Calendar 0f Events

Join Northeast Wisconsin's largest volunteer trash cleanup! Each year, over 1,600 volunteers come together to clean various public sites in our watershed, including the 1000 Islands Conservancy Zone. Register to be a part of the fun at fwwa.org. FREE

This class is intended for children 3-5 years old and their parent/guardian. Listen to the book The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle, go on a nature hike, and make a craft project! This will be an indoor and outdoor program. Please come dressed for the weather. Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Call […]

Learn how to build a wooden platform birdhouse, which are preferred by nesting robins. Materials provided by 1000 Islands. Bring a hammer if you have one, limited extras available for use. Registration is required. $5.00 per kit donation appreciated. Call (920) 766-4733 or email thousandisland@kaukauna.gov to register.

In collaboration with Kaukauna Public Library, this is a fun, educational activity for the entire family. Enjoy the outdoors and read the book Partly Cloudy by Deborah Freedman on our kid-friendly boardwalk trail. Reading stations will be set up along the boardwalk for a self-guided walk. Visit each station to read the entire book. After […]

The Friends of 1000 Islands Art Fair will be held on the picnic grounds of 1000 Islands Environmental Center and will consist of 50 original art and craft vendors. A food stand, bake sale, basket raffle, Carnival Time Popcorn, and musical entertainment by Forté and the Pianissimos. FREE

Discover the wild edible plants around us with expert forager David Langner, who has been teaching in the Fox Valley area since 2015. The program includes a PowerPoint presentation and a hike to identify and discuss spring edible plants, followed by a tasting of recipes David has prepared. Register online by May 17 at www.foxvalleyarea.wildones.org. FREE

Join in on some volunteer stewardship this spring by picking garlic mustard right here at 1000 Islands! Garlic Mustard and Dames Rocket are common non-native invasive species that take over large areas of land thus disrupting once-balanced ecosystems. Get involved and have some fun! Participants will earn the chance to win prizes for picking the […]

Explore the outdoors in new ways. Take a hike and learn how to make a fire and build a shelter. Enjoy learning new outdoor games. Pre-registration is required and class size is limited. Please register through the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes at 888-747-6945.