Seno Woodland Education Center

FAMILY PROGRAMS

Messages We Stress At Seno:

  • We rely on natural resources for survival and quality of life.
  • Natural resources are limited while the demand is increasing.
  • When properly managed, the foreset is resilient and sustainable.
  • Natural resources, worldwide, are interdependent.
  • Forest resources must be managed for multiple uses for the long-term benefit to all.

Green Fire Film - Aldo Leopold and a land ethic for our time

Click this link to see a PDF version of following two programs:Aldo Leopold and Wisconsin Bats.

Green Fire

Seno Woodland Education Center, 3606 Dyer Lake Road, Burlington, WI

Saturday, April 28, 2012; 7:00 pm;

Come early and enjoy an evening stroll. There is no charge for this program.

The first full-length, (72 min.) high-definition documentary film ever made about legendary environmentalist Aldo Leopold, Green Fire highlights Leopold's extraordinary career, tracing how he shaped and influenced the modern environmental movement. Although probably best known as the author of the conservation classic "A Sand County Almanac", Leopold is also renowned for his work as an educator, philosopher, forester, ecologist, and wilderness advocate.

Green Fire describes the formation of Leopold's ethic, exploring how it changed one man and later permeated through all areas of conservation. The film explores Leopold's life providing context and, then explores the deep impact of his thinking on conservation projects around the world today. The film features commentary and insight from some of today's most recognized and credible scholars and conservation leaders, including: three of Aldo Leopold's children: Nina, Carl, and Estella, Dr. Curt Meine, George Archibald, and Buddy Huffaker.

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Open Hiking

The walking trail of the Seno Center will soon be open for hiking daily from dawn to dusk. Please park in the parking lot and walk up to the trail head by the kiosk. Guides for the White Oak Trail, as well as, general trail maps can be found in the mail box next to the kiosk. We note allow motor vehicles, dogs, horses, or bicycles on the trails. For your convenience a portable toilet will be located in teh Memorial Field.

Bats of Wisconsin

Bats

Thursday, May 17 at 7:00pm

Bill Mueller of the Western Great Lakes Bird and Bat Observatory will present an evening program on Wisconsin's bats, their ecology, and monitoring their populations - with information on how to get involved as a volunteer. Learn about threats to Wisconsin's bats, and why we need to assist with learning more about their numbers and distribution. Learn how to use our electronic equipment to survey for bats in spring, summer, and fall. No prior knowledge is required. Bill will take us on a bat hike after the program.

Bill Mueller is an Ornithologist and Conservation Biologist at the Western Great Lakes Bird & Bat Observatory. He is the current Conservation Chair of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, and a member of its Board of Directors. He completed his master's degree at UW-Milwaukee. The Western Great Lakes Bird & Bat Observatory is a newly-formed research organization, located on the grounds of the Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, near Belgium, WI.

At the Seno Woodland Education Center, 3606 Dyer Lake Road, Burlington, WI. There is no charge for this program

8th Annual Pioneer Rendezvous Rendezvous & History Camp

Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20

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Join us for our eigth annual Woodland Pioneer Rendezvous, on Saturday, May 19 from 9:00am to 4:00pm and on Sunday, May 20 from 9:00 am to 3:00pm. Visit traders & voyagers of the 1800s & 1900s as they showcase their fascinating life and pioneer skills. You will see a pioneer rendezvous encampment compete with a variety of historically authentic pioneer crafts, authentic food, games and trading items. Visitors will visit with the pioneers at their campsites as they demonstrate their pioneer skills. Some skills demonstated include canoe paddle carving, flax processing, woodworking, yarn spinning, flint knapping, music and games.

The beautiful Seno Center woodlands provide the setting for this event. Visitors are invited to take a leisurely walk on the forest trails. Admission for the event is $3.00 for adults and $1.00 for children 12 and under.