Grab the kids and join us for a fun morning outdoors learning about nature! Read a great pond-related children’s book, learn about what lives in a pond, learn how to and try dipping for pond critters, use magnifying glasses to see the critters close-up.
Students examine the critters found during a pond dipping exercise during the school year. You’ll be able to try activity too! Photo by Brenna Marsicek/SoWBA
This field trip is designed to be fun and educational for kids and their adults. Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance educators will pair some of our school year lessons and games to make these outings not just informational but memorable and silly all in one.
Adults are required to stay with their child participants during these field trips. Registration is limited to 20 children (plus their adults), and limited to groups that are registering for children as part of their group.
FIELD TRIP LEADER: Carolyn Byers
RAIN DATE: None, if weather is poor, event is cancelled for that week.
ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES:
Location is accessible by public transportation
Paths are wide and flat, appropriate for individuals with mobility devices, families with strollers, and individuals carrying children in packs
Field trip leader is adept at birding by ear and able to accommodate those with visual impairments
WHEELCHAIR USE: Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance has one electric-powered wheelchair available for anyone to use for free. You can learn more about it here, and request it in the form when you register.
Or, if you want to use a more rugged, all-terrain, outdoor wheelchair for this field trip, Access Ability Wisconsin offers them for free! To reserve a chair and trailer, visit their website.
Questions? Contact Brenna Marsicek, bmarsicek@swibirds.org or 608-255-2473
RSVP: Registration is limited to 20 children (plus their adults), and limited to groups that are registering for children as part of their group. Registration will open 6 weeks in advance on the Monday of that week.
Photo by Carolyn Byers/SoWBA
