Environmental Fun Fair

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courtesy Dane County Land & Water Resources Department

A rainfall simulator display at the 2022 Environmental Fun Fair.

A rainfall simulator display at the 2022 Environmental Fun Fair.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult tearing kids (okay, also adults) away from device screens. This Dane County Parks event in cooperation with Dane County Land & Water Resources and Dane Arts highlights family-friendly outdoor activities: gardening, mural painting, making art from recyclables, pressing flowers, biking and more. Check out Dane County Parks' all-terrain wheelchair available to use at the Capital Springs Recreation Area. There are more eco-sciencey activities too, with bird banding, a rainfall simulator, microscope fun and live animals. Grab a picnic table in the shade and listen to music from Céd Ba'etch'. This is an inclusive event for all ages and abilities.

media release: Join Dane County 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, sensory activities centered around nature, outdoor recreation, and science. This is an inclusive event appropriate for ALL ages and abilities! 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).

Activities will include:

Live Music by Cédric Baetche - Funded by Dane Arts

Native Gardening Learning Hub - Dane County Land & Water Resources Department and Wild Ones Madison

Mural Painting with Sonya Sankaran - Funded by Dane Arts

Mobil Trash Lab - Dane County Waste & Renewables

Outdoor Games & Stories - Dane County Office for Equity and Inclusion

Bird Banding and Tracking - International Crane Foundation

Roadshow - Madison Children's Museum

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

Rainfall Simulator - Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership

LED Bugs– Dane County 4H

Recycled Art with TetraPAKMAN - Funded by Dane Arts

Live Animals - Bethel Horizons Nature Center

Pressed Flower Art - Sprouts Nature School

Energy Cycle - MG&E

Renewable Energy Activity and Solar Trivia - All Energy Solar

Enviroscape - Dane County Land & Water Resources Department

Madison School and Community Recreation

Meet a Park Ranger and Disc Golf - Dane County Parks

Diagnostic Laboratory with Microscope - Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Book Bike - Monona Public Library

Flat Diagnosis/Repair, Cleaning, and Lubing Chain Demos (every 30 minutes) - Free Bikes 4 Kidz

Slip N' Slide

All-Terrain Wheelchair - Dane County Parks

All station areas listed on the map will have picnic table seating. Benches and restrooms are available at the front entrance of the Heritage Center. Shade and an indoor cooling space are available.

This event is a collaboration between Dane County Land & Water Resources and  Dane Arts.

Our department is committed to providing meaningful access to our programs and resources to all individuals, regardless of primary language or ability. If you need language assistance services or an accessibility modification for this event, please email heritagecenter@danecounty.gov a minimum of 14 days before the event to make the request.