Invasive Species Workday

Fourth Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m. – noon

Come help us as we continue our combat of European Buckthorn, Multi-Flora Rose, and many more invasive plants. Please bring your own work gloves, tools will be provided.

Nature Story Time Hike: The Eagle & The Wren retold by Jane Goodall

Saturday, September 4^th, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Come out for 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, but a tiny passenger on his wing may change the outcome. After the story, we will head out for a hike with activities tied to the story.

Free

PNC Board Meeting

Saturday, September 11^th, 9:00 a.m.

Leave No Child Inside: Autumn Photographic Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, September 11^th, 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

You’re invited to bring your camera and your imagination for nature photography – scavenging style! We’ll provide fun outdoor photography activities that can be enjoyed by every age and skill level.

Free

Saturday Night Campfire Talk: Owls

Saturday, September 11^th, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Grab your lawn chair or blanket to sit around the campfire to learn about nature as we talk about the creatures of the night, the owl. Learn how it is adapted to be stealthy at night or during the day.

Friends: Free/General Public: $2

Pringle Fall Fun Fest

Saturday, September 18^th, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Join us for a great time for the entire family. Come and enjoy live music, go on hayrides through our beautiful trails, make crafts from autumnal materials, or listen to people speak about local efforts in conservation. There is something for every member of the family to enjoy. Become a Friend of Pringle and get free tickets for the festival!

Free admission; cost varies with activity

Kenosha County Parks present: After Dark in the Park

Saturday, September 18^th, Dusk

Join us for the 2001 documentary Winged Migration which showcases the immense journeys routinely made by birds during their migrations. Concessions will be available.

$5 suggested donation.

Autumn Equinox Full Moon Hike

Friday, September 24^th, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Join us for September’s Full Moon, also known as the Harvest Moon as we talk about the Equinox and how various cultures celebrate the Equinox.

Pre-registration is required at least 48 hours in advance! Click here to register or call the nature center.

Friends: $3.00/General Public: $5.00

Saturday Night Campfire Talk: Wild Edibles

Saturday, September 25^th, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Join us around the campfire as we learn about what it nature is safe to eat and what isn't. From Rose Hips to Pine needles, you'll learn what it looks like and what might be something pretending to be it. In case of rain, the talk will be held in the nature center.

Friends: Free/General Public: $2

Nature Story Time Hike: Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

Saturday, October 2^nd, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Join us as we read a rhyming story about rain that playfully describes the sound of rain from the beginning of the story.

Free

Junior Girl Scouts Outdoor Creativity Badge

October 2^nd 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Juniors, come out to Pringle to earn your badge as Bristol Woods inspires your creativity.

Pre-registration is required at least 48 hours in advance. $3.50 per scout; call or click here to register

Beginning Geocaching

Saturday, October 9^th, 1:00 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 1:00 and 2:00 before heading out to search for the cache’s. Bring your own GPS or check out one of ours.

Friends: $3/General Public: $5

Saturday Night Campfire Talk: Emerald Ash Borer & Gypsy Moth

Saturday, October 9^th, 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Grab your lawn chair or blanket as we talk about two insects that are harming our forests and what you can do to help prevent their spread. In case of rain, the talk will be held in the nature center.

Friends: Free/General Public: $2

Brownies Girl Scout Water Everywhere Badge

Saturday, October 16^th, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Brownies, come join us as we explore water, the water cycle, and become aware on how we use water affects us all. Pre-registration is required at least 48 hours in advance. $3.50 per scout; call or click here to register

Webelos Forester Badge

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

Webelos are invited to Pringle Nature Center to earn their badges. This program covers activities 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 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 at least 48 hours in advance. $3.50 per scout prior to event/$4.50 registering the day of. Click here for registration form.

Haunted Hike in the Woods

Saturday, October 23^rd, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Come decked out in your best Halloween Costume and join us as we celebrate this holiday in the woods of Bristol Park as local Boy Scouts haunt our woods. We’ll see if the animals will trick us or give us a good treat. There will be hot chocolate to warm up after the hike.

Friends: $3.00/General Public: $5.00

LNCI: Teachers Convention Day Camp

Thursday & Friday, October 28^th & 29^th, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Instead of having your kids cooped up all day, send them to Pringle where we’ll have day long activities out in nature for them. On October 28^th, children will get ready for winter like the animals do. Forage for food and build shelters in the woods. Children will go home with simple bird feeders to help animals around their own home survive the winter. On October 29^th, children will learn what is lurking out in the nature center’s woods and discover not all that’s in the woods is scary. Children should bring a bag lunch and be dressed appropriately for the weather.

Please pre-register. Call or click here to register.

Candle Light Halloween Hike

Saturday, October 30^th, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Don’t let the ghouls and goblins scare you from coming out! Come dressed in your best Halloween costume for this safe Halloween hike to see if our nocturnal friends will give us a treat or trick us along a candle lit trail. Hot chocolate and snacks will be provided.

Friends: $3.00/General Public: $5.00

Pringle 5K Run/Hike

Saturday, November 6^th, 9:00 a.m.

Lace up your running shoes to help raise money for Pringle Nature Center’s environmental education programs. This 5K run/hike goes through Bristol Woods and is hailed as one of the best trails in the area. Register online or by stopping at the nature center.

Entry fees for 5K Run/Hike: On or Before October 28^th: $15/Race Day: $18

Junior Girl Scouts Earth Connections Badge

Saturday, November 6^th, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Everything in this world is connected by the lines in the food web. Come to learn and earn your badge about the environment around you. Pre-registration is required at least 48 hours in advance. $3.50 per scout; call or click here to register.

PNC Board Meeting

Saturday, November 13^th, 9:00 a.m.

Beginning Geocaching

Saturday, November 13^th, 1:00 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 1:00 and 2:00 before heading out to search for the cache’s. Bring your own GPS or check out one of ours.

Friends: $3/General Public: $5

Brownies Girl Scout Earth & Sky Badge

Saturday, November 20^th, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Brownies come out to Bristol Woods to see what makes the sky above our heads and the earth below our feet unique as well as special. Pre-registration is required at least 48 hours in advance. $3.50 per scout; call or click here to register.

Webelos Geologist Badge

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

Webelos are invited to Pringle Nature Center to earn their badges. 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 at least 48 hours in advance. $3.50 per scout prior to event/$4.50 registering the day of. Click here for registration form.

November 25^th and 26^th

Closed for Holiday

Junior Girl Scouts Finding Your Way Badge

Saturday, December 4th, 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

It is helpful to know how to read a map or use a compass to help direct us, come on out to Pringle to learn how to use these tools. Pre-registration is required at least 48 hours in advance. $3.50 per scout. Call or click here to register.

PNC Board Meeting

Saturday, December 11^th, 9:00 a.m.

Geminids Viewing

Sunday, December 12^th, 9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Come join us for the greatest show seen from Earth. The Geminids is one of the best meteor showers of the year with. Join us for an informal talk about the night skies and then with mugs of hot chocolate, we go out and view the skies. Dress warmly for the weather.

Friends: $3.00/General Public: $5.00 

Brownies Girl Scout Eco-ExploSaturday, December 18^th, 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Brownies, come on out to study ecology at Bristol EN"> Brownies, come on out to study ecology at Bristol Woods County Park and see how similar or different the plants and animals of the park compared to the plants and animals of your neighborhood. We will see how they live together and depend on each other to survive. Pre-registration is required at least 48 hours in advance. $3.50 per scout; call or click here to register.