Tiki Torch Toboggan

Our Black Earth Campus, located in the Driftless Region, is full of hills and valleys waiting to be explored. Grab your sled (or snowshoes) and join us for an evening of fun in the snow!  Discover the winter flora and fauna as you sled, snowshoe or hike along the snow covered trails.  Finally, we’ll warm up around a roaring campfire with a cup of hot chocolate and enjoy a treat in honor of Aldo Leopold’s birthday. ALNC will have adult and child snowshoes available on a first come first serve basis for use at this event. Participants are invited to bring dinner to cook over the campfire or eat in the cabin. Pre-registration is required.

Location:  Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s Black Earth Campus, 10648 Sutcliffe Rd, Black Earth

Date/Time:  Saturday, January 12, 2013   4 - 7 pm; registration closes January 10, 2013

Fee:  ALNC members:  $6/person or $20/family; Non-members: $7/person or $25/family

Information/Register: www.naturenet.com/alnc or 608-216-9371

Holiday Bazaar & Pioneer Portraits

Looking for unique, one of a kind gifts? Visit the Aldo Leopold Nature Center’s Holiday Bazaar & Pioneer Portrait Sale this Sunday, December 4, from noon to 4 pm! The Gift Shop is stocked with lots of new gift-giving items. Avoid the long lines at the mall, park right outside our door, and stop in for a fun, relaxed shopping experience! Enter a chance to win a holiday basket filled with fun items!

Bring your family and dress up in our “pioneer garb” to have your old-fashioned portrait taken in the Children’s Shack to send to your family and friends. Peruse hand-made jewelry, nature-dyed silk scarves, beautifully made candies and art by local artisans, and stop in the ALNC’s Gift Shop, for great gifts like:

• Flower press kits
• A Sand County Almanac, by Aldo Leopold
• Science Magic toys
• Pocket tornadoes
• Glow in the dark shark tooth fossil excavation kit
• Glow in the dark stars and solar system
• Dinosaur and Science kits
• Hand-made walking sticks
• Night sky projection kits
• Solar print art kits
• Wisconsin Garden Journal
• Nature photography cards
• ALNC T-shirts
• Nature bookmarks
• Gift memberships and more!

All proceeds will support hands-on educational programs at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center. Hope to see you there!

Can’t make it to the sale? Click here to shop ALNC’s gift shop online.