Enjoy a relaxing evening of floating on the lakes at Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary! Each event will begin with a brief refresher on how to canoe followed by a nature presentation on the lake. Spend the last half hour exploring or just relaxing in your canoe as the sun sets and the moon rises. After each event, stick around for snacks and drinks.
Program Fee: $8/person or $20/family
Hunt Hill Members: $6/person or $15/family
Registration is required no later than 2 days before each program. Call 715-635-6543 or email program@hunthill.org.
Canoe events are open to people of all ages and canoeing abilities. However, canoe programs take place at the Hunt Hill waterfront, which is at the bottom of a set of 60 stairs built into the hillside. If you have any concerns about your ability to go down and up the stairs, please call Hunt Hill in advance.
Beyond The Bog
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Have you seen the bog from the lake side? You’ll paddle right up to the bog to get a closer look at this floating mat that’s able to support a wide variety of fascinating plants like tamarack trees and carnivorous plants!
Birds by the Lake
Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Go birding on the lake! You’ll likely hear the “conk-la-ree” of a red-winged blackbird, the rattling call of a sandhill crane and the eerie wail of a loon. Binoculars will be provided.
Living with Beavers
Date: Sunday, August 2, 2020
Time: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
While floating in canoes, learn about the fascinating adaptations of beavers and then paddle right up to two great creations of the beavers: the lodge and the dam. Then, learn how Hunt Hill deals with the challenges that beavers create for the land, the lakes and the people.