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Events at Wildlife Prairie Park

November 2025

Critters & Cookies Frogtastic Friends November

Nov

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Frogtastic Friends

SHARE Critters & Coffee for Website 2024 (2)

Nov

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

The Fish are Glowing, and It's Not Okay

Critters & Cookies Hard Shells, Soft Hearts November

Nov

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Hard Shells, Soft Hearts

Nov

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

The Impact of pH on Snails: Research

Nov

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Hard Shells, Soft Hearts

Wildlife Waddle 2024 Website Graphic (1)

Nov

10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Wildlife Waddle

Hike the Flood Plain Trail

December 2025

Critters & Cookies Hibernation, It's Winteresting! November

Dec

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Hibernation: It's Winter-resting!

Dec

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Midwestern Entomology

Dec

5:30 pm - 9:30 pm

A Golden Murder at the Ugly Sweater Party

Murder Mystery Dinner

Dec

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Winter Sound Healing

with Harley Easton

Dec

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Hibernation: It's Winter-resting!

Santa's Wildlife Express 2023 Web Graphic

12 - 14

Dec

Santa's Wildlife Express

Critters & Cookies Ernest, the Rudolph of Wildlife Prairie November

Dec

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Ernest, the Rudolph of Wildlife Prairie

Dec

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Homegrown National Park

Dec

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Critters & Cookies

Ernest, the Rudolph of Wildlife Prairie

Dec

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Critters & Coffee

Homegrown National Park

Dec

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Events at Wildlife Prairie Park

November 2025

Critters & Cookies

Frogtastic Friends

Critters & Coffee

The Fish are Glowing, and It's Not Okay

Critters & Cookies

Hard Shells, Soft Hearts

Critters & Coffee

The Impact of pH on Snails: Research

Critters & Cookies

Hard Shells, Soft Hearts

Wildlife Waddle

Hike the Flood Plain Trail

December 2025

Critters & Cookies

Hibernation: It's Winter-resting!

Critters & Coffee

Midwestern Entomology

A Golden Murder at the Ugly Sweater Party

Murder Mystery Dinner

Winter Sound Healing

with Harley Easton

Critters & Cookies

Hibernation: It's Winter-resting!

Santa's Wildlife Express

Critters & Cookies

Ernest, the Rudolph of Wildlife Prairie

Critters & Coffee

Homegrown National Park

Critters & Cookies

Ernest, the Rudolph of Wildlife Prairie

Critters & Coffee

Homegrown National Park

Winter Solstice Sound Healing

with Harley Easton