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2025 Crane Symposium Join us for a weekend in celebration of Wisconsin Cranes! From our Kids Birding Hike to our Midwest Crane Count, there are endless ways to celebrate and […]
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Kids Birding 101 Hike Interested in birding as a family? Join us for a fun program where kids will learn the basics of bird watching, including how to identify some […]
Chick Chats Story Hour Bring your budding birders and naturalists to a Chick Chats Story Hour! Join Ridges staff to read stories and learn about why sandhill cranes make the […]
Crane Symposium Keynote Presentation – Cranes: A True Wetland Wonder *Virtual* Join us for our annual Crane Symposium Keynote Presentation at The Ridges! In this presentation we will introduce the two […]
Sandhill Crane - Len Villano
Crane Nest Habitat Hike Join Naturalists Jane Whitney and Julie Knox on a hike to a potential crane nesting habitat to learn more about what makes the wetlands of Door […]
Sandhill Crane - Len Villano
Crane Nest Habitat Hike Join Naturalists Jane Whitney and Julie Knox on a hike to a potential crane nesting habitat to learn more about what makes the wetlands of Door […]
Sandhill Crane - Len Villano
Crane Nest Habitat Hike Join Naturalists Jane Whitney and Julie Knox on a hike to a potential crane nesting habitat to learn more about what makes the wetlands of Door […]
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Crane Count Breakfast Social Crane Counters: Join us for a Breakfast Social at The Ridges Nature Center after an early morning counting cranes. Share sightings and connect with other Crane […]
May Early Bird Hikes Head out with The Ridges’ Ornithologist to find migrating birds. In May, meet at Peninsula State Park’s Weborg Point (by the restrooms); a daily/annual park pass […]
June Early Bird Hikes Head out with Ridges Naturalists to learn and identify the morning birds at the Sanctuary and surrounding Baileys Harbor habitats. Make sure you bring your binoculars! […]