Join us for an adult field trip led by professionals of their field to two unique and beautiful areas of Northern Wisconsin! For more information about these hikes, see the information below. If you have any questions, please email program@hunthill.org.
Blue Hills Felsenmeer Field Trip
Friday, September 23rd, 2022
Location: Blue Hills Felsenmeer
Meet & Depart at Hunt Hill: 10:00 AM
Program Fee: $15 per person
Hunt Hill Member: $10 per member
REGISTRATION FULL – If you fill out the registration above, you will be put on the waitlist for this program.
Join Dr. Robert Lodge, Associate Professor of Geology from University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, for a hike through the Blue Hills Felsenmeer, a geological feature left behind by the glaciers that once covered Wisconsin. Dr. Lodge will be leading a four mile moderately strenuous hike through talus slopes and rocky valleys.
We will meet at Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary and depart to the trail head at 10:00 AM. The hike will take approximately 2 to 3 hours. After the hike, we will carpool or caravan back to Hunt Hill. This field trip should take about 5-7 hours.
Please bring a daypack, water bottle, sun protection, hiking boots, lunch/snacks and, if you have them, hiking poles.
Registration is required by September 2nd. Limit: 15 people. To register, click on the button above.
Copper Falls Field Trip
Sunday, October 9th, 2022
Location: Blue Hills Felsenmeer
Meet & Depart at Hunt Hill: 10:00 AM
Program Fee: $15 per person
Hunt Hill Member: $10 per member
Join botanist Dr. Sarah Johnson on a hilly hike through Copper Falls State Park, one of Wisconsin’s most scenic parks, at peak leaf color season. We will be going on the Doughboys Nature Trail, which is 1.7 miles. Expect stairs at a few steep points along the trail. We’ll stop several times to discuss identifying features and natural history of plants we see along the way.
We will meet at Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary to coordinate carpooling and/or caravanning. We will plan to depart for Copper Falls at 10:00 am. Copper Falls State Park is approximately 1 hour & 45 minute drive from Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary. We will plan to arrive around 12:00 pm and have a picnic lunch (BYO lunch) before we start our hike. This field trip should take about 6-8 hours.
Please bring a daypack, water bottle, sun protection, hiking boots, sack lunch/snacks and, if you have them, hiking poles.
Registration is required by October 7th. Limit: 15 people. To register, click on the button above.