Museum Storytime 10:30am
Museum storytime is geared toward preschool-aged children and each week features a book, museum specimens and a craft to take home.
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| Friday, April 20 |
Star Party Friday-Saturday
This special astronomy weekend, presented in conjunction with the Iowa County Astronomers organization, will include guest speakers, telescope viewing sessions, constellation mythology, and a variety of other night and day-time activities. Runs Friday evening through Saturday evening – rooms, camping spaces and food are available. Call 608.574.1992 for more info.
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| Saturday, April 21 |
Communities Minicamp 9am to 4pm
Celebrate Earth Week by exploring all the ecosystems at ALNC! March through the marsh, frolic in the forest, plant seeds in the prairie, splash through the pond and learn about all the habitats both humans and animals call home.
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Earth Day Challenge 9am-12pm
Join this community-wide effort to celebrate Earth Day with your neighbors and friends by helping to clean up one of Madison's 265 city parks.
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| Sunday, April 22 |
Earth Day |
Earth Day at the Arboretum 8am-4pm
Take themed family hikes, participate in Earth Day activities, listen to live music, and view Earth Day exhibits.
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A Rainforest in Your Living Room 10 to 11:30am
Make the rainforest come alive by learning about tropical rainforests and then creating your own rainforest diorama. Bring a shoebox-size box. Grades 3-5.
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Earth Day
Learn about conservation and natural resources – view the animals, see energy demonstrations and take home a seedling to plant!
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Earth Day 12-2pm
Join John Francis, the Planetwalker, for an afternoon of stories, music and fun, with a real Earth Day Planetwalk.
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| Monday, April 23 |
Visit!
Come out and enjoy the trails in the parks and grounds. Visit Lake Farm County Park and the Lussier Family Heritage Center from dawn to dusk and see your local ecosystems in action.
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| Tuesday, April 24 |
Self-Guided Tours 10am-3pm
Take a peek at the country's first LEED-platinum facility, tour the Leopold family shack and learn about Aldo Leopold and his environmental work. Wander the grounds to see sprouting wildflowers and spring wildlife.
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| Wednesday, April 25 |
Rooftop Farmers 3-3:30pm
Help with the daily chores of taking care of a rooftop farm in the sky. Feed the animals and water the plants, harvest vegetables, plant a seed, prepare and taste homegrown food, and do nature crafts.
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| Thursday, April 26 |
Nature Discovery and Adventure Summer Camps Open House, 4-6pm
Get a special sneak preview of the Aldo Leopold Nature Center's nature discovery summer camps for ages 2-10 and new adventure summer camps for ages 11-16! Meet ALNC staff, see photos from last year's camps and find out more about exciting themes like Steward Little, Pioneer Wagon Train and Apostle Island Sea Kayaking!
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| Friday, April 27 |
Toddler Story & Stroll: Down by the Pond 10-11am
Play and learn with your youngster in this fun, hands-on series that focuses on the wet and wild world around Olbrich's pond—ages 2-4 with an adult.
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| Saturday, April 28 |
Earth Festival 9am-5pm
Enjoy the beautiful wildflowers, the magnificent view, an abundance of migrating birds, and a variety of environmental activities, demonstrations and speakers emphasizing the beauty and importance of nature. This is an Earth Day, Astronomy Day, Arbor Day and Spring Festival wrapped into one celebration!
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Trees Please! Wonder Bugs Family Day
9:30-10:45am
You and your toddler can get up close and personal with beautiful trees in honor of Arbor Day. Branch out your knowledge with stories and games.
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| Sunday, April 29 |
Geology Museum Open House 12-4pm
Have fun at the Geology Museum Open House, featuring hands-on science activities and games.
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