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Birding with Access Ability Wisconsin (CANCELLED)

  • Badger Prairie County Park 4654 Maple Grove Dr Verona, WI, 53593 United States (map)

We’re sorry, this event has been cancelled.
Please join us for our Saturday Sit on 10/22!

Join us for a fun, accessible, and inclusive fall outing through beautiful Badger Prairie County Park with Access Ability Wisconsin! AAW will bring several of their Outdoor Wheelchairs (OWCs), designed to allow individuals with mobility challenges to explore the outdoors independently and safely. Nature is for everybody, and every body!

We’ll meet at the parking lot near the park facilities (42°59'53.5"N 89°31'09.9"W) by 4:30pm. We’ll say hello, AAW’s team will demonstrate how to use the wheelchairs, and we’ll have a guided bird tour through the prairie.

Bring a water bottle to stay hydrated; feel free to bring a camera, binoculars, and/or field guide. We will also have binoculars available to borrow.

To preview how others have used AAW OWCs, see client testimonials or AAW's Facebook page.

FIELD TRIP LEADER: Kaitlin Svabek (ksvabek@madisonaudubon.org)

ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES:

A birder with binoculars uses an AAW Outdoor Wheelchair on an outing at Zeloski Marsh. Photo by Brenna Marsicek/Madison Audubon.

  • Family-friendly and beginning birders are welcome!

  • AAW’s OWCs will be available on site to try out and use (be sure to let us know you are interested in the RSVP form below!)

  • Meeting point parking lot includes accessible parking spaces, nearby Verona Public Library has restroom and water fountain facilities

  • Field trip leader is adept at birding by ear and able to accommodate those with visual impairments

APPROXIMATE DISTANCE: 0-1 mile, can be adjusted based on participants’ needs and desires


 

Cover photo courtesy of Access Ability Wisconsin. A person uses an AAW OWC in a wooded area.

Earlier Event: October 15
Seed Collecting at Goose Pond
Later Event: October 19
Seed Collecting at Faville Grove