Nurturing Bird Brains: a nature walk for kids

Join us for a family friendly birding/nature walk focused on connecting with the wild world around us in ways that stimulate, strengthen, and soothe our brain. This walk will feature activities geared specifically for younger minds, that connect nature to mindfulness practices, executive functioning skills, and mental well being. Carmen Meuret, a licensed mental health therapist and Winnebago Audubon board member, will lead this program. All are welcome and we request that children are accompanied by an adult. It is free and open to the public.

Directions to Sheldon Nature Area at Oakwood Elementary School: From I-41 in Oshkosh take Hwy 21 west to the second stop light (Oakwood Road). Turn right (north) on Oakwood Road and continue to the stop sign at Omro Road. Turn left (west) on Omro Road. Continue past the school and after the fourth house on the right, turn right (north) onto the drive to Sheldon Nature Area. We will meet in the parking area. The Oakwood School Address is: 1225 N Oakwood Rd., Oshkosh, but we will meet in the parking lot on the west side of the school via a driveway west of the school.

Accessibility: The main trail loop is approximately 0.75 miles long with a few benches at various points. The trail surface is flat throughout and primarily consists of well-packed crushed stone or gravel (95%) and hard-packed soil (5%).

You may also like the following events from Winnebago Audubon Society:

• Next Sunday, 29th June, 02:00 pm, Free Family Fun: An Interactive Concert with Tom Pease in Oshkosh
• This August, 9th August, 09:00 am, Nature's Potpourri Summer Field Trip Series #3: Ceresco Prairie in Ripon
• This August, 23rd August, 10:00 am, Rotational Grazing Farm Tour in Winneconne

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