Kid Stuff

• Croak! Sounds of the outdoors heard in Oshkosh School

       Thanks to Winnebago Audubon, Provident Financial Consultants LLC

       and other sponsors, Randy Korb returns for the fifth year to Oshkosh

       bringing his Wisconsin Amphibians to the elementary schools in our

       community.

            This year April 16th to the 20th, tree frogs, true frogs, toads and

       salamanders native to Wisconsin, and maybe your backyard, will be

       wowing children in kindergarten through fifth grade at Franklin Key to

       Learning Charter School and Jacob Shapiro Brain Based Instruction

       Laboratory School

            Stay tuned. Pictures and story to come.

• Brian "Fox" Ellis put on four programs for Oakwood School students and received rave reviews from both students and staff.  He is a wonderful storyteller who captivated students with participation in stories of adventures, nature, animals and history.  We want to bring him back next year and include more schools and students to the experience of having John James Audubon in class.

• Frog night with Randy Korb was a hugh success with over 60 participants.  Kids and parents learned about frog habitat and identifying them by their songs.  After the orientation we went out to a wetland to hear and identify the frogs.

• "Turtle Day" was another fun experience for kids of all ages.  Randy Korb has a way of getting everyone involved and having a great time while learning about turtles.

• Butterfly tagging had kids and parents out netting monarchs.  Randy Korb gave an orientation as to how to handle the butterflies without harming them and how register and tag them.  We tagged over 150 monarchs from one small alfalfa field.

• Falconry was an amazing experience for over 30 participants to see a beautiful harris hawk up close and watch it fly and hunt.