To register for programs, please call the nature center or fill out the online registration form. Scouting program registration forms can be found on this page. Payment can be made in the form of check or cash.

Closed for Holiday

Tuesday, January 1st

Nature Story Time Hike: Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft & Richard G. Van Gelder

Saturday, January 5th, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Have you ever seen a butterfly in the snow? Probably not. Woodchucks don't like cold weather either but they don't migrate; they hibernate. Find out how other animals cope with winter's worst weather. After the story we'll go out on a hike with activities tied to the story.

Free

Guided Snowshoe Hike

Saturday, January 19th, 1:00 p.m.

Join the Pringle Naturalist for a guided hike through the snow covered woods. Snowshoes will be provided - this is a great way to try a new sport without having to buy expensive equipment. There must be at least 4" of snow on the ground. Pre-registration is required! Ages 10+

Friends: Free/General Public: $5.00

Leave No Child Inside: Snow Day

Saturday, January 26th, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Just because it's cold outside, doesn't mean there's nothing to do! Bring out the entire family as Pringle shows you different ways to enjoy the winter weather. Different activities such as geocaching and snowshoeing are scheduled throughout the day. Come and leave when you like.

Free

Nature Story Time Hike: The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins

Saturday, February 2nd, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

The wind blew, and blew, and blew! It blew so hard, it took everything with it: Mr. White’s umbrella, Priscilla’s balloon, the twins’ scarves, even the wig on the judge’s head. But just when the wind was about to carry everything out to sea, it changed its mind! After the story we'll go out on a hike with activities tied to the story.

Free

Junior Girl Scouts Geocacher Badge

Saturday, February 2nd, 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Geocaching is your chance to be part global explorer, part detective. You’ll search for treasure chests, known as caches, using a device called a GPS receiver to find each cache’s hiding place. Pre-registration is required! Download here

$4.00 per scout

Great Backyard Bird Count: Feeder Building

Saturday, February 9th, 1:00 p.m.

The weekend before the national Great Backyard Bird Count, come and make a feeder for your backyard to count the birds. We will offer a short identification session, how to report data for the count, and some fun activities to learn about the birds. Supplies are limited. Pre-registration is required. Please bring your own hammer.

Feeder price - Friends: $10.00/General Public: $12.00

Pringle Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, February 11th, 6:00 p.m.

Valentine's Snowshoe Candlelight Hike

Friday, February 15th, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Enjoy the winter wonderland at night with family, friends, and loved ones while on the candlelight trail at Bristol Woods County Park. Warm up afterwards by the crackling fire and refreshments will be served inside the nature center. There must be at least 4" of snow on the ground in order to use the snowshoes. Come and leave when you like.

Friends: Free/General Public: $5.00

Snowshoe Rental and Demonstration at KD Park

Saturday, February 16th, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

During the Kenosha County Parks Youth Ice Fishing Derby, Pringle will have snowshoes available for people to rent during the event. There must be at least 4" of snow on the ground in order to use the snowshoes.

Snowshoe Rental Fee: $5.00/pair

Webelos Forester Badge

Saturday, February 16th, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Webelos scouts are invited to Pringle Nature Center to earn their forester badge. This program covers activities 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 in the Webelos Handbook. Friends and sibling are welcome to join this program if they are between the ages of 8 and 12. Spaces are limited and pre-registration is encouraged. Please arrive by 12:45 to check in. Please pre-register. There will be no same day registration.

$4.00 per scout due by Thursday, February 14th

Leave No Child Inside: Sky's the Limit

Saturday, February 23rd, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Come and explore the night sky during the daytime! Join us as we use the inflatable StarLab Planetarium to look at the night sky and see what causes the seasons. Space is limited. Pre-registration is required! Children first grade and older are welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Friends: $4.50/General Public: $6.00

Nature Story Time Hike: At Grandpa’s Sugar Bush by Margaret Carney & Janet Wilson

Saturday, March 2nd, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Alongside his grandpa, a young boy shares the tasks involved in making maple syrup the old-fashioned way. From tapping the trees to boiling the sap, the two spend many hours working side by side in the woods. After the story we'll go out on a hike with activities tied to the story.

Free

Junior Girl Scout Animal Habitats Badge

Saturday, March 2nd, 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Imagine meeting a monkey or kicking up dust with a kangaroo. These animals live in the wild, so we don't get to spend time with them in their natural homes - their habitats. But that doesn't mean we can't find out more about where they live, how they play, and how we can help them!

$4.00 per scout

Maple Syruping Hike at Petrifying Springs Park

Saturday, March 9th, time TBD

Join us out at Petrifying Springs as we take a walk through the sugar bush and talk about the Maple syruping process from tree to table.

Free; donations accepted

Brownie Girl Scout Hiker Badge

Saturday, March 16th, 9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Every trail leads to a new adventure. What will you and your friends do next? Learn what you need to know to how to become a hiker and get ready for adventures!

$4.00 per scout

Webelos Geologist Badge

Saturday, March 16th, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

This program covers activities 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7 in the Webelos Handbook. Friends and siblings are welcome to join this program if they are between the ages of 8 and 12. Please arrive by 12:45 to check in. Space is limited, please pre-register by calling or mailing in the registration form. There will be no same day registration.

$4.00 per scout due by Thursday, March 14th

Vernal Equinox Night Hike

Friday, March 22nd, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Get rid of the winter blues and welcome spring. We will search for the early spring risers that live in the park as well as how different cultures welcomed the longer days and warmer weather. Please leave your flashlights at home as they distract from the experience. Pre-registration is required!

Friends: Free/General Public: $5.00

Ephemeral Pond Tour

Saturday, March 23rd, 1:00 p.m.

Come to learn about what ephemeral's are, why they're important and unique, and how you can become a Citizen Scientist with the Wisconsin Ephemeral Pond Project. Ages 18+; please pre-register.

Free

Teacher Naturalist Volunteer Training

Tuesday, March 26th to Thursday, March 28th, times vary

Are you interested in nature and would love to share that curiosity with the next generation? Pringle is offering training sessions for people who would like to volunteer to help teach the classes we offer to school groups. Check here for class descriptions.

Tuesday Kindergarten 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m./First Grade 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday Second Grade 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m./Third Grade 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Thursday Fourth Grade 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m./Fifth Grade 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Closed for Holiday

Sunday, March 31st

Leave No Child Inside: School Break Come and Play!

Tuesday, April 2nd to Friday, April 5th, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. each day

Instead of staying cooped up inside in front of screens all of spring break, come out to Pringle Nature Center to see what is in bloom and crawling around to help encourage your child's imagination. Come and leave when you like.

Tuesday Drip, Drop, Pond (Bring water shoes if you'd like to go into the pond)

Wednesday Open Mic (We'll set out the microscopes to look at the miniature world)

Thursday Bird's the Word (Learn what makes a bird special)

Friday Forest Frolic (Sit in a magic spot, build a fort, and look for critters living there)

Free

Nature Story Time Hike: Book Title by Author

Saturday, April 6th, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Book info

Free

Guided Hike for Pringle Volunteers

Saturday, April 6th, 10:30 a.m.

Pringle Nature Center Volunteers are invited to go out with the Naturalist who will point out what makes this park so special to help promote as well as help answer questions from park patrons. Please call to let us know if you can make it.

Junior Girl Scouts Flowers Badge

Saturday, April 6th, 1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Flowers are so beautiful, we bring them from the outside into our homes to add cheer to the room. But there's more to flowers than just good looks. Without them, plants would not make seeds, and scientists think the world would be much drier.

$4.00 per scout

Pringle Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, April 8th, 6:00 p.m.

Beginning Geocaching

Saturday, April 13th, 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Geocaching is a sport where people use their GPS’s to play hide and seek with cache’s, sometimes filled with treasure. Whether you’ve never done it before or just beginning and want more practice,  come on out to see if you can find our hidden cache’s. There will be a short informational session at 12:30 and 2:00 before heading out with a naturalist to search for the cache’s. Bring your own GPS or check out one of ours.

Friends: $3.00/General Public: $5.00

Brownie Girl Scout Senses Badge

Saturday, April 20th, 9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

You have five senses that work together to let you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch the world around you. Pre-registration is required. Download here

$4.00 per scout

Webelos Naturalist Badge

Saturday, April 20th, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Webelos are invited to Pringle Nature Center to earn their badges. This program covers activities 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11 in the Webelos Handbook. Friends and siblings are welcome to join this program if they are between the ages of 8 and 12. Please arrive by 12:45 to check in. Please pre-register. There will be no same day registration

$4.00 per scout due by Thursday, April 18th

Invasive Species Workday

Saturday, April 27th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Help use to continue to restore our Oak Savanna for another year. We will be cutting down buckthorn, multiflora rose, and other invasive plants. This also helps create open spaces in our woods for school children to explore when they are out here for programming. Please bring your own works gloves, tools will be provided.

Nature Story Time Hike: Book Title by Author

Saturday, May 4th, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

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Free

Beginning Geocaching

Saturday, May 4th, 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Geocaching is a sport where people use their GPS’s to play hide and seek with cache’s, sometimes filled with treasure. Whether you’ve never done it before or just beginning and want more practice,  come on out to see if you can find our hidden cache’s. There will be a short informational session at 12:30 and 2:00 before heading out with a naturalist to search for the cache’s. Bring your own GPS or check out one of ours.

Friends: $3.00/General Public: $5.00

Plant Exchange

Saturday, May 11th, 1:00 p.m.

Have plants that you must prune or cull? How about trading your excess with others? Take home new plants for your yard and have an instant new garden. No time to re-pot your donations? No problem - bags and newspaper will do.

Free

Mother's Day Ephemeral Brunch and Spring Wildflower Walk

Sunday, May 12th, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Celebrate the special woman in your life with a gift of nature. Bring the mom in your life out to Pringle for a light brunch and then on the hour, a naturalist will led a hike to see the spring ephemeral wildflowers that are blooming. Pre-registration is required! When calling please indicate your hike time preference.

Friends $10/General Public $12

Pringle Volunteer & Membership Recognition Potluck

Friday, May 17, arrive between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m., eat at 6:00 p.m.

Join us as we thank all those who help support the nature center. Bring a dish to pass and afterwards, if you're not too full, we'll go on a short hike.

Brownie Girl Scout Bugs Badge

Saturday, May 18th, 9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Bugs help us in lots of cool ways. Explore the world of bugs and learn more about these little creatures that do so much

$4.00 per scout

Invasive Species Workday

Saturday, May 25th, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Help use to continue to restore our Oak Savanna. We will be cutting down buckthorn, multiflora rose, and other invasive plants. This also helps create open spaces in our woods for school children to explore when they are out here for programming. Please bring your own works gloves, tools will be provided.