Bird & Nature Outing

press release: Fourth Saturdays, see below for specific meeting locations. Free, welcoming, family friendly, educational, no registration required, no pets. See the Friends of Pheasant Branch Facebook page for more info about the park. See what others are reporting and post pictures and comments! Monthly Bird and Nature Adventures at Pheasant Branch are co-sponsored by Madison FUN partners Madison Audubon and Friends of Pheasant Branch. See their websites and Facebook pages for more activities! Contact 608-698-0104

Sat Sep 28 1:30 "Insect Super-Powers" Bird and Nature Adventure at Pheasant Branch Encampment - Marj Rhine

4864 Pheasant Branch Road, meet at Pheasant Branch Prairie Encampment parking lot, bring water, no bathroom

Join UW Professor Marjorie Rhine for a free fun family friendly guided outing or take a healthy nature walk on your own any day in September to look for and learn about fascinating insects you see on plants and along the trails. Discover how insects play starring roles in samurai helmet design and Japanese art, textiles, haiku and anime (Japanese animation)!  Explore the super-powers of insects all around us on an insect safari. Learn about the special way dragonflies see, how honeybees communicate, how insects are crucial to our food supply, and much more!