Tour of the Prairie

Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum 400 University Drive, Fond du Lac, WI, United States

Join us for a tour through the prairie, around the ponds, and take in the splendor of the Master Gardeners' plot. Each Tour will begin at the Shelter and take approximately 1 hour. Tours will be every 2nd Saturday of the month (winter tours are tentative).

Make and Take with Mom in the Prairie

Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum 400 University Drive, Fond du Lac, WI, United States

Does mom like plants?   Kids of all ages come and make native seed balls for your mom!  Just plant, water, and watch them grow!  Meet at the UWO-Fond du Lac maintenance garage west of the big hill. There will be signage directing location.

Prairie Fest -Fly Above the Prairie!

Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum 400 University Drive, Fond du Lac, WI, United States

Celebrate nature with yoga, prairie tours, environmental education displays, short nature pop-up presentations, and a monarch butterfly release at this year’s Prairie Fest on Saturday, August 3rd from 9:00 AM – Noon at the beautiful Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum, adjacent to the former UW-Oshkosh -Fond du Lac Campus. Prairie Fest is a FREE family-oriented environmental …

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Tree (trans)Planting Workshop

Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum 400 University Drive, Fond du Lac, WI, United States

Friends of the Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum offer this free workshop that follows a Prairie Tour at 9 am. Learn how to transplant a Red Cedar Tree from the property to the Arboretum to create a Cedar Glade. Meet at the Gottfried shelter, East parking lot of the Fond du Lac County Campus. No tools, …

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Goin’ Batty in the Prairie

Gottfried Prairie and Arboretum 400 University Drive, Fond du Lac, WI, United States

Join us to learn more about bats in Wisconsin. After a brief presentation, there will be about a hour walk exploring and listening for bats using echolocation devices. What to wear: Walking shoes and appropriate attire. Hopefully there will be lots of mosquitos! Please note: Event will be cancelled if it's too windy or rain. …

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