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...
by Eric Damkot | May 23, 2017 | Newsletters, Volunteer
If you visited the Conservancy in the last month you will have noticed that a few sections have looked very different. On April 12th under the supervision of our Forestry Supervisor, Mike Jentch, a crew undertook the burning of about 6 acres of prairie in Lac Lawrann,...
by Eric Damkot | May 22, 2017 | Announcements
Leadership West Bend is a program sponsored by the West Bend Area Chamber of Commerce. Its primary purpose is to “seek out emerging leaders in the West Bend area and prepare them for positions of influence and decision making.” During the nine-month program each...
by Eric Damkot | May 22, 2017 | Announcements, Flower Sale
What a day we had for the 30th Annual Friends of Lac Lawrann Wildflower and Perennial Sale! Thank you does not say enough to the plant sale volunteers for the countless number of hours in the cold this spring, washing roots and potting wildflowers to make the sale...
by Eric Damkot | May 3, 2017 | Announcements, Flower Sale
It’s May and the Plant Sale volunteers are in the final week of preparing for the sale on Saturday, May 13. The season began with a challenge that has turned into an opportunity for us to step up our game. See if the plants don’t look better than ever! The threat...
by Eric Damkot | May 3, 2017 | President’s Message
Greetings, It’s hard to believe but Earth Day, April 22, marked the 4th anniversary of the opening of the Maurin Center. Last week the Friends of Lac Lawrann played host to over 50 members of the West Bend Chamber of Commerce at the Business After Hours event. The...
by Eric Damkot | May 3, 2017 | Programs, Science for Everyone
Please join us at Riveredge Nature Center for this month’s Science for Everyone lecture. May 17, 2017 – 7:00 PM Frog Communication Gerlinde Höbel, UW-Milwaukee’s Department of Biological Sciences Abstract: How do frogs communicate? What are they saying to...
