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Pringle to host a soaring story and hike
Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB) , Bristol will be holding a Nature Story Time Hike: The Eagle & The Wren retold by Jane Goodall on Saturday, Sept. 4 from 10 to 11 a.m.
Participants will hear a story about how the lark, dove, eagle and vulture all claim to soar the highest. So owl suggests a contest, and off the birds soar. It appears eagle is the winner… Continue reading
Pringle to host green landscaping talk
Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol, will be holding a Saturday Night Campfire Talk: Green Landscaping on Saturday, Aug. 14, at 5:30 p.m.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and listen to a talk about different ways to create green yards -- from rain gardens to prairie lawns.
In case of inclement weather, the talk will be held inside the nature center.
Friends: Free/General Public: $2… Continue reading
Pringle to host Perseids viewing
Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave., Bristol will be holding a Perseids Meteor Shower Viewing on Thursday, Aug. 12, at 9:30 to 11 p.m.
The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at their peak on the night of the 12th through the morning of the 13th.
Participants will here a short, informal talk about the Perseids. Dress for the weather.
Registration is… Continue reading
Pringle to host frogs and toads program
Pringle Nature Center , 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol will be holding a Leave No Child Inside: Frogs and Toads, Oh My! on Saturday, July 10, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Come out to learn all about the world of frogs and toads as well as what makes them special. Participants will learn how to identify frogs by their looks and by their distinctive calls. Ages 4 and up. Ages… Continue reading
Beaver hike set at Pringle Nature Center
Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol will be holding a Nature Story Time Hike Beaver Stream by Marilyn F. Holmer on Saturday, July 3, 10 to 11 a.m.
Participants will hear how during the cool weather, Beaver searches for a home, flees a coyote, and finds a special beaver. After the story, participants will go on a hike with activities tied to the story.
For more information call 262-857-8008… Continue reading
Invasive Species Workday set for Pringle this Saturday
Pringle Nature Center , 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol will be holding an Invasive Species Workday on Saturday, June 26, at 9 a.m. to noon.
Come help combat European buckthorn, multi-flora rose, and many more invasive plants. Please bring your own work gloves, tools will be provided.
The Pringle Nature Center is located inside Bristol Woods County Park… Continue reading
Beavers and muskrats topic of Pringle talk this Saturday
Pringle Nature Center , 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol will be holding a Saturday Night Campfire Talk: Beavers and Muskrats on Saturday, June 26, at 5:30 p.m.
Grab your lawn chair or blanket as participants gather around the campfire to talk about some of nature's misunderstood creatures. In case of inclement weather, the talk will be held inside the nature center.
Friends: Free/General Public: $2
The Pringle Nature Center is located inside… Continue reading
Backyard campout planned for Pringle
Pringle Nature Center , 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol will be holding a Leave No Child Inside: NWF Great American Backyard Campout on Saturday, June 26 to 27, 5 p.m. to 9 a.m.
Pitch your tent at Pringle Nature Center as we provide a memorable experience of what it's like to sleep out under the stars and listen to the sounds of the night. Bring your own food to cook… Continue reading
Pringle to host campfire talk on composting
Pringle Nature Center , 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol, will be holding "Saturday Night Campfire Talk: Home Composting & Vermiculture" on Saturday, June 12, at 5:30 p.m.
Grab your lawn chair or blanket as we gather around the campfire to talk about composting at home and how to get started.
In case of inclement weather, the talk will be held inside the nature center.
Friends are free; General public is $2.
For more… Continue reading
Pringle to host Leave No Child Inside day
Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave. (Highway MB), Bristol will be holding a Leave No Child Inside: Come Out and Play Day! on Saturday, May 29, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Using objects found outside, a minimum of discovery tools, and lots of imagination, those attending will participate in simple, nature-based activities appropriate for children of all ages. Come for… Continue reading Pringle plans invasive species, monarch watch programs this Saturday
The Pringle Nature Center will host two programs this Saturday:
- First the center will be holding an Invasive Species Work Day from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants can help combat European buckthorn, multi-flora rose and many more invasive plants. Please bring your own work gloves, tools will be provided. For more information call 262-857-8008.
- Later, the center will be holding a Saturday Night Campfire Talk: Monarch Watch - How to Raise and Release
Pringle Nature Center to participate in water conservation event
The Pringle Nature Center, located in Bristol Woods County Park in Kenosha County, will be taking part in the Dow Live Earth Run for Water, which is the largest solutions-based initiative aimed at solving the global water crisis in history.
Taking place on April 18, the event will consist of a series of 6 km runs/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to secure water) occurring… Continue reading
Saturn viewing at Pringle this Saturday
Pringle Nature Center will be holding the program "Look! Up in the Sky! Saturn Viewing "on Saturday, March 20, from 9 to 10:30 p.m.
The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view and photograph Saturn and its moons. However, Saturn's rings will be nearly edge-on this year and will be very difficult to see.
In case of clouds, a night hike will be… Continue reading
Pringle Center to host snow tracks program
Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave. , Bristol will hold a program titled "Nature Story Time Hike: Snow Tracks by Jean George" on Saturday, Dec. 5, from 10 to 11 a.m.
Bring out the little ones as participants sit down to read a book. In the winter time, you can see what story the animals have to tell by the tracks in the snow.
After the story, participants will head out for… Continue reading
Pringle to host service, muskrat and photography events this weekend
Pringle Nature Center, 9800 160th Ave., Bristol, will be hosting three events this weekend.
A Day of Service with Chicago Wilderness on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Chicago Wilderness Corporate Council will hold a Day of Service on National Public Lands Day to encourage thousands of volunteers to… Continue reading
A Day of Service with Chicago Wilderness on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to noon. The Chicago Wilderness Corporate Council will hold a Day of Service on National Public Lands Day to encourage thousands of volunteers to… Continue reading 
