Environmental Fun Fair

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courtesy Dane County Land and Water Resources Department

A station at the 2022 Environmental Fun Fair.

A station at the 2022 Environmental Fun Fair.

Dane County Parks is encouraging families to get outside and connect with nature at the annual free Environmental Fun Fair. Hands-on activities for children of all ages including a rainfall simulator, mobile trash lab, solar experiment, camping demo, live reptiles, prairie walks, nature crafts and more. The fair will take place at the Lussier Family Heritage Center, home to native prairie, freshwater marsh, and oak savanna habitats.

media release: Join Dane County Parks for an Environmental Fun Fair located on the grounds of our Lussier Family Heritage Center facility. This FREE fun afternoon will be full of hands on activities centered around nature, recreation, and science and have learning opportunities appropriate for all ages.

Activities will include:

Rainfall Simulator - Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership

Prairie Walks - Friends of Capital Springs Recreation Area

Mobil Trash Lab - Dane County Waste & Renewables

Recycling Game - Sustain Dane

Renewable Energy Info - Dane County Office of Energy & Climate Change

Wind Turbine Design Challenge - Wisconsin Energy Institute

Geologic Landforms - Ice Age Trail Alliance

Native Plants and Pollinators - UW Extension

Bird and Nature Activities - Madison Friends of Urban Nature (FUN)

Learn about amphibians and reptiles - Madison Area Herpetological Society

Skins, Skulls and Scat Touch Table - Aldo Leopold Nature Center

Hands on STEM activity – Dane County 4H and UW Biotechnology Center

Fruit and Veggie Hopscotch – Dane County 4H

Nature Craft on our Lower Patio

Scavenger Hunt starting at the Lower Patio - check back to get a prize once complete

Camping Demo with Sierra Club Four Lakes Group

Diagnostic Laboratory with Microscope - WI Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Face Painting by Antsy Pants Paints

Discovering Basic Electricity - Wisconsin Science Museum

Activities under both solar shelter, the big oak tree and the lower level of the Center. Parking is available at the Heritage Center and across the road at the Capital City Trail/Lower Yahara River Trail Trailhead (3102 Lake Farm Road).

Spanish interpreters will be on site and available to help where needed.

Is your organization interested in having a booth or activity? Email heritagecenter@countyofdane.com to get in touch.