by Eric Damkot | Sep 6, 2017 | Announcements, Programs
The City of West Bend Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Department has a great lineup of classes at the conservancy this fall. For preschool aged children check out ‘Little Hikers’ or ‘Nature Arts and Crafts.’ For those 6 and up see what...
by Eric Damkot | Sep 6, 2017 | President’s Message
The summer is getting away from us. Labor Day has passed and students are back in their classrooms. Fall in elementary classrooms frequently has teachers playing host to monarch caterpillars that students bring in. Once they metamorphose into adult butterflies, the...
by Eric Damkot | Aug 30, 2017 | Announcements, Programs
Plan to visit the conservancy on Saturday October 28 for an evening of free family fun! Spend a fun filled evening hiking the luminary lit trails of the conservancy. When your hike is done, come to the Maurin Center to hear guitar music from Ken Weaton and enjoy...
by Eric Damkot | Aug 29, 2017 | Programs
As summer draws to a close I wanted to reach and tell you a little bit about summer camp. This year Lac Lawrann ran five, four day long camps. Junior Naturalist camp is geared toward younger children and teaches them all about the forest, the pond, the prairie, and...
by Eric Damkot | Aug 25, 2017 | Programs, Science for Everyone
Join us at Riveredge Nature Center for our September Science for Everyone Speaker. Note the date change. September 5, 2017 – 7:00 PM Mississippi Kite from Hoo’s Woods Raptor Center Dianne Moller, Hoo’s Woods Raptor Center Abstract: Dianne Moller will visit us with...
by Eric Damkot | Aug 7, 2017 | Programs, Science for Everyone
Remember, Science for Everyone no longer takes a break for summer. Please join us as SFE continues this month at the Maurin Center. August 15, 2017 – 7:00 PM Citizen Scientists Hit the Road to Stop the Spread of Invasive Species Jill Hapner, Ph.D., Executive...
by Eric Damkot | Jun 7, 2017 | Programs, Science for Everyone
Remember, Science for Everyone no longer takes a break for summer. Please join us as SFE continues this month at the Maurin Center.. June 20, 2017 – 7:00 PM Landscaping with Natural Plants, or How to Keep Your Kids Happy by Mowing Less Lawn Paul De Chant,...
by Eric Damkot | Jun 6, 2017 | Announcements, Flower Sale, Nature in the Classroom, President’s Message
Greetings, Spring school fieldtrip season has wrapped up at LLC and it was a very busy one indeed. A total of 831 children, their teachers and chaperones from 11 schools participated in programs this year. These trips are the culminating experience for the...
by Eric Damkot | Jun 6, 2017 | Announcements, President’s Message
Greetings, I am pleased to announce the release of our 2016 Annual Report. A team from the Leadership West Bend sponsored by the West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce prepared this report. We would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the trio...
by Eric Damkot | May 23, 2017 | Nature in the Classroom, Newsletters, Volunteer
My absolute favorite thing that Lac Lawrann does is Nature in the Classroom. If you have not heard of it before, you must not have kids in the 108 classrooms that are visited each month, October through April. This all volunteer program was the brain child of...
