Schmeeckle Reserve to host student-led wildlife programs

For the City Times
STEVENS POINT – From turkeys to deer, learn about wildlife through programs offered this November at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Schmeeckle Reserve.
Two Preschool Discovery Programs will be held on select Fridays, 10:30-11:30 a.m., in November. The program is for children ages 3 to 6, with a parent or guardian. Programs begin at the Visitor Center and go outside, weather permitting. Each includes crafts and snacks.
“Migration Motivation” will be held Nov. 1, and “Playtime in the Prairie” is Nov. 8.
Family nature programs offered in November include: “Birds at the Feeder? Become a Leader!” on Nov. 10, 1-2 p.m; and “Don’t Gobble Up the Gobbler” on Nov. 19, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Led by UW-Stevens Point students, these programs meet at the reserve’s Visitor Center, located at 2419 North Point Drive, Stevens Point.For more information, call 715-346-4992 or go to www.uwsp.edu/cnr/schmeeckle.