Explore Wisconsin’s hidden secrets on a Natural Resources Foundation field trip
People who want to learn more about or just explore a wide variety of Wisconsin natural resources can begin signing up March 20 for any of the more than 120 field trips being offered this summer and fall by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources and other environmental educators. These are among some of the more popular types of field trips offered. The field trips are guided by experts, including many DNR staff, who help people discover some of the best-kept secrets of state parks, state natural areas and other locations.“Any family is really missing out if their summer plans don’t include helping band fawns or elk, birding by canoe on the Wisconsin River, or hanging out with biologists as they electroshock streams, search for mussels, or monitor bats,” said Ruth Oppedahl, Natural Resources Foundation executive director. Oppedahl said some of the more popular field trips fill up quickly, “so the sooner you sign up the be...