Bird & Nature Adventures | Owen

Story Walk ~ Families with kids will enjoy this special storybook walk!   Naturalists Beth Whitaker and Noelle Chambers will take you on a fun nature walk with stops along the way to do readings from popular children's book "Bird Count" by author Susan Edwards Richmond.  Learn how kids can participate in a Bird Count such as the upcoming Madison Christmas Bird Count to help count birds for science.  Be a Citizen Scientist and help look for birds at Owen Park!  Learn about more children's nature science books like "Bioblitz" by Susan and other authors.     

Explore Owen Conservation Park on gentle trails through historic oak openings on a hillside with an Ice Age kettle and along restored prairies with beautiful vistas on this high point overlooking the west side of Madison. Co-sponsored by Madison Parks and the Friends of Owen Conservation Park. Free, family-friendly guided nature walks at Owen Conservation Park are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, year-round 1:30-3pm. Free, welcoming, healthy, fairly accessible, family and kid friendly, educational, no registration required, no pets. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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